Backup & Recovery

Backup of large amount of data

I need some suggestions on a backup procedure. Here's what I am backing up to a 3.5 TB fileserver (RAID 5). 200 GB of application and document files from an application server. About 200 GB each on four medical imaging workstations. 100 GB of SQL database files from a SQL Server 100 GB of backed...

Software to automate backups for SQL Server 2008 databases

I am running SQL Server 2008 and I know how to create backups of this data manually using SQL managment studio but we are looking for a way to automate the process. Does anyone know of a product that can be utilized to do this? Or a way the managment studio can be set up to do this? It's not...

Data backup horror stories

I recently asked you what advice you would give to someone greener than you in data center security, and Mrdenny and Labnuke99 made some great points about frequently doing checks to make sure your backups are doing what they're supposed to do. What I want to know is, do you have any data backup...

Transaction Log - SQL Server 2005

How do i find out what transaction log file was last applied to a database?

how to recover database if it is deleted

How can I recover the database if it is deleted?

Reduce Backup duration

I am trying to look for solutions to reduce the system downtime from the weekly maintenance. The system is not avaiulable for aboout 5 hoours due to backup and IPL. I was inclined towards a HA solution like iTera but management isn't ready to move fwd. I do have a backup iseries box and I am...

metadata

I have been told that when examing a floppy dik the metadata showed no inconsistencies and that the dates are taken from the system clock and GMT. Is it therefore possible to manipulate the dates so they are both consistant with each other and what would have been tested on a disk to show GMT.

Dont want to pay alot for a enterprise backup software

I have a customer that is on a tight budget and want to backup 20 servers remotley. Symantec and CA are all abou the same price 8-11k. Any enterprise backup software out there that is reliable and is a lower cost?

Data recovery on Windows XP external drive

hi..im using windows XP professional,and i have external hard disk to back up my files..im copying some file to my external hard disk when the computer hangs and I unplug the external disk to the USB of my computer but when i check it again the filenames of the files and folder in the external disk...

synthetic full backup with Networker

Is their any body that is doing synthetic full backup with networker and what is your recommandation for that kind of backup strategy. do you recommand it or do you recommand somthing els. we are backing uo 190TO every friday on full backup. We need to reduce that

ROI calculator for online PC backup

Has anyone built a ROI calculator for online PC backup vs. fileshare? I think the hard part is the enforcement of users backing up important files to teh fileshare, and it they don't... then you are SOL.. byt how do you calculate that cost into the calculator. I would love to see if somebody...

Backup procedure

Can someone explaine to me what is synthetic Full backup incremantal for ever type of backup what do you sugest or use what are the incidence of using that in a recovery or restore mode thanks

Automatic backup of Windows Server 2003 and 2 XP machines

The following question was recently submitted by a user via e-mail: I want to set up automatic nightly backup of my PCs and server; I’m running a 2003 Windows server and 2 XP machines, both of which have 800 GB external USB hard drives. What utilities would you recommend?

SQL Server data purging

I hv a trans tbl and want to keep the records to be purged on Tape/Media and read the data from there whenever required? I want to know, Is that possible to read data from the tape ? if so, then how to do it, neee help

Restore deleted 3rd party applications with F11 System Recovery?

Does F11 restore delete 3rd party applications?

Not all files were backed up. See system log for details.

We are using a iSeries to run a Qualcomm QTracs system. We have a job scheduled to run every M-F at 2am that will stop the subsystem on QTracs and then perform some backups to a tape and then start the subsystem again. When looking at the messages from this morning (General system...

exchange server data recovery

Exchange server crashed. The data was on another partition. how can i get the data to the new installation of exchange 2003. I have no backup.

Disk failed in RAID 5 Dell Poweredge 4400 can i create new container

I have a server Dell Poweredge 4400. Windows 2000 server running a RAID 5 with 4 disks. One of the disks has failed due to a container being deleted. If I create a new container and put the remaining 3 drives in it will I lose the data on them? Any suggestions for a proper recovery/rebuild?

How can I recover overwritten file in Windows 2000

i notice my file is overwritten 1 day ago... kindly help.. how can i recover overwritten file in windows 2000..

BACKUP & RECOVERY for Oracle 9i

How can i take a backup of my database through OEM ? PLZ reply ASAP