Back up ideas
Hello,I'm a freshly graduate in IT who has been given the charge of the whole IT department of a small business ( 5 PCs and 20 desktops). Recently people broke into the office and they took PCs and we...
View ArticleVeeam backup and replication jobs performing very slow
I have a small virtual setup which I'm backing up using Veeam B&R 7.0, utilizing both backup jobs and replication jobs. Here's a summary:- 2 ESX 5.5 hosts (a file server and Exchange server on one,...
View ArticleHow to Recover Lost Data from iPad Backup on Mac after Restore Factory Setting
My little son played my iPad and restore iPad to factory settings when I was working outside, I found that all the data lost on iPad, include some important notes and photos, then I remember that I...
View ArticleFlush all data from cache after backup
I'm thinking a bit out loud here on a process to allow a VM to backup to a USB drive attached to the Host in a Hyper V setup. Yes this can be done with user interaction but I want my user to be able to...
View ArticleSchedule an auto backup
Hi,I have recently moved Spiceoworks to a new server. Try to schedule backup but it keeps saying the directory (a network drive) I entered doesn't exist (it does of course) and ask if I want to create...
View ArticleForce Unitrends BM ISO creation to inject RAID driver
I am having an issue with the Unitrends Bare Metal ISO creation that will not allow me to inject the correct driver for my RAID controller. It will also not allow for injection while in the Bare Metal...
View ArticleBackup Assist Software
Has any one used Backup Assist and give some feed back on this backup software. I need a backup software that is alot cheaper than sym backup exec and have seen this software been used at other sites.
View ArticleWindows backup to iSCSI Issues
I am having some issues running Windows backups to iSCSI drives. I have 7 Windows Servers (6 2008 R2, 1 2012 R2) running nightly backups to individual iSCSI LUNs/Targets on a Synology RS812+ (the iSCSI...
View ArticleBackups - How you do them?
I wanted to start a little post and see how others do their backups. As we start growing the way backups are being done with backup exec can be confusing. We have a tape library and just upgraded to...
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Exclusive for SpiceHeads: IT Superhero Cape Giveaway!!! (Closed)
All good things should come to an end.This Contest is now closed :(Just for Historic purposes, here is the original post:Hey SpiceHeads, Here at Acronis, we knowthat you often perform superhuman feats....
View ArticleVeeam VDDK error
ESXi 5.5vSphere vCenter ServerVeeam 7.0.0.690Getting an error on one of the VM backups 6/20/2014 4:56:40 AM :: Processing 'W7' Error: Client error: VDDK error: 1.Unknown error Exception from server:...
View ArticleBare metal restore
I have a dell power edge t710 with 96 gbs ram and 2 xeon x5670 cpus. It has 25 vm's and 2 server 2008 r2 enterprise servers running on it. We do not care about the 25 workstations as they only take a...
View ArticleIs this a Software Upgrade rights contract breach?
I bought a program called Backup Assist about six months ago for several servers. I bought the program with a two year upgrade right so I could upgrade to the latest version for the next two years.I...
View ArticleSynology local and offsite backup to S3
Hi all,I set up Synology backup to backup locally only to find out that it has numerous limitations: I can only restore whole folders into the same location. I wonder when backing up in this way when...
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File Sync and Share As An Endpoint Protection Service
The weakest data protection link in IT just may be remote end user or “edge devices”. More workers are relying on tablets, laptops and smartphones to do their jobs. And with more business data residing...
View ArticleBackup solution
Hi,in the past we used the NT backup solution of W2K and XP. Now that we're moved to W7, W8 and W8.1, we're looking for a new (if possible free) alternative. We don't need to create images, the goal is...
View ArticleMirror Image
Hello I am an IT administrator working with government agency in west Africa. my organization has newly developed from vendors an water billing system. I need a step by step process of mirror image on...
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Introducing Backup Exec 2014
That's right folks! We've been hinting at it for awhile now. Some of you may have been in on the beta. Well...it is here. The new Backup Exec 2014 dropped today! The following blog is fromSenior...
View ArticleWindows Server 2012 backup to AWS Glacier
What client do I need to use to setup a backup ro AWS Glacier? Is it worth it to use AWS or should I use Mozy, Carbonite or Windows Azure?
View ArticleGetting away from tape backups
When I came on-board at my current job they were using Symantec Backup Exec 2010 along witha Scalar i40 tape librarywhich they had just purchased. The tape drive has nowarrantyormaintenance contract...
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