Impressions of BackupExec 2012
Is it just me, or does anyone else absolutely HATE the redesign of Backup Exec? I have worked with BE since version 8, and I have become acutely familiar with the menus, where everything is, and how it works. This redesign of the UI reminds me of the differences between Microsoft Office 2003 and Office 2007, only much worse. Menus are now hidden behind other menus, and everything has a completely counter-intuitive feel. At first, I thought that the feeling would pass as I grew more familiar with the product, but in fact my dislike has grown as I have found more issues. Does anyone else feel the same way?22KViews56likes417CommentsError writing security data stream
I have a Windows 2003 server with 9 drives running Oracle 9i. On Monday, drives J & K failed and we lost ALL data on these 2 drives. Drive J contained SWAN02.ORA, SWINDX02.ORA, and USER01.ORA. Drive K contained RBS01.ORA, RBS02.ORA, ORATEMP.ORA & UNDOTBS10.ORA. These files were all backed up about 8 hours prior to the drive crash using the BE Oracle Agent. I now need to restore all files from J & K back to the repaired drives. Currently, Oracle is NOT running because of these missing data files. Data on other drives was NOT affected. When I attempt the restore using the Oracle Agent in BE, I receive the message "Error writing security data stream" for all files and then they are skipped. Any suggestions?871Views26likes1CommentDeduplication folder stays offline
Forum, We upgraded Backup Exec from 2010-R3 to 2012-SP1. We have the dedupe option for both versions. The upgrade was done two weeks ago and we have been running dedupe jobs successfully. Now the deduplication folder will not come online. We have about 10TB of backups extending back 6 months. Under “Storage” this message is displayed next to the dedupe folder: This device has not been discovered correctly. Cycle the services on _CoSRV-BEX to retry device discovery. This alert is also logged: Backup Exec was unable to initialize and communicate with the device [SYMANTECOstLdr MACF] (The handle is invalid.). Click the link below for more information on how to diagnose the problem. http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=answers&startover=y&question_box=V-275-1017 note the above link is for 2010, not 2012. Actions taken: Using the BE Services mgr, the services were recycled (many times) – no improvement. The server was rebooted – no improvement. Using the BE Services mgr, the services (including the dedupe services) were recycled – no improvement. The server and drive array were powered off and powered back on. All is normal. We did recycle the services with and without the dedupe services after this power up - no improvement. FYI We have a Dell PowerEdge R710 and an MD1200 array for the local D: drive, which has the dedup folder and nothing else. The server runs Win Server 2008R2 and has 64GB RAM. There are no hardware errors. The physical array is normal and drive D can be browsed. Live Update shows we are up-to-date. Some google searches suggest solutions for 2010, not 2012 . . . that the solution is to remove the target servers from the devices window, and disable client side dedupe. How can that be done in 2012? I have opened a support ticket with Symantec, but I cannot get them to call me back. Symantec advises that they will have the Deduplication support team call me back. I was promised a call back 3 ½ hours ago, but that hasn’t happened. I have called back twice with the ticket number and been shunted over to the voice mail of engineer that owns the ticket. Is there any hope for this? Should I look for a replacement to Backup Exec? ... Frustrated and hoping we don't have to restore anything.Solved4.2KViews25likes2CommentsGlossary - To make sense of the alphabet soup
Below is a glossary of acronyms and terms used in this forum AD Active Directory ADAMM Advanced Device And Media Management ADRA Active Directory Recovery Agent AES Advanced Encryption Standard AFE Automatic File Exclusion AMHV Agent for Microsoft Hyper-V AOF Advanced Opened File BE 2012 and above AOFO Advanced Opened File Option Up to BE 2010 AP Append Period AVVI Agent for VMWare Virtual Infrastructure B2D Backup-to-Disk B2D2T Backup-to-Disk and then to tape B2V Backup-to-Virtual BE 2012 and above BE Backup Exec BEMCMD Backup Exec Commandline Applet Up to BE 2010 BEMCLI Backup Exec Management Command Line Interface BE 2012 and above BESA Backup Exec Service Account BESR Backup Exec System Recovery CAS Client Access Server (used in relation with Exchange) CAS Central Admin Server CASO Central Admin Server Option CCR Cluster Continuous Replication(for Exchange) CDO Collaboration Data Ojects CIFS Common Internet File System CPS Continuous Protection Server Up to BE 2010 CSV Cluster Shared Volume DAG Database Availability Group DAOS Domino Attachment and Object Storage DC Domain Controller DDI Device Driver Installer dedup deduplication DFS Distributed File System DLO Desktop & Laptop Option DLM Data Life-cycle Management BE 2012 and above DR Disaster Recovery DSF DeDuplication Storage Folder ELS Enterprise Licensing System BE 2012 and above EMT Exchange Management Tool EV Enterprise Vault FC Fibre Channel GA General Availability GAL Global Address List GRT Granular Recovery Technology HCL Hardware Compatibility List IDR Intelligent Disaster Recovery Up to BE 2010 IPL In-Product Licensing BE 2012 and above LCR Local Continuous Replication (for Exchange) LEO Library Expansion Option LU LiveUpdate LUN logical unit number MAPI Messaging API MBES Managed Backup Exec Server BE 2012 and above media server machine where BE is loaded MITM man-in-the-middle (attack) MMS Managed Media Server Up to BE 2010 MOSS Microsoft Office SharePoint Server NAS Network-attached Storage NBU NetBackup NDMP Network Data Management Protocol NFR Not For Resale NSF or .nsf Lotus Domino mail database file OP original post - first post in the discussion OPL Overwrite Protection Level OPP Overwrite Protection Period OST Open Storage Technology P2V Physical-to-Virtual RALUS Remote Agent for Linux and Unix System RAMS Remote Agent for Macintosh Systems RAWS Remote Agent for Windows System RDM Raw Disk Mapping remote server machine that is backed up by BE RHEL Red Hat Enterprise Linux RMALS Remote Media Agent for Linux Servers RPO Recovery Point Objective RSG Recovery Storage Group RTO Recovery Time Objective SAN Storage Area Network SBE Small Businness Edition SBS Small Businness Server SCL Software Compatibility List SDR Simplified Disaster Recovery BE 2012 and above SEP Symantec Endpoint Protectioni SLF Symantec License File BE 2012 and above SP service pack SSO Shared Storage Option SSP Simplified System Protection BE 2012 and above SSR Symantec System Recovery UNC Universal Naming Convention VCB VMware Consolidated Backup VM Virtual Machine VTL Virtual Tape Library VSP VERITAS Volume Snapshot Provider VSS Volume Snapshot Service or Volume Shadow Copy Service WORM Write Once, Read Many WSS Windows SharePoint Services1.1KViews23likes11CommentsFailed authentication on only ONE server
Hi, I recently had to reset the pw that the BE software uses. I have 8 servers that run BE, some using v9.1 and some still using v8.6. Some of them backup just the server they run on, some of them backup workstations and other servers, as well. I have a win2k domain. I reset the pw on the backup exec service account which is a member of the domain admin group. Then I reset the pw in all instances of BE on all the servers. 7 of them are fine with the pw change, the 8th one gives me authentication failure as soon as I try to run the job. All servers are running win2k, all are using the EXACT SAME account for BE. Obviously I have already tried resetting the server in question but that doesnt work. I dont understand how this could work on 7 out of 8 servers, and not the 8th. It was working fine on all the servers before I reset the pw. Suggestions? Sharyn551Views20likes2CommentsBackup Exec 2012
I get this message after upgrade of BEDB from 12.5 to 14.0 After upgrade to Backup Exec 2012 from previous versions all jobs fail with Dispatch failed status and following error is seen “Unable to load the job configuration information. What should I do?!Solved1.9KViews17likes2CommentsBackup Exec 2012 - where to find manuals, videos and trainings.
Are you looking to find information related to Backup Exec 2012? If so, here is a list for your reference. Bookmark now! Backup Exec 2012 Training: Backup Exec 2012 Administration course (5-day instructor led or virtual) Backup Exec Tech Center (a library of self-paced video learning modules) Backup Exec 2012 Videos on Symantec TV: Backup Exec 2012: Overview Introducing the new Backup Exec 2012 User Interface Backup Exec 2012: Job monitoring Backup Exec 2012 Documentation: Backup Exec 2012 Administrator’s Guide (DOC5211) Backup Exec 2012 Readme (DOC5215) Backup Exec 2012 Performance and Tuning Guide (DOC5481) Backup Exec 2012 - Getting started: Backup Exec 2012 Licensing - New licensing system (TECH178483) Backup Exec 2012 Upgrade Guide - Tips & tricks (TECH180232) Backup Exec 2012 vs. Backup Exec 12.5/2010 - a list of differences (DOC5216) Backup Exec 2012 - Best practices: Best Practices for Backup Exec 2012 Agent for Microsoft Exchange Server (HOWTO74428) List of 25+ Backup Exec 2012 best practices (HOWTO74626) Backup Exec 2012 - Compatibility: Backup Exec 2012 - Software Compatibility List (TECH175581) Backup Exec 2012 - Hardware Compatibility List (TECH175582) Backup Exec 2012 - Platforms, Agents, Options, and features no longer supported (TECH178552)2.1KViews17likes14CommentsWhere are the Linux logs?
Using BEWS 12 with linux agents on SLES11. Installed the 64 bit agent and started ./VRTSralus.init start, then login to the BEWS and run the backup job for said linux server and there is always a communication error or agent may not be running error. I login to the linux server and start BE agent. The agent never seems to stay running. Where would i find the logs to see what is going on? I looked on the linux server /var/logs/messages, nothing found in reference to BE agent. Are there any issues with the 64 bit agent on SLES11. Oh, btw, it is BEWS12 agent. I started beremote with debug options and tried to browse the linux server using the BEWS, the debug file just cuts off, i never see the error! This server has 2 NICs in it; 1 on the trusted network which is where the BEWS is and 1 on the optional network. A netstat shows beremote bound to 0.0.0.0. Is there a way to bind beremote to 1 ip? And would this even help.Solved785Views16likes2Comments