VMware Consolidated Backup and User Access Control
Working with a customer recently I got to spend some quality time troubleshooting VMware Consolidated Backup framework. Generally VCB is a very straight forward install and it pretty much “just works”...
View ArticleSymantec Backup Exec 2010 and Netbackup 7 Super Post
Here’s a great post which discusses pricing with Backup Exec 2010 and Netbackup 7....
View ArticleSymantec Backup Exec 2010 – Video on Built-In Archiving Feature
Here’s a video that I ran across which explains and shows more about the new archiving feature (powered by Symantec Enterprise Vault) within Backup Exec 2010....
View ArticleRelease: Backup Exec 2010 R2
Backup Exec 2010 R2 is the second release of Backup Exec 2010 and is generally available to all users starting today, August 2nd, 2010. This release features improvements in usability, licensing and...
View ArticleBackup Exec 2010 – How-To Reclaim Space in a Backup Exec Deduplication Folder
Here’s a very useful technote on how to reclaim space in a Backup Exec 2010 Deduplication folder: http://seer.entsupport.symantec.com/docs/354397.htm
View ArticleBackup Exec 2010 R2 – Remote Agent Install Error Code 1603
While onsite trying to remotely push a Backup Exec 2010 R2 remote agent, we were getting a lot of the “error code 1603″ messages, which stated: “Error connecting to the remote server. Ensure the server...
View ArticleSymantec Backup Exec 2010 R2 – Latest Info from 2010 Tech Engage Seminar
I was out in Las Vegas last week at the Symantec Worldwide Technical Symposium (WTS) and Partner Tech Engage (PTE). I attended a Backup Exec 2010 R2 session which they mentioned the following key...
View ArticleBackup Exec 2010 Customers – Apply Latest Patches!
Several very important patches have been released the last couple of weeks for Backup Exec 2010 (including R2). A lot of these fixes have to do with the deduplication component, Granular Restore...
View ArticleSymantec Backup Exec 2010 R2 – Service Pack 1 Released
Symantec has released Service Pack 1 for Backup Exec 2010 R2. Information and download links: Backup Exec 2010 R2 revision 4164 Service Pack 1 Release notes for what has been fixed:...
View ArticleChanging OST login information when using dedup appliance in BackupExec
We’ve had this question come up from our customers more than once after new firmware was installed on the dedup appliance, or some other reason BUE and the OST login isn’t working. The command is...
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