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Restoring an Exchange 2003 backup to Exchange 2007

We used to have an Exchange 2003 environment that backed up full storage groups va Brightstor to tape. we have recently rolled up to Exchange 2008 with out an issue (And are now backing up to TSM :) yeppy - no more Brightstor.) Just been asked to restore a users mail box that left a few months...

View Answer   |  Dec 16 2008  1:00 AM GMT
Exchange 2003, Backup & recovery, BrightStor
asked by Fallaras

  5 pts.

Backup Exec 11D error after Exchange Server 2007 SP1 upgrade

This is the issue i am running into my Backup Exec 11D jobs fail since Exchange Server 2007 SP1 upgrade was completed get this message in my logs Unable to complete the operation for the selected resource using the specified options. The following error was returned when opening the Exchange...

View Answer   |  Dec 8 2008  9:10 PM GMT
Exchange 2007, Symantec Backup Exec 11D, Backup
asked by ITKE

  10270 pts.

Backup Exec 11d Catalog problem

I just installed Backup Exec 11d on a Windows 2003 server with sp2. I am using an Ultrium lto2 tape drive. It works fine except I have two tapes filled with data that were created on a different installation. One tape went through inventory and catalog fine. The other goes through inventory, but...

View Answer   |  Dec 7 2008  3:43 PM GMT
Windows Server 2003, Backup software, Backup to Tape
asked by LawrenceGirard

  5 pts.

EMC Network Backup Client/Agent backup for SQL 2000/2005 databases on Polyserve Matrix

Hi, I am new with running SQL 2000/2005 instances on Polyserve Matrix servers. We use EMC Network as a corporate backup strategy. Can someone tell me will there be any problems using this backup tool for SQL instances on the Polyserve Matrix?

Answer Question   |  Dec 7 2008  10:17 AM GMT
SQL Server 2000, SQL Server backup, SQL Server 2005
asked by Davidvoo

  5 pts.

Backup - Access Denied even with full control

I run windows xp professional on my HP laptop. a while ago i setup accounts for family members that may wish to use it so they didnt mess anything of mine up. I had a folder called "backup" that I created whilst running under the default "administrator" profile. When I created their...

View Answer   |  Dec 6 2008  5:09 PM GMT
Windows XP, Data Recovery, Access denied
asked by Reynoldsian2002

  5 pts.

Entire System Backup

Before i was using small tape for Entire System Back up(Fmt5gb)but now i am using big tape (Qic 4gb) it take too long time to finish the back up how can i reduce the time

View Answer   |  Dec 6 2008  5:12 AM GMT
Backup to Tape, AS/400 backup, Backup
asked by 40532

  5 pts.

Best way to copy 50GB folder of various .dv files to multiple DVD

What is the best / easiest way to copy a 50GB folder across multiple DVDs to have as backup. Trying to use imgburn but am not having much luck.

View Answer   |  Dec 4 2008  9:23 PM GMT
Backup, Backup & restore, Digital Video
asked by DewIT

  20 pts.

How do I prove that a full backup of Fi-Co when restored onto another system is a true and good copy of the source system.

Hi, during a change freeze and after a full offline backup I am restoring this backup of my current production Fi-Co system onto another server to act as a system reference before making major changes to my live production system. My question is how do I prove to my business colleagues that the...

View Answer   |  Nov 25 2008  7:43 PM GMT
Restore, Data integrity, Backup
asked by Atalanto

  5 pts.

FileMaker Pro v8 SAN Backup

We are running a mission critical application on Filemaker. The FileMaker server, a Dell Poweredge 2650, is configured to conducts scheduled backups 5x daily. However, the backups are saved on the server itself. We want to move the backups to the SAN and conduct the backups at non peak usage...

View Answer   |  Nov 25 2008  6:45 PM GMT
SAN, Backup & recovery, Database Backup Strategies
asked by MPDIT

  55 pts.

Backup tapes usage

when backup is running how do i check that, the backup is using which tapes drive and to ensure which ATL it's using?

Answer Question   |  Nov 22 2008  6:49 AM GMT
Tape Backups, Backup & recovery, Backup
asked by IMisnothing

  15 pts.

Combining HSM and Backups

Were looking at replacing our tape backup system, and at the same time were thinking our expending our storage by getting a HSM solution. What we are not sure of is whether these two issue should be combined. My original vision was that a good tape based HSM system (Tivoli,...) and a tape...

View Answer   |  Nov 21 2008  1:00 PM GMT
NFS, Apple, HSM
asked by Litfuse

  5 pts.

Can I backup to disk with BRMS?

Can I backup to disk with BRMS?

View Answer   |  Nov 20 2008  10:07 PM GMT
AS/400 backup, Backup, BRMS
asked by Webdevyahoocom

  5 pts.

Exchange server 2007 recovery storage group backup

Has anyone successfully restored a backup of an Exchange 2007 store/database using the Recovery Storage Group features of Exchange 2007? I keep running into issues restoring the database, not emails. Using Symantec Bakup exec 11d

asked by JimmyIT

  1260 pts.

Ntbackup How do i configure NTbackup to send me mail on outlook when a certain backup fails?

How do i configure NTbackup to send me mail on outlook when a certain backup fails?

View Answer   |  Nov 18 2008  2:29 PM GMT
Outlook, Backup, NTBackup
asked by Nets

  5 pts.

Adding a tape containing spool files to brms

how do i add a new tape containing spool files to brms, so that i am able to retore the spool files when i am done. thanks. viv

View Answer   |  Nov 16 2008  4:09 AM GMT
Tape Backups, Spool files, Backup
asked by Venno

  5 pts.

backup exec 12.5 fails GRT backup on WSS 3

I've been trying to get Backup Exec 12.5 to do a proper GRT backup of our sharepoint site. the site IS running on the WID (MSEE##) sql express. The GRT backup (yes all the agents are installed) starts and does fine with the config, admin, & search. Then it gets to the content db and won't build...

View Answer   |  Nov 7 2008  8:59 PM GMT
SharePoint, Backup, Backup Exec
asked by Kulkan99

  30 pts.

File backup with windows server2003

Hi! I have let's say 10 PC-s with Xp Pro connected into a LAN, and one PC with Windows Server 2003 Enterprise R2 . I'd like to know, how could I use he Server PC to make automatic backups of specific files or folders witch are on the Xp Pro PC-s, on the Server PC-s HDD. If there is any posibility...

asked by Subexl

  5 pts.

How widespread is de-duplication in your data center?

How widespread is de-duplication in your data center? Backup/archive de-dupe? Integrated into every file server? Being considered but not yet implemented?

Answer Question   |  Nov 4 2008  3:38 PM GMT
Data Center management, Backup, Dell Storage
asked by DellStorage

  30 pts.

ABT database backup from SQL Server 2000

hi please tell me that, if i am using vb as front end and sql server 2000 as backend then for giving the facility of implicit periodical data backup at project, how can i go......through vb coding...

Answer Question   |  Nov 4 2008  10:22 AM GMT
Visual Basic, SQL Server 2000, Online backups
asked by Nileshmahadik

  5 pts.

Backing up SQL Server 2005 databases to a tape drive

I am currently running SQL Server 2005 and I’ve set up a maintenance plan that backs up my databases to the disk. I'd like to change that and backup my databases to a backup tape drive that's attached to a backup server. Can this done, and if so, how?

View Answer   |  Oct 27 2008  6:00 PM GMT
Backup to Tape, SQL Server 2005, Backup
asked by SQL Server Ask the Experts

  2445 pts.

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