Backup Exec 2014 + Exchange 2013
I am testing Backup Exec 2014 as it states it supports Exchange 2013 (We are running the latest service pack and CU)We have Exchange setup as a test machine until backups get squared away. It is on a...
View ArticleAre ZFS Snapshots + Disk Mirroring enough to Backup my Media Collection?
6months ago, I've bought a 2bay Synology NAS . I sync the files of all my clients via CloudStation on to the first volume. Then it does a weekly backup from volume1 to volume2.After I setup my...
View ArticleVeeam and CBT
I'm redoing my backups and going over the configurations as I'm doing some consolidation. Veeam in running on a Windows 2008R2 VM in ESXi 5.1 U1. When reviewing all the backup jobs, I see that Changed...
View ArticleReferences for Unitrends
Hi all,I'm currently putting together a business case for switching to Unitrends for our backup solution. As part of that process, I need to provide at least 3 references from companies that are...
View ArticleWindows Backup on Server 2012 fails with Incorrect function error
I am trying to get a Windows Server 2012 box to backup to a NAS. However it fails everytime no matter what I select to backup (System State, BMR, single file etc),the job will fail giving an Incorrect...
View ArticleRestoring Redo Backup to Different Hardware
i am not able to restore a redo backup windows 7 image on different hardware, windows wont starts its restarting,is there any bare metal solution that can i restore image on different hardware?
View ArticleVeeam - restoring VM to same host, want to leave the original VM in place
Hello all,I would like to restore one of my production VMs to an isolated network for testing purposes. I want to make sure I do not touch the production VM at all. I only have one ESXi host at the...
View ArticleBackup Exec Tweet Chat TODAY at 2.00 EDT/11.00 PDT. All will be revealed...
...provided we can do it in 140 characters or less...I know not all Spiceheads are fans of Twitter...or even social media for that matter (although Spiceworks Community is totally social media, but I...
View ArticleOutlook PST backup utility
Good morning,Looking for an Outlook pst backup utility that will backup to a location of my choosing (even if Outlook is open or it will close Outlook automatically for me). Would be nice if it can be...
View ArticleBackup Exec 2012 R3 Driving me Coo Coo! Have to restart for BU
Ok, I have applied all Liveupdates, Windows updates, SP4 for the program.It will backup ONE time, then all jobs are stuck in QUE upon start. Restart the server.. the backups RUN!What is going on?
View ArticleBatteries not included: A tantrum, some tears and a new UPS
This is the 322nd article in the Spotlight on IT series. If you'd be interested in writing an article on the subject of backup, security, storage, virtualization, mobile, networking, wireless, cloud...
View ArticleBackup Appliance Suggestions
Does anyone have any suggestions for backup appliances.We are nearing the end of our support agreement with our current BackupExec 3600 appliance.Due to Symantec's utter inability to support their...
View ArticleCan't uninstall trial agent from BE...
I'm currently using Backup Exec 2010 R3Installed trial version of the Hyper-v agent. The agent only sees a few of my virtual machines. Apparently this is due to BE not supporting server 2012....
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...
View ArticleWhich backup method do you use?
Which is simple backup method to copy server data to network storage/network drive? Like script or any application to copy/overwrite newer files.
View ArticleBackup Exec job stuck on pre-processing
Hello EveryoneI have been having an issue with Symantec Backup Exec where the scheduled job to backup an Exchange 2003 backend server is just stuck on pre-processing.I am currently running Backup Exec...
View ArticleTechnical questions about Backup Exec - Ask me !
Hey Spiceheads, Taking on from Matt’s last post "Who can I talk to with technical questions about Backup Exec?" I am Jaydeep Sathe from the Symantec Backup Exec Support team and would like to...
View ArticleSynology Offsite Backup
Anyone know of a good solution to backup Synology NAS data offsite? This is for a small marketing firm that stores all their files locally on this NAS unit. We have a second Synology unit used for...
View ArticleBackup Exec 2010 - Services fail to start, error 1067
Backup Exec 2010 on a SBS 2008 server. Previously working fine for as long as I can remember, suddenly decided to stop working today. No passwords have been changed and no changes made to...
View ArticleUnable to Restore from Tape in Windows Backup
I have a backup on tape that was taken in Windows backup on an SBS 2000 server. The server is no longer bootable, so I'm trying to restore the data using Windows backup (Ntbackup.exe) on a Windows...
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