Understanding Compression in Backup Exec:
An explanation of Hardware and Software compression used with Backup Exec
How does compression work?
It can be better explained with an example. Consider a text file (.txt) with its ...
LOG Locations in Backup Exec:
Backup Exec Support Log (SymHelp):
Default Directory: C:\Program Files\Symantec\Backup Exec
Filename: <Servername>__<Date>__<Time>.sdbz
Usage: Symantec Help ( ...
CATALOGS:
When cataloging a tape, Backup Exec reads the header information from the tape and stores it in a file on the hard drive.
The information contained in the catalog includes, but is not limited to:
•Tape ...
If you’re new to backups, or even Backup Exec, working out how everything works, gets installed and configured, and fits together, can be a very daunting place to be.
I started out the same as any other newcomer to backups, and the skills ramp-up was ...
Troubleshooting email notifications has been a mysterious task for a lot of Backup Exec users. Many of us wonder how/where to start troubleshooting email notifications.
Once email notifications are configured in Backup Exec and enabled in Job ...
Backup Exec has a number of enterprise-type add-ons that can be used in a variety of ways. ADBO, CASO and SAN SSO can all be utilised to run more efficient backups, monitoring or management within a large-scale environment in which Backup Exec is ...
There are a fair amount of forum topics that have been raised over the past couple of months around backing up to a NAS using Backup Exec. While it might be a viable option, and in most cases cheaper to tape (it also gives you the backup-to-disk ability ...
Planning for an installation of Backup Exec should be undertaken with all of the same preparation as installing any other software. On a number of occassions, I've seen users post that Backup Exec isn't working for a variety of reasons: slow ...
When you click on the Media tab and then click on a tape media, you will see a screen which looks like this
Let's look at some of the more interesting information and what you should do with them.
Creation Date (first ...
Question: Why is my job not appending data to my tapes?
Answer: There are a couple of reasons why jobs do not append data to tapes.
1) The job is set to overwrite.
To append data to tapes, the job must be ...