Like and backup exec sees the devices and the drive is online. Symantec backup exec removing robotic library partitions. See the library expansion option leo article for more information on leo. Adding or removing tape drives in a robotic library partition. Bar code rules and partitions are most commonly needed when there is a mismatch between the bar code labels and the tape media lto5 labels on lto3 tapes for example or when a library. Other issues may include tape drives or tape libraries that are offline, storage. Robotic library inventory report veritas backup exec. Copying data from a virtual tape library to a physical tape device using. What made matters even more strange was that they could actually perform regular backups. How to delete a storage device in backup exec 15 youtube.
Installation and upgrade checklist report for nbuap5230. Storagelibrary t24 tape library 150tb tandberg data. I have a single robotic library sony lib81 on the symantec hcl. Restores a backup catalog for the local computer from a storage location.
Current certified tape drive firmware versions note. To do this i am going to have to rotate tapes in and out every week. Go into add remove programs and run a change install on backup exec. A third party uninstaller can automatically help you uninstall any unwanted programs and completely remove all of its files. Subsequent jobs fail until server or services restarted. Recovering the entire cluster using a manual disaster recovery procedure. Uninstalling backup exec features from the local backup exec server. What im trying to do is to setup a weekly full backup to my robotic library which contains 8 partition 8 separate tapes in hp autoloader 18 g2. Backup exec 2012 has officially frustrated me so im asking for help. Click the remove or change remove tab to the right of the program. Removable storage devices and nonremovable hard drives can also be targeted for backups. Select the robotic library that contains the partitions that you want to remove. Author, teacher, and talk show host robert mcmillen shows you how to delete a storage device in backup exec 15.
Set up symantec backup exec drive cleaning oracle help center. Robotic library hardware error data recovery general. I started with a backup exec 2012 project for a larger company some months ago. Backup exec 2012 and above version, click on the storage tab in the ribbon of the backup exec console. How to manually lock or unlock a robotic library via the backup exec user interface. Backup exec will not perform an inventory job supertekboy. Backup exec 2012 and robotic library partitions symantec. Physical volume library drive or robot paused, offline, or disabled.
Page 302 robot overview robotic and robotic control processes continued robot type process description note tape library tl4d tl4d runs on the host that has a tape library 4mm. One of their demands was to build a highavailable solution with enough scalability for the next two years. The first thing that popsup in my mind was an implementation of a backup exec central administration server option caso with catalog replication. Support for a single robotic library drive is available when you purchase symantec backup exec. This functionality was available in previous versions of backup exec through the user interface but in be 2012 it must be performed via command line with bemcli. Hp storageworks 18 g2 lto4 ultrium 1760 scsi autoloader hp proliant 360 g6 sc11xe backup exec 2012. Removing robotic library partitions symantec backup exec. If i run a backup to robotic library 0001 it just runs without ending. The backup exec library expansion option provides the ability to use additional tape drives within a multidrive tape library. Removes the list of virtual machines from the backup policy.
Alternatively, even simpler, next time a full backup runs, take that tape offsite. The device state has been set to offline because the robotic library is offline and then reinventory scan the robotic library. Using the agent for vmware with windows server 2012. Here is my best practice to recreate tape library under symantec backup exec i used version 12. Manual move autoloader from web gui backup exec still registers media in drive seems to throw up less errors without the symantec drivers and. While the initial backup does complete, errorswarnings. From the installation cd browser, under installation, click backup exec environment check. Using bemcmd to unlock library via powershell z900collector. Backup exec cant see the robotic library to add a drive. Backup exec should take one of the overwritable tapes, allocate it to the new media set, write a new backup to it and mark it as nonoverwritable. Backup exec will then use the next available tape to make its full backup. Backup exec 2010 and later versions include support for a single tape drive in every robotic library and support for multiple standalone tape drives.
Uninstalling backup exec options from the local backup exec server. A better way to uninstall symantec backup exec system recovery manager edition 8. Server 2012 or later, the configure storage wizard option install tape device drivers is not. How to manually uninstall backup exec for windows servers bews 11d and above. Initializing a robotic library when the backup exec service starts. Certified drive firmware versions shown below are also certified for previous versions of. They had performed all the usual steps, such as powercycling the library and then powercycling the server, but still no dice. A library firmware update will remove ibm firmware from the library, so it will need to be reinstalled after a firmware upgrade. 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.
Resumes a backup operation to a removable device after you add media to the device. In the screen where you select all the components to install after the license screen, check that enable library support is one of the installed components. Ive installed a new caso server and article i need a solution the backup exec sad me low disk space. Storage hardware backup exec requires at least one storage media drive andor singledrive robotic library and the appropriate controller card. In bex 2012 the only way i can see of telling it what is now in the slot is to change the tapes, wait for the robot to inventory them, select all the slots and say inventory now. How to install and uninstall tape device drivers using tapeinst. Preforming a differential backup of a server to my dedupe folder causes this. It also shows how to test that the tape drive is functioning as it should by doing a test restore of information to another location, avoiding the chance of. Is there something similar in backup exec 2012 to what there is in netbackup where it can just query the robot for what tapes are where.
Ive been asked to backup windows servers using backup. After a clean restart, a backup job completes successfully. How to manually uninstall backup exec for windows servers. If a removal storage service error appears, ignore it. To remove robotic library partitions on the navigation bar, click devices. 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. How to recreate tape library in symantec backup exec. To create a job to initialize a robotic library on the navigation bar, click devices select the robotic library.
As part of thetroubleshooting im trying to remove it so i can install again, however whenever i try to delete it i get unable to delete tape library message. Backup exec admin guide backup computer data storage scribd. Creating a job to initialize a robotic library symantec. When you find the program symantec backup exec tm 2012, click it, and then do one of the following. How to delete catalogs in backup exec know about life. Be reports the following under the properties of the dedupe folder. The initial backup is done on disk locally, then a auxiliary copy do a copy of these backup on my centralized media agent on disk too. Next the library then loads the tapes 1 by 1 into a free tape drive to see what barcode is on it and then puts it back in a slot. The size of the backup selection is only about 5 gb so it shouldnt have any trouble fitting. Backup exec 2012, windows 2008 r2 and a ibm ts3100. Under robotic library tasks in the task pane, select initialize to specify a job name or a job priority, in the properties pane, under settings, click general see general options for utility jobs if you want backup exec to notify someone when the job completes, in the. I have a question regarding the selection of the correct tape drive in my library im working with a lot of remote site. So, i ran into this issue today where a customer running backup exec 12. Drive image backup software, vmware esxi free and hyperv, sql server, exchange.
A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove symantec backup exec 2012. The attached document shows users how to restore a file from tape to a location on the hard drive, then move the file to the correct location. For backup exec 2012 and above version right click on the robotic library and select lock. I have backup exec 2012 for the past 12 months now and ive been backing up my data to a hp storagework msl6000. You can add or remove tape drives in a robotic library partition. How to backup exec restore and test restore procedure. Symantec backup exec requires at least one storage media drive andor singledrive robotic library and the appropriate controller card.
I am in the process of moving from a 3 week cycle with my tapes to a 4 week cycle. Set up symantic backup exect for drive cleaning using the interface. Library error incompatible storage media detected in. I had another backup running successfully at the same time so the storage seems ok. Backup exec rediscovered devices library offline drive offline put online tried to erase a tape 0007 error erase library 00008 the job failed with the following error. Hp proliant dl360 g6 server with a p800 controller running server 2012 r2 and backup exec 2014. For backup exec 2012 and later, click on the backup exec button, then on configuration and settings, then. Backup exec reporting will be handled by the backup exec enterprise server option that includes the central admin server option.
Inventory when run against a library or backuptodiskfolder will inventory that location looking for backup files and listing them along with what media set they are in and therefore whenif they are overwriteable, appendable, etc. Please confirm that the drive hardware have you tried changing the job order. How to manually lock or unlock a robotic library via the. Inventory a robotic library in backup exec 2012 symantec. For instructions on configuring the shared storage option sso in symantec backup exec 9. Backup exec 20 agents and options articles and howtos. It features continuous backup and recovery to a storage medium, such as a disk, tape and robotic tape library autoloader. Iperius backup free backup software, cloud, esxi, ftp, sql. Symantec backup exec robotic library destination element.
There is a much easier and safer way to uninstall symantec backup exec system recovery manager edition 8. How to manually lock or unlock a robotic library via the backup exec. Hp msl2024 tape library with a single hp sas lto6 tape drive. Im using backup exec 2012 and so far i have manged to install be drivers for the autoloader, but now i have no idea what next i should do in order to backup weekly to each partitiontape so it can.
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