When no Kernel-mode drivers are installed, the Windows Device Manager may show the tape drive with a yellow exclamation mark. User-mode drivers are not visible in the Windows Device Manager. Most tape devices have been accessed by User-mode drivers for multiple previous versions of Backup Exec. All supported tape devices are now accessed by Veritas User-mode drivers. Users of very old, unsupported, tape devices should investigate and test before using Windows Server 2012 or later to determine the functionality as kernel-mode drivers may be required. USB tape devices still require a Microsoft or vendor Kernel-mode driver, in addition to the Veritas User-mode driver. There are no devices on this Backup Exec 21 Hardware Compatibility List (HCL) that require Veritas Kernel-mode drivers. Some notes about drivers: Veritas Kernel-mode Tape drivers and tapeinst.exe are no longer installed if Backup Exec 21 is installed on Windows Server 2012 or later. If a customer would like to have their hardware considered for inclusion on this HCL, simply submit the request via an email Requests will be reviewed by the appropriate Veritas Product Management team members for possible certification, with final decisions based on the overall fit with the product, target market, and frequency of request. Hardware is selected and prioritized for certification based on market research and input from the field, including customer feedback. All entries were believed to be fully supported by all parties involved when they were added to this Veritas list, but if a vendor drops their support after this list was published, Veritas support will be on a reasonable-effort basis. Always consult the hardware manufacturer’s support list and the operating system vendor’s support list when troubleshooting or planning a data protection installation. For example, the Host Bus Adapter must be supported by the hardware vendor and the operating system vendor in order for Veritas to provide support. Please see these links for information about how and where to obtain updates and īackup Exec support policy is that all of the vendors involved (both hardware and software) must support all the pieces involved.
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This update can be found on our support site. Updating the drivers frequently resolves device related issues. If your tape drive, tape library, or virtual tape library is not properly detected, please update your system using the latest Update (previously called a Feature Pack) before calling Support. All hardware must be present on this HCL for support, unless a section clearly states that the devices listed are not the only devices supported (such as the Disk Target section). The P2V, B2V, and Point-in-Time conversion features of Backup Exec 2014 can be used by administrators to move physical servers to a virtual environment permanently for migration purposes, or temporarily for testing or quick failover.This Hardware Compatibility List (HCL) document contains information for all editions of Backup Exec 21.
It simply enables an administrator to create a virtual machine replica, on demand, of any physical machine that has been backed up to a Backup Exec server using an SDR-enabled backup. This method is not scheduled, and is not directly associated with any particular backup definition.
The Backup Exec 2014 P2V feature allows administrators to configure backup definitions for physical servers that protect the server by both storing backup data to the Backup Exec server and creating a virtual machine replica of the server on an available VMware or Hyper-V host.įor backup definitions configured with a P2V task, the backup operation and the virtual machine replica operation occur in parallel.Ī Backup Exec 2014 backup definition configured with a B2V task is similar to a backup definition configured with a P2V task however, B2V jobs run the backup and virtual machine replica operations serially, meaning the backup operation runs first, and the virtual replica portion runs immediately afterwards or on a different schedule.Īnother method of creating a virtual machine replica of physical servers using Backup Exec 2014 is the ad hoc or Point-in-Time method. These features are the ability to perform automated conversions of physical servers to a virtual machine replica, perform automated conversions of physical servers – using existing backup sets – to a virtual machine replica, and perform “ad hoc” or on-demand conversions of physical server backups to a virtual machine replica. Features included in the Backup Exec 2014 product help administrators solve the problem of moving physical servers to a virtual environment and also give administrators unique tools for leveraging virtualization technology for disaster recovery. Convert-to-Virtual, Backup-to-Virtual, and Point-in-Time Conversions with Backup Exec 2014īackup Exec 2014 continues to invest in virtualization technology.
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