Backup EXEC 12.5

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Problems with updates on Backup Exec 12.5

This entry was posted in Software Tips and tagged Backup EXEC 12.5 Hotfix LU1812 on January 3, 2012 by HAL

A client backup failed repeated for a few days with a backup to tape – while the same backup completed to disk. Not an unusual circumstance with Backup Exec I’m afraid to report as I have seen this happen in various locations. I noted that some hotfix updates were available for the particular version 12.5 and proceeded […]

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Windows 2008 r2 and Exchange VSS problem

This entry was posted in Software Storage Tips and tagged Backup EXEC 12.5 VSS on November 8, 2011 by HAL

The scenario. Two servers – one with Backup Exec 12.5 and all available patches – the other with Exchange 2007 SP2 nd the backup exec agent for exchange. Both running Server 2008 r2. The problem – every time an exchange backup of the store on the second server failed immediately on backup exec with a […]

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VSS woes

This entry was posted in Software Virtualisation and tagged Backup EXEC 12.5 Exchange 2007 on October 27, 2011 by HAL

A client reported some tales of woe regarding their backup strategy and random failures in the backup process. The servers involved were 2008 R2 with the hyperv role and exchange 2007. When investigated it appeared that they had been having very little success getting backups to fully complete on a regular basis. One idea was […]

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