ARCSERVE 11 - Image backup / restore 1

[scandyl]

This is my first attempt at backing up and restoring a server using the image backup option.
We are trying to back up the D$ drive on a Win2k3 server and it appears to be completing successfully.
However, when we try to restore the image, it looks as though we actually backed up the D$ drive of the backup server itself!

Any ideas as to what we could be doing wrong?

 

[ACiDelic]

The Image Option is only used for local backups. You cannot use it for remote backups. According to the Image Option Guide:

Important! You must install the option and BrightStor ARCserve Backup on the same machine.

If you created a backup job for a remote machine and enabled the Image Option then you backed up the remote machine through normal methods and the drive(s) on the local machine using the Image Option.

 

[scandyl]

Thanks for your help. I found that info shortly after I posted this message. It looks like this is the standard for most (if not all) imaging solutions. The software must be locally installed on each server to be imaged.

 

[frl]

Hi,

do you need to purchase a special agent to do a image with v11?

 

[Cyklops]

Yes, you do. It is optional

 

[ACiDelic]

It is an option to the base product.