Backup Hybrid
I am looking for some sort of NAS? that can back up to the "Cloud". What I am thinking, is keeping a few GB on a server locally and archiving GB's of data to the "cloud" does this type of service...
View ArticleUnitrends Free Edition and ESXi 4.1 Backup issues
Hi All, I have implemented a Unitrends installation for one of our clients with the new 8 VM free install The site has 3 ESXi 4.1 hosts (Essentials) and a vCenter Server VM. My question is that all of...
View ArticleWhat is the best affordable option for offsite backup? I was thinking of LTO-6.
What is the best affordable option for offsite backup? I was thinking of LTO-6 tape autoloader?
View ArticleBest Backup Software /w de-duplication
We are looking for recommendations on backup software with de-duplication.We are currently using CA's BrightStor ARCServe Backup version r11.5 SP2. As you can imagine, this software is over 5 years...
View ArticleMy copies were corrupted: The 3-2-1 rule
This is the 283rd 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, cloud...
View ArticleSystem Managed Tape Encryption
Hi,My company has just bought an LTO-6 drive from Tandberg. In reality, it's just a rebranded HP one - it looks the same, it uses the HP drivers etc etc etc. We also invested in Veeam at the same time....
View ArticleVeeam Backup to remote external hard drive
This may be a stupid question but I was wondering if it was possible and indeed how easy it is to set up mirroring of Veeam backups to an external drive stored at the company directors house. We are a...
View ArticleSystem image to USB drive software
Hi,I have been using Ghost to create images of my PC build, this has worked well but now I am looking for something that will write the image to a USB stick instead of DVDs and then allow me to boot...
View ArticleHow to Sync ".dat" file
Hello, I am using a software that uses ".dat" extension.Is there any way to sync such a file?Regards,
View ArticleAs a company, how are veeam - are they easy to deal with?
The reason I ask is Shadowprotect are now a pain to deal with since they took the distribution back in house for Europe!We purchased 9 copies of the server edition back in 2010 from the old distributor...
View ArticleBackup software for remote office
i'm looking some possible options for a replacement of our backup software in our remote offices. We have a primary NAS for files/folders and a backup NASCurrently we are using Iomega Automatic Backup...
View ArticleVSS and VM snapshot
One of my client has strange behavior with his vm backup.His application crashes when he runs the backup.I can only think of that vss writer interfare with his applications.This question for vmware...
View ArticleUnitrends How-To's
I have compiled some of the Spiceworks How-To's for your Unitrends setup. It would be great to see more, so leave a comment if I have missed any, or if there are any that you would like to see. Of...
View ArticleUnitrends Feature Request Spicelist
We have a SpiceList specifically for Feature Requests within Unitrends. This is a great way to see what items SpiceHeads would find useful and to discuss these with other users & Unitrends staff....
View ArticleSymantec Backups Exec 2012 no SDR bare metal restore.
Hello everyone. We have an old DC running 2008 Enterprise. The DC died due to overheat and the RAID controller is toasted. We are using Backup Exec 2012 with recent updates and SP installed. When I try...
View ArticleDual boot SSD and SATA hard drive with same image for backup?
I'm curious if anyone has tried this or would be able to make recommendations before I dive into it this weekend. I recently built a new desktop and I have an SSD running my OS and programs and a...
View ArticleNo backup data received from client.
I have a fresh UEB installation connected to an ESXi 5.5.0 host (UEB is running on a VM on this host). At this point, I'm just trying to test a 1-time backup of a guest VM on that host but when...
View ArticleSet AOFO in Backup Exec 2010 R3 for System State jobs?
Hi,I've been doing System State backups in Backup Exec 2010 R3. The OS is Server 2008 R2.For the selections, I choose System State", "Shadow copy components", and some other miscellaneous files. The...
View ArticleBackup Software for Home Use Recommendations
Looking for personal opinions and suggestions here.Instead of utilizing Windows Backup and Recovery, what are some recommendations for a home backup software. The user, a neighbor of mine, has 5 PCs...
View ArticleBarracuda Backup 490
Hey, I was looking for real world reviews of the Barracuda Backup 490. Can anyone help? Not interested in other solution reviews right now - I want to get this one done first. Also looking for people...
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