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CraigV

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CraigV Trusted Advisor Partner Accredited

Status: - 20 Mar 2013
Job Title: Storage Engineer
Member for: 5 years 19 weeks

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Symantec Technical Specialist (STS)
  • Symantec Backup Exec 2010
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discussion comment 19 May 2013
CraigV commented on: Backup Exchange 2003 and updating catalog too long
...read the tag for the version of BE and what the OP states before pasting the wrong information. Thanks!
discussion comment 19 May 2013
CraigV commented on: Backup Restore Fail
Hi,   Loading the BE 2012 RAWS agent on a BE 2010 media server isn't going to work at all...it won't install. Thanks!
discussion comment 19 May 2013
CraigV commented on: Media
Hi fouzia,   Inventory the tape first so that it is detected, and then run a Catalog job...it could be that the tape falls outside the catalog retention period (default 90 days) in which case it doesn't appear in the catalogs. Thanks!
discussion comment 19 May 2013
CraigV commented on: Backup Exec 11d with Windows 2012
...exclude files like *.mp3 etc so that they don't get backed up; make sure your AV isn't scanning the BE services; use a faster drive; look at deduplication are some of the ways...
discussion comment 19 May 2013
CraigV commented on: Backup Exec 2010 R3 Stuck in Queue
Nope, you can't change the compression ratio. This is dependant on the types of data being backed up (some data can't be compressed anymore, while other already-compressed data might increase in size!), as well as possibly faulty tapes ...
discussion comment 18 May 2013
CraigV commented on: How to manually unistall Backup Exec 2010 - uninstall doesnt work!
...you can refer to the link below to manually uninstall the services: http://netport.org/?p=1593
discussion comment 18 May 2013
CraigV commented on: How to manually unistall Backup Exec 2010 - uninstall doesnt work!
Hi Simon,   Pity the TN has been removed, but you can try doing a search for Backup Exec in the registry (back it up first) before manually deleting any folders/files present. Thanks!
discussion comment 18 May 2013
CraigV commented on: Backup Exec 2010 R3 Stuck in Queue
OK so now you've added more information which wasn't in any previous posts about the backup completing. If both tapes have been used, have you right-clicked the job when Queued to see what the prompt is? THanks!
discussion comment 18 May 2013
CraigV commented on: Backup Exec 2010 R3 Stuck in Queue
...there might be 1 tape in the autoloader that can be used which is why your job kicks off. If it spans 2 tapes though & there isn't a second scratch/overwritable tape, then the job queues. Also, if you put tapes into an autoloader ...
discussion comment 18 May 2013
CraigV commented on: Backup Exec 2010 R3 Stuck in Queue
...just 1 thing I thought of...if you're running an autoloader/library with partitions and there are no tapes in the partition that can be overwritten, there is no way for the job to span to another partition. What you can also do (I've ...
discussion comment 18 May 2013
CraigV commented on: Backup Exec 2010 R3 Stuck in Queue
You get that Error when there Is no Scratch/overwritable Tape available. If you have A library or autoloader, make Sure There Are Tapes available. If you Have a Stand-alone Drive, you Need to Have a formatted tape ready. Thanks! PS: sorry ...
discussion comment 18 May 2013
CraigV commented on: Problems adding a NAS
...pity the NAS isnt capable of iSCSI as this Would Sort out your issues.
discussion comment 17 May 2013
CraigV commented on: Backup Exec 2012 will not back up anything New?
...You'd have to select the root folder which should get around this. If you selected individual sub-folders and if anything was added then they wouldn't be automatically added in your backup. If you're getting exceptions, it ...
discussion comment 17 May 2013
CraigV commented on: Problems adding a NAS
Hi,   Adding it via an IP address, or connected via USB? Have you tried to get hold of b2dtest.exe to run against the NAS to ensure it is supported? Thanks!
discussion comment 17 May 2013
CraigV commented on: Backup Exec 2012 will not back up anything New?
...you mean like vSphere 5.1 and Windows Server 2012? This is a known issue for months now that Symantec have been addressing...check the Beta page ...
discussion comment 17 May 2013
CraigV commented on: Backing up ESX servers
Hi,   You're going to get absolutely nothing out of upgrading to 12.5...no support for anything new to be honest, and this includes Windows Server 2008 R2 which is already a couple of years old. Upgrade to BE 2010 R3 with SP2 instead, ...
discussion comment 16 May 2013
CraigV commented on: Overwrite protection date
...which version of BE 2010 are you running? If not R3 it might be worth upgrading to this as it fixed a number of issues with the previous 2 versions. Thanks!
discussion comment 16 May 2013
CraigV commented on: Overwrite protection date
Hi,   Please post your Append/OPP settings on your media set... Thanks!
discussion comment 16 May 2013
CraigV commented on: License Question
Hi,   A VTL license takes care of VTL drives, not physical. BE will ship with support/a license for 1 drive, be it a stand-alone, or a drive in an autoloader/library. Any additional tape drive installed into an autoloader/library means you ...
discussion comment 16 May 2013
CraigV commented on: Hotfix 14 for Backup Exec 11d 7170
SP5 would include all previous patches and anything else released since SP4...