Microcassette tapes and backups
Okay, I know this is going to sound crazy... I'm looking for a way to get files from a micro cassette tape to a hard drive for backup purposes. I don't see too many USB micro cassette drives out there...
View ArticleProtecting Microsoft SQL with Backup Exec 2014: A Technical White Paper
This white paper is intended to assist technical personnel as they design and implement Backup Exec 2014 Agent for Applications andDatabases to protect servers hosting the Microsoft SQL Server...
View ArticleBelt and suspenders: Never underestimate fate in backups
This is the 328th article in the Spotlight on IT series. If you'd be interested in writing an article on the subject of backup and storage, security, storage, virtualization, networking, or MSPs for...
View ArticleBackup Exec - Small Business Edition - Licensing
I feel like my comprehension skills must be lacking, so I'm here asking for some help.With BE SBE 2012 the licensing guide says this:TextPurchase one Backup Exec 2012 Small Business Edition to protect...
View ArticleBackup Exec 2012 Recovery backup from another server
We have never really had to many issues performing restores with backup exec but recently we had issues with the server that has Backup Exec installed on it. This got me thinking If I was unable to...
View ArticleBest (or any) Outside-of-USA Off Site Backup?
I have a few clients who I would like to get onto off-site backups.We are in Canada, and due to the DMCA, my clients are not allowed to have any of their data on a server in the USA (because the USA...
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 ArticleVeeam > Synthenic full transform backup not clearing previous fulls
I've got a job that's dropping .5TB on my NAS each week, but it doesn't clear the previous ones. I've tried a synthetic full as well as active full. What could be the cause?Veeam 7.0.0.771,...
View ArticleWBAdmin Server 2012 - No Images Found for Bare Metal Restore
So, I'm messing with a backup scenario in a virtual lab environment. Here is what I'm trying to accomplish:- Connected server to be backed up to iSCSI target.- Performed a Bare Metal backup through...
View ArticleFree Imaging software
I saw a post the other day asking about free imaging software but I do not think that any of the solutions fit what I am looking for. I was wondering if there were any free PC backup/imaging software...
View ArticleVEEAM Backup Copy Questions - RAID0 or RAID1
I was able to convince management to purchase small NAS just for the purpose for the BACKUP COPY option in VEEAM. It will be located in a separate building on campus and it will be out backup to the...
View ArticleDPM 2007 restore to NAS
I have a Buffalo Terastation, currently configured for iSCSI, that I would like to backup (through the server it's connected to), wipe the Terastation clean, reconfigure it as a standalone NAS, and...
View ArticleAdvice on Backup Solution for Windows Servers
Hello everyone, I am looking for a backup solution that can extend the functionality of what we have now. At this moment we use StorageCraft ShadowProtect to backup the Windows Servers to a Synology...
View ArticleAcronis Backup and rotating External USB drives appears broken
I am trying to get a rather simple setup working and Acronis appears to not want to work in this setup. Hyper V Core, SBS2011 as Guest. Using part of the data array as the primary backup location then...
View ArticleBackups and record deletion SLAs
I was wondering how people handle their record or file deletion SLAs.For example say you work for a hospital and a patients record needs to be removed from your applications database. You do this but...
View ArticleBackup machine
Hey!I was wondering if you think it would be worth to build one linux machine to just do backups on as in run scripts automatically and backup other machines on the network.
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 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 ArticleCloud Backups.
Hi all,I am doing a quick check. I have been using the Carbonite personal plan for the past three years and like the product overall. I have a reseller account and have a number of client's using...
View ArticleVirtual Machine Backup ; To Windows Image Backup or not?
Ok there's a minor discussion/debate going about here in my dept. We're basically a Windows Server shop; so our experience is limited but i think the same principles apply. So let me explain the...
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