The latest lto standards added some additional requirements to the tape drive hardware. Moving from backup exec to veeam veeam community forums. How to migrate move backup exec 2014 from one computer to. I have one client who has backup exec backing up some servers to an lto2 drive, and others.
The family of ibm lto ultrium tape drives for lenovo machine type 6160 is external, standalone or rackmountable tape drives that contain an lto ultrium 8, or ultrium 7, or ultrium 6, or ultrium 5 tape drive that is designed for the heavy demands of backup tape storage. I need to know if backup exec on new machine can restore files from a tape that was backed up by the old database on the old machine. How to purge old backup to disks with backup exec the problem is there doesnt appear to be any form of cleanup process implemented we inherited this system so is there a usual way to remove old backups. Creating backups of your data is easier than ever in windows 7, which means that more people will create backups more frequently. Nov 23, 2012 restoring filesfolders from tape backup. Removable disks in backup exec 20122014 go into readonly. Jul 14, 2012 files from backup to disk folders are media and they conflict with media which is currently used for backup. You can restore file system data, system state data, backup exec shadow copy components, utility partitions or uefi system. It has now disappeared but still shows fine in device manager. Backup exec agents and options expand the features and functionality of core backup exec server to support the most common server applications, including microsoft exchange, sharepoint and sql server, oracle, windows and linux clients, server oss, and the hyperv and vmware hypervisors. Manual disaster recovery of a local backup exec server on a windows computer. Regardless of what we do, its still saying there is a tape in the library.
Im just starting off my experience with tape drives and one of our sites have been backing up to their tape drive with the drive mapped and shared as a normal windows drive. Is there a way to completely remove the drive from backup exec storage so that it shows my robotic library with only one available drive. About tape drives and robotic libraries symantec backup exec. Please remove the media from the drive odd apparently since lto4, the drive has a sensor to check whether there is a tape in the slot or not. Microsoft system center 2012 data protection manager. Even so, errors do occur in the veritas product, and organizations need backup exec support. No idle devices are available job status in backup exec is not a problem because there are other jobs already using the devices that job is assigned to. If you are having a problem performing an inventory in backup exec then be. How to reconfigure backup exec after an autoloader swap out. We eventually gave up with backup exec, so while this was backup exec hell the daily torture of making backup exec 10d, 12d and 12. Media sets in backup exec i never needed to first manually put thats to a media set, this was done by the corresponding job. Rightclick on the tape driverobotic library slot and select inventory figure 1. Starwind virtual tape library deploy using local storage.
Backup exec 20 agents and options articles and howtos. How to delete old backup files in windows 7 dummies. After backup starts, the button changes to stop backup. The new autoloader and drive should be detected automatically and be displayed on the devices tab of backup exec as sony3 and sony4, or perhaps tandberg1 and tandberg2. Is there a way to completely remove a tape drive f. Rightclick on the tape drive robotic library slot and select inventory figure 1.
The last full backup that might be a few hours or days old or will this tape back job create a synthetic full backup with the latest incrementals. Backup exec has been around in one form or another since the early 1990s and has a reputation as one of the more reliable backup products on the market. Copying data from a virtual tape library to a physical tape device using directcopy. I havent seen this problem occur in backup exec 2012 yet, so i can only. Configuring backup exec to automatically delete files after a backup. One issue i ran into this past week that i had forgotten about is how backup exec handles lto 4 tapes when it comes to ejecting the tape after the backup. Backup exec will not perform an inventory job supertekboy. Uninstalling backup exec options from the local backup exec server.
If you have deployed sccm 2012 r2 in your organization then you must know how to backup sccm 2012 r2 server because backing up avoids loss of critical data. Our first cleaning tape used in the auto clean has now reached 50 uses. Now that we are on veeam it is a manual process so we are much more lax and only once has the drive s clean me alarm triggered. Deploy starwind virtual tape library vtl, a backup storage solution emulating physical tapes, and. I think the fact that i was replacing effectively a clone of the old tape drive was the problem. My current backup exec has no preexisting knowledge of this tape in question. Microsoft data protection heaven and backup exec hell.
Typical backup solution in most organizations consists of backup server and tape driveautoloadertape library connected directly to backup server. Uninstalling backup exec features from the local backup exec server. Manual disaster recovery of a remote backup exec server or remote agent on a windows computer this procedure restores the computers operating system to a predisaster state. Backup exec from symantec takes exclusive control over tape drive, and no other software, including windows nt backup, can access it acronis products cannot access tape drives if there is symantecs backup exec installed knowledge base. Data backup on tape drives streamers, tape libraries and autoloaders the article discusses how to launch a ferro backup system builtin replication function for tape drives streamers and tape libraries autoloaders. It also restores the data files, except for those that a backup exec agent protects, such as the agent for microsoft exchange server. Dec 01, 20 i need to know if backup exec on new machine can restore files from a tape that was backed up by the old database on the old machine.
Disk to disk to tape backup in backup exec niktipss blog. Files from backup to disk folders are media and they conflict with media which is currently used for backup. When i have 2 tape drives sitting there empty and doing nothing, i get a. This procedure restores the computers operating system to a predisaster state. How often do you run a cleaning tape through your tape drive. My question is, what do i have to in backup exec before i remove that tape from the library. Symantec enterprise security learn about the latest support portal enhancements learn about the latest support portal enhancements learn about the latest support portal enhancements learn about the latest support portal enhancements. Acronis products cannot access tape drives if there is. We have checked the logs of the server aswell as backup exec, the services for backup exec have been stoppedstarted and restarted. I have tried to set the missing drive as offline and disabled, but it still seems to complain about the drive being offline. You can also perform a complete online restore of a windows computer if the computer was fully selected for a backup. Adding or removing tape drives in a robotic library partition. Symantec backup exec 2012 restore option greyed out. Lets you browse the backup sets from a single server, and then restore the data.
How to install and uninstall tape device drivers using tapeinst. What i found, which appears to be new to backup exec 2012, is a setting that automatically switches any removable disk to readonly mode after a set number of days. Select the options to delete devices that no longer exist, as well as the option to install drivers. In backup exec, run the device wizard and install the drivers for your device. Now that we are on veeam it is a manual process so we are much more lax and only once has the drives clean me alarm triggered.
But when i go to restore from this server bs tape, on server a, the backup sets i see on the device screen are not visible in the restore list. Below are the steps on how to perform a manual uninstall of backup exec system recovery besr for microsoft windows based installations. Symantec customers click here to learn about your new portal experience. A tape alert 21 is a clean periodic event meaning that the tape drive can still function but you should clean it the next time you get a chance. How to perform a manual disaster recovery in backup exec. Backup exec with 2 tape drives ars technica openforum. Restoring filesfolders from tape backup techspot forums. This solution works in all versions of windows system, including windows server 2008 r2 and windows server 2012. Fujitsu storage eternus lt260 tape library users guide server connection. So i am unable, so far, to choose the file to restore or even see the backup set the file resides in, even though the tape is in the drive, the drive has been cataloged, etc. The fourth choice is to delete entries for tape devices that are not available. Click the robotic library or drive you want to clean. Quantum px502, 2 drives, fiber connected, backup exec 2010r3.
How to set up a cleaning job in backup exec it still works. To move computers that are in a caso environment, you must first remove the. The backup exec library expansion option provides the ability to use additional tape drives within a multidrive tape library. Backup on tape drives streamers, tape libraries and autoloaders. Author, teacher, and talk show host robert mcmillen shows you how to delete a storage device in backup exec 15. Bu exec is located on server1 and the tape drive is connected to server2. A tape alert 20 is a clean now event meaning that an immediate cleaning is required. In the backup properties dialog box, in the backup status section, click start backup, and then click ok. We used to run backup exec and had a scheduled job to clean the drive every week. These drives were all in one drive pool in backup exec.
Backup exec 2012 removing tape drives that will not delete so i ran into an issue where i could not delete an orphaned tape drive in backupexec 2012. We used to run backupexec and had a scheduled job to clean the drive every week. When i ran the first backup job on the newly installed hp lto5 ultrium 3280 tape drive, it gave an interesting alert. Idc, worldwide diskbased data protection and recovery 20122016 forecast, december 2012. I have read the manual and cannot find any information about that. Should i remove symantec backup exec tm 2012 by symantec. Does anyone know if its possible to configure a backup in backup exec 11d so that it will back up to an hp tape drive that is physically connected to another server. Mar 28, 2019 backup exec has been around in one form or another since the early 1990s and has a reputation as one of the more reliable backup products on the market. I replaced a defective drive in the tape library and the old drive remained listed in the console under devices. You want to restore vm data from backups created by the backup server that has failed. How to perform a manual uninstall of backup exec system.
Every night backups are pushed to tape through backup server. Backup exec supports one of the most comprehensive lists of tape devices in the industry with support for almost all scsi, sas, and fibre attached tape devices from single drive libraries to large tape silos. Previous to backup exec 2012, the backuptodisk feature let you back up. The backup exec is showing that there is a tape in the drive, when there isnt actually one. Backup exec agents and options expand the features and functionality of core backup exec server to support the most common server applications, including microsoft exchange, sharepoint and sql server, oracle, windows and linux clients. School me in tape drive backups and backup exec 12. Can backup exec restore files from an old archived tape that. Fujitsu storage eternus lt260 tape library users guide.
Better yet, add a couple of external usb disks and do backup to disk, then, if needed fire off duplicate jobs to tape to take offsite for disaster recovery. This technote contains instructions for moving backup exec 2014 to another computer on which the same. The reason to move a tape to scratch is when you are running a backup and it is waiting for tape and you only have 1 tape drive. It is easier at that point to tell it it belongs to the scratch set and it will over write it. Importing backups manually veeam backup guide for hyperv. I went to backup exec and removed the old tape drive from the devices list and did a restart. Just some sysadmins view of the world of backups for smallmedium businesses using backup exec and microsoft data protection manager. Type a description for the backup, and then click ok.
Select the correct tape drive robotic library slot. How to delete a storage device in backup exec 15 youtube. Hp ultrium 5 lto drives dropping offline using backup exec. I have one client who has backup exec backing up some servers to an lto2. You shouldnt need to do anything other than wait for. The inventory will complete and should display the correct tape name. When cataloging a tape, backup exec reads the header information from the tape and stores it in a file on the hard drive. How to install and uninstall tape device drivers using.
Backup exec has a function to automatically clean tape drives. Backup exec installations can have one or more media servers, which are responsible for moving data from one or more locations to a storage medium, such as disk or tape. Nov 29, 2009 i think the fact that i was replacing effectively a clone of the old tape drive was the problem. View and download dell powervault storage area network manual online. Best practices for setting up netvault backup native virtual tape liprary nvtl on a dr disk backup appliance. Deploy starwind virtual tape library vtl, a backup storage solution emulating physical tapes, and configure its integration with local storage.
Hp ultrium 5 lto drives dropping offline using backup exec 2012 sp3 regarding the most recent posting, i havent looked at this in a couple of years but the last time i did we spent a lot of time and were unable to find any reliable way of using tape drives with vmware. The problem is that backup exec still tries to find two drives. Manage client computer backup in windows server essentials. Apr 03, 2018 professor robert mcmillen shows you how to backup a server using backup exec 20.
There is no reason that backup exec and a tape library cant fully backup an sbs environment. Ibm lto ultrium tape drives for lenovo product guide. If the backup exec was downloaded, its location on the hard disk is the same as was chosen for the installation directory of backup exec. Seen when trying to carry out a restore in bexec 2012, when you select the server you wish to restore, on the backup and restore tab, both the restore icon, and restore on the right click menu, are greyed out and cannot be selected. About tape drives and robotic libraries when you install backup exec, all standalone tape drives and robotic libraries that are connected to.
When i have 2 tape drives sitting there empty and doing nothing, i get a little concerned, though. Periodically, you need to take a few minutes to delete old backups in windows 7 to make room for new ones. Removable disks in backup exec 20122014 go into readonly mode. This will delete the drive you have removed, and load the drivers for your new drive.
Now, the old fiber card and drives were moved over from the old one, but obviously, backup exec will see this as new hardware. Our autoloader gave up the ghost thursday and the entire chassis was replaced. It wont let you insert the tape to the drive and quick erase it. Jun 25, 2011 when i ran the first backup job on the newly installed hp lto5 ultrium 3280 tape drive, it gave an interesting alert. Lto tape drives report reactive cleaning requests via specific tape alerts. No drivers need to be loaded, as the drivers are already on the diskbox and removing the old autoloader from backup exec will not cause the drivers to be removed. Backup exec 2012 removing tape drives that will not delete. You can restore file system data, system state data, backup exec shadow copy components, utility partitions or uefi system partitions, and more. Although thats great, all those easy backups can take up an enormous. Professor robert mcmillen shows you how to backup a server using backup exec 20. They would swap the drives out weekly, so each drive would be offline for as much as 3 weeks. This utility is located on the veritas backup exec tm cdrom and is copied to the hard disk during installation of backup exec. In this post we will see how to backup sccm 2012 r2 server.
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