Antivirus software running on the server which does not allow the registry keys to get created during the installation of the remote agent. Arcserve backup agent for open files for windows enterprise maintenance r. Veritas backup exec is a data protection software product that supports virtual, physical and cloud platforms. The source and destination nas devices are powered on. Backup exec remote agent for windows server service is not. I backup win 7 workstation boot disks to the acronis server with nas storage attached and we make local disk images to a usb stick along with a boot cd and attached both to the workstations. If the os runs a fullfledged windows os, then it can be backed up using the standard remote agent. 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. Backup exec 20 agents and options articles and howtos. If playback doesnt begin shortly, try restarting your device. Backup and recovery software for businesses of any. So my question is, can backup exec be used to backup data to a nas that is located on the network. As far as i know and probably you too this is unsupported by most enterprise backup software.
So my question is, can backup exec be used to backup. And from the backupexec documentation about enabling the remote agent of backupexec 9 through a firewall i found the following informations. Again, i dont want to pass the data through the be server. If remote backups arent working, try backing up from one drive to another on the remote server. Symantec backup exec remote agent for linuxunix servers usage. Backup exec 2012 agent configuration on clientrhel. Select removeuninstall and allow the wizard to perform the uninstall 4. Symantec backup exec troubleshooting performance tips.
Online checklist, netbackup, infoscale, storage foundation. Netgear readynas storage links to symantec backup exec. However, you can install the agent for windows on 32bit operating systems. The storage unit and lsu should show as ready after it is discovered by backup exec. Backup exec will not discover the device until the backup exec services are restarted. Symantec symantec backup exec 11d for windows servers agent. Sharing can be enabled when you add an openstorage device. First we will define a backup todisk folder as the backup share on the readynas, then follow up with a custom backup. Can i use be to backup our synology rackstation nas. But after the sucessfull completion of the backup job, there are errors thrown with exceptions as remote agent.
About configuring the remote agent for linux or unix servers. Requirements for backing up remote windows machines with. The backup exec installation program now uses the microsoft. The backup exec server will use the local agent to try to complete the operation.
Map a drive letter to the backup exec servers remote agent directory using the following path. Buffalo terastation nas and veritas backup exec solutions. On the sharing tab, select each media server to which you want the remote agent to have direct access. Veritas previously symantec backup exec remote agent for windows affected versions. For windows server 2012 and later computers, you cannot install backup exec or the agent. What ive run into, however, is that veritas backup exec will not backup the nas, as it attempts to connect to the nas with the remote agent, which, of course, is not on the nas, as a nas is no. This agent allows data to be compressed and streamed from a remote server to the backup exec server. By supported, i mean that the agent uses symantecs apis if possible and that it tested and bug fixes provided for latest versions of backup exec. How the remote media agent for linux servers works from the backup exec media server, you can add a linux server as a remote media agent.
Netgear readynas integrated with symantec backup exec. All versions before backup exec 16 fp1, backup exec 15 14. These devices dont run a windows os and cant have the remote backup agent installed on them, but this should be fine since im not wanting to backup data thats on the nasi just want to use the nas to store my backed up data. I want to go straight from source, across fc, to fc tape. Upgrade unnessesary hotfixes and install remote agent 3. Request for backup exec agent qnap nas community forum. It has nothing to do with qnap nas es and everything to do with backup software. Backup exec remote agent for servers has 1 inventory records, 1 questions, 0 blogs and 3 links. The database backup is made by symantec backup exec 12.
If you install the backup exec server on the nas then you will need to purchase and install a remote agent for the w2k3 server to be able to fully back it up. It administrators can directly attach tape and disk storage devices to a remote linux server, allowing backup. Aomei free backup software for windows backup to nas devices. Top 4 nas backup strategies for your data protection. Backup and recovery software for businesses of any scale. Backup exec supports the backup exec server installation on supported 64bit operating systems only. The backup exec server however, needs to be onsite for other backups that also need to be performed. To fix the port 0 clash you have to disable or reconfigure the process that opens the port, to fix the security you have to look at the credentials in the job and the credentials of the backup exec serveices and make sure that all accounts have the required.
The new backup exec agent for ndmp protects netapp filers. It doesnt seem that backup exec 12 can connect to the current veritas backup agent on dss. Backing up synology nas to tape solution data backup. Both veritas backup exec and ca brightstor arcserve offer remote server agents optimized for backup of multiple servers in a crossplatform setting to the nas backup server. Veeam backup and backup exec 2010 agent vss problem. Backup exec gives you fast, simple, complete, costeffective protection and recovery for your data, wherever it lives. Backup exec clientside deduplication is supported for 64bit linux systems. The destination nas is connected to an offsite network. V79573443844 the backup exec server was unable to connect to the remote agent on machine x.
First we will define a backup todisk folder as the backup share on the readynas, then follow up with a custom backup job using that folder as the destination. Storage devices attached to the backup exec server contain the media on which backup data is written. The vendor supplying the storage server appliance provides a software plugin, which is installed on each backup exec server and remote agent for windows with direct access that is attached to the openstorage server. The remote agent extends the agent technology in backup exec software beyond windows and netware to meet the needs of emerging business applications on linux operating systems. Softwaremedia is a certified reseller on backup exec products huge selection and ships fast and free. Nas network attached storage device provides great convenience for its users. How to install the backup exec 15 and above agent for. Backup exec servers cannot completely protect remote windowsbased servers or workstations unless the backup exec remote agent is installed and running on each remote windowsbased server or workstation to be protected. How the remote media agent for linux servers works symantec. The administration console can be run directly on a backup exec server or from a remote system using a backup exec remote administration console. It has nothing to do with qnap nases and everything to do with backup software.
Installation of backup exec on 32bit operating systems is no longer supported. Successful completion with exceptions remote agent not detected in our environment, we are taking backups successfully from nas boxes. Netgear nas supports symantec backup exec linux remote agent. Netgears readynas line of storage appliances for small to mediumsize businesses now supports the remote agent for linux and unix serversor ralusfor symantec backup exec for windows servers. Backup to the cloud for an extra layer of protection. It can be a server or pc with backup exec agent installed on it, or a standard network shared folder nas. Specialized backup software is required to back up multiple networked servers across different platforms. The media server will use the local agent to try to complete the operation. Using symantec backup exec with the readynas answer. Use backup exec 11d to backup server 2003 to a nas box. Backupexec unable to backup a nas without remote agent. The agent license is needed even though you cannot install the agent software. Backup exec access is denied for remote agent solutions.
If the backup succeeds, you will have an exception unable to initialize remote agent, but the backup will still be viable. Qnap designs and delivers highquality network attached storage nas and professional network video recorder nvr solutions to users from home, soho to small, medium businesses. Sign in to myqnapcloud to securely access your remote qnap devices, manage your nas from anywhere, and share files easily. It pro tips for symantec backup exec remote agent for. It administrators can directly attach tape and disk storage devices to a remote linux server, allowing backup data to be protected directly to those linuxattached storage devices. We cant install the remote agent on the nas as it has an arm processor and, as far as i am aware, there is no compatible agent.
The backup exec ndmp option supports several different nas storage configurations including local backups to nas attached tape devices, remote backups of nas data to a backup exec. How to check the version or status of the backup exec. How to install backup exec remote agent for windows. Since we have upgraded to backup exec 2010 with the new remote agent. If you do this and create a user defined share, you should be able to backup. I request that qnap provide a supported remote agent for linux ralus for symantecs backup exec. It can be the backup server itself or network storage connected by iscsi or microsoft networking. About installing the remote agent for linux or unix servers.
Veritas backup exec remote agent for windows useafterfree. Backup nas1v79573443844 the media server was unable to connect to the remote agent on machine nas1. Together with highperformance agents and options that provide fast, flexible, granular protection and scalable management of local and remote server backups, backup exec 11d is the gold standard in windows data recovery. Sold by veritas technologies llc, backup exec is compatible with most storage devices, including disk, tape and cloud. The backup exec administration console is the interface to control a backup exec server. Symantec backup exec for windows servers remote agent for. File system support includes ext2, ext3, reiserfs, jfs, vxfs. Before following the instructions below, make certain that.
An ssl trust will need to be established after a manual installation of the agent. Otherwise you need to buy it and add it to backup exec. When you install backup exec on an rodc computer you must select a remote sql instance for the backup exec database. Symantec backup exec for windows servers remote agent for linux or unix servers v. The remote agent with direct access configuration dialog box appears only if a remote agent with direct access already exists. If you do this and create a user defined share, you should be able to backup data from this nas, but you will still get the warning. This assumes youre examining a drive rather than an agent. Then the backup of the 2x critical servers must run in the datacenter directly to the tape drive connected to a server in the data center. By improving communication between linuxbased readynas systems and backup exec servers, the agent.
Ost functionality is available on supported windows backup exec 20 backup exec server and remote agent. The remote media agent establishes a data connection to the remote computer on which a supported remote agent is installed. This domain\user should match exactly the user account that both the media server backup exec server service and the remote servers backup exec remote agent service use to log. Im a vi3 newbie and i have installed the backup exec 11d remote agent for linux onto my first esx 3. For example snap servers or nas network attached storage boxes with an operating system that emulates windows and a remote agent cannot be installed on, and those which are not supported by the backup exec ndmp option. Installing the remote agent for linux or unix servers. Oracle user is the oracle software owner must be in beoper group. These devices dont run a windows os and cant have the remote backup agent installed on them, but this should be fine since im not wanting to backup data thats on the nas i just want to use the nas to store my backed up data. In an ideal scenario do nas servers usually have a remote agent installed. When i expand the linuxunix server the nas doesnt appear as a selection. Compare the logs of the backup exec backup and the windows backup. Go to the windows services console start run services. About the backup exec operators group for the remote agent for linux or unix servers.
The backup exec remote media agent for linux server provides storage flexibility for linux servers running in a backup exec environment. I have not used backup solutions in the past and i found it very easy to setup the acronis solution and backup my systems without needing to read the manual. Thus the onsite backup server must give instruction to a veritas client based in the data center. Backup exec remote agent for linux vmware communities. All individuals within a company are allowed to share their data at the same time by accessing remote nas devices. Ost functionality is available on supported windows backup exec 20 backup exec server and remote agent for windows platforms. Veritas on nas allinone backup solution across physical. Direct access for remote agents is enabled by default. Find and select veritas backup exec remote agent for windows systems 3. In our continued commitment to quickly bring new features and incremental improvements to existing ones based on feedback from our customers, we are glad to reintroduce remote agent. May be backup exec remote agent for windows systems service get terminated unexpectedly on cmapnas06. By improving communication between linuxbased readynas systems and backup exec servers, the agent dramatically increases efficiency and results in. Can i use backup exec to backup from to fiber channel tape.
For windows server 2012 and later computers, you cannot install backup exec or the agent for windows on a volume that is enabled for deduplication in windows or a refs volume. Click restart now when prompted to restart services. The remote agent is also necessary to perform backups using certain other backup exec options or agents, such as the open file option, agent for lotus domino, exchange, sql, etc. For example snap servers or nas network attached storage boxes with an operating system that emulates windows and a remote agent cannot be installed on, and those which are not supported by the backup exec.
Backup exec 2010r2 remote agent on nas problem solutions. Unauthenticated remote code execution as system user. The remote agent extends the advanced agent technology of backup exec software beyond windows and netware to meet the needs of emerging business applications on linux operating systems. We have a qnap nas and the network shares are being backed up by backup exec 2010 over smb. Remote agents be installed on nas as they have their customized os non windows. Pretty much any nas can be backed up using backup exec, however the type of os which runs on the nas and connection protocol determines the backup method. Veritas backup exec can backup your backedup data on qnap nas to another local remote storage devices or public cloud services. Also conferm that correct version of the remote agent. The network backup share has been enabled on the destination nas os device see remote backups. How to perform an automated or manual uninstall of the. At any point, you can click on a screenshot to view a larger version of it. Do you have any suggestions on any faster method of backing up these shares as opposed to the current scenario.
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