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If it is necessary to scan database files, a scheduled task can be created to scan them during offpeak hours. Installing backup exec by using the installation wizard. Technical supports primary role is to respond to specific queries about product features. Open the microsoft ms windows services management console click on start run. Local manual installation to be performed on each remote. Backup exec 20 agents and options articles and howtos. The solution is to remove the software again, reboot, then manually hack out all references to. Technical support symantec technical support maintains support centers globally. Backup exec 2012 database repository compatibility backup exec 2012 agent for applications and databases compatibility backup exec 2012 agent for vmware and hyperv compatibility backup exec 2012 feature specific compatibility symantec product compatibility and upgrade information 3rd party software compatibility endoflife information. You do not need to install symantec tape device drivers if backup exec runs on windows server 2012 and later. Even so, errors do occur in the veritas product, and organizations need backup exec support. I can install remote agent to workgroup server but cant see it in the console to do jobs.
How to start a symantec remote support session in backup exec 2012 by robert mcmillen. Installing additional agents and features to the local backup exec server. How to migrate move backup exec 2014 from one computer to. I started the upgrade for a client of mine from 2010 to 2012. Windowsinstaller856d92054aa348fbadd2ce6eff23ed9e to. Using the agent for vmware with windows server 2016. We use your linkedin profile and activity data to personalize ads and to show you more relevant ads. Title slide of symantec backup exec 15 administrators guide. Backup and disaster recovery overview symantec backup exec 2012 is one integrated product that protects virtual and physical environments, simplifies both backup and disaster recovery, and recovers data or systems at any scale, from an individual item to an entire server. If i wish to uninstall these do i uninstall sql first or backup exec. Solved remove temporary orphaned backup exec install. That folder contains all sql instances on the server. Solved backup exec 2012 and sql 2012 and 2014 symantec. To install the 64bit remote agent and advanced open file option using a command script.
Adding servers that you want to back up to the list of servers on the backup and restore tab removing. On this same server, i installed later backup exec 2012 on a sql instance created by sql server 2008 express. The default path for the above mentioned folder is x. Upon being installed, the software adds a windows service which. Using the agent for vmware with windows server 2016 or later. How to reinstall backup exec on the same server while. How to install and uninstall tape device drivers using. Yes i know i need to install 2008 server so i can backup 2012 with an agent.
Installation veritas backup exec administrators guide. You do not need to install veritas tape device drivers if backup exec runs on windows server 2012 and later. Uninstallation preparation do one of the following. Customers still waiting for requested backup exec 2012. I think symantec will be releasing its beta version maybe in the start of next year 2014. Open the ms windows task manager click on start run. Apparently i have to either uninstall the desktoplaptop option on my be2010 server in order to upgrade to be2012, or else migrate to the newer symantec desktop. Symantec backup exec setting up the dell dr series. So, how to completely uninstall, say, symantec backup exec. However it supports backup exec agent on windows 2012 server. A third party uninstaller can automatically help you uninstall any unwanted programs and completely remove all of its files.
How to manually uninstall backup exec for windows servers bews 11d and. How to install the backup exec 15 and above agent for. Symantec invited unhappy customers to a session with developers in june 2012 in heathrow, fla. Symantec backup exec 11d for windows servers is a program developed by symantec. Duplicating backup sets or a job history manually running a test run job. Install backup exec remote agent workgroup bittorrenttrade. Thank whatever god you believe in that backup tapes are on their fucking way out. Scan exclusion list for endpoint products officescan. How to perform an automated or manual uninstall of the backup exec remote agent for windows systems raws for 11d, 12. Uninstalling backup exec options from the local backup exec server. This technote contains instructions for moving backup exec 2014 to another computer. Backup exec 2012 sp2 was only designed to support remote agent installations on windows 2012, full media server installations are out of the scope for sp2. Worst of all they dont have any idea when be2012 will be possible to use as media server maybe sometimes in 2015.
Follow the wizard to uninstall veritas backup exec 12. Symantec backup exec 2012 agent for linux business pack symantec backup exec 2012 agent for linux provides highperformance protection for 32bit and 64bit linux servers with support for both intel and amd 32bit and 64bit processors. Configuring the dr series system a s a backup to disk target for symantec backup exec 2012, 2014, and 2015 configure a virtual tape library vtl of the dr series system into backup exec server 20142015 configuring an ost container on the dr series system for use with symant ec backup exec server 20142015. Symantec included a remote agent update tool that can be run from a media.
When prompted to select a bedb backup exec database database server select the same. How to manually uninstall backup exec for windows servers. It is recommended the remote agent be uninstall using windows add remove programs. Install symantec backup exec 2012 on windows 2012 server. I then tried to uninstall be through control panel\\programs and features to do a clean install. Monitor all of your backup, restore, install, and storage management jobs. After installing a live update on a backup exec media server, you may be tasked with updating all your backup exec remote agents it is usually mentioned in the release nots of the updatepatch. A third party uninstaller can automatically help you uninstall any unwanted programs and completely remove all of its files and free up your hard disk space. I have symantec backup exec installed on a server with a dedicated sql server2005 instance on the same server. Uninstalling backup exec features from the local backup exec server getting started. How to install symantec backup exec 2012 on windows server. On a windows 2008 server r2, vcenter server a component of vmware vsphere has been installed with sql server 2008 express for vcenter database. Symantec backup exec 2012 better backup for all data sheet. Microsoft corporation sql server 2012 9 microsoft sql server 2014.
Online documentation seems to say that it is a complex procedure. Uninstalling backup exec from a managed media server. A better way to uninstall symantec backup exec system recovery manager edition 8. Since microsoft sql server databases are dynamic, they exclude the directory and backup folders from the scan list. Adding servers that you want to back up to the list of servers on the backup. I just got done migrating about 2tbs worth of data to a new server 2012 file server. Problem running symantec backup exec 15 after windows updates and a restart was unable to connect to the bedb database. Unfortunately the installer for 2012 and 2012 sp1a did not block the install on windows 2012 even though it is unsupported. Symantec does not support backup exec 2012 on windows 2012 server. How to push out the windows agent to a server in symantec backup exec 2012 by robert mcmillen. Only a single vtl license is needed per backup exec media server, regardless of the number of vtl devices. Previous to backup exec 2012, the backuptodisk feature let you back up. How to perform a manual uninstall of backup exec system.
Adding servers that you want to back up to the list of servers on the backup and restore tab. The backup exec 2012 release early last year drew an outpouring of complaints on social media and a symantec online forum. Symantec backup exec remote agent for windows is a software program developed by symantec. How to install symantec backup exec 2012 on windows server this guide is for installing symantec backup exec 2012 onto a windows server environment. I recently installed backup exec 15 on a server with windows server 2012 r2 standard. Follow the onscreen directions to complete category will occupy the most disk space. Symantec backup exec 11d for windows servers should i. How to reinstall backup exec on the same server while saving settings, jobs definitions and current catalog information. Click for a full guide about symantec backup exec uninstall. Symantec backup exec 2012 for windows servers with essential support symantec backup exec 2012 is one integrated product that protects virtual and physical environments, simplifies both backup and disaster recovery, and offers unmatched recovery capabilities. The software installer includes 42 files and is usually about 642. Using a command prompt to uninstall the agent for windows from a remote computer.
Manually patching backup exec remote agents softartisans. How to install the backup exec 15 and above agent for windows a. Symantec backup exec 2012 agent business pack for linux. Adding servers that you want to back up to the list of servers on the. Symantec backup exec 11d for windows servers media sign in to comment. Uninstalling backup exec features from the local backup exec server. 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. Can someone please confirm for me whether backup exec 2012 and agents are compatible with sql 2012 and 2014. I followed the instructions and installed a temporary backup exec installation to another drive i only had the 2010 r3 media to hand so i installed that to f. Completely uninstall and remove veritasbackupexec12. Unhappy longtime users of the smb backup application balked at symantecs switch from a jobcentric view to a resourcecentric view. Windows server 2012 introduced native file system deduplication. There is a much easier and safer way to uninstall symantec backup exec system recovery manager edition 8. Uninstall symantec backup exec solutions experts exchange.
Cannot uninstall backup exec 2012 from windows server 2012. After a batch of windows updates, be stopped working. Backup exec has been a pain in the fucking ass for years and years and years. Install backup exec remote agent manually queensland. Symantec backup exec 2012 basic maintenance renewal series sign in to comment. We delete comments that violate our policy, which we. Im finding this absolutely hard to believe, but from everything im reading, symantec backup exec still doesnt support windows server 2012. We delete comments that violate our policy, which we encourage you. Data security biz veritas says that some users are unable to log on to its backup exec console.
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