This article is quoted from http://www.symantec.com/connect/articles/how-backup-sql-logs-and-truncate-them-be-2012If your SQL database is set to Full Recovery Mode, it maintains transaction logs.  If these logs are not truncated from time to time, they will grow and eventually fill up your disk.  BE will warn you that you need to truncate your log.V-79-40960-37914 - Database database_name is configured to … Continue reading How to backup SQL logs and truncate them in BE 2012 →

Symantec Backup Exec 2010 has a DST (Daylight Saving Time) issue – the first run of every scheduled jobs that are with backup time window settings will miss due to ‘The job was scheduled to run, but the availability window closed before the job could start. There may not have been any destination devices available … Continue reading Daylight Saving Time Issue in Backup Exec 2010 →

When I checked the Backup Exec this morning, it shows ‘Communication Stalled’ in the job status. According to my research, this should be a bug in the Backup Exec. To fix this, the work around is to pause the media server, then un-pause it. If the jobs failed to recover from this issue, you may … Continue reading Backup Exec: Communication Stalled Error →

BE 2012 is quite a radical break from earlier versions of BE and as such, you should do more preparations and testing before you install or upgrade to BE 2012.  Otherwise, you may have a nasty surprise. http://www.symantec.com/connect/articles/preparing-install-or-upgrade-be-2012?om_ext_cid=biz_con_email_2012_may16_news_install