Verify the tape library and drives show up in be and manually kick off an inventory job or one of you backup to tape jobs to verify it runs. How to redetect tape drives and autoloaders in backup exec. Some drives do not support a softwaredriven media eject. Restoring filesfolders from tape backup techspot forums. Easy server 2012 backup solutions with tape support. What if there is a backup scheduled but there is no tape in the drive. From the devices tab, rightclick on the lowest child device under the changer these are the tape drives of the loader and select properties 2. Using transactsql to specify a disk or tape as a backup destination. Backup exec also provides integrated deduplication, replication, and disaster recovery capabilities and helps to manage multiple backup servers or multi drive tape loaders. Jan 23, 20 i just installed dpm 2012 on windows server 2008 r2 and connected overland neo 2000 tape library with two drives. After cataloging a media, you can then, on the storage device view the tape drive, see the backup sets on that media. How to share a tape library between two backup solutions. Clear the enable device for backup exec check box figure 1, and click ok. Select the options to delete devices that no longer exist, as well as the option to install drivers.
You do not need to install veritas tape device drivers if backup exec runs on windows server 2012 and later. A popup will appear asking if you would like to install. Finally here is the user interface of the backup exec 20. This will delete the drive you have removed, and load the drivers for your new drive. Hpe storeever tape libraries with symantec backup exec. This storage server is connected to the same gigabit switch as the backup server thats running be 2012 and the tape library is connected via a 6gb sas card. Press the next button to continue or close the wizard and install the drivers manually if youre using a usb tape drive. If you are not familiar with the windows registry i would advise against doing this. Perform a quick erase on the backup tape in each of the tape drives. Okay i had a similar problem here is the background we have symantec backup exec 12 with tape drive and we experienced a couple of hard power failures in our building.
For ibm tape drives put the drive in maintenance mode by pressing the eject button 3 times within 1. Download windows server 2012 r2 device driver for scalar i40i80 tape. Installer warns that driver does not support usb tape drives, if you are using one refer to the device vendors for the drivers. We have had ongoing issues with be2012 and our ibm 3100 robotic library. Launch itdt, and then click on scan to detect the present drives. Reinstall backup exec 11d and above with same settings as the previous installation. When the library is in the ready state, usually after initializing and scanning, power on the server. Hi all, we are running backup exec 2012, this is brand new install, server 2008 r2 running on a vm server esxi5, hp msl8096 tape library. The job will be submitted as a run now job, unless you submitted the job on hold. Some tape drive models allow you to reset the drive manually. If you are using symantec backupexec you should use the device driver that came. While rsm is running, it may send commands to control the library and tape drive if device drivers are loaded.
This is the backup exec server which is also known as media server. For a list of supported tape devices, firmware, and driver versio. To get around this you need to manually remove all backup exec veritas registry entries. Feb 23, 2010 traditional backup tools dont work on windows home server, because they dont understand drive extender. Solved backup exec tape library and tape drive flash in use. This symantec article explains how to stop the symantec backup exec services.
I recently found that my script that pushes jobs to bu with. From backup exec devices right click the devicelibrary properties uncheck enable device for backup exec right click and delete the device. After one tape is filled, will it automatically remove that tape from the drive and use a different tape from one of the slots. This was not a problem on previous media dat72, and ltolto 3 drives. So we are looking for easy backup solutions that support tape drives and server 2012.
To perform manual tape copy jobs to any tape device on the network using the backup application instead of using the web management interface to copy to a device connected to the hp d2d backup system important. Installing backup exec by using the installation wizard. Troubleshooting steps for ejecting stuck tapesmedia from. Aug, 2015 so this year ive had the shear joy of getting to work with symantec backup exec 15. Installing additional backup exec options to the local backup exec server. Configuring manually created virtual disks as backup to disk folders. I click on make image which is the first step in data recovery, and instantly it reports no data available. Select use symantec tape driversfor all supported tape devices.
Microsoft system center 2012 r2 or 2016 data protection manager. Is it necessary to load windows drivers for my tape drive or. You can back up using a tool which can operate remotely against network shares. It wont eject from the whatever the part is that actually reads the tapes. Go to devices right click the server and select configure tape devices 10. The first thing that popsup in my mind was an implementation of a backup exec central administration server option caso with catalog replication.
A library firmware update will remove ibm firmware from the library, so it will. One of their demands was to build a highavailable solution with enough scalability for the next two years. 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. Servers, powervault 100t dat72, powervault 100t dds3 tape drive, powervault 100t tr40, powervault 110t. Nov 23, 2012 i accidentally deleted the wrong folder from our work server yesterday windows server 2008 r2 standard, but we have a nightly backup to a tape drive so i went onto the backup software symantec. This may cause conflicts and failures with your backup application. The total backup size on this server is just under 1 tb. To view the contents of a backup destination, select it and click contents. The backup exec software continues to see the drive just fine and reads from it just fine. Jul 08, 2020 post reboot of the server you see backup exec icon on the desktop. That includes backup exec, which is effectively a supercharged ntbackup. Is there a way to completely remove a tape drive from backup exec.
Backup exec with 2 tape drives ars technica openforum. Installing symantec tape device drivers by running. Do i have to manually connect to the tape library and put the tape in the drive using the tape library interface and not backup exec. To select the paths of up to 64 disk or tape drives containing a single media set, click add. Dpm 2012 is good for larger customers, but less suited for smaller companies and the dpm philosophy change of the backup procedures, compared to older tape based backup solutions is an obstacle as well. The only chance you have of getting a good backup of your shares using a traditional backup tool like ntbackup, bachup exec, etc. So i ran into an issue where i could not delete an orphaned tape drive in backupexec 2012. Under the devices button, find your tape drive and right click to eject the tape. You will need to reboot the server following the removal of the.
Jan 22, 2010 these requirements added a sensor to detect if the tape is still in the slot. Backup exec prompted me to clean the drive, so i did. Then disable uninstall backup exec, make is as veeam proxy and install the relevant tape drivers. Runtime scripts to remove when manually uninstalling the agent for linux. I replaced a defective drive in the tape library and. Hp storageworks d2d backup systems user manual pdf download. In backup exec go to the devices tab your tape drive should be listed there make sure that the tape is in the drive.
Uninstalling backup exec options from the local backup exec server. Select install tape device drivers, and then click next. Veritas backup exec 20 installation guide step by step. So i installed windows drivers and the software recognised the tape drive, recognises the tape i put in and accurately reports its size.
Dec 28, 2020 as a temporary workaround, however, you can uninstall. Symantec backup exec wants exclusive lock on the tape drive. In backup exec, run the device wizard and install the drivers for your device. If your drive model is not listed, continue to the next step. Backup exec 20 agents and options articles and howtos.
We ran the installer for the backup exec and unchecked the tape drivers checkbox hoping this will remove those. If anyone can help me on how to resolve this problem, it would be very much appreciated. 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 libraries to large tape silos. To reset the m2 or mammoth tape drive, press and hold the unload. This video will demonstrate how to clean a tape library using the backup exec software. I did not have to delete the library or tape drive, reinstall the drivers, restart services or. Tried different drivers, tried running dpmdrivermappingtool a few times, tried creating dmpla. If you have missing or corrupted backup exec files or registry keys on the local media server, run the repair option. On the veritas device driver installation wizard, follow the onscreen. To remove a backup destination, select it and click remove. Feb 18, 2011 backup exec runs the tape library, backs up the few physical servers we have, and writes veeam backups to tape to send off site. I am using symantec backup exec 12 running on windows server 2008. Lto tape drive unrecognized after installing symantec backup exec.
The backup exec library expansion option provides the ability to use additional tape drives within a multi drive tape library. However, the dl backup to disk appliance can be upgraded to backup exec 2012 using the dell powervault recovery and update utility ruu 3. You cannot change data on a target library cartridge. Its just stuck in there and nothing ive tried can convince it to be anywhere else. I did not have to delete the library or tape drive, reinstall the drivers, restart services or reboot the server. Now post installing the backup exec software it is not ready to perform any operation. Apr 04, 2018 from the devices tab, rightclick the storage device to delete, and then select properties. Is the minimum supported drivers specified in the data agile bura. Solved backup exec tape library and tape drive flash in. Dell emc data domain and veritas backup exec 2014 and later. Once during a backup after that the device showed constantly in use regardless of the action i took. To disable the rsm service, click on the windows start button, settings, control panel. Backup exec has an installation process that is well automated. On the wizard panel, select tape storage, and then click next.
If you cannot eject the cartridge through the application, reset the tape drive. I am pretty sure they have mostly been caused by hardware issues. When prompted to select a bedb backup exec database database server select the same option as used with the prior installation. Starting with symantec backup exec 2012, the dell powervault dl backup to disk appliance powered by symantec backup exec is not factory installed from dell. On the storage tab, in the configure group, click configure storage. I started with a backup exec 2012 project for a larger company some months ago.
You can use the configure storage wizard to install tape device drivers and to delete entries for tape devices that are not available, have been. Symantec tape device drivers if backup exec runs on windows server 2012 and later. As the worldwide leader1 in tape drives and automation, hpe storeever tape. Specify disk or tape backup destination sql server.
Make sure the eject option is set in the backup job. I checked and it had no windows drivers associated with it backup exec uses its own drivers. From my work with be 2012 so far, it appears the answer is. Press the eject button on the drive to eject media. From the devices tab, rightclick the storage device to delete, and then select delete. Use eject media to eject the media currently in the standalone drive. Go to device manager on the specific virtual machine and check if the tape device is listed. Recovering the entire cluster using a manual disaster recovery procedure.
Hewlett packard enterprise recommends that you remove any other backup software currently. Install the tape hardware controller and tape drive in the backup server. Once this is working i would like to create tape backup jobs from the replicas we already have at the dr site. When using adding library to manually add new tape library to netvault the library is visible in library selection but drive not seen in drive selection. Integrating hpe storeever tape with symantec backup exec. I think in your case i would try and set the services and manual not disabled. The program stops all backup exec services, reinstalls corrupted files and registry keys, reinstalls tape devices standalone drives and libraries, and restarts the services. Dell powervault dl backup to disk appliance powered by. If the media is a tape, the tape is rewound and you may be instructed to manually remove it.
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