How to eject tape
I need a solution Hi,I setup Backup Exec 2014 (14.1) on Windows Server 2012 and I've setup a backup job, unfortunately however I can't see the eject tape option anywhere?Tape device in use is a...
View ArticleTapes bound to jobs
I need a solution Is there any way to bind a tape to a job? For example, I have 5 tapes named 'Monday' through to 'Friday'.If Monday's tape is left in on Tuesday, the backup job scheduled to run on...
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I need a solution HiRunning 2010 R3, all patches installed. Server 2008 R2 Std.I have a backup job which is getting this error out of the blue - I am backing up to a single non-rotated External HDD...
View ArticleBackup DB maintenance fails
I need a solution I have a client who's backup exec. 2012 daily DB maintenance fails.They are only up to SP2 and from what I have read this gets fixed I think in SP3 and SP4 is out.Is it as simple as...
View ArticleBE 2010 R3 LT03 drive slow write
I need a solution HI there, I recently replaced both the SCSI PCI card and the IBM LT03 drive as they both caused issues, the drive was completely faulty and both items got replaced, since then on the...
View ArticleIssue upgrading from 2010 to 2014
I need a solution Hi I have an installation of Backup Exec 2010 R3 SBS Edition and I am trying to upgrade to 2014.It's complaining about the desktop and laptop option, which we dont use anyway - but...
View ArticleRecovery of BE.2104 frm scratch
I need a solution I want to test a DR scenario wherer BE is down itself. BE was also fully backup with SDR on tape.So How can I recover in case of full disaster ? howto build BE with old data?any easy...
View ArticleLicensing query
I need a solution Hello I have a licensing query. Here is a list below with the licenses our company owns. Product: SYMC BACKUP EXEC 2012 SERVER License Serial Number: Mxxxxxxxxxx Support Serial...
View ArticleSupportability question
I need a solution We are planning to install BE2014 on a existing Win2008R2 server. We have a Exchange2013sp1 on Win2012R2 server. Just need to know if we can backup exchange2013 with ability of...
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Backup Exec 2014 mistakenly backs up E: drive when asked to backup C: drive
I need a solution This is a very strange one. I have Backup Exec 2014 running on Server 2012 as the media server. This media server also has 7 Hyper-V VMs on it that need backing up.I made a job to...
View ArticleBE 2012 - importing 11d catalogs
I need a solution Hi, Can someone point me in the right direction for a guide on importing media from BE 11d on Windows 2003 server to BE 2012 on a Windows 2008 R2 x64 server? Unless it's simply a...
View Articlemajor issues since upgrading to BE 2014
I need a solution We upgraded to BE 2014 last friday and have been having major issues. 1 of my jobs that was running 100% successfully forever has not run at all since the upgrade (have open case...
View ArticleMove Catalog on Backupexec 2012
I need a solution Backup Exec has almost filled my C: I need to move the C: \Program Files\Symantec\Backup Exec\Catalogs to my D: is there a procedure for thisMany thanks
View ArticleQuestions about upgrade from Backup Exec 2012 to 2014
I need a solution Few questions about upgrading: - From my testing, it looks like once 2014 is installed, backups will not run until agents are updated and servers are restarted, is this correct?-...
View ArticleVMWare Agent Buffer Config
I need a solution I am in the never ending process of trying to get deduplication running at a decent speed, and found an article that states I can tune my VMWare agent settings to increase read/write...
View ArticleSymantec Backup Exec License Assessment Tool Report - Problem
I need a solution Hi, My backup environment has the following licenses: 1x Backup Exec 201212x Agent for VMware & Hyper-V1x LEO1x Deduplication option I got 12 servers and I successfully...
View ArticleAfter years of pain, we're done
I do not need a solution (just sharing information) Greetings,I go back to Seagate with Backup Exec. We've used it for years, since the middle 90's.But I've had it. I'm done. This is now the worst...
View ArticleBackup Exec 2014
I need a solution Hi, Please could you provide me with the Backup Exec 2014 Guide?? Regards
View ArticleTesting credentials
I need a solution HiSince migrating from 2012 R2 to 2014 i receive a daily email telling me that the credentials on some jobs has not been tested.So i go in a test. 99% of the time i get success....
View ArticleUnable to recover a windows server using sdr custom disk
I need a solution Hi all ,I am using Backup Exec 2012 . I taken backup of few servers with SDR enabled .I created one Custom sdr disk . Using this disk i tried to recover one of our windows servers...
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