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SQL Server 2008 Recovery Mode reverts from FULL to SIMPLE
Three of our SQL databases have their recovery model change every night from FULL to SIMPLE. The only jobs that I'm aware of are two BackupExec jobs that run nightly. Why would the recovery model ...
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Cannot get Backup Exec to backup Exchange
I have a media server, Windows Server 2008 SP2 running Backup Exec 2010 R2. The SQL and other Windows agents work but I cannot backup the Exchange 2010 server running Windows Server2008 R2. I have the ...
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Unable to disconnect iSCSI Target
I'm fairly new at this, please pardon my ignorance. I have a backup drive on a NAS that I need to disconnect from iSCSI in order to increase it's size. I've gone into Disk Management, made sure the ...
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Restore old Backup Exec tapes with NTbackup
I've got old backup tapes made with previous versions (v10 and v12) that I need to pull data from (related to this prior question).
I have a machine set up with Windows Server 2008 and a trial ...
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BackupExec 12 + RALUS - VERY slow backups
We use Backup Exec 12 and the Remote Agent for Linux/Unix Servers (RALUS) to backup a large
RHEL5 system. For various reasons we need to do a daily working set job. These working-set jobs run ...
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Backup Exec 2012 will not backup Sharepoint 2010
Backup Exec 2012 SP3 is unable to 'see' Sharepoint 2010 installed on the same server for backing up. MSSQL 2008, Symantec Backup Exec 2012, Sharepoint 2010 are all installed on same server. Agent for ...
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How to use Symantec Backup Exec with S3 Amazon Storage?
Is there any proven efficient way on how to use Symantec Backup Exect for Windows Servers to use S3 as one of the Devices to backup to. Even if it means to use a plug-in to make it work.
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Is it safe to back up SQL Server data directly if using VSS?
I have a client with a very basic single server setup that includes a small SQL Server Express database.
I recently configured Symantec Backup Exec 2010 Quickstart edition for them. This is the free,...
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How do I backup my Exchange 2010 database using Backup Exec 2010?
When I try to select my Exchange database (filename.edb) file to add it to the list of items being backed up, it is grayed out with the following message:
Not selectable for backup from this node.
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"A communications failure has occurred between the Backup Exec job engine and the remote agent" for a local restore
I am having a problem with my restore using Backup Exec 16. On the face of it, I would think that an error like "A communications failure has occurred between the Backup Exec job engine and the Agent ...
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Restore Exchange 2003 database to disk on a server not running Exchange
I need to restore an Exchange 2003 database to disk on a server that is not running Microsoft Exchange, would that be possible? or would Backup Exec only restore to a server running Exchange?
If it ...
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Backup Exec 2014 Insert Over writable Media into the robotic library
We have Backup exec 2014 along with IBM TS3100 Tape Library. I have made partitions defined (one for each day of the week) and all of my jobs run fine. From few weeks we are getting 'Inset ...
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Restoring an Exchange 2007 SP3 GRT backup from Backup Exec 12 yields error E000848C
I am trying to restore an individual folder from an Exchange 2007 GRT backup, and the restore is failing with error code E000848C.
The setup is a Windows Server 2008 Standard x64 machine running ...
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Backups failing due to access problems
We're using Veritas Backup Exec 16.0 to run backups of our servers. We've upgraded from Backup Exec 2010 and have been firefighting problems since then trying to get the schedules to run smoothly. ...
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Backup Exec 2014 Setup
So I'm really rusty when it comes to configuring Backup Exec 2014 to back up to tape library.
Current config
Server 2012
HP 1/8 G2 AutoLoader LTO4 via SAS Card
Can someone help me out. enter image ...
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BackupExec storage error after migration
I've migrated my BackupExec 15 installation to a 2016 Server by following this Document. If I try to run a Job I get an error saying something like
No writable idle devices are available
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Backup Exec job completed with exceptions: RWS_AttachToDLE
2 of this weekend's jobs completed with exceptions, and mention "RWS_AttachToDLE". I get the feeling the job did in fact complete without missing data, but I would like to be 100% sure (and can't ...
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Data Compression
We have an HP StorageWorks 1/8 G2 Autoloader using LTO-6 tapes working with Symantec Backup Exec 15.
I've set the backups which are going to tape to use hardware compresison "if available, otherwise ...
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HP MSL2024 LTO6 2 Drive & HP ProLiant DL180 G6
Wanted to get some insight on setting up the below.
I have an existing backup server:
HP ProLiant DL180 G6 running Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard 64-Bit & Backup Exec 12.5.
And recently purchased ...
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Backup Exec Monitoring Tool
Does anyone know of a monitoring tool for Backup Exec 12 and BESR 8.5?
I'm sick of going through all the email alerts or logging into servers to check the status of my backups.
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windows server 2003 target backup, backupexec 10d parent server: target remains almost out of space [closed]
The company I work for continues to rely on backupexec 10d and windows 2003 target servers backup (system state and active partition).
All of a sudden and following successful completion of job, when ...
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Backup Exec 2010 import/export jobs
We are in a process of replacing DC and our Backup Exec 2010 is located on it. I would rather not have to rebuild all the jobs that we have in it now, my question is, is there a way to export them ...
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Backup Exec "Removable Backup To Disk" with Rotating Disks?
I am setting up a backup system using the latest Backup Exec 2010 R3, and I would like to use usb hard drives as a backup media. I'm trying to figure out the best hassle-free way to introduce a disk ...
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Is there a way to measure or change how fast a Windows Server 2012 rehydrates data that it previously deduplicated?
Since the deduplication option was enabled on the Windows Server (currently at about 40 percent deduplication rate overall), the speed of the Backup Exec 16 job became much slower - less than 30 ...
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Backup Exec Server is establishing connection to unknown host outside network
Backup Exec produces a large amount of entries in my firewall. It tries to connect to a host outside my network on TCP Port 135 which is normally used for RPC.
As I noticed this I logged on that ...
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>Lotus Notes Backup Exec 12 restore options - Which one?
What do these restore options in backup exec mean when restoring a Lotus Notes database?
Retain original IDs
Select this option to restore the original database IDs.
Assign new database ID
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Backup Exec 2012 - Can only see Server 2012R2 Quorum Node
I'm currently trying to get BE2012 to backup or restore to a 2 node failover cluster running on Server 2012R2. The cluster itself only serves a single file server role, which is behaving itself and is ...
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Configuring Backup Exec 2012 using USB hard drives as media
I have found some information on this but have not found the exact answers to these questions.
Background
I have installed backup exec 2012 (with agents for databases)
I have configured a storage ...
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Backing up my data causes my server to crash using Symantec Backup Exec 12, or How I Came to Loathe Irony
I have a Dell PowerEdge 2850 running Windows Server 2003. It is the primary file server for one of my clients. I have another server also running Windows Server 2003 that acts as the core media ...
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Error restoring files from backup using backup exec 2010 error code e000fee1
Hopefully some had experiencing same problem like me using symatec backup exec 2010 r2.
We are using this software for backup and it not had problem until now, but lately when I want to restore files ...
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Google Cloud auth access key secret key?
Apologies for probably a basic question. Getting started with Google Cloud and require the access key and secret key to test online backups to Google Storage using Backup Exec 2015, however I can't ...
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Symantec backupexec troubleshooting issues with a Dell Robotic tape Library in Windows 2003
I’m running Symantec BackupExec 12.0 on a Windows 2003 server. After I powered down my SCSI tape drive (Dell PowerVault 124t autoloader) it no longer shows up in Backup Exec in the device pool.
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If LTO-3 full backup takes more than one tape. What is my next step hardware wise?
OK. some givens to factor in
I use Backup Exec 12.x/13.x, Have server 2003/2008 environment including Exchange.
I have Backup to Disk (Full/Diff) happening that is independent of the backup to LTO (...
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NetApp Backup Strategy - Snapshots to SnapMirrors to Tape?
In a previous question we discussed the pros and cons of relying exclusively on NetApp snapshots for backups. I now find myself in this situation as our aging legacy Symantec BackupExec tape server ...
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Use of Append for Backup Exec 10.1d - Two Jobs to One Tape
We are running a Windows 2003 SBS server and Backup Exec 10.1d
We currently have one job which backs up both hard drives then the exchange server, but recently we have had problems with VSS ...
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How to recover Symantec Backup Exec backup via Linux?
I have a tape backup from a defunct server that was created via Symantec Backup Exec version 10.1.5629 on Windows.
Is it possible to extract the backup from this using some standard or open source ...
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Should I be concerned by frequent RAID warning message (unexpected sense - command aborted)?
I have a Fujitsu host (PRIMERGY RX300 S6) running Windows Server 2008 R2 and Hyper-V (Version 6.1) with two virtual servers (one Windows Server 2008 R2 and one Windows Server 2012). Our 25 employees ...
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Can I install Backup Exec in a guest
We want to have a single physical machine as host, having several guests. One of the backup solutions we're considering is using Backup Exec to backup to external disks or tape, having Backup Exec ...
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Hyper-v back-up
We are trying to decide a good backup strategy for our new Hyper-V setup.
We have 3 VMs on Windows 2008 R2 Hyper-V host. We installed Symantec BackupExec 2010 on the host and have the Hyper-V Agent ...
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Restore User or Backup exec settings after demoting
Just don't mess with a server when you're not feeling focused, because you can end up something like i did:
I have a server (WS2003 R2) which acts as backup server (backup exec 2010). We needed a ...
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Filebackup failed - In event log the "Virtual Disk Service" has stopped (at nearly same time)
We have an Windows 2008 R2 server which is used as file server.
At the weekend my colleague makes a file-backup via backup exec. We do this on many servers but only this one make problems. We have ...
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If I cannot recover the database that Symantec Backup Exec used to store information about tape backups then can I recover my tape backups?
First off I admit that I might not fully know what I am talking about and any clarification to my question you can provide would be helpful.
My understanding is that Symantec Backup Exec stores ...
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Looking for a new backup solution to replace dying tape drive
We're running Windows Server 2003 SBS and another machine with Server 2003 Standard on it.
The SBS server is about 7 years old running pretty much 24/7 - a HP server of some description. We have an ...
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BackupExec 2010 R3 Backup Issue
I'm getting this strange error that re-ocours when running the daily backups, I'm using BackupExec 2010 R3 on Server 2008 R2 with Exchange 2010.
Job ended: 29 July 2014 at 03:24:00 Completed status:...
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Backup exec LTO tape capacity shows as 17.8GB
I have come across administering a Backup Exec 10d system, and all its tapes show a Total Capacity of 17,8 GB while showing a Used Capacity of e.g. 281GB.
The tapes are LTO2 so they should have 200GB ...
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Mitigating low usb disk space error in backup scenario
In our workplace we have setup a backup system consisting the Symantec Backup Exec 2010 R3 and Synology NAS
The backup are scheduled as follows
Symantec Backup Exec ---[1]---> Synology Rack ---[2]--...
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backupexec 12.5 not following symlinks on linux agent
Ok, we are at a loss here trying to backup a linux box to a backupexec server...
we got a backupexec 12.5 server and a "backupexec for windows servers linux agent" (sigh) running on one of our linux ...
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Backup Exec 2012: How to restore file from tape made on other server?
We have Backup Exec 2012 on Windows Server 2008 servers.
I am on "server A", I have a tape from "server B". On "Server A", I can inventory and catalog the tape, and see the backup sets on it.
But ...
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ESXi 5.5 HDD and Tape drive paths
I got a new Dell server with a PERC H310 (2 HHD in RAID 1) and a SAS 5/E adapter for a Dell Power vault 4 tape Drive. I installed ESXi 5.5 with a windows 2k8R2 and a Debian virtual machine.
I'm ...
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VERITAS Backup Exec does not accept tapes
VERITAS Backup Exec 8.60 Rv 3878 does not accept brand new Sony SDX3-100C tapes using a Compaq AIT 50 GB tape drive.
I want to introduce new tapes to an ancient backup system as described above on a ...
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