Imaging laptops for a legal firm.
I was asked today by a prospect lawyer if I do bit stream imaging. I see potential for me to make good money there. I understand that my favorite program Acronis True Image does it if you check the...
View ArticleSoftware solution for tape drive backup for home use (Windows 8 Pro) needed
Hey guys! I just got an LTO-3 tape drive (HP StorageWorks 920) from eBay for home use. I used to use ntbackup for this before, but now I'm trying to find something free or cheap (up to $100) that...
View ArticleDDS2-DDS3 Tapes
Hi, I found, "literally" , a box of DDS2, DDS3 and some 8GB tapes carelessly thrown in a box in a storeroom. Tapes seem to contain Finance SQL backups from around the year 2000 and newer. Aside from...
View ArticleUnitrends EB - file backups failing
Hi all, I running Unirends EB as a Hyper-V machine, licensed as NFR. Currently I'm (trying) to backup 3 VMs from 1 host & 1 physical server (file & applications, nothing special). The problem...
View ArticleBackup File Format
Hello all, I was given a backup file to restore. The file size is 20 GB and file type shows as "file". What program can I use to open the file and see the contents?
View Articlebackup exec 11.d
I am running Symantec Backup Exec 11d on one of my servers and the remote agent on another. About 3 weeks ago all of my nightly backups have been failing because of a communication loss between the...
View ArticleBest Online Backup for SBS 2008/11
Hi, We have a number of clients using SBS 2008/11 and have been upgraded to a 20mb fibre connection and are looking for a reliable online backup. The online backup would need the ability to backup all...
View ArticleMajor oversight in VM restore when vmdks are spread across multiple datastores
Really disappointed with the restore capability in UEB 7. I have set up a test lab of Win 2012 and Exchange 2013 (all testing done so not a total disaster). The server has 2 x 500GB disks set up with...
View ArticleSearching Exchange for single item restore with Backup Exec 2012
Hi, I can't find much info on t'Internet or Symantec's site or in the official BE 2012 Admin manuals, so, I thought I'd ask you guys. I'm looking for a single Exchange item to restore for a user who...
View ArticleBare Metal Backup Solutions
We're looking for a bare metal backup solution that is open source or at a minimal price. We need something that will pull a backup without us having to shut down the server (such as a bootable CD or...
View ArticleAmanda problem with amreport
Hi I use Amanda to backup my Linux machines. I cannot read report sent with amreport -M option. The email has an attachement in binary format (file -i report tell me application/octet-stream)....
View ArticleUnitrends : How fast is it?
Trying to get a gauge on how long it takes everyone to back up their data using the Unitrends Enterprise Backup. Our hyper-v host sever that is running the UEB appliance is a quad core xeon E5-2407 (4...
View ArticleBackup Exec 12 taking long to complete
One remote backup job we have runs considerably slower compared to the rest of our backups. When I look at the Job log the backup slows in three parts. Is there any way to drill down further to see...
View ArticleBackup Solutions for Servers
We currently use Datto and another BDR backup solution that is similar though it does not use the inverse technology like Datto. That BDR solution is being phased out. The problem is the size on disk...
View ArticleBackup Exec bkf files
I have a set of bkf files that hold a single file we need to restore. Since this backup set was created another job ran and overwrote one of the .bkf files in the set. Is there a way to extract my...
View ArticleTape backup - meta data encryption
Hi guys! Does anyone aware of Simpana from Commvault encrypts meta data on tape or leaves it "as it is" how for example Backup Exec does? Can find any info... Could you advise me a backup solution...
View ArticleRestoring Windows SBS backup from physical to VHD
We're currently in the process of trailling some cloud backup, based on the Attix5 system. As part of this, I'm trying to backup a physical system, then restore to our Hyper-V server. The backup works...
View ArticleWanted: Backup client to NAS with management functions
HiIve spent a few days now looking for something i thought would be easy.We have Synology NAS and have been using custom scripts to zip up a list of files on pc and servers and then FTP them to the...
View ArticleI feel like a geek with a new toy
Just got my ReadyNAS 316 for my Veeam 7 backups (just/am switching from a different software package). Love it when you first get things. I get to play with all the settings before I roll it into...
View ArticleAre you ready for some football?
Football season starts tonight! I think it's appropriate to ask the Backup Group... Who's your favorite backup player? Also, we're drafting for office FFL this evening. Any thoughts on sleeper picks?
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