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Veritas Backup - select both HDs, shares, and SQL... am I wasting space?

I am using Veritas Backup Exec to backup my servers. I backup critical data daily and then backup everything weekly. For my weekly backups, if I select everything will I end up wasting space on the tapes due to picking things more than once. By this I mean if I select everything it includes both hard drives, all shares, SQL, and the SQL data located on the hard drive.

So should I unselect the shares and unselect the folder where the SQL data is stored to avoid duplicate data or does Veritas figure that out for me?

Or, if I select SQL but not the data folder do I actually miss the data?

Thanks

Doug

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dougshepard

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So in the event of a complete server failure I would have to reinstall Windows and Programs from scratch and then restore the system state and data?

Or would system state include Windows and Programs?

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Doug

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What about Symantec Ghost to get everything?

What is a system state exactly? What all does it include (you said AD information.. but what else?). Is it for the OS only or does include anything related to programs?

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Doug

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Ghost is possible, but I don't like symantec products, so I never recommend that!

System State includes AD, System Settings, Shadow Copies, registry settings etc. That means that program info that is stored in the registry is included.