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Oracle Database: Virtualized Intel Solaris 11.1 on ESX Hosts
SUMMARY Improving Oracle Database backup speeds for virtualized Intel Solaris 11.1 clients ISSUE Description Oracle Database backups and restores use a CIFS network target as a landing zone for RMAN operations. For best network performance you should consider configuring your network using VMXNET 3 adapters. Cause The…
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Do I need to run new full backups if my appliance shuts down unexpectedly?
SUMMARY Do I need to run new full backups if my appliance shuts down unexpectedly? ISSUE Purpose To explain what happens to backup schedules if a Unitrends appliance shuts down unexpectedly. Description If your Unitrends appliance shuts down unexpectedly, backups will continue to run as scheduled when you bring the…
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Tilde "~" character in an exclusion list breaks Novell backups
SUMMARY Tilde "~" character in an exclusion list breaks Novell backups ISSUE Description the Tilde “~” character not supported in Novell exclusion lists. Cause The “~” character is a special character in Novell. In some cases, files with a “~” in the name can be created and saved, even including folder paths through NFS…
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How to create BareMetal ISO if UAC is enabled
SUMMARY Failed to create BareMetal ISO on Vista and up, if UAC is enabled ISSUE Purpose Create ISO WinBm image for BareMetal restoreDescription Mounting Bare Metal Image... Cannot mount BareMetal image. You must be logged-in as the administrator user, or use 'run as administrator' to run this program. Failed to extract…
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How do I determine my average backup speed?
SUMMARY This article provides information about how to determine the average speed of your backups. ISSUE To determine the average speed of a backup: * View the desired backups in the Backup report (Backups>Reports>BackupsReports). Select a backup to view Report Details. Look for Speed near the bottom of the Report Entry…
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Can I choose which data is encrypted?
SUMMARY Can I choose which data is encrypted? ISSUE Description Not all data on an appliance need be encrypted. Is it possible to choose which data is encrypted during backup or archiving? Resolution Protected data can be encrypted on a per client basis. After encryption is configured on the appliance, the client can be…
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Multiple Snapshots seen on XenServer for Virtual Machines
ISSUE When performing host-level Backups of XenServer virtual machines (VMs), sometimes there are snapshots seen on the VM with the name "snapshot of <VM UUID><Time stamp>". The following screenshot shows what it looks like on the XenCenter: RESOLUTION Citrix must be contacted regarding this issue. CAUSE These snapshots…
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Why don't I have more free space available
SUMMARY Using smgr_display to investigate disk utilization concerns. ISSUE Why don't I have more free space? I'm only using 1.8TB of licensed space, so how is the other 1.5TB getting used? Now that replications have occurred and new backups have been grabbed, shouldn't that overhead space be getting freed up? For more…
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What are my options for backing up raw device mappings (RDMs) in VMware?
SUMMARY What are my options for backing up raw device mappings in VMware? ISSUE VMware supports 2 types of Raw Device Mappings (RDMs): * Virtual RDMs (vRDMs) * Physical RDMs (pRDMs) Virtual Machines (VMs) with vRDMs can be protected by normal VMware Backups and require no special changes. For VMs with pRDMs, an Unitrends…
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Video Tutorials - Reference Article
SUMMARY A list of available video tutorials. DESCRIPTION The following video tutorials are available: * How to Configure VMware Backups * How to Configure Microsoft Hyper-V Backup with Unitrends * How to Configure Physical Server Backup with Unitrends * How to Restore Files from Unitrends Backup * How to Configure MS SQL…