Backup Exec 12.5, ESX 4.0, SBS 2008

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• Configuration of Backup Exec 12.5 and VCB with Windows 2008 64 bit

  Hello everyone

  Try to install the update of VMware Consolidated Backup 1.5 1 with Backup Exec 12.5 on a Windows 2008

  64-bit server.  Having a hard time getting the configuration to work.  When I try to do a restore via vCenter

  I don't get "VMware Converter not found"

  I installed Converter Stand Alone on the server, but I still get the same error.

  Some would please the VCB and Backup Exec 12.5 on a Windows 2008 Setup process

  64-bit server?

  Thanks in advance...

  Gerald S.

  Looks like you need to install vCentre Converter (the server vCentre himself) of what has been said.

  Please give points for any helpful answer.

• Support ESXi 5.0 host FC connected tape drives in the virtual machine running symantec backup exec 2012

  Dear Experts,

  We recently purchased C0H19A: StoreEver HP 1/8 G2 6 - LTO Ultrium 6250 CF TapeAutoloader. The purpose is to backup of VMS data, I mean selected data in virtual machines, as for the exchange of data bases email for server accounts database SQL server etc.. We have a full VM backup plan, so using symantec backup exec software.

  We have this configuration:

  -TWO DL 380 Gen8 servers (running UPDATE2 Esxi 5.0), both servers have not all SCSI ports

  -One SINGLE HP P2000 G2 MSA FC Dual Cntrl storage

  -TWO HP SN6000 12 - pt Windows Pwr FC switch

  -HP ADF

  All them above are related to the CF. Symantec backup exec 2012 is also installed on Windows 2008 R2, which is a virtual machine.

  But now, we are unable to see the tape library autoloader through the virtualization layer in the device of machine Manager virtual backup exec. Reading on internet, I also found some details that connected FC tape drives are not supported by the Esxi hosts. We are really stuck in this situation, all the solutions to this. I also read the article from vmware saying configuration for Esxi 4.0 FC tape drives and later versions

  Installation of a physical server windows with Backup Exec 2012 and HBA and connected to above switches FC is the only way to see the ADF? Even after reading articles on the internet, I'm not clear, please guide what solution I have now to get this thing going, I really need to find solution to this.

  Waiting for answers.

  Kind regards

  Hello, I'm a Backup Exec support engineer and yes the method supported is only by connecting the tape drive to a server of physical media. See the introduction in the Backup Exec HCL on Configurations of http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH175582 and http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH146293 alternative

• Backup Exec 2010 VADP

  Currently, we use Windows Backup Exec 2010 agents to back up data on 10 VM as their SATA option was very slow.

  I'm looking to move to the use of transport SAN with VADP, but need some assurance on the set-up process. We have two ESX hosts connected via iSCSI to an IBM DS3300 SAN. As I understand it, I have to add the Backup Exec Windows Server to the host group that our ESX host. It is the only way to present LUNS to the server BE, to my knowledge.

  Of course, there is the fear of Automount with Windows Server. I used DISKPART automount disable and scrub, but I hesitate again to add the server to the host BE documentation on the process group does not exist and their support will not confirm anything. IBM storage medium does not recommend adding a Windows Server for the host group, controlled by the ESX hosts.

  I forgot something, or do I have to go against the recommendation of IBM?

  I hope you are using R2 BE2010 if is not upgraded as soon as POSSIBLE.  Backup agent present Vmware in BE 2010 R2 has been updated to correct defects in present in the previous version of the software. Since you have already disabled automount san must present LUNS to the host.

  Add the BE Server to the host group that owns VMFS volumes you want to back up

  * Ensure that your transport settings and Agent for VMware Virtual Infrastructure backup options are correct.

  Making sure ISCSI initiator able to connect to the specified targets

  Either work its magic

• Backup Exec Meida server as a VM guest

  We had some hardware problems with our current 12.5 Exec from running on a Dell 4400 Server backup.   So we thought we would give him a try to P2V a Dell 2600 ESX 3.5 server.

  Tape drive - tape Exabyte VXA-3 SCSI drive

  Host controller - Adaptec SCSI Ultra 160 29160 controller

  During the test backup very frist after p2v conversion and the shift of the SCSI controller card backup performance was terrible.  About 100 MB per minute.

  I had feared this and thought I would just need to return to a self-sustaining media dedicated server.

  However, the next backup performance and for the following week was about 600 MB / / minute.  It was even better that the old physical Dell 4400 server we had.

  Then all of a sudden about a week later backup now back back about 100 MB speeds / / min.     A job that used to take about 38 minutes to run now takes 4 hours.

  If it is not possible to have a server of media as a guest to talk to the SCSI card in the host ESX 3.5 then so be it.  But it has worked for more than a week, then stopped.

  The only thing that has changed is that I added a virtual disk of 300 GB for Backup Exec Server 2003 32 bit sp2 media server.   So that I could make this record to the file backups.   Given that this speed does not exceed 100 MB / per minute.

  My backups of backups from disk to disk file are around 600 MB speed.   It tells me that the neck of the bottle is not in the network, but in the more likely tape drive SCSI communications.

  I'm back up the server of current reviews as well as other guests as well as other physical servers.

  All the ideas from the community would be greatly appreciated.

  If I just need a cavity on the idea and go back to only a dedicated physical server I can do the same.

  Thank you.

  Randy

  Just to clarify. You just use a single SCSI HBA for a local disk and the tape drive? How many SCSI controllers are in this host at all? Passthrough or paravirtual controllers?

  Close to real world throughput is possible. I am using a media server in a virtual machine and it works pretty well. The SCSI controller dedicated to the tape library is presented paravirtualized for the virtual machine. Flow 4 GB per minute constantly (real world of max. 5 GB/min.). A passthrough controller would make probably even much better.

  But there are some differences between your config and mine. I use a library of tapes LTO4 and paravirtualized dedicated HBA. I read of fiber channel THAT SAN LUNS presented as RDM. And finally and most importantly, my vm is not migrated. It was installed virtual from scratch with only the required drivers.

  Just some thoughts.

• Backup Exec on a virtual computer... I dared?

  Hi all

  I think strongly about moving Symantec Backup Exec on a virtual computer.  Before I do, I was wondering if anyone has the words of wisdom.   With the material that I have, I will be forced to join the SCSI

  cable for the ESX Server backup & hope I can communicate

  in this way.  Don't believe not that if anyone here knows if I need some special software/drivers to make sure that everything plays nice?

  What I have:

  • Backup Exec 12.5

  • Tape drive Quantum PX502

  • ESX 3.5

  Feedbackup welcomed.

  I have a 2008 VM Windows BE12.5.  Origianally host was ESX3.5, but I continued to get PSODs every time the drive was accessed.  Tape drive is an HP 920 LTO3 autoloader.  SCSI card has been a a HP card LSI brand, but is not compatible with the new server hardware that we would go to anyway, so we tried an Adaptec 39160 (spare part one of our previous tape drive) and ESX does not PSODs, but the 920 drive disliked the SCSI card.  (The 920 can't slow down correctly to Ultra160.)  We have replaced the 39160 with a 29320LPE (we didn't need to double the 39xxx channel and EPA because we had to PCIe connectors) and he CMTF.  29320ALS is on the list of compatibility ESX4, but not the EPL.  ALS is a RAID card that is not recommended for tape drives, but we crossed our fingers.  We have upgraded the ESX3.5 to ESXi4 server and all is well now.  SCSI tape drives seem to be hit or miss.

  I noticed that the page Web PX502 says that he supports iSCSi.  This can be a good option for you, if your current SCSI (or whatever HBA) is not compatible with ESX.  We have a Quantum DXi3500 VTL connected via iSCSI to the same Windows VM using Windows iSCSI initiator '.   No problems with ESX compatiibility, as it is Windows communicates directly on the LAN to the Quantum.  We had to dedicate a gigabit NIC for iSCSI communication.  But we can get around 1000 MB/min to 350 MB/min vs Quantum LTO3 iSCSI should be fast enough to a physical tape drive.  The Quantum VTL and iSCSI have been quite reliable and was allowed me the time to get the physical tape drive problems brought.

• VCB & backup exec 12.5 w / vmware option - list of disks in disk management

  Hello

  I have an EMC SAN (CX3-20 and CX4-120) and I welcomed a LUN to be shared between in the backup server.  Backup server has VCB, backup exec 12.5

  This is a normal behavior?

  1 - when I click on disk management in the computer management and then the LUNS which I shared appears as a partition 'unknown '.

  2. when I right click it now allows me to delete.  When I remove, it basically caused me a lot of problems on my esx environment.

  My other question is:

  Is it away so that I can still share this LUN so that my Backup Exec + VCB can always make backups, but this lun are not not in computer management? I'm just afraid something would go wrong and the LUNS can be accidentally deleted (which will create the biggest problem for me in my production environment)

  Please find attached the screenshot.

  Best,

  Ahmed

  Yes (if you mean State disc 4).

  André

• Problems with Backup Exec 12.5

  Buenas aunque llevo cerca certificado 2 years ago y gestionando 3 facilities con VMWARE esta're mi primera consulta is en anteriores repeatedly siempre he encotraba las soluciones in los post pero esta vez, no nada encuentro. I hope that that el tema este puesto in el sitio correcto.

  UNA las empresas a las voy ha comprado Backup exec agent el para 12.5 vmware, el problema tengo're instalarlo en veritas despues sell me the VMWARE VirtuaCenter server option is ESX Server y dentro esta opcion, me appears tanto los ESX como el Virtual Center, pero al seleccionar los very uno try me of that sell a message :

  SE Goto el tiempo espera mientras is intentaba enviar a comando a VirtualCenter o ESX Server server.

  Despues del error not me already ahi pasar, por lo that he read in other post the tests of he hecho con los no firewall y con el tema users of validation in las maquinas pero no he present nada, este error me lo da tanto so me el intento of contra connect Virtual Center if como lo intento contra los ESX.

  Gracias por anticipado saludos y.

  Arana99,

  No he tenido el problema specific al than haces referencia, but this can be a problem of authentication. Demon of Backup Exec corre El simple una cuenta (that is con los servicios en). ESA cuenta are usually una cuenta valida in todo el dominio.

  Make that esa cuenta tenga en vCenter pertenezca o permits a UN grupo con permissions.

  Cuentame como you fue! Gracias,.

  Pablo.

• Backup Exec 12.5 and VCB - support requirements and agent

  I noticed there is now an agent, which you can purchase from Symantec that allows you to save as many guests on the particular host windows as you want without any agent (though law enforcement officers are still required).

  http://eval.Symantec.com/mktginfo/Enterprise/other_resources/b-solution_brief-bews12.5_agent_vmware_virtual_infrastructure_09-2008.en-us.PDF

  My question is this - from what I can find on the web, ESX 3.5 U3 does not support the latest integration modules Backup Exec (pre and post backup scripts etc.). So based on this, using Backup Exec 12.5 with VCB Symantec agent is needed giving you the GUI (no longer need to customize scripts for VM backups).

  Can someone please clarify this?

  The Agent gives you a GUI with VCB integration. You should always install VCB, just not the integration kit. You can always do it the "old school" way. The modules BE did never seem to work 100% anyway and you can the House push something pre and post if you do not want to pay for the agent.

  I think that VMware just stopped creating integration because the older kits kits are relatively stable. I tested with esx3.5u3/vc2.5u4 and have no problem. There is no update for VCB, so there is no update for the kits.

  I know that you have done this before, then you probably haven't this info, but I just posted a guide on the VI:OPS on VCB as a generic facility backup->http://viops.vmware.com/home/docs/DOC-1392

  Dave Convery

  VMware vExpert 2009

  http://www.dailyhypervisor.com

  Prudent. We do not want to make of this.

  Bill Watterson, "Calvin and Hobbes".

• Backup Exec and VCB proxy server configuration

  Hello

  I am installing Backup Exec to back up my virtual machine on an ESX Server, but I get the following error:

  *Backup- VMVCB::ESX01VCGuestVm(DC)ha-datacenter(DC)vmserver03* 
  
  
  V-79-57344-38220 - Backup of the virtual machine 'server03' failed. VMware VCB framework reported the following error
  
  
   
  
  
  Error: Failed to open the disk: Cannot access a SAN/iSCSI LUN backing this virtual disk. (Hint: Option "-m ndb" swtiches vcbMounter to network base disk access if this is what you want.) 
  
  

  It's my setup. I have an ESX Server connected to a San. I store my images on the SAN. I have Backup Exec installed on our file server that is also attached to the SAN and try to use this server as my VCB proxy server. I have installed on my server BE VCB framework and the enterprise Converter 3.03. I have setup a temporary staging that the server can access to place its snapshots on.

  My BE\VCB proxy server cannot access the SAN LUN that holds the images. My understanding of the process is that of BE I navigate on the ESX Server and select the virtual machine, I want to backup, and because the ESX Server can access the SAN LUNS where VM images are stored throughout the process of alignment of the image and place in the temporary storage area so that BE can then throw tape should work.

  Can someone help to solve my problem?

  See you soon

  Yes, it is the intention of the VCB.  Take the resources needed to run the backup out of the host and on the VCB proxy server.  You can define VCB to use the 'LAN' mode which backs the service console of the virtual computer on the network, but it is slower and puts more pressure on the host.

  Make sure you carefully follow the VCB document.  There are some things you need to do on the proxy before presenting the LUN as cutting diskpart automount. If you don't there is a chance that the lun might get corrupted and your VM would go bye-bye.

• For Symantec Backup Exec backup scripts

  Hello

  Does anyone know how to change the module of integration of Backup Exec for monolithic backups.  It's create sparse backups at this moment and identification is somewhat more complicated.

  Good instructions on how to restore the backup of the file partially allocated to another ESX host would be useful.

  Thank you very much

  Russell

  DOH!  Sorry, I gave you the location for VCB 1.1, it changed to 1.5. It should be added to the following:

  
  function AttachVMData(VMinfo, vmMoRef, createSnapshot, deleteSnapshot)
  
  
  

  Dave

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• Library of visual c ++ runtime error message microsoft when you install the Backup Exec Server 2010 continues to protection on Windows storage server 2008

  When I try to install the Backup Exec 2010 Continuous Protection Server on Server Windows storage server 2008 I get error microsoft visual c ++ runtime library error. Runtime error! The setup.exe has put an end to this application has requested in a medium unusaul.

  Hello

  Your question is better suited in Windows server on TechNet. Please post your questions here.

  http://social.technet.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/winserverfiles/threads

• SBS 2008 backup automatic Wizard fails cannot configure the backup schedule

  I need to install a new drive for backup for SBS 2008.

  The new drive is 3 T. The backup requires 567G.

  The Backup Wizard fails with the message "cannot configure the backup schedule.

  I looked on the MS Support and the only link is related to the target being too small. Although does not here apply.

  The log file indicates that the operation failed because "the critical volumes cannot be excluded", but I included C drive in its entirety. There is a system drive D, but it is not available in the backup configuration.

  Any suggestions?

  Thanks in advance

  Murray

  It is a forum for specific consumers.

  You will find support for SBS in this forum-online http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/home?forum=smallbusinessserver

• Error 0x800423f4 with SBS 2008 Backup

  Recently our SBS 2008 will be no more complete backup (via the internal function). The error I get is 0x800423F4. With google, I found a Post that says exactly: it is a common problem, but the link to his solution no longer works.

  Hello

  Here is the vista forums

  Please repost the link below in the SBS forums

  http://social.technet.Microsoft.com/forums/en/smallbusinessserver/threads

• Easy way to monitor the Backup Exec 12.5 +.

  Someone at - he found a way to do this? We had to work at 11, but when we went, it seems that syamntec has changed the way it reports in its database.

  Can you give us more information about the way you are / have been followed by Backup Exec 11? As what extension of BB are / were you helps monitor the Backup Exec 11? In addition, details of the power failure; execution of the extension will fail at all, at some point, no matter what STDERR? And what version of BB you running now?