I know nothing about tape...how many different types?
Customer of mine called me today saying they want to recover data from a tape, from 2006. Today they have ESXI, NAS, properly backup and full metal online. But they have this tape. None of my...
View ArticleSQL 2008 Backup - Best Practices?
Is there a best practices document out there for SQL 2008? I've got my appliance installed, and haven't had my deployment call yet - I'm trying to get some backups going in an off hours window so my...
View ArticleBackup confirmation
Hello, we are using multiple backup devices and I have a question if possible to generate a "script" send by email if backup were succesfull or not. The backup is handled by following command:...
View ArticleSecret v7 features: Built-in WAN Acceleration, Backup from Storage Snapshots
Veeam has just announced two secret innovations, which will be available in Backup & Replication v7:Built-in WAN AccelerationBackup from Storage SnapshotsWAN Acceleration includes global caching,...
View ArticleHow to Print Barcode label for LTO backup tapes?
Can anyone tell me how to get or print labels with a Barcode on that I can stick on my LTO tapes (Data Cartridge) that my Overland tape library can read?I was told of a font that could do the trick but...
View ArticleUnitrends Backup will not add my host server, why?
Ok so I have installed the unitrends free edition and it all seemed great. I added each of my VM's and that worked fine...except it would not backup. Some file level error. After researching the issue...
View ArticleStarting to get a littttllle bit annoyed now...
So a while back (3/4 weeks) we found on one of our large servers (8tb) a few folders were missing. I say a few... I mean a lot... After lots of talks / back and forth with logs + tunnels I got told to...
View ArticleWhat cloud based backup options are out there for SMB's
I see there are some older discussions but what is currently "out there" for backup solutions in the SMB sector. We currently do local backups to 4 servers. That is 2 DC's, one MDaemon mail server and...
View ArticleBackup To UNC Path Not Working
Okay, here's something interesting:This is done from either my workstation or at the server that SW is installed on itself.I've got the SW auto backup set to backup to a UNC path. I put in the UNC path...
View ArticleAcronis Backup and Recovery alternatives
I have 2 Servers running Acronis Backup and Recovery, 1 is 2008 R2 the other 2008. We have used them to backup to external drives which works well but I'm starting a network backup to mac mini with a...
View ArticleAcronis Backup & Recovery 11 Virtual Edition: VMware: Anyone successful with it?
Earlier this year, we virtualized our server room, and chose to back up everything using Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 Virtual Edition. For years we have used Veritas/Symantec Backup Exec with no...
View ArticleOBR10,,virtualization and backups
I got transferred from an elementary school to an adult education center. They tasked me to take care or be in charge of the server room. They have 8 physical servers and one domain controller which...
View ArticleWill LTO-3 Tape Library Work With LTO-4,5,6 Tapes?
Hello Everyone, I have an HP MSL G3 LTO3, 24 slot tape library. My IT admin buddy told me this weekend I should be able to use higher capacity tapes, such as LTO-4, 5 or even 6. Is this true? Before I...
View ArticleHow do you mitigate shared storage failure?
Running a Unitrends R713 device and trying to determine best way to mitigate shared storage failure. We are running VMware ESXi 5.1 on a SAN w/ 3 hosts. If I run RRC backups (snapshot based), the...
View ArticleHelp backing up to iSCSI target Backup Exec 2010
Hello, we recently got a DiskStation 1512+ in and I already have it setup up on the server as an iSCSI target. When using Backup Exec 2010 to backup to disk it never actually backs anything up and the...
View ArticleBackup Exec 2012 and VMware 5.1 strategy
Hello, As per the title we're running BUE2012 and VMware 5.1 - we were big fans of 2010 and it served us well until we upgraded to 2012. Now, we're all over the place and I need suggestions on a...
View ArticleDisk to Disk Backup: Disk Storage Recommendations
We currently are using Arcserve to do disk-to-disk-to-tape backups. We have a Drobo Elite with 10 TB of storage as the target for the "to-disk" part of the backup. The Arcserve server (Dell PowerEdge...
View ArticleUnitrends customer? Be a panelist on our next Livestream!
Hey Unitrends Group Members! On June 5, Unitrends will be heading down to Spiceworks HQ in Austin to film a livestream all about Unitrends and hot topics in backup. We're looking for two Unitrends...
View ArticleNeed Feedback on Backup Retention Policy
Good Morning All, What are your thoughts on the attached backup OPP (Overwrite Protection Policy) I came up with? What would you change if you were me? I have the freedom and the authority to...
View ArticleWindows Server Backup Error accessing Remote Shared Folder
I am looking for some help with Windows Server Backup, while I await getting one of the above mentioned backup solutions. If needed I can post this as a separate question in the forums so let me know...
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