Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery Server Edition
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Has anyone had any success using Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery Server Edition? A few years back we purchased a copy of Veritas Intelligent Backup Recovery, and it never worked correctly. I reinstalled a Dell Powerende 2600 server at least 10 times and then restoring with Intelligent Backup Recovery (each attempt with a new backup and changes made to the options) only to have the system completely destroyed and unable to boot. I wish to purchase a copy and backup some of our production servers. How about the new versions of Ghost?
Any comments would be appreciated.
Thank You,
Wendell
Has anyone had any success using Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery Server Edition? A few years back we purchased a copy of Veritas Intelligent Backup Recovery, and it never worked correctly. I reinstalled a Dell Powerende 2600 server at least 10 times and then restoring with Intelligent Backup Recovery (each attempt with a new backup and changes made to the options) only to have the system completely destroyed and unable to boot. I wish to purchase a copy and backup some of our production servers. How about the new versions of Ghost?
Any comments would be appreciated.
Thank You,
Wendell
inbarasan
you can use symantec live state recovery. it is good tool for recovery
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Any more comments?
ASKER
Please close question, as I am not getting a responce.
Thank You,
Wendell
Thank You,
Wendell
Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery Server Edition Is a good product. I was able to restore Windows 2000 Small business and Windows 2003 Standard server to different hardware. The process was not seamless but it is better than reinstalling OS then all applications. I took me about 3 hours to restore a full SQL server box with data to new hardware.
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I apologize for the late review. I had asked for the question to be closed. I do not know if that was the proper way to do that.
Thank You for the great response.
Wendell
Thank You for the great response.
Wendell
We have deployed BESR on several customer servers, and our own internal servers. To test the restoration, we "simlulated" a server crash by installing a new RAID card and hard drives in our Dell PowerEdge server (dissimilar hardware). WE then booted from the recovery CDROM, provided the drivers for the new RAID card, and restored SEAMLESSLY. This is a great product--we are replacing BEWS with BESR on all client servers where budgeting allows. Also, there is an Exchange add-on.
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Thank You all for your comments. Does the BESR work just as well when added on to existing BE11D implenmentations?