Category: Storage

CSV Redirected Access Issue


I have seen the CSV redirected access error messages in the Hyper-V cluster event log many times. It only happens after the business hours and  only lasts for a few minutes every time. Cluster Shared Volume 'Volume3' is no longer directly accessible from this cluster node. I/O access will be redirected to the storage device … Continue reading CSV Redirected Access Issue →

Backup Exec 2010 Best Practices


TECH77887   Symantec Backup Exec (TM) 2010 Administrator's Guide (English) TECH77928   Symantec Backup Exec (TM) 2010 Readme First Release Notes (English) TECH77956   Symantec Backup Exec (tm) 2010 General Information TECH164267   Backup-to-Disk Best Practices HOWTO21767   Best practices for Backup Exec 2010 R3 Deduplication Option HOWTO59043   Best practices for using Backup Exec 2010 R3 Deduplication Option with the … Continue reading Backup Exec 2010 Best Practices →

PowerShell: Check Service Status


To ensure the Backup Exec Agent service running OK on each cluster nodes. I created a list to include each nodes and named it as CS_servers.txt, then use the following script to get the status of it. Get-WmiObject win32_service -ComputerName (Get-Content CS_servers.txt) -Filter "name='BackupExecAgentAccelerator'" | select __server,name,startmode,state,status The results are like: __SERVER  : CS-node-01 name      … Continue reading PowerShell: Check Service Status →

Backup Exec 2010 R2: Couple Issues


I have experienced couple backup issues caused by Backup Exec recently. It is really annoying. But anyway, I have found a work around to fix them temporarily. 1) Mutli-home issue For example, I use BE to backup the files that are on a Windows file server. Here is info: File Server: ip1-192.168.1.1/255.255.255.0, ip2-192.168.2.1/255.255.255.0, gateway-192.168.2.254 Media … Continue reading Backup Exec 2010 R2: Couple Issues →