Is there a way to backup iseries partition without using a tape
I am using zipseries to backup libraries one by one >> Is there a way to backup the whole iSeries partition without using a tape device? That is to take a backup on PC or laptop. We have IBM 9406-520…is there a way to backup the whole server to a laptop?

Answer Question   |  April 15, 2013  3:29 PM
Backup & recovery, IBM Servers, iSeries

iCloud backup restore
How do I download my backup stored on iCloud to my iPad?

Answer Question   |  April 1, 2013  2:16 AM
Backup & recovery, icloud, iPads

KVM backup from a remote machine without creating any temporary file and without using Libvirt
Hi, I need to take the backup of all the VM’s running on a KVM from a remote machine without creating any temporary backup file on either of the systems and also without using any external library’s (such as libvirt). I want to use KVM’s original commands to take this backup. Also please let me [...]

Answer Question   |  October 22, 2012  7:55 AM
API, Backup & recovery, KVM, Remote access, Virtualization

Error message
Error : e0009b51 – The logon account does not have the appropriate privileges. Assign the Windows user rights ”Back up files and directories” and ”Restore files and directories” to the specified logon account, or use another logon account.

Answer Question   |  October 2, 2012  10:30 AM
Backup & recovery

Mail on Notes 8.5
I need to achive mail files to a CD’s intead of a server, what is the proper way to do it? and there is any protocol to look it after moved into the CD’s?

Answer Question   |  February 28, 2012  4:03 PM
Backup & recovery, Notes Administration

Accessing backups on Windows XP SP3
i use apricorn to clone and backup. i switchout hard drives every 6mos (500gb) what happens if i don’t have lap top any longer(stolen) or vgcard failure, how can i access photos and applications.  i have accessed photos via backup but photos can only be opened one at a time(opencloseopennew). is there a better way [...]

Answer Question   |  October 19, 2010  5:03 AM
Backup, Backup & recovery, HARD drive, Hard Drive Cloning, Hard Drive Copying, Windows XP SP3

Retrieving missing Excel data
I had an excel file with 10 worksheets on it. I opened the file yesterday and found the whole 10 worksheets missing from the file. What could have caused it and is there a way to retrieve this data back to the file?

Answer Question   |  June 26, 2012  11:17 PM
Backup & recovery, excel, Excel Database, Excel error messages, Excel worksheets

Recovering data from crashed database
i   i have a question. my database  is crash .i don’t have present backups.but i’m having  last week backups.  and  backup  strategy sunday   10 p.m  full backup everyday  1 p.m    differential backup every one hour transaction log backup  please give me reply as soon as thanks & regards venkat

Answer Question   |  August 20, 2010  7:31 AM
Backup, Backup & recovery, Database Recovery, DBA, SQL Server, SQL Server backup

HP Administrator’s Files
I want to copy all my MSWord documents to a CD. The computer insists that they are not my documents, but instead belong to HP Administrator, and tells me to contact my administrator. This is my computer, I am the administrator. How do I back up my files before my computer dies?

Answer Question   |  July 21, 2010  5:13 PM
Administrative privileges, Administrator account, Backup, Backup & recovery, Document archive, HP Pavilion, Microsoft Word

Standby server back-up process
Assuming that I am in a situation where a primary server is backed-up by a standby server that is testing the pluse beat of the primary. From the instant the backup senses the that the primary server is no longer functioning, how long would you expect it would take for the the backup to be [...]

Answer Question   |  June 11, 2012  9:35 PM
Backup & recovery, Failover, Failover Clustering, Server administration, Server Backup

Data backups and data archiving: Do you use the same provider?
Do you use the same provider for your data storage backups and archiving, or do you use a third-party data archiving tool? What factors contributed to the system you manage now?

Answer Question   |  February 10, 2010  9:20 PM
Archiving, Backup & recovery, Data archiving, Data backup, Data backup solutions, Open IT Forum

Office to home backup
I have a PC at home wich I would like to use for backing up my office file. I can conect remotely, using logmein to manually transfer files. Now I would like to progress further and set up an automatic back up system for over night back ups. Can some one please give guidance and [...]

Answer Question   |  January 22, 2010  10:41 AM
Backup & recovery, Backup & recovery tools, Backup and recovery management software

Backups failing due to volume shadow copy
On a Windows Server 2003 standard machine, I have set up NTbackup to run daily. For the first couple of weeks the backups ran smoothly, but now every single one fails with the error: Volume shadow copy creation: Attempt 1. Timeout before function completed Error returned while creating the volume shadow copy:0×80042319. Error returned while [...]

Answer Question   |  April 19, 2013  12:21 PM
Backup & recovery, Volume Shadow Copy, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server backup

Assigning IP address through policies
For one of the small businesses I support, I have set up an Rsync backup from their office server to one of the managers home laptops. I did a couple of trial runs but on the first real run which was over a weekend, the backup failed. I went to retry it but could not [...]

Answer Question   |  January 1, 2010  2:57 PM
Backup & recovery, Domain Administration, IP address management, Policies, rsync

ASR
I,d like to create (ASR)automatic system recovery disk. any one tell me, AM i need all window drive backup or only system state files is better for ASR. thanks  

Answer Question   |  November 23, 2009  2:10 PM
ASR, Automatic System Recovery, Backup & recovery, File system recovery, Recovery Disk

Disk Backup using eSata removable disks
I am thinking about using eSata removable disks for backup using BackUp Exec 11d. And I would like to hear from anyone who has done this. I am also considering CPS across the LAN using a NAS hot swapable device. I currently use SDLT tape and process 500GB+ for a full backup; 14GB on a [...]

Answer Question   |  December 2, 2009  11:17 AM
Backup & recovery, Backup Exec 11d, Backup hardware, Backup to Disk, Disk-based backup, eSATA, NAS Hot-Swappable Devices

Recovering data
Have just formated my PC recently, and later installed the Easy Recovery Data Software. I was hoping that I would be able to retrace some of the files in the hard disk which I had deleted but to no avail. Which type of software would you recomend for recovering lost data.

Answer Question   |  August 16, 2010  7:29 AM
Backup & recovery, Data Recovery, Data Recovery Software

Writing a stored procedure across two databases
I currently backup our live databases and restore them into a QA environment. This doesn’t cause a problem with our stored procedures as they have all been written without hard-coded database names.

Answer Question   |  January 12, 2010  6:46 PM
Backup & recovery, Stored Procedures

suggest server
can anyone tell me which is best suitable server i can set up in my office. the server is used for backing up data and storing emails etc !!!! actually what do u suggest of hp proliant ml350 series???

Answer Question   |  June 28, 2010  5:47 AM
Backup & recovery, Backup server hardware, HP ProLiant, HP ProLiant ML 350, Server Hardware

Lotus NOtes Transaction logging
How to restore by using transaction logs on Symantec backup

Answer Question   |  September 24, 2009  4:55 AM
Backup & recovery, Lotus Notes, Lotus Notes backup, Lotus Notes Transaction Logging, Symantec Backup Exec, Windows Server 2003