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Have / Are you using a Cybernetics miSAN-V ?
OpsSysTech | 19 Mar 2012 | 0 comments

I have been using a Cybernetics miSAN-V for the past 6 months. There have been our share of issues with this solution and I would like to know if there are others out there using the same solution. If so, I'd like to share throughs and issues about problems that were encountered along the way.

For example, has anyone attempted a synthetic backup with this device? How about replication with a low bandwidth connection?

- Ed Pierce

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Backup Exec 2010 remote agent push installation error
AaronMac | 16 Mar 2012 | 0 comments

I was having trouble updating the remote agent of a particular system after installing SP1 for Backup Exec 2010. I updated several other servers successfully, but this particular one would give me this error message:

"Error connecting to the remote server. Ensure that the server is available, has WMI enabled, and is not blocked by a firewall.24"

The firewall service was disabled so I knew that wasn't the problem. This computer is not a domain computer like all of our other systems, so I thought that had something to do with it. However after doing some research it seemed like that wasn't the issue.

I followed the work arounds in this post: https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/forums/2010-remote-agent-installation-error

However all of the services that needed to be running were, and the GPO's mentioned had the proper user...

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Why Heathrow and What is P2V and B2V for Backup Exec 2012?
SeanRegan | 20 Jan 2012 | 0 comments

 

I’m excited to have a guest Blogger Rudy McNeese and the Heathrow, Florida office join the Countdown to Better Backup. Today we opened the launch countdown window for Instant Disaster Recovery with P2V and B2V. 

With this capability Backup Exec 2012 will expand add two new key capabilities, physical to virtual conversions, known as P2V, as well as the ability to backup to virtual format, known as B2V.

The P2V process utilizes parallel data streams to store backup data from a protected server to a Backup Exec 2012 server while simultaneously sending the same backup data, in the form of a virtual machine, to a virtual host in the environment for both VMware vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V environments.

The result of a P2V operation is a fully recoverable backup set as well as a fully functional virtual machine that can be used for permanent virtual conversion operations as well as warm failover, disaster recovery scenarios.

The B2V...

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Better Backup for All
Dean Bliss | 10 Jan 2012 | 0 comments

Symantec is on the verge of launching two of the biggest product releases for Backups.

The goal: To make backups faster and easier than ever before.

Learn more here: http://www.betterbackupforall.com

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Why Roseville is the 1st City on the Backup Countdown Calendar?
SeanRegan | 09 Jan 2012 | 0 comments

 

Why Roseville?

We started the NetBackup and Backup Exec launch sequence this week with the release of the Countdown to Better Backup Calendar. This was modeled after the idea of an Advent Calendar. Every few days we will open a new window to reveal a new feature of the launch calendar leading up to the product launch. As part of the launch effort each square on the calendar will open in a different city worldwide. This helps us reach our customers and partners in cities around the world and it gives us a chance to bring together all the people who have worked on the release.

Often in marketing it is hard to deliver technical information to the end customers. Everyone is busy, and there is so much noise online it is hard for product announcements to reach customers. One just needs to post a question on LinkedIn asking question about a technology to...

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Handy BackUpExec Links
Kiran Bandi | 27 Dec 2011 | 3 comments

Step by Step guide to download and install BE 2010 R2: http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH138264

BE 2010/R2/R3 Administrator's Guide: http://www.symantec.com/docs/DOC2211

BE 2010/R2/R3 Software Compatibility: http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH137682

BE 2010/R2/R3 Hardware Compatibility: http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH137050

BE 12.5 Software Compatibility: http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH62301

BE 12.5 Hardware Compatibility: http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH62114

BE 12 Software Compatibility: http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH56442

BE 12 Hardware Compatibility: http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH55640

How to upgrade and migrate BE 11d/12/12.5 standard,CASO and SAN/SSO environments to 201o with a different server name and version of windows: http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH137015

Direct upgrade path from BE 11d/12.0/12.5/2010 to BE 2010 R2: http://www.symantec.com/docs/...

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Use the Product and Agents / Options Landing Pages to find solutions faster.
Carlos_Quiroga | 21 Nov 2011 | 0 comments

Symwise, our Symantec public knowledge base, offers the possiblity of performing specific searches on errors for each Product Agent and Option, which delivers a narrowed down and improved article result set which will help you find solutions faster and resolve issues most times on your own.

As a Backup Administrator and Backup Exec user, you should be acquainted with these search resources and use them as the first step in troubleshooting problems, before posting questions on the forums or calling the support line.

 

Accesing Symwise - the General Support Landing Page

To enter the General Support Landing Page, you must navigate to:

www.symantec.com/business/support

This is the general Landing Page, and although you can start searching here, it is convenient to first select a...

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Vmware Backup with backup exec
APR | 18 Nov 2011 | 0 comments

Vmware Backup Requirement:

Licence:

Backup Exec - AVVI agent licence

ESX - Vstorage API licence

Permission:

>> Through ESXi directly Requires a root account or an account equal to access the Vm and take snapshot.

>> Through Vcenter as described in the Article Here

Other requirements: (GRT And NON GRT)

>> Fault Tolerance based machine does not allow snapshot, hence avoid backing Up FT based VM's or Turn off FT on the machines

>> Either Vmware snapshot Provider or BE vss provider is a Must for Application level GRT.(recommended BE VSS)

Incremental and differential Job requirement:

>> hardware version: 7 for the virtual machines

>> Policy based full and Incremental/differential Job

>> change block tracking should be enabled (by default it is enabled , otherwise backup exec uses vstorage to enable...

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IDC's report on Symantec's V-Ray technology in NetBackup for VMware protection.
Dean Bliss | 16 Nov 2011 | 0 comments

IDC approached Symantec, unsolicited, for a briefing on V-Ray. They were looking to create an Insight Report for their customers as they had so many inquiries around V-Ray. You’ll find this to be a very comprehensive and technical write up that shows NetBackup’s leadership in virtual machine protection with VMware and Microsoft Hyper-V.

http://idcdocserv.com/230790

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Setting up Backup Exec 2010 R3 to use SAN Transport Mode for backups using AVVI in Windows 2008 R2
Lesta G | 23 Jan 2012 | 0 comments

Well if you have got to this page you probably already have backups running to disk (and duplicate to tape) via the VCenter using AVVI and your looking to turbo charge your backups.

Well here are the simple truths.

  1. You muck this part up and the windows host initialises the LUN that your datastore is on… there goes all your VMs. You have been warned
  2. Getting Backup Exec to use the SAN is straight forward. Obviously your VMhosts and  BE Media Center  must be connected to the SAN via HBAs. The VCenter does not have to be, it is just acting as a “go between”
  3. If your backing up directly to tape, the only gain you are going to get is likely to be marginal as the tape drive is likely to be your bottleneck. But putting the backup traffic over the SAN switching fabric will free up bandwidth on your main network.
  4. If you are backing up to disk, then prepare for some major reductions in backup...
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