Hybrid backup suggestions
First post, be kind. As the fledgling SysAdmin here, I've been saddled with BackupExec 2012. Every morning, I come in and go through the daily failures. To be fair, some are bandwidth related, as the...
View ArticleVMware tools in UEB?
Rolling out a new virtualization environment, and have installed UEB vm onto an ESXi 5.1U1 host. Because there's a couple of us working on it, a few times now someone has triggered a VMWare update...
View ArticleHow many backup devices
A question has come up by support about the number of backup devices I have configured. I have 3 storage devices configured which are 3 different shares on a NAS. Each server and critical workstation...
View ArticleUnitrends Enterprise Backup (Hyper-V Edition) to Tape
Have a question about UEB Hyper-V and Tape. I know that Hyper-V does not support passthrough to Tape, so that's out. I currently own full Backup Exec 2012 licensing (Windows, SQL, Exchange, Hyper-V...
View ArticleUnitrends Enterprise Backup Free with Esxi5.1 free ?
Can I use this with the free vesion of Esxi5.1?
View ArticleBackup Exec is this a good product for a SMB with only 4TB to be backup
I have 4TB data from all our servers (9) that need to be backup, mostly windows server 2003-2012 only 1 redhat linux server. Currently none virtualize, will virtualize using VMWare in very near...
View ArticleWindows Machines show up as "Other OS"?
So, another odd thing that came up while working out a larger issue (replication): We do still have a few machines that are bare metal, and one of them is working just fine, but the other two are...
View ArticleJust want to share that I'm having a good experience using Altaro BackupFS
I needed a low cost way to backup 500GB (file share drive) offsite to our new colocation space. Tried DFS-R didn't need all that as this is for backup Tried BackupAssist-worked well and almost bought...
View ArticleBackup Exec Server Recovery
In light of discussing some major changes in our disaster recovery plan, I am wondering how easy the sdr stuff is to use. We are planning for basically a worst case scenario situation. We want to be...
View ArticleSo far, awesome monday- thanks unitrends!
My last week and up until this morning has been a royal headache. Failing backups, running out of space, space reported vastly incorrect. I finally got fed up with trying to fix it myself (I'm running...
View ArticleUnitrends Retention Problems
We have a Recovery 823 that is working for the most part, but the retention policies aren't working. I have an open trouble case with the company and have been working with someone, but I wanted to...
View ArticleOffsite - External Hard Drive
I am using UEB Free. How is the best way to get data to a external drive, so that I can get it off site?
View ArticleCA Arcserve D2D r16
Has anyone tried Arcserve D2D r16, and if so how did you like it? Is there a better product? I have a 2003 server w/sql and what to back up the raid put in bigger hard drives and restore the hole...
View ArticleBackup for Photographer
Hello everyone! Enough small talk, to the point. I have a client who is a photographer (read my wife) who needs a better backup solution. All the work is done in Aperture on an iMac. Backups are...
View ArticleLooking at online backups for Home
I am looking into online backup for my home pc and wondering what you guys use and why you like it?
View ArticleNAS Raid 1 restore failures
I have a small rural client with a 2008 R2 install, 8 XP desktops, and a slow (1Mbps) microwave connection to the rest of the world. We installed a SansDigital MN2LP NAS RAID-1 unit for backup a...
View ArticleAcronis UGH!!!
Back about 4 years ago, we decided to jump into the land of imaging via 3rd party apps. After months of testing and reviewing, we decided to go with Acronis V7. All was well for the first 2 years,...
View ArticleAppassure Core Sizing
We are sizing our Appassure core server(s), and I want some feedback on how much processing power we really need. After reviewing the recommended specs, we are on the low end of the "large" which is...
View ArticleGlobal ATM Market Report- 2013 Edition by Koncept Analytics
Over the past years, automated teller machines (ATMs) have become a commonly accepted way to carry out varying transactions including withdrawal of cash, account deposits, balance updates, bill...
View ArticleUninstalling Asigra Backup Client and SQL install
Anyone using the Asigra DS-Client? No longer using this and I need to free up some space on the server it resides on. I want to uninstall the client as well as the SQL server install. There is an...
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