I have 5 Microsoft 2000 or 2003 servers. One is designated the backup server and has disk space to handle backups from the other four servers. I then copy the backups from the backup server to removable usb hard drives that we switch each day. I am using ntbackup to currently do this but purchased symantec hoping it will do a better job.
I have purchased Symantec Backup Exec 10d with the following options.
Backup Exec for Windows Servers (with the CPS option?)
Remote Agent for Windows Servers
Intelligent Disaster Recovery
We are running sql server on one server and I realize we will need to buy the sql option for that but for now I am backing up the databases every 12 hours automatically. We have 3 servers with about 100gig each and one with 30 gig. At this point I'm not sure if I have everything I need or not. Do I set the extra servers up as Remote agents and pull everything over or load backup exec on each one (and if so do I have the licenses to do this). Also, we are running 2 shifts and only have about 6 hours to back everything up.
At thi point, do I have everything I need? If so, how do I make it work? If I don't have everything, what else do I need? The documentation also mentions that we have the CPS option. Should this come in to play considering the time constraints?
P.S. If I'm way off base here and this is not the correct way to approach it, please let me know also.
Thanks In Advance!
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