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6ft_under · 02-15-2012

Hello, We are testing the trial of Backup Exec 2010 R3 on our primary domain controller running Windows 2008 R2 equipped with HP DAT 320 (internal USB) tapedrive. I have just discovered that I can't fit the usual size of data onto our 160/320GB tap...

6ft_under · 02-27-2012

OK, just a quick update proving that something is up between HP DPX 5.0 vs BE2012 R3 software epr the selected backup count or the actual compression. I have switched back to HP DPX 5.0 (now having a full license also covering SQL instances backup)...

6ft_under · 02-17-2012

really, a one-time compression event only? 1.1:1 on first recorded tape and then it stays disabled in device driver settings (and cannot be changed until server gets restarted and sometimes driver re-installed). LOL! right after the first job, the Co...

6ft_under · 02-17-2012

thanks, I know. type of data we backup is lowering the ratio too, since we now have more windows updates in WSUS folder now (recently added support for win7 stations) and that makes the difference too. however HP software can make use of hardware com...

6ft_under · 02-17-2012

yeah, I learned that the hard way that Symantec doesn't provide USB drivers. it also seems it can't correctly work with USB tapedrives running vendor drivers either. I switched back to HP Data Protector Express 5.0 Basic software and media compressio...

6ft_under · 02-17-2012

that's OK, thanks. somehow BE2010 R3 doesn't like my HP DAT 320 (internal USB) tapedrive. it keeps permamently disabling the Compression Enabled property in device driver (using vendor driver, symantec doesn't provide one).

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testing BE 2010 R3 trial on w2k8 R2 (x64), tape compression low

OK, just a quick update

really, a one-time

thanks, I know. type of media

yeah, I learned that the hard

that's OK, thanks. somehow