DPM 2010, backup Exchange using DAG or DBs on servers?
Hi! We have an Exchange environment which started out with one Exchange server (exchange2.ctunet.dom). This is a virtual machine on Hyper-V. We have been backing up the Exchange DB on this server...
View ArticleUnitrends Bare Metal backups: Do i really need a boot cd for each system?
I have 250 or so servers. Do I really need a boot cd for each system to do a bare metal restore. We have Acronis now and I want to move to Unitrends. With Acronis I can just make a single boot cd. I...
View ArticleBackup Exec job hangs at same spot everytime
I've never seen this before, but my backup jobs (BUE11) is hanging at almost the same spot ever time. It will backup 1,216.8Mb and just stop. The job will run and run until we restart the services or...
View ArticleOnline backup which run as a service
Hello! I was looking for an online backup which runs as a service, not as application. At this time we are using Trend Micro SafeSync also for backup purposes in some cases, but it needs that the...
View ArticleOnline Backup Providers?
Guys, We're contemplating Online Backup and trying to evaluate the costs and solutions provided by a number of firms. I'm guessing that a few of you on here will use Online Backup providers, who do...
View ArticleIs anyone using the built in backup in server 2012 for hyper-v?
I'm working on a single server installation. It will be a DC with AD that shares files, replacing an old Server 2003 box that did the same. I'm pretty sure they'll be going with an internal RD1000...
View ArticleOpinion of Veeam vs. Acronis for backing up VMware
Does anyone have an opinion of Veeam and Acronis in regard to backing up VMware VMs? I have previous experience with Acronis and like it, but the customer currently has Veeam which I'm not personally...
View ArticleA backup solution for Google Drive in a workgroup environment
Greetings all. It's my understanding that once a file is deleted from the trash it's gone forever. My biggest fear is if a user unintentionally or intentionally deleted files and emptied the trash....
View ArticleUnitrends and Tape Archives (headaches)
I'll start with a Positive and say that I do like the way Unitrends (Recovery 822) does it's Incremental forevers and that you can install all the clients you want. It's not perfect, but it does work...
View ArticleMaximum Retention clarification
In UEB, under Retention Settings, is this warning: "A maximum retention limit means that backups (and dependent backups) will be deleted once the Master/Full is older than this limit" Does this mean...
View ArticleSymantec Backup Exec - Windows Server 2012 Support
I'm finding this absolutely hard to believe, but from everything I'm reading, Symantec Backup Exec still doesn't support Windows Server 2012? I just got done migrating about 2TB's worth of data to a...
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 ArticleDR planning: vProtect or Windows Agent
Planning for DR, I have a quesiton to clarify what I have been reading. For a Windows VM that does not otherwise require an installed agent, what is the best for DR planning? vProtect will indeed...
View ArticleFedUp with AppAssure, anything comparable to it?
I am fed up with the inside sales managers at AppAssure, and at this point I am ready to look elsewhere. Anyone know of anything comparable to AppAssure that covers both physical and virtual and does...
View ArticleUnitrends slow incremental backup
Hi I'm trialing Unitrends using the Spiceworks NFR license. I'm running it on an HP ML110 G6 X3430 with 4GB of RAM. I'm testing backing up our Windows Server 2008R2 fileserver which has 3TB of files...
View Article2.5 TB data and weekly full backup
Currently I am using the $50 Backup4all software and an old NAS box to backup my data over a gigabit LAN. A Windows PC, installed with Backup4all software runs 1 full backup and then daily incremental...
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 ArticleCountdown to Veeam Backup v7 continues: Virtual Lab for Hyper-V
Today Veeam announced Virtual Lab for Windows Server Hyper-V. One of the many new features to be included in the upcoming release of Veeam Backup & Replication v7, Virtual Lab gives Hyper-V...
View ArticleVeeam file based backups
I installed the 30-day eval for Veeam Backup & Replication 6.5 and I'm still trying to get my head around VM based backups. In the past whether I'm backing up a VM or physical server I've always...
View ArticleDental offices X-RAY backup
We are a head office with 16 remote sites connected via a MAN. So each networked sites are in local subnet. We got speeds like 5Mbits down and 1.5Mbits up and I need to makes backups from the remote...
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