Disk Space Management
Hi all SW experts,I had a VM that is running on low capacity of C: drive. How do I shrink the capacity of drive E in the picture and use that space toward C: drive?Thank you in advance.
View ArticleCopy files where destination spans multiple external hard drives.
We would like to start backing up file data to external HD's instead of tape. It's cheaper, faster (USB 3.0 or eSATA), and doesn't require special equipment. I need to copy a large amount of file data...
View ArticleUSB hard drives make VSS fail with novastor backups.
Hello folks,Seems I've racked my Noodle onthis enough and should bring it to the experts. I'm using Novastor Currentlyfor nightly backups of two physical servers. I use USB Drives switched outweekly...
View ArticleNetworker vs Backup Exec
We are looking at upgrading our current backup system and are really leaning to an EMC DataDomain. EMC is quoting out their Networker software, which looks fine, but they've also said that DataDomain...
View ArticleUpgrading backup system - looking for suggestions
Overhauling backups at one of our larger clients. It is currently a mish-mash, so making all backups regular will make life simpler.We are only interested in backing up about half-a-dozen servers here....
View ArticleSymantec backup exec: not appendable (end marker unreadable)
Hi all!I'm in a bad situation at the moment (aren't we all?) :(We're currently using Dell PowerVault TL2000 with Symantec Backup Exec 2014.First, the 2nd tape drive was broken during weekend and it...
View ArticlePST Archiving Backup Solutions
What does everyone use for Outlook PST archiving backup solutions? Basically I'm leading a project in which we need to find a solution to backup users archive pst files to a central location. We have...
View ArticleVeeam Backup Proxy
My backups were taking forever and stacking up in the queue. I created a new VM and added it as a backup proxy. This seems to have fixed our problem.My question is - why did this work? Is it too much...
View ArticleThe day four backups wasn't enough
This is the 327th 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 ArticleAppAssure "The transfer of the backup of 'C;\; D:\' on server failed
I'm receiving this error on one of my legacy Win2k3 SQL servers.I've reregistered the VSS dll's. I've increased the VSS cache. I'm not sure what else to do.Running AppAssure 5.4.1.77 Core and...
View ArticleHelp with Amazon S3 backup
I recently got a call from a new client who fired their previous IT guy (and their office manager). They asked me to do all the usual stuff like change passwords, remove remote access, etc. One thing...
View ArticleAny ARCserve users out there?
I guess it's not a huge surprise, but still kind of...CA ditches arcserveI was a reseller for nearly all of the 00s and we specialized in Data Protection. I remember when CA put in a HUGE sales office...
View ArticleDitching Barracuda Archiver - Need Suggstions
I am tired of paying Barracuda ridiculous amounts of money for a POS product. Does anyone have any suggestions on email Archiver products. Preferably i want a SAAS based where i can use my own Amazon...
View ArticleSymantec Backup Exec 2014 Questions
We are in the process of setting up a new hyper-v host at a offsite location for disaster recovery. The server will only be used to restore a VM if something fails or a disaster occurs at our primary...
View ArticleAnyone using BackupAssist?
If you are using this product, can you share some dos and don'ts or good, the bad, and the ugly?thank you.
View ArticleWant to share your backup software expertise?
Hey SpiceHeads,BackupAssist has a new product coming out - BackupAssist MultiSite Manager (BAMM).It's a remote management console that allows you to securely manage your backups, restores, reports and...
View ArticleFree imaging software?
I have 6 older XP SP3 machines that are used for log optimization in my mill. They are probably 8+ years old. I have built new machines, but I need to image the 80GB HDD's and transfer the images onto...
View ArticleAmazon S3 - Cheapest and best way to automate transfers of backups to it
Hello again,I have been using glacier for long-term archive storage (at $0.01 per GB/Month) and a small local shop partnered with Cloudsafe backups that provide backup software (with support) and...
View ArticleIssue with Crashplan Pro service repeatedly crashing on Server 2012 Essentials
Anyone else having issues with Crashplan Pro repeatedly not being able to connect to the backup service on Server 2012 Essentials, causing the backups to stop functioning? On the problem server...
View ArticleCommvault File Archiver permission denied to all files...thoughts???
Good morning. We ran our file archiver to free up space and now we have most of our users that do not have access to the files. Even us as domain admins are told that we don't have access. We have...
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