Backup exec problems

One of the most popular tools for backing up your Windows server data is Backup Exec. Unfortunately, it can also be one of the most frustrating pieces of software to use due to its convoluted error messages.

A couple of scenarios that have came up recently involve having the ability to move the Media Server database from the default install to a new server or even a full blown SQL Server installation. The utility appropriately named "BEUTILITY" will accomplish this task for you which turns out to be relatively painless:

http://seer.entsupport.symantec.com/docs/275658.htm

The second issue is somewhat of a pain in that it deals with SQL Server backups. SQL Server has a built in default path that tells it where to backup databases to when you kick off a backup. This can be found in the registry at:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.1\MSSQLServer\BackupDirectory

Change this to a location on your file system where you can grant the appropriate NTFS permissions for your Backup Exec account to access. For example, change this to "d:\sqlbackup" and then restart your SQL Server services. Once that is done, your backups should be fixed.

For more information, see the following link:

http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sqldatabaseengine/thread/021c7aa5-4a8a-4bbb-8ff0-fe6b03920aae