Backup exec and old tape drive
Ok not really sure how to begin this but here it goes and i hope i am clear. Many years ago i purchased a tape drive, the tape drive was manufactured or at least marketed by Connor, conner was later integrated into Seagate, seagate then took the software side and sold it to Veritas and then Veritas took and sold it to Symantec. So that brings us to today, the old software which i had upuntil i recently moved was based on 95/98, the tape drive itself plugs into the floppy drive cable. Anyway from moving the PC which i had the tape drive on took a crap. So a friend of mine lent me a demo copy of backup exec 13, granted an older version but was hoping that it would recognize my tape drive. It did not. So if i may ask, what Symantec backup exec program version will recognize my tape drive and will it run under xp or 7? I want to take all my tapes and back them up to dvd. that is why i am looking for something that will work my tape drive. Thanks for any and all assistance. Have a great day.
Which Agent for Virtual Servers
Hi all Just joined the forum as I'm about to purchase Symantec Backup Exec and I was told I need to also purchase an agent that will backup the two virtual servers that will be running across two DL380 servers. I have two questions that I hope you guys or girls can help me with: 1) What agent do I need to purchase for Symantec Backup Exec 2014 that will backup the two virtual servers that I will have? 2) One of those virtual servers will be hosting the backup server. I have heard mixed opinions regarding having the backup server on a virtual machine. Do you think I should ideally purchase another physical server soley for back purposes? Seems a waste of $$ and my budget it tight. Thanks for any feedback and help.
How to verify if BE created an .img file
I have a .img file which I think was created with Backup Exec. However, it's dated 2005 and I can't be sure - and I certainly don't have the product any more. If it contains what I think it does, there is some content I would very much like to recover. Is there any way to determine for sure whether it is a BE file and if so easily (and preferably cheaply!) acquire some software to list the files it contains and extract them? I have had a look in the file with a hex editor and it certainly looks like there is some kind of directory a few kb in.LTO5 tape is showing incorrect capacity
Hi There, I'm new to this forum, I use Backup Exec 2010 with an IBM LTO5 tape drive and we have three tapes that are showing a capacity of 35.4gb. If I try to use them it does indeed become full after 35.4gb. I've tried a full erase and everything I can think of and they're stuck at this capacity. I know it's only 3 tapes, not the end of the world... But I'm really curious as to what has happened to them. They weren't new, I think they came with the drive and had been opened. Any insight greatly appreciated!
