Backup exec 2014 jobs failing on hp proliant dl360 g6 with an hp. Extract the downloaded file to a temporary directory. It also supports a majority of the leading physical tape libraries for tape importexport via fibre channel. Fibre fabric brocade ibm tape drive ts3200 lto3 two drives all connected via fibre via hbas in the correct zone. Troubleshooting tape device detection backup exec for windows. Symantec backup exec installing symantec tape device drivers by running tapeinst. This is the first time i have installed backup exec 2014 on windows 2012, robotic library unlock button seems to be disabled, any ideas. Because in 2014 there are still products that lack that feature. Installing backup exec by using the installation wizard installing additional agents. You cannot perform actions to robotic libraries on backup exec 2012. I have symantec be2014 installed on windows server 2008 r2,actually this server is a vm on esxi5. Backup exec confirm the tape drive and library are detected properly on. Hp msl2024 tape library with a single hp sas lto6 tape drive.
Backup exec 2014 jobs failing on hp proliant dl360 g6 with an. On the x3400 i have a fresh w2k3 64bit installation with symantec backup exec 12. Symantec backup exec 2014 unlock robotic library i. All hardware must be present on this hcl for support, unless a section clearly states that the devices listed are not the only devices supported such as the disk target section. After following the upgrade documentation we are seeing extreme backup speed issues on incremental and full backups. Backup exec can communicate with backup exec 2014 remote agent for windows systems and later. However, when i open up backup exec 2010 r3, it forces out drive 1. Explore five common veritas backup exec error codes, which range from. The new tape drive is a ibm ts3200 3573 lto4 two drives library, this is already connected to the fabric and in the correct zone also. This is now resulting in no backups completing at all. Hello, i have a new ts3100 library 3573tl connected with to an x3400.
Installing additional backup exec options to the local backup exec server. Dell emc data domain and veritas backup exec 2014 and. Select install tape device drivers, and click next. If not, click backup exec tape device drivers drivers, for a list of tape device drivers available for download.
The symantec connect community allows customers and users of symantec to network and learn more about creative and innovative ways to. The version that is being shown here is backup exec 2010 r3. They all claim to fix the bug addresses a crash that occurs after enumerating event logs in bass class library bcl. Apparently, rolling back the patch brings backup exec. Installation veritas backup exec administrators guide. I have also installed the symantec driver for the tape and upgrade the firmware of library tape to the last. Falconstor vtl emulates physical tape libraries and tape drives for backup servers. Born has a translation of a german blog post that says after installing the. If your tape drive, tape library, or virtual tape library. How to install and uninstall tape device drivers using tapeinst. That would not be a case if you are running vbr and be on separate servers, but it is good to keep it in mind. I did have the autoloader partitioned in 3 partitions when i set it up with backup exec. How to troubleshoot issues with a robotic library autoloader.
If you run backup exec with tape or library hardware, and you uninstall backup exec and dont restart windows before you reinstall backup exec, then the installation of a backup exec filter driver may be corrupted. Strange problem with ts3100 library ibm system storage forum. Install and restore oracle database with symantec backup exec. Step by step guide to download and install the program. Robotic libraries include virtual tape libraries and simulated tape libraries. This utility is located on the veritas backup exec tm cdrom and is copied to the hard disk during installation of backup exec. About the backup exec installation process and licensing options. If justtrying will install the new dell tape libraries as additional tape library to their current backup exec environment with existing tape libraries, they need to purchased additional leo license. Backup exec doesnt show tape drives and libraries, or. In device manager appear two ibm ult3580hh5 device. The backup software we are using is veritas backup exec. Installing backup exec 15 on a windows server 2012 r2 system takes around 30 minutes. However, cleaning the tape drive rarely corrected the problem. If your tape gateway uses the symantec backup exec 2014 or netbackup 7.
Tape drives using starwind and veritas backup exec. Veritas update previously liveupdate will obtain the latest updates for your be version. Symantec backup exec 2014 creating media sets youtube. Michael white how to october 16, 2014 october 16, 2014 minutes. It also happened that one patch failed to install, when that happened, live update failed to update backup exec with remaining patches. The unit is out of warranty, so rather than spending money on repairreplacement, it could be a good time to look at alternatives, including online backup. This video will demonstrate how to eject a tape from a tape library using the backup exec software. We have backup exec 2014 along with ibm ts3100 tape library. About tape drives and robotic libraries symantec backup exec.
Learn how you can manage symantec backup exec servers version 10d and later with mobile admin. Options for the 4 b custom installation method are discussed below click here to see what these options are. Backup exec is then prevented from discovering the tape or library hardware. In job settings, i have selected overwrite media when this job begins. If its a tape library then its recommended to install. In order to get monthly backups to tape for permanent monthly offsite storage, we are going to use backup exec 2015, which is connected to our tape library, and still being used for physical servers. The same physical server was previously build for backup exec which happily used the library, so we naively assumed that we would have no problems converting it for veeam and getting finally rid off be completely. In order to use vbr tape functionality you need to install original tape library nonexclusive drivers. With these, then be will be able to detect the library and automatically add it to the be console.
I do not believe the original installation of the hp wbem providers caused the issue, i have a feeling a subsequent windows update, backup exec update, other. Our backup software is backup exec 2014 and we have an ibm san n6210. The installation wizard can be started from the backup exec installation media or the management console to push agents out to the physical servers, hypervvmware virtual machines, applicationdatabase systems hosting active directory, exchange. Today the tape library had lost contact with the server because the ip of the tape drive was incorrect restarting the tape drive forced the tape drive to renew the ip address from dhcp we have a reservation in dhcp for the tape drive based on its mac address. If a robotic library is connected to the computer, also. Backup exec 2014 insert over writable media into the. Powervault tape drive or library howto install the.
How configure a tape storage with symantec backup exec 2014. Tape backup still has its place and if your customer has invested in tape drives then id say stick with that approach. Oh, and once you configured tape library, backup to tape worked quite well. Solution unfortunately there is no solution for this at the moment, since it looks like this is symantec issue.
With the nx3200 you can install backup exec onto the windows os. How to get updates for backup exec service pack, hotfix, patches and. On this screen, you should see the tape device configuration wizard click next. A custom installation includes the option to install veritas device drivers for all tape devices. Within backup exec click on tools configure devices configure tape devices other versions of backup exec might have a different menu option. You can also leverage disk first then tape to speed things up and perhaps get a good backup to disk then move to tape. If the driver is successfully installed, close the update drive software window. When trying to add hp as a device backup exec sees it as a standlone device and not a robotic library. Transitioning from be for tape backup to veeam 7 veeam. A standalone drive is a single, locally attached tape drive. The tape library should appear as an unknown medium changer with a microsoft driver. Using the aws storage gateway virtual tape library with veritas backup exec. If the backup exec server runs on windows server 2012 or later, the configure storage wizard option install tape device drivers is not available, and tapeinst. Backup exec not recognising hp autoloader as robot.
Symantec backup exec 2014 create disk based storage, backup jobs and add servers and install agents. Veritas backup exec is a data protection software product designed for customers who have. To install tape device driver files during the backup exec installation. We are thinking of backing up veeam to the share directory. This hardware compatibility list hcl document contains information for all editions of backup exec 16. 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. This was a migration from one server to another server with another name.
Just curious what the community would do to replace hardware this way in the eyes of backup exec. We currently implement d2d2t2d, backing up our 3tb san our existing quantum tape library has failed. Backup exec 2014 robotic library setupconfiguration. The physical library is partitioned into two libraries, one for backup exec on a separate server with three drives and one library for veeam with one drive. Symantec decided that they will rebrand 2012r2,version that. Event id 11 with dell 6gbps sas hba connected to tl2000 lto.
Professor robert mcmillen shows you how to install backup exec version 20. Symantec backup exec 2014 virtual tape library unlimited. Our forum users and customers reported about the issue with starwind and backup exec. Symantec helps consumers and organizations secure and manage their informationdriven world. How to install oracle database 12c and restore database with symantec backup exec. When i switched from lto2 tapes to lto2 the tape library appended an l3 to the end of the cartridge name. From few weeks we are getting inset overwrite able media into the robotic library errors very frequently. Copying data from a virtual tape library to a physical tape device using. If you run liveupdate regularly, or if you have the latest backup exec service pack or hotfix installed, your backup exec installation should have the latest tape device drivers. Backup exec 2014 the time ive wasted on technology.
On the veeam server, within device manager i can see two tape libraries and four tape drives. As previously advised, make sure your tape library and tape drive is functioning correctly in the windows device manager. Also need to configure a inventory job before all backup jobs so new tapes swapped in can be recognized this might be able to be replaced by a simple initialing and scan once all tapes are registered in tape library, and a unlock library job after backup is done. Backup exec 2014 hardware compatibility list hcl veritas. If youre running an earlier version of windows server, youll want to use the symantec drivers and install them from backup exec using the driver wizard. How to restore files and folders in backup exec 2014. When you install backup exec, all standalone tape drives and robotic libraries that are connected to the media server are automatically recognized. I bought a new drive, replaced the bad drive and restarted the library. How to copy data directly from a virtual tape library to a physical tape device. You do not need to install veritas tape device drivers if backup exec runs on windows server 2012 and. How to install and uninstall tape device drivers using. This server is licensed to support 0 tape drives in robotic libraries. Installing backup exec using the command line silent mode command line. There are no devices on this backup exec 2014 hardware compatibility list hcl that require veritas kernelmode drivers.
How to get updates for backup exec feature pack, service pack. Installing backup exec 15 on a windows server 2012 r2 system takes. Our software and services protect against more risks at more points, more completely and efficiently, enabling confidence wherever information is used or stored. Backupexec how to eject a tape from library youtube. The sas tape that backup exec uses randomly goes offline. Sometimes it was not possible to continue with patch installation. You can import data from or export data to any certified physical tape library or any library with a certified tape drive. Copying data from a virtual tape library to a physical tape device using directcopy to tape.
Backup exec stuck in discovering devices credentia. Error 1603 is related to the backup exec installation process or the agent update process rather than the backup process. If you run liveupdate regularly, or if you have the. I use ibm ts32003573tl library with 2 drives, sas connection. Tape library not recognized veeam community forums. Starwind virtual tape library appliance vtla current hci industry highest performance. Afternoon, since adding a 6gbps sas hba card to our backup server backup exec 2014 we get constant event id 11 and 129 showing the card is receiving a reset to device, \\device\\raidport1, was issued. Hp proliant dl360 g6 server with a p800 controller running server 2012 r2 and backup exec 2014. Is it okay to install backup exec on nx3200 dell community. Symantecs backup exec 2014 be2014 aims to remedy the shortcomings of its infamous predecessor. Backup exec has an installation process that is well automated. Base product versions for the patch summary of incidents fixed by the patch details of incidents fixed by the patch installation prerequisites installing the patch removing the patch patch name symantec storage foundation 6. Hi, we have a hp storageworks 18 autoloader backup tape drive and we are trying to get the autoloader side of things working.
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