Symantec backup exec remote agent for windows is a software program developed by symantec. Wait for the installation to complete and click finish. Backup exec16 scl agent operating system compatibility agent for windows compatibility notes. Go to the windows services console start run services. Upon being installed, the software adds a windows service which is designed to run continuously in the background. Find answers to installing backup exec 2010r2 remote agent failing.
How to install symantec backup exec 2012 program and options. Click next when the screen shows ready to install the remote agent for windows systems beside the server names click install to begin the installation. Veritas backup exec is a data protection software product designed for customers who have. I obtained my ralus installation from official symantec cds. We have an older windows server 2000 that runs our voicemail software. When you install backup exec on an rodc computer you must select a remote sql instance for the backup exec database. The backup exec 2012 release early last year drew an outpouring of complaints on social media and a symantec online forum. Installing backup exec using the command line silent mode. Symantec backup exec agent for db2 on windows servers. Installing and uninstalling the 64bit remote agent and advanced.
Symantec backup exec remote agent solarwinds documentation. Backup exec error 1603 when installing a remote agent. Symantec does not support backup exec 2012 on windows 2012 server. You can only install the backup exec agent for windows on server. Customizing the desktop agent installation the desktop agent installation can be customized to meet specific needs. For backup exec 2010 r3, a ssl trust will need to be. Symantec invited unhappy customers to a session with developers in june 2012 in heathrow. Customizing the desktop agent installation symantec.
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Im finding this absolutely hard to believe, but from everything im reading, symantec backup exec still doesnt support windows server 2012. Installation of symantec backup exec 12 on a server on 20080817. How to install symantec backup exec 2012 on windows server this guide is for installing symantec backup exec 2012 onto a windows. To perform a local command line installation of the symantec backup exec tm remote agent for windows servers 32bit raws or the advanced open file option aofo on a remote server, is to copy the remote agent installation folder. Unfortunately the installer for 2012 and 2012 sp1a did not block the install on windows 2012 even though it is unsupported. System utilities downloads symantec backup exec by symantec corporation and many more programs are available for. Unhappy longtime users of the smb backup application balked at symantecs switch from a jobcentric view to a resourcecentric view. Backup exec 2012agenten agent for vmware and hyperv agent for applications and databases agent for windows agent for linux agent for mac remote media agent for linux backup exec 2012optionen deduplication option enterprise server option file system archiving option exchange mailbox archiving option.
Symantec backup exec remote agent for windows should i. The remote agent for windows servers raws has been renamed to agent for windows aws in backup exec 15 and above. The backup exec agent for windows provides highperformance data protection for remote windows servers that includes. Another version of the backup exec remote agent for windows systems is installed on this computer. I have tried all the methods of installing the agent, listed in the tech note, except the silent install, using the command prompt. This configuration is not recommended or supported for extended periods. Cannot uninstall backup exec 2012 from windows ser. Even so, errors do occur in the veritas product, and organizations need backup exec support. Symantec backup exec remote agent for windows systems. This symantec product may contain third party software for which symantec is required to provide. How to install backup exec remote agent for windows. You do not need to install tape device drivers if backup exec runs on windows server 2012 and later. Customers still waiting for requested backup exec 2012.
I quite like windows 2012 and the goal is to move our servers to all windows 2012. The backup exec software included on the backup exec 3600 appliance is based upon backup exec 2012. The new features list is tiny but the backup exec media server now supports windows server 2012. Backup and disaster recovery overview symantec backup exec 2012 is one integrated product that protects virtual and physical environments, simplifies both backup and disaster recovery, and recovers data or systems at any scale, from an individual item to an entire server. Has anyone heard any news on installing backup exec on windows 2012. Backup exec and its options can be installed on a local computer, a remote computer, within a virtual environment, or on a public cloud infrastructure as a service iaas virtualization platform. How to install symantec backup exec 2012 on windows server. Technical support symantec technical support maintains support centers globally. Backup exec 20 agents and options articles and howtos. Hi levift, make sure file and printer sharing, windows management instrumentation wmi and port 445 netbios are enabled. Two command script files are available to install the 64bit remote. Uninstall the remote agent before continuing with the installation. Backup exec 2014 agent did not install and finished with rollback. Rip backup exec as versions 1016 and the 3600 appliance are being designated to end all support by veritas by 2019.
Follow the wizard to uninstall veritas backup exec 12. However it supports backup exec agent on windows 2012 server. I think symantec will be releasing its beta version maybe in the start of next year 2014. I had to install the remote agent locally on the new server from a command prompt. I get a message back in backup exec that the current users doesnt have the rights to install software in the locations it needs to c. This monitor returns the number of events when the backup exec remote agent for windows servers. Hit upgrade on symantec backup exec, and unleash hell. Which means all customers need to convertupgrade to veritas or find another. How to manually uninstall backup exec for windows servers. Backup exec 2012 users are screaming in frustration over the improvements pushed out this year. Given that i have successfully installed the agent on two other win2k3 servers recently upgraded from win2k, i think the problem is at the client end, rather than the media server end. Windows server core installation option of windows server 20082012. Symantec backup exec setting up the dell dr series. We are going to build a backup exec server in the next few weeks.
Install symantec backup exec 2012 on windows 2012 server. Today backup exec supports the backup exec server installation on 64bit operating systems only. Symantec backup exec 12 allows complete system recovery and concentrates on continuous filedata protection. Symantec backup exec linuxunix agent is called ralus which stands for remote agent for linux and unix servers. Installing backup exec 15 on a windows server 2012 r2 system takes around 30. This article provides instructions for installing the backup exec 15 and above agent for windows on a remote machine. I know that windows server 2000 is not officially supported for backup exec 2012, but has anyone installed the 2012 remote agent for windows on a windows server 2000 and it is working as expected. How to manually uninstall backup exec for windows servers bews 11d and above. The default path for the above mentioned folders is x. Copy the raws32 or rawsx64 and msxml for backup exec 2010 2010 r2 2010 r3 folders from the media server to the remote computers local drive. Both the core backup exec software, as well as the agent software required to protect physical servers, are included in the backup exec 3600 appliance. Fatal error 1935 when installing symantec backup exec.
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