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Thanks for the links prashant9885! &lt;br /&gt;@hypercat - thanks for the pointers. That's proving to be my experience at the present time as I've been manualling deleting backup sets to free up space due to the changes in data management in 2012.
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Thanks for the links prashant9885! <br />@hypercat - thanks for the pointers. That's proving to be my experience at the present time as I've been manualling deleting backup sets to free up space due to the changes in data management in 2012.

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I am currently in the process of upgrading backup exec from 2010 r3 to 2012. The current configuration has about 8 policies backing up 9 selection lists to a set of 6 Media sets (combination of Disk and Tape backups).<br />
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What I really want to know are the points to look out for when doing the upgrade and the best way to go about it.
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I am currently in the process of upgrading backup exec from 2010 r3 to 2012. The current configuration has about 8 policies backing up 9 selection lists to a set of 6 Media sets (combination of Disk and Tape backups).

What I really want to know are the points to look out for when doing the upgrade and the best way to go about it.

Upgrading to Backup Exec 2012

The term "Backup" means the methods and processes involved to copy computer data (system data as well as application data) to media other than the ones where the data originally live (disk, tape, optical, cloud). "Restore" in turn means the methods and processes involved in data recovery, i. e., bringing back copied computer data to their original location. Backup/Restore primarily serves as a means of protection against data loss, be it due to disaster, corruption or sabotage. It can also be used for recovering data from an earlier point in time and even for cloning machines or applications. There is a wide variety of backup/restore software available, from expensive commercial products to free or open source tools.