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Symantec System Recovery 2013 Monitor
rakesh_singh | 07 May 2013 | 4 comments

Hi All.

In this blog we are going to talk about SSR Monitor, a lightweight application that helps monitor the backup status of up to 100 machines. As a user you may want to just get a quick overview of the backup status of all the machines in your environment. SSR Monitor helps you do exactly this. You can add all the machines you wish to monitor and at a glance get to know the backup status of those machines and in case there are failures gets the list systems where the backup did not complete successfully.

How to install:

To install Symantec System Recovery 2013 Monitor:

  1. Download the Sym_System_Recovery_2013_Monitor_1.0.0.46534_Multilingual_Product.exe using following link:

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NetBackup Appliance Technical Workshops - Please Join Us!
Mark_Solutions | 25 Jan 2013 | 0 comments

Our place is holding some events on 27th and 28th February in the UK so i thought I would invite you all - I have added them to the events calendar but thought it may have better visibility here - hope you can come and enjoy it - here are the details:

Cognitive Network Solutions, a Symantec Data Protection Master

& Hardware Appliance Specialist partner,

would like to invite you to this must attend event.

Come and see how we can improve your Backups, Reduce Cost and Increase Efficiency.

  • NetBackup 5220 Appliance – A complete backup & recovery solution for your virtual & physical systems in a single box. Complete with built in storage, intelligent end to end de-duplication and more
  • Superior load balancing for fastest possible backup...
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Is tape dead?
Jason_Dowzell | 23 Jan 2013 | 0 comments

With the ever increasing usage of disk based backup solutions, one of the questions I get asked most often is around the future of tape. There is no doubt that disk offers many benefits over tape, not least restore performance and reliability, combined with some great technical advances like deduplication. That said, does tape still have a place in modern data protection?

Rarely a week passes when I don’t talk to a customer who wants to reduce their reliance on tape. The main challenges customers experience with tape are performance, especially when backing up lots of small files, restore speed, and also reliability issues caused by media volatility and drive failures. Add to that the cost of taking tapes off-site and cycling them back on site each day and it is little wonder many want to try and reduce their reliance on the technology.
 
Disk as a backup technology has been around for many years but, in recent years, has become almost a...
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Application State Capture job fails during a VM application aware backup.
Gaurav Kaushal | 23 Jan 2013 | 0 comments

Application aware Virtual Machine (VM) backup is a new feature that has been added in Netbackup 7.5. It lets the user protect the applications installed inside the VM by a doing a single VM backup. This is s a tremendous feature considering the pace at which the enterprises are moving towards Virtualization.

But at times we may see the Application State Capture is failing. This means that the applications inside the VM are not protected during that backup and it is only protecting the VM. There are certain thing that we need to take care while using the feature of application aware backup.

The Application State Capture (ASC) job fails and the databases are not protected if you do any of the following:

  • Disable the Virtual Machine quiesce option.
  • Select the Exclude data disks option.

As long as there are any databases that can be protected, the ASC job continues. If you select databases for backup that exist on supported and on...

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Distributed Application Restore Mapping for Restore using SharePoint Agent for NetBackup.
Gaurav Kaushal | 21 Jan 2013 | 0 comments

Hey Guys,

In this new post i am going to talk about the Distributed Application Restore Mapping. This feature allows us to restore content to any server in the SharePoint Farm. Traditionally the backup images are cataloged under FE server. To enable Netbackup to restore to other servers in the farm, we must specify the Frontend and Application Servers mapping to Backend Servers in the Distributed Application Restore Mapping dialog.

There are two Columns in that Dialog ” Application Host” and “Component Host”. The Application host column should contain the names of the Frontend Server and Application Servers and the Component Host column contains the SQL Backend Server names. If SQL is clustered then the Virtual Name of the Cluster is specified in this column.

For Example – Consider the SharePoint Farm having servers 2 Application Servers APP1, APP2), (1 Front End Server FE) and (1 SQL Backend – BE) then the Distributed...

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SharePoint Backup using NetBackup SharePoint Agent fails with status 2.
Gaurav Kaushal | 21 Jan 2013 | 1 comment

SharePoint Backup using NetBackup SharePoint Agent fails with status 2.

The SharePoint backup fails with status 2 mainly because of configuration issues. There is a checklist that we should adhere to while doing a SharePoint backup.

1. The NetBackup cilent service is being started by a domain account

2. The account running backup should have the following privileges.
-  ”Replace a process level token”
-  ”Debug programs”
-  ”Log on as a Service”
-  ”Allow to logon Locally”

These are set via (administrator tools – Local security policy – Local policies – User rights assignment)
This needs to be done for all servers in the SharePoint farm, including SQL back end.

3. The account should be Local administrator rights on all servers in the SharePoint farm.

4. .Net Framework 3.5 at minimum for SharePoint 2010 and  .Net...

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Another Backup Exec Experience
Paul VanDyke | 23 Jan 2013 | 2 comments
I would like to share my personal experience with Backup Exec with the hope for positive change.  I have been a Backup Exec user since version 6 when the product was owned by Seagate.  I have been in the IT industry for over 20 years.  I have been responsible for running backups for 16 years.  As a network administrator, I took great pride in maintaining all aspects of the network, including my disaster recovery plan.  I did a full datacenter restore from tape once in my carreer, and I would like to never have to do that again. The restore was scheduled over a weekend and it took five days.  That experience taught me that you can never plan enough and that good backups can make or break a career.
 
And that is why I feel so compelled to write this.  As the internet and the dot com trend hit the industry, my data center began to grow and with it, so did my backups.  I had upgraded from my Exabyte M2 tape drive to...
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The license was entered, why is Backup Exec 2012 still in trial mode?
lmosla | 18 Jan 2013 | 0 comments

There are 3 ways Backup Exec 2012 can be licensed:

A. import a Symantec License File (SLF)
1. From the “Add Licenses” screen, click Import From File.
2. Browse to the location where to you saved the .slf file.
3. Select the SLF.
4. Click Open.

B. type the serial numbers (NOTE: This requires an Internet connection and the availability of port 443)
1. From the “Add Licenses” screen, enter the serial numbers that are listed on your license certificate.
2. Click Add.
3. Click Next to submit the serial numbers for verification.

C. install a 60-day trial version

Even after everything seems to be entered properly this problem can occur under the following circumstances:

Maintenance serial numbers were entered and not the Product serial numbers

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Requirements for BESA
lmosla | 15 Jan 2013 | 0 comments

Some issues that may occur if BESA does not have the required rights:
• Backups or Restores are failing
• Log on Account Errors
• In the backup selections “Enable Trust relation" keeps displaying
• During an install of Backup Exec for Windows Servers when entering the service account information the error "Unable to authenticate with the user and password information given for \User name " appears .
• On system boot, the Backup Exec Device and Media Service fails to start automatically and generates Event ID 7041

All of the Backup Exec services (except the Backup Exec Remote Agent) run under a user account which the Backup Exec system services use. When a user account is configured for the Backup Exec services to use it is known as the BESA (Backup Exec Service Account).

During the Backup Exec install the Backup Exec service Account (BESA) and the Backup Exec system logon...

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Symantec’s NetBackup Platform Certified by SAP for Integration with SAP HANA;Provides Big Data Backup and Recovery Functionality
Jerry Gowen | 17 Jan 2013 | 0 comments

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – January 17, 2013– Symantec Corp. today announced its Symantec NetBackup solution has been certified by SAP to provide big data backup and recovery integration with the SAP HANA® platform.

The SAP Integration and Certification Center (SAP ICC) has certified that Symantec NetBackup integrates with SAP HANA as a third-party backup solution, allowing customers to directly connect their backup agents to the SAP HANA database. By automating the backup process, organizations can reduce the chances of human error, making it easier to enjoy the benefits of SAP HANA, deriving actionable information in near real time without worrying about potential data loss. Through Symantec NetBackup’s integration with SAP HANA, Symantec is providing customers a tested and certified backup and recovery solution for the SAP HANA platform.

Big data is a transformative technology for organizations due to the value it can bring in...

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