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

Backup and Disaster Policies
I believe this is the best forum to ask this question. I have got 2 NetApp storage’s: One on the Head Office and another on the DR site, which is basically storage to storage Replication with snapshots enabled. At present we don’t take any kind of backups on the tapes or other drives. Is this a [...]

Answer Question   |  March 18, 2013  7:53 AM
Backup and Recovery, Disaster Recovery, NetApp

Need White Paper or Notes on Linux Performance & Capacity Management.
I am trying to collect some information on Performance and Capacity Management for Linux system.

Answer Question   |  January 8, 2013  3:25 PM
Capacity management, Performance management

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

CL PGM for full system save from the HMC
System info: OS/6.1, 9117-MMB-770. Can you run a full system save from the HMC in a CL pgm? here is my code so far: PGM DCL VAR(&DATE) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(6) DCL VAR(&TAPE) TYPE(*CHAR) VALUE(TAP02) CHGJOB RUNPTY(19) JOBQ(QSYS/QCTL) LOG(0 00 *SECLVL) + LOGCLPGM(*YES) BRKMSG(*NOTIFY) + TIMESLICE(99999) CHGMSGQ MSGQ(*USRPRF) DLVRY(*HOLD) MONMSG MSGID(CPF2451) CHGMSGQ MSGQ(*WRKSTN) DLVRY(*NOTIFY) RTVSYSVAL SYSVAL(QDATE) RTNVAR(&DATE) [...]

Answer Question   |  August 21, 2012  4:29 PM
Administration, Backup, iSeries

Lotus notes 8.5
I have .nsf archive files from my old work lotus notes 8.0.2. At my new work we use lotus notes 8.5 version. I can’t open my arvhive file from old version with new version. It says ”Attempted encryption operation is not supported by this version of notes” – pl. help.

Answer Question   |  August 8, 2012  2:50 AM
Archives, Lotus Notes 8.0.2

Exchange Archive
I need to know how to setup Exchange 2003 to periodically archive e-mails. Can anyone explain how to do this? Thanks.

Answer Question   |  August 7, 2012  12:11 PM
Archives, Exhange 2003

Backup
Hi, need some advice on the AS400. Thanks in advance. We had a AS400 and we had user using it 24/7. We would like to shut down the system for some maintenance, but there is a small group that are not willing to accept for the downtime. What other way can i backup the system [...]

Answer Question   |  July 15, 2012  12:55 PM
AS/400, Backup

Bluearc and VMWare
Hi, Has anybody had any experience or looked into running vmware using a bluearc mercury 55 as storage?  Wondering if you can share any insights into design considerations or architecture? Thanks, Aldo

Answer Question   |  February 27, 2012  7:04 PM
BlueArc, VMware, vSphere

Tape Catridges AS400
Hi I need to share Tape Volumes between two iSeries systems,Both systems were connected through BRMS Network.How od i accompalish this ?

Answer Question   |  March 19, 2012  5:36 PM
AS/400, backups, BRMS, Tapes

Automate my backup
Hi, We have one windows 2003 domain 1 root DC(DNS integrated), 1 ADC,  with 40 Windows 2003 dhcp servers across our organisation, i want to automate my backup, please suggest me what to backup and  how to accomplish this task, what is best backup strategy for this scenario. thanks in advance. Sivaram

Answer Question   |  February 28, 2012  5:40 AM
Backup utilities, Windows Backup Utility

Replication and run backups
I am running SQL 2008 with replication between 2 locations. Will the running of backups impact the replication process. Can I run both on the same database?

Answer Question   |  February 28, 2012  4:13 PM
Backup, Replication, SQL 2008

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

veritas netbackup 6.5 encrypt backup tape
Dear All, During a risk assessment exercise, I realized that my backup admin does not encrypt data in backup tapes. He argues, it is not required as an adversary cannot recover/read data from the backup tape, assuming its stolen, if he does not have the corresponding catalog. He further adds that catalog is kept secure. [...]

Answer Question   |  March 6, 2012  6:43 AM
Backup and Recovery, Veritas, Veritas 6.5

Commvault galaxy 7.0 sp5 issues
Hi, I need some suggestions on commvault galaxy 7.0 environment we have. Kindly give me some directionssuggestions from where to start, what to look at. below are my issues listed.Tapes being labelled with the wrong formats or site code.Blank reports sent to users, or reports instructing sites to use incorrect tapes for the next backup,Security [...]

Answer Question   |  March 6, 2012  6:13 AM
Backup and recovery software, Commvault galaxy 7.0

3PAR has exceeded maximum connections on GUI and CLI.
Im experiencing a situation of “Maximum connections allowed exceeded” and I am unable to connect anymore even to DC the prvious stuck sessions. Does anyone know any way or trick or something to reset/unstuck/clear all connections/sessions on storage? Rebooting Storage is not an option lol. Thanks.

Answer Question   |  March 6, 2012  4:14 PM
3PAR

How do I get my BIOS to detect a new HDD (HDD was tested and worked)
Trying to get the BIOS to detect my new HDD, which I know works, but when I try to install XP, it says “No HDD detected, aborting”, so I checked the BIOS, and the BIOS dident even detect the HDD, so I check the cables, all is well, I also tried setting the pin to [...]

Answer Question   |  November 14, 2011  8:09 PM
ATA, BIOS, Desktop, HDD, Hewlett-Packard

Automated Tape Library
How to check the ATL logs and HMC logs? ? Is there any commands to verify directly ?

Answer Question   |  October 18, 2011  8:04 AM
AS/400 backup, ATL & HMC As400, ATL & HMC logs, Automated Tape Library, HMC