Unitrends and MSSQL "Best Practices"
I am really looking for a discussion here, probably no "Best" answer, as all environments are different.... I have recently purchased a Unitrends system, and I am in the process of setting it up. I...
View ArticleI need to backup our SBS2003 box - and I need your recommendations!
So here's our situation: we have a SBS2003 box that runs our whole business. It's running a file server and Exchange and has 1TB of RAID5 that it stores everything on. Right now it has an ancient...
View ArticleDesktop and Laptop Protection
When i setup a desktop of laptop and try to do a push, the system cannot seem to find the host without the me putting in the optional IP address below the host name. The weird part is if I ssh into...
View ArticleDPM Secondary Server Set-up Issues
Hello All, I'm having a weird error with DPM... I currently have DPM 2010 set-up as my primary server. I set-up a DPM 2012 box that will act as the secondary server. The process to connect them should...
View ArticleCheapest if not free way to backup exchange 2010
Hey all, So I manage a network for a SMB and they run SBS 2011 with exchange 2010. I want a way to be able to restore individual emails and whole mailboxes and databases. The idea so if legal need...
View ArticleAcronis BR 2011 failing AGAIN!!!!
Ok so i have lost count the amount of times that this has happened to me. We are running Acronis Backup and Recovery 2011 in a SBS 2011 environment. We have only 1 task at the moment which images...
View ArticleLooking for backup suggestions.
I'm looking for a few backup suggestions for the following setup. ESXi essentials host running 1 VM, local disk space is full (can install more disk if needed) The use of cloud based backup is not...
View Articlev7 feature: Leverage SAN storage for near-CDP
One of the new features in the upcoming release of Veeam Backup & Replication is Backup from Storage Snapshots. Here is a short description from the Veeam B&R sneak peek:With exclusive Veeam...
View ArticleServer 2008 Backup not including all files
I have a client with a single Server 2008 environment used mostly for file storage and one small Access back end function. We use the natiave app in server 2008 to backup the entire server to a...
View ArticleHappy Monday, Backups Suck Edition...
I spent most of the day Friday fine tuning my new Unitrends Enterprise Backup System, getting all of the servers registered and creating our exclusion list and backup selections and schedules. I was...
View ArticleBest backup solution for Exchange 2010 in SBS environment
I manage a SMB which run from a SBS 2011 box running Exchange 2010. I have backup sorted apart from exchange backups are just not happening. The only kind of backup for exchange that is happening is...
View ArticleBackup Exec 2010 R3 exchange backup
There is a strange thing happening, We have backup exec backing up our exchange 2007 server, We have 4 databases plus the Public. We had an issue with a database getting corrupt and I moved everyone...
View ArticleInventory and Erase stay locked in "Queued" in Backup Exec 12.5
All of the sudden in the past week Symantec Backup Exec 12.5 will run all my backups great BUT...when I try to quick erase or Inventory tapes in the drives it locks up on "Queued" and stays there...
View ArticleCall for What's On Your Network Participants: Online Backup
I'm working on a What's On Your Network article about online backup. I'll need 3-4 volunteers to talk about what products they use and why. If you volunteer, I will research some bacon recipes and...
View ArticleUnitrends Archive Off-site Recovery issues
Hello All, This has been a loooong process so far. Support has been good but haven't quite got this resolved so looking for people who are using the system's input. (a little background so you know...
View ArticleEaseus ToDo Backups
Ok, I am looking at purchasing the EaseUS ToDo workstation backup system, Central Management and Server backup systems for our network. It looks pretty solid, reviews are good, I even ran some tests...
View ArticleUnitrends Install - Does it get any easier/better?
Note: The subject line for this thread is a rhetorical question. So I had my install for the first two of my 5 devices this morning. Much to my surprise my install tech was none other than Jaguar, from...
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What's On Your Network: Online Backup
This is the ninth in a new series for IT pros to share what they use on their network. Read the other articles in the series here. I asked these SpiceHeads what products they prefer for their company's...
View ArticleAppAssure 5 any reviews out there?
Anyone here moved up to 5 yet? I've been looking for actual user feedback really not found any, not even on the AppAssure site.
View Article3 funny things users say about company data
This is the 189th 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, DNS, or...
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