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  • Help coming up with a GFS backup scheme using Backup Exec

    I am attempting to come up with a GFS tape storage/rotation scheme and had a few questions. My plan is to keep daily, weekly, and monthly backups onsite for 2 weeks after they are allocated. After this 2 week period they will be put in a fireproof case and transported offsite. Daily will stay offsite...
    Posted to Backup / Restore (Forum) by hardware on 01-09-2010
  • Tape Drive Backup Errors

    I'm not sure if this is a hardware or a Veritas errors, but all of a sudden, Friday and Monday's backup failed. One night the error was: "The job failed with the following error. When accessing a new tape of a multivolume partition, the current block size is incorrect." This was not...
    Posted to Misc (Forum) by hardware on 12-19-2009
  • Brightstor arcserve - how to copy from hard disk to tape?

    Hello, I'm using Brightstor arcserve to backup from Live server to Backup server . Then, I'll get .CTF file. Then, I want to copy CTF file from backup server to tape. How I can do it because I don;t want to backup again from backup server to tape. Thank you.
    Posted to Misc (Forum) by hardware on 10-29-2009
  • Import BackupExec tape into ntbackup

    Hello experts, i have tapes that were used with Backupexec (? or another program, i dont know). The original backup machine is no longer available also the original backup software is unknown (i gues it was backup exec). Now i tried to recover the data with ntbackup by using the "catalog" option...
    Posted to Backup Exec (Forum) by hardware on 09-11-2009
  • Is verifying recommended when backing up onto a DAT72 tape?

    I read in Wikipedia ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Data_Storage ) that in a DAT72 tape drive There are two read heads and two write heads. The read heads verify the data that has been written (recorded). If errors are present, the write heads rewrite the data. If so, then is verifying the backup...
    Posted to Disaster Recovery (Forum) by hardware on 07-05-2009
  • Multiple Tape Backup

    I have Backup Exec 9.1 running on a Microsoft Windows SBS 2003 system. The data I need to backup has outgrown the storage capacity of one tape. Short of purchasing a robotic library, what is the best way to address this issue? Thanks, Brennon
    Posted to Backup Exec (Forum) by hardware on 06-27-2009
  • SAS Tape Drive faster than SCSI?

    We're looking at getting a new LTO 4 Tape Library (The IBM TS3100) and I see they offer it now with SAS or SCSI. Is the speed difference with SAS noticeable and is it worth getting SAS over SCSI? (The difference in price is about 500)
    Posted to Misc (Forum) by hardware on 06-27-2009
  • Backup Exec software or hardware problem?

    I'm using Symantec Backup Exec 10d for Windows (running W2K). Backup hardware is HP SDLT 110/220 GB. Backup Exec sees this drive as Compaq2. This drive backs up a total of 3 servers and uses 2 tapes. The policty is to backup M-Th Full and set to overwrite media. Until recently we now need to add...
    Posted to Backup Exec (Forum) by hardware on 06-27-2009
  • Disk-Disk-Tape Backup Solution question

    I am looking at seting up a disk-disk-tape backup solution. I am either going to go with a disk array connected via fiber channel or a snap server 520 connected via ethernet. What would be the better solution. With the snap server i can put the tape drive off of that and us it that way with the disk...
    Posted to Backup Exec (Forum) by hardware on 06-27-2009
  • Veritas Backup Exec Failing During Tape Restore

    I have a Sony AIT2 TSL-A500C autoloader running with Veritas Backup Exec 8.6 on my Windows 2000 SP2 server. Recently is has been failing during restore operations from tape. During the restore, the Activity Monitor shows the job running > Loading Media > then it continues to run. After restoring...
    Posted to Other (Forum) by hardware on 06-26-2009
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