A tape drive provides sequential access storage, unlike a hard disk drive, which provides direct access storage. Its recommended to install the latest update driver from hp. If you are using veritas backupexec or veritas netbackup you should use the device driver that came with your software backup package. Just remember to start the services and install the symantec drivers when performing a restore from the old tapes. We want to lay this old girl to bed, but they need their data back and that is on a tape backup done on there with symantec backupexec 11. Adding or removing tape drives in a robotic library partition. Hewlett packard enterprise recommends installing the drivers on the server before connecting the tape drive. When you find the program symantec backup exec tm 2012, click it, and then do one of the following. 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.
How to troubleshoot issues with backup exec and your robotic. I just ran into this when looking at the whats new in the manual. Deploy starwind virtual tape library vtl, a backup storage solution emulating physical tapes. Symantec backup exec 11d for windows servers is the goldstandard windows data recovery providing continuous, costeffective, highperformance, and certified disktodisktotape backup and recovery. Backup to dells powervault tl2000 page 2 veeam community. Nov 15, 2011 just remember to start the services and install the symantec drivers when performing a restore from the old tapes. How to install and uninstall tape device drivers using tapeinst. Backup exec with 2 tape drives ars technica openforum.
How to manually uninstall backup exec for windows servers. Backup exec takes exclusive control over the tape drive. Backup exec uses user mode drivers which are not visible in. Check the hcl since kernel mode tape drivers wont be supported for server 2012 and you will need to make sure theres a user mode driver available. Cve20183639, cve20183640 dell emc is aware of the sidechannel vulnerabilities described in cve20183639 also known as speculative store bypass and. The third choice is to uninstall and remove all backup exec drivers. Storageloader lto5 fc, 12tb24tb, 1u, 8slots, 1x lto5 hh fc tape drive, symantec backup exec qs single server edition, rackmount kit, barcode reader, barcode labels 60pcs, ethernet cable, international power cords, quick installation guide and warranty card. I skipped backup exec 2012 because it sounded like a train wreck and it was good is saving remote computer credentials. Symantec backup exec 11d for windows servers is the goldstandard windows data recovery providing continuous, costeffective, highperformance, and certified disktodiskto tape backup and recovery. How to reconfigure backup exec after an autoloader swap.
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. Can backup exec restore files from an old archived tape. Poor speed to tape from data domain with backup exec by iroorda. Magnetic tape data storage is typically used for offline, archival data storage. The driver available from microsoft update is acceptable, but the hpe tape driver provides better support for all the features of users new tape drive. Can backup exec restore files from an old archived tape that. I am using symantec backup exec 12 running on windows server 2008. So, how to completely uninstall, say, symantec backup exec. Go to the above url and select drivers from the filter facet on the left. Uninstalling backup exec features from the local backup exec server. After cataloging a media, you can then, on the storage device view the tape drive, see the backup sets on that media. For anyone like me still stuck with backup exec, be2014 is.
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. Idc, worldwide diskbased data protection and recovery 20122016. Ive seen this behaviour on other loaders when one does an unlock on the drive and then uses the frontpanel to remove cartridges. There is no reason that backup exec and a tape library cant fully backup an sbs environment. Jus to be able to startstop from the backup exec console instead of starting each service manually through the services mmc. If anyone can help me on how to resolve this problem, it would be very much appreciated. Cve20183639, cve20183640 dell emc is aware of the sidechannel vulnerabilities described in cve20183639 also known as speculative store bypass and cve20183640 also. If you are using symantec backupexec you should use the device driver that came with your software backup package. How to troubleshoot issues with a robotic library autoloader.
However, cleaning the tape drive rarely corrected the problem. Installing veritas backup exec remote administrator on the remote system insert the veritas backup exec cd in the cdrom drive of the remote system. Repair symantec backup exec remote agent error 1603 solved. Backup exec 12 problem on windows 2008 with the old valueloader on the same server, we were seeing data transfer rates over 500mbmin but with the new superloader 3, were getting only 5mbmin. Storagecare sage xtalk management console in less than thirty minutes xtalk will evaluate your tape drives health and determine if it needs to be sent in for service. After it has been confirmed the system logon account does exist and has full administrative rights to the local machine, an attempt should always first be made to remove backup exec via the windows control panel, add remove programs applet, once it has. 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. Dxiseries configuration and best practices guide for backup exec. Have you tested the device with window ntbackup, stop backup exec services and remove veritas drivers.
Symantec backup exec about installing symantec tape device drivers. Backup exec uses user mode drivers which are not visible in device manager. Only customers with active warranty or service maintenance contracts may access the content. For obvious reasons i would much rather not have to install a fresh copy of windows server on a spare hdd on there, install the drivers, install backupexec just to restore the backup from 1 tape. 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. Nov 23, 2012 restoring filesfolders from tape backup. Remove the veritas backup exec cd from the cdrom drive. Installing symantec tape device drivers by running tapeinst.
Starwind virtual tape library deploy using local storage. Click the remove or change remove tab to the right of the program. 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. How to manually lock or unlock a robotic library via the backup exec user interface. Agents i will see in backup exec 2010 when i deploy agents by araczek. After it has been confirmed the system logon account does exist and has full administrative rights to the local machine, an attempt should always first be made to remove backup exec via the windows control panel, add remove programs applet, once it has been determined that backup exec must be uninstalled. Backup exec 20 agents and options articles and howtos. How to install and uninstall tape device drivers using. Microsoft windows nt if the scsi controller to which your tape drive is attached was not present during your initial windows 95 installation, install the scsi device driver for the controller before installing the tape class driver. 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. Installing symantec tape device drivers by running. 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. Run live update a couple of times to make sure your backup exec is fully patched with latest service packs andor hot fixes. 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.
Selecting drivers for your application compaq slr tape drive user guide. It starts off around the 600mbmin mark, then plummets steadily and quickly in the first few minutes of the job until it bottoms out around 5mbmin. The tape drive itself is installed and recognized by veeam, but it is not showing anything in media or media pools. Select the link s of the library or drive firmware you want to download below. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove symantec backup exec 2012. In the backups group, click on the backup and restore tab. My current backup exec has no preexisting knowledge of this tape in question. Can i restore backupexec tape backup without installing.
Hps nextgeneration family of storeever lto6 tape backup, disaster recovery, and archive solutions help you to do more with less by directly addressing the combined challenges of exponential. Are you adding removing media wo doing an import or export in backup exec. Tape renewal from backup exec im trying to implement veeam 8 patch 3 as my primary backup solution for tape backup after using backup exec for years. Dec 24, 2018 hp c7438a driver download answered on aug 24, posted on jun 11, be the first to answer. Quantum tape drive drivers can be found on the individual drive download page. The fourth choice is to delete entries for tape devices that are not available. Hp ultrium 5 lto drives dropping offline using backup exec.
This utility is located on the veritas backup exec tm cdrom and is copied to the hard disk during installation of backup exec. The current library firmware version is listed below. Even so, errors do occur in the veritas product, and organizations need backup exec support. We ran into this as well, and bought some disk storage to backup to disk first then duplicate jobs to tape. Acronis products cannot access tape drives if there is. Symantec backup exec installing symantec tape device drivers by running tapeinst. School me in tape drive backups and backup exec 12. I recently found that my script that pushes jobs to bu with. Restoring filesfolders from tape backup techspot forums. Configuring backup to tape job in veritas backup exec in this part, the backuprestore process of the folder is shown as an example. Hp c7438a driver download answered on aug 24, posted on jun 11, be the first to answer. A tape drive is a data storage device that reads and writes data on a magnetic tape. If not, click backup exec tape device drivers drivers, for a list of. Explore five common veritas backup exec error codes, which range from services not starting to backup storage.
Now extending continuous protection to microsoft exchange and sql server, in addition to file servers and workstations, backup exec eliminates. 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. With veeam, it administrators can use flexible options to create copies of backups and store them on a different media, following the 321 rule for the backup and disaster recovery. This was not a problem on previous media dat72, and ltolto 3 drives. The latest lto standards added some additional requirements to the tape drive hardware. How to reconfigure backup exec after an autoloader swap out. Everything work fine but i find that the tape that i have used before with be are not usable by veeam. Veritas backup exec is a data protection software product designed for customers who have mixed physical and virtual environments, and who are moving to public cloud services.
Windows 2012 and later does not use kernel mode drivers any more therefore backup exec does not install tapeinst on windows 2012 machines. This blog post provides advice and considerations that will help you create a robust tape archival infrastructure. In backup exec v11d, when you try to export the the tape medias, it will take the tape media out of the slot and place them in the io station. The backup exec library expansion option provides the ability to use additional tape drives within a multidrive tape library. Unfortunately, you may meet up some symantec backup exec issues during its using. This should free the tape drive and let other software access it. Bu exec is located on server1 and the tape drive is connected to server2. Tape media generally has a favorable unit cost and a long archival stability. Most recent tape drive firmware for a lto3 nfc tape drive in a px502. I think in your case i would try and set the services and manual not disabled. In most cases the system will need to be rebooted before the driver unloads. 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. This process will replace any missing or corrupted files and registry keys and a complete reconfiguration.
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