Using Backup Exec with Hyper-V 2.0
Introduction Using Backup Exec to backup virtual environments that use Hyper-V 2 (Windows Server 2008 R2) as hypervisor may be not as simple as it first looks. In this paper I want to cover some of the reasons why partners and customers struggle getting reliable backups in those environments, especially when using clustered Hyper-V installations.8.4KViews14likes12CommentsHow to install Symantec Backup Exec 2010
In this article I will demonstrate how to install Backup Exec 2010. Backup Exec is a backup solution from Symantec. It is used by lot of companies. And with the “deduplication” we can take full backup fast and there is no need more spaces. Let’s start to install Click Setup.exe and choice language;1.2KViews5likes4CommentsBackup Exec Partner Toolkit, Documentation & Resources
Here you can download the Backup Exec Partner Toolkit along with supporting documentation. If you experience any trouble downloading any of the content below, please contact the Backup Exec Partner Toolkit team at: DL-SYMC-BRTools@Symantec.com.1.5KViews7likes1CommentUnderstanding Compression in Backup Exec:
Understanding Compression in Backup Exec: An explanation of Hardware and Software compression used with Backup Exec How does compression work? It can be better explained with an example. Consider a text file (.txt) with its content as “aaaabbbbbccaaaddd”21KViews0likes6CommentsDeduplication Simplified - Part 2 - Restore
In Part 1, https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/articles/deduplication-simplified-part-1-backup I have discussed what happened when you back up to a dedup folder/OST appliance. After our series of backups, the dedup store looks like this601Views1like0CommentsSimultaneous SQL databases backups to an alternate location on Disk using Backup Exec
Many times if we want to make two copies of same backup set then we have to fully depend on the Duplicate backups which backs up the data from the first media to second. The main problem in this is that Duplicate job will start only after the Full is completed. Also we cannot select just specific data to be duplicated if the duplicate job is linked to the source job.2.3KViews4likes8CommentsRestoring individual files/folders from a VM backup
I want to restore individual files/folders from my VM backup, but when I expand the machine, I don't see the individual files/folders. This scenario is often encountered by users and you got to check two things. 1) The file GRT is enabled in the VM backup job.3.8KViews7likes5Comments