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SMI · 06-09-2010

Each time there is a holiday, it seems it takes a week before I get a good backup again. This time, coincidentally, our backup went to requiring two tapes rather than one. I have cleaned up the server (or so I thought) so It would require only one ta...

SMI · 07-24-2008

I just upgraded from Backup Exec 10 to Backup Exec 12 and am attempting to set up my backup jobs again. I have set my job to overwrite the tape, but when the job runs, it sets up an alert to overwrite the media. How do I bypass that and just let it o...

SMI · 06-14-2010

PKH, I contacted Symantec before receiving your post. You are dead on! My compression ratio is now 1:1. I now need to get in touch with HP to see about diagnostics, to see if it is a physical issue or software issue. Thanks for leading me in the ri...

SMI · 06-10-2010

PKH, I wish the data file types had changed, but that is not the case. Most of the files haven't changed in a long time, in many cases years! I agree the backup will take longer with users on, and that is generally expected. In the most recent case,...

SMI · 06-09-2010

UMGT, hopefully the file redirection is the answer to your trouble. If the most recent backup didn't restore your files, you may want to go back to the previous backup. It could be just a bad tape. GDaddy is right - there is only one way to be sure ...

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Holiday Schedule Stopping Backups in Backup Exec 12 ver 1364?

Media Overwrite

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File Redirection