Backup job hanging Backup Exec 12.5 Exchange 2003
My backup starts ok, but then seems to stall at the same place approx 6.5Gb into the backup job. any advice please??

Answer Question   |  April 6, 2009  12:18 AM
Backup, Backup Exec, Backup Exec 12.5, Exchange 2003

vranger backups
I recently updated vrangerpro to the most current version. Since the update I am getting errors that “Error: An error occurred during backup operations: Unable to launch the File Transfer Daemon process. The process has been launched by another application.” The majority of the backups complete successfully and it is different ones that are failing [...]

Answer Question   |  April 7, 2009  6:11 PM
Backup, VMware, vRanger Pro

Sata drive hijacking the boot process?
I tried installing a Sata drive as a secondary drive (to the existing IDE). First I could not get the onboard Sata connections to work, so installed a Sata card. After wrestling with drivers, it was finally up & running….but apparently wants to take over as soon as Windows (XP sp3) starts to load. The [...]

Answer Question   |  April 2, 2009  5:11 PM
IDE, SATA, SATA Hard Drive

Backup of encrypted data to USB device
I’m using Ultimaco encryption software and I’m looking for any software/utility that can read files from an encrypted hard drive and copy the data to a USB device. I need to be able to do this for OS disaster recovery in the event of a crash. Any suggestions or recommendations are appreciated. Thank you. Moderator [...]

Answer Question   |  June 9, 2009  3:59 PM
Backup, Data Encryption, Disaster Recovery, Encrypted files, Encryption, USB devices, Utimaco

SATA hard drive, unable to get it to work in my computer.
Can it be a problem with my power supply that the BIOS detects it now and then (most of the time NOT!) I cannot understand THIS. The drive receive power -it spins! SOMEONE PLEASE HELP!! all of the drive cables was now replaced. The drive work on other computers -NOT ON MYN!

Answer Question   |  April 3, 2009  11:38 AM
Hard drives, SATA, SATA hard drives, Serial ATA

USB 1.0 to connect to a USB 2.0 external hard drive
I have an old laptop with a 1.0 USB but it has all my pictures on them. I would like to move them to an external hard drive, but I can’t find one that is compatible. How can I download all of my files to a hard drive? Is it practical to do it over [...]

Answer Question   |  April 1, 2009  11:33 PM
Backup, External hard drives, USB hard drives

CHKDSK and Mirrored Drives
The following came up in a conversation today, and, it appears, that my Google-foo has gone on vacation. The question that was raised was how does CHKDSK handle mirrored drives? Does it just check the active drive, or both the active and passive drive? I am inclined to think that it only checks the active [...]

Answer Question   |  May 17, 2012  6:28 PM
CHKDSK, Microsoft Windows, Mirrored Drives

Backup Exec corrupt file can’t be found in Outlook
The following e-mail was recently submitted by a user via e-mail: I have an email that is showing as corrupt in my Backup Exec logs, saying the e-mail “is a corrupt file. This file cannot verify.” However, the message does not appear in the user’s Outlook. We can’t find the e-mail in any of the [...]

Answer Question   |  March 30, 2009  9:17 PM
Backup Exec, Backup Exec Error Messages, Outlook

Microsoft Virtualization live expert chat: 3/31, 11:00 am EST
Edwin Yuen, Microsoft Virtualization expert, will be with us March 31st from 11 – 3 EST here on IT Knowledge Exchange to answer your enterprise virtualization questions in a live chat. Join us on the Microsoft Virtualization blog 11:00 am EST on March 31st to ask Edwin your toughest enterprise virtualization questions. He will be [...]

Answer Question   |  March 31, 2009  8:52 PM
DataCenter, Exchange, Microsoft Windows, Security, Storage, Virtualization

what policy for handling and disposal of files and removable media throught the company
how do we handle and dispose the files media thought the cimpany

Answer Question   |  April 1, 2009  6:47 PM
Data Retention Policy, IT Policy, Removable Media, Removable storage

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager or Veritas NetBackup?
Which is the best Data Protection solution available today in market?

Answer Question   |  April 7, 2009  9:04 AM
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager, IBM TSM, Storage management, Storage SaaS, Storage Software as a Service, Tivoli Storage Manager, Veritas NetBackup

Solaris command for enabling dual path for EMC?
Can I enable the dual path (EMC) if so what’s the command in Solaris

Answer Question   |  August 6, 2009  10:46 PM
Dual path configuration, EMC, Solaris

can’t find the parent object of a security group
I have a security group in the NTFS permission of “netlogon” share. I can’t remove it because it is inherinting from a parent object. The problem is I can’t find the parent object. The parent folder of “netlogon” folder does not have this security group. I can uncheck the inheritable permissions box and delete the [...]

Answer Question   |  April 4, 2009  5:37 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory security, Microsoft Active Directory, Microsoft Windows, NTFS

Ghost Clients not reporting to Ghost Console
We have a few Ghost clients that are not reporting to the Console. The Ghost Console has the firewall disabled and is registered for more than enough. What could be the problem? Moderator Note: This is a user submitted question

Answer Question   |  March 25, 2009  5:15 PM
Ghost client, Norton Ghost, Symantec Ghost, Symantec Ghost Console, Windows Server 2003

Downgrading Symantec Backup Exec 12.5 to 11D?
Has anyone successfully downgraded Symantec Backup Exec 12.5 to version 11d? Thanks. Moderator Note: This is a user submitted question

Answer Question   |  March 30, 2009  5:14 PM
Backup, Downgrade Symantec Backup Exec, Symantec Backup Exec, Symantec Backup Exec 11D, Symantec Backup Exec 12.5

How to set up a disaster recovery (DR) VLAN to replicate data
I am new to disaster recovery (DR) and IT management. I have a production site with Cisco switches, and I’m backing up data to a storage area network (SAN). I have a GB link to a remote office and would like to replicate data to another SAN at the remote location. How do I set [...]

Answer Question   |  March 25, 2009  3:32 PM
Cisco switches, Data Replication, Disaster management, Disaster planning, Disaster Recovery, it management, Network management, Networking, Remote office/branch offices, Remote offices, Storage Area Networks, Storage back-ups, Virtual LAN, VLAN

how the hard disk and RAM are accessed to perform read and write operation.
RAM read and write operation.

Answer Question   |  October 31, 2011  1:04 PM
Cache Memory, Hard disks, Hard drives, RAM

What are your preferred methods for storing inactive data and why?
What are your preferred methods for storing inactive data and why?

Answer Question   |  March 30, 2009  12:43 PM
Data storage, Data storage management, Inactive Data Storage, Storage

How can I use fibre channel hard disk in SATA or IDE port
how can I use fibler channle hard disk in sata or IDE port

Answer Question   |  June 8, 2012  10:26 AM
Fibre channel, IDE hard drives, SATA hard drives

Looking for a good hard drive for backup
Looking to backup 2 laptops..both are in gigabytes. How and what kind of hard drive would hold both? I want to backup boths laptops on it..

Answer Question   |  November 2, 2011  3:59 AM
Backup, External hard drives, Laptop backup