Backup

Hyper-V guest server move to from one host to another issue

I know that in order to move a hyper-v guest server from one host to another you have to use the export command in order to move it. I am currently using Windows Backup to backup the hyper-v guest and have successfully restore the virtual on the same machine. But my problem is that I cannot...

Have you moved to online backup for your corporation and if so, are you still using tape backup?

Have you moved to online backup for your corporation and if so, are you still using tape backup? Thanks to the sponsor of this question Iron Mountain

SQL Server 2005 backup

how to take backup of live site

Backing up entire virtual machines.

I want to backup all my virtual machines, as a whole. Not just files on a virtual machine, I want to grab the whole virtual machine. Is there a way to automate this? I have about 10 virtual servers, each has between 2-5 virtual machines running. I am using Hyper-V

Looking For Midwest Based iSeries Backup & Recovery Services - Hosting Company

Our clients are looking for backup and recovery options and we would like to connect with a Midwest based company in this space. Need iSeries expertise. Thanks

Two important questions on Exchange Server 2007

I have two questions. For Exchange Server 2007, why does the size of the MailboxDatabase.edp file increase so rapidly? Also, what backup software do you recommend for Exchange Server 2007?

Oracle archives are not moving from primary to standby database

Archives are not moving from primary to standby database, which are in the same machine. What things do I need to check?

BRMS using newly expired tapes

Hi, we are having some problems with the behavior of our backup process, since its using the latest / newly expired tapes instead of those which are expired long ago. As a result, the newly expired tapes doesnt get cleaned (STRMNTBRM) since it already has new files in it, together with the older...

Dell/EqualLogic Transportable Snapshots and Backup Exec 12.x

Has anyone put together a step-by-step on how to get the transportable snapshots created by Dell/EqualLogic Auto Snapshot manager to be used by Symantec Backup Exec 12 or 12.5 for backing up their data or if you have any links to how this can be facilitated. I have read all the Dell/EqualLogic...

How does one guarantee the integrity of snapshot done at block level

Hi, I have an equallogic SAN and I am looking at using the snapshot function for backup. My server are linux (redhat 4.0) with oracle database 10.2.0.3. What, if any, actions must I do to ensure that the snaphot made on the SAN (block level) is complete. In other word, does Linux have a cache...

AS/400: How to determine % of tape backup capacity used

Hello, we are using 3592 and 3590 tapes for our AS400 backups and for some performance analysis, i need to know how much % of each tape is being used . Is there any command to determine or any other means to find out % capacity of how much each tape is used.

How Volume Shadow Copy works in Windows system?

Hi, I am curious how "Volume Shadow Copy" works in Windows system. I understand that during a Windows backup, the Windows actually creates a volume shadow copy of your data to create an accurate point-in-time copy of the contents of your hard drive, including any open files or files that are being...

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 to backup all the shared folders from NAS storage to tape drive?

I have one NAS storage in my LAN network. It is UNIX os & it is on the Workgroup not domain. I created for each employee his own folder on the storage to backup his critical files. I have more than 500 employees in my company. Currentlly, I bought one server (Windows 2003 ) with LTO4 tape drive....

Need new backup solution for 1TB of data

We are looking for a new type of backup for our server. We currently are using a tape drive but the tapes are worn and do not meet our storage needs. We have received some quotes on different products and we aren't sure what is the best way to go. Right now our options are a NAS storage unit, a...

Backup Exec 12? Anyone had experience with it.

We are currently using Backup exec version 10 and thinking of moving up to 12 . Is it worth it? Thanks

Backup Exec 11d on Windows Server 2003 SBS is hanging

I have a Windows 2003 SBS server running Backup Exec 11d SP3 After installing MS updates from the most recent cycle, the BE Server service hangs in a "starting..." state. I have performed a full uninstall and reinstall, testing with each listed patch level to no avail. I enabled debugging in BE,...

What is the best storage/backup solution?

What is the best storage/backup solution?

Tapes aren't fully used for backups w/ BackupExec12

as shown in the screenshot below, the media isn't fully used. http://img119.imageshack.us/img119/9729/7012009105556td7.png any ideas

BACKUP & RECOVERY for Oracle 9i

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