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Block-level raw partition backup for Linux?

I have RAW LVM volumes I've exported as a snapshot from a Falconstor/EMC Symmetrix virtual SAN appliance. Upon these logical volumes are Xen virtual guest servers which are present to a backup server ...
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Netbackup, Backup Selections Missing From Backup

So I have a Linux server that is now gone, and that was being backed up by Netbackup 6. When I go to restore, I don't see the folder listed. I set the timeframe far back, and the policy to standard. ...
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Switch from Solaris to Linux cut backup speed 80%. Help me get the old speed back?

First a quick overview of the environment: NetBackup running on Windows Servers (6.5.4 if you care) with LTO3 drives. The backup target used to be a Solaris 9 server, on Sun hardware, with Veritas ...
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Remove Tape from Netbackup Pool / Group

I have a created a seperate volume pool for tapes that I use for offsite backup. Once the backup is complete, I remove the tape and re-run the robot inventory. The inventory sees that tape ...
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How to add a New Drive to Netbackup 6 on a Linux host?

My tape drive needed to be replaced. I am using netbackup 6 and 2.6.9 Linux. When I try to re add the device I used /dev/nst0 as it is the nstX device. /proc/scsi/scsi shows: H ost: scsi1 ...
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How to get write time of a job with netbackup

Does anyone know how to get the write time of a Netbackup job from the command line or a log? In the GUI, when I go to job details, it does tell me the write time. However, with bpdbjobs ...
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How well does backupexec work with Linux and archive format?

Having read this server fault question , people said that Backup Exec's Linux support is not as good as Netbackup. Has anyone had a good amount of experience with using backup exec with Linux, if so, ...