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Exchange 2007 Replication Plan

At the moment I have 1 exchange 2007 server that I am backing up with backup-exec. I'm trying to come up with a way to handle something going wrong with him, how can I get back up and running. What I have thought so far is I would like to have…
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Migrating a large Mysql DB from one server to another (via linux shell)

I have a large Mysql db (over 10gb). I'm moving from one hosting provider to another one (both in CentOS). My idea was to do this: Old server: tar -cvf backup.tar backup.sql New server: wget oldserver.com/backup.tar tar -xvf backup.tar My question…
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Best package to manage backup / recovery of a web application with database, to a remote server?

We need to manage automated backup and restoration of multiple websites, most built on PHP / MySQL, hosted on different servers across the globe. All the backups will be made to a single remote server. All servers run on Linux. I was thinking of…
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What are questions to ask when planning database backups?

Examples: Was is the operating environment? How large of a dataset? Are offline backups acceptable? Is point-in-time restoration a requirement? What storage engine? CONTEXT: Want to ask how to do MySQL backups on CentOS, but want to make sure I…
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Continuous data protection in a datacentre

2 1u servers in a datacentre, 1 pc in an office for offsite backup. was wondering the best way to backup data onsite for one of those 2 servers (the other ones data isnt as important) the backups would need to be as close to real time as…
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How does restore to dissimilar hardware work?

System restore to dissimilar hardware, something which high end backup/recovery products can do, is a really useful feature. However, how does it work on a Windows Server restore? Thanks
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"RESTORE HEADERONLY is terminating abnormally" error when restoring backup

When I try to restore a database backup file, I get the following error: An exception occurred while executing a Transact-SQL statement or batch. (Microsoft.SqlServer.ConnectionInfo) Additional information: Cannot open backup device…
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Windows Server 2008: Third-party softwares for Managing backup's

Need third party software solutions to configure, automated backup from one server to another and also to manage and catalog backups to DVD's and/or other removable media. To configure regular automated backups (with restore capacities) of…
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If I cannot recover the database that Symantec Backup Exec used to store information about tape backups then can I recover my tape backups?

First off I admit that I might not fully know what I am talking about and any clarification to my question you can provide would be helpful. My understanding is that Symantec Backup Exec stores information about the tape backups that it is…
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Arkeia: Any way to restore files from a recycled tape?

Hoping for help and/or magic: I have a backup tape that Arkeia (v. 5.3.12, running on CentOS 4.3) has marked as "Recycled". I'm pretty certain that the tape has NOT been overwritten, and so the data should still be on the tape. I understand that…
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Is it possible with NT Backup (or MS Backup) to restore all of the latest files from a certain folder out of an incremental backup file?

I am using MS Backup on a Windows Server 2003 to backup our key folders at my work. The backup is set up as an incremental backup job where it only backs up any files that have changed since the last time the backup was run. Periodically I have to…
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Windows / Linux backup software with Bare Metal Recovery

We are in the discovery process of looking for backup software that meets the following goals. Different Backup types (Full, Incremental, etc.) Bare Metal Recovery to Windows and Linux Automated Backups Detailed Logs of what was backed up and more…
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Restoring a Mysql database that is 7zip

I use Mysqldump –u root –ppassword databasename | 7z a -si -t7z outputfile.sql.7z -mx9 To backup my Mysql 5.1 database on my windows vista system. Question: How can I restore the database without first having to expand the 7zip file?
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Exchange 2007 backup / restore

To explain my situation I have a exchange 2007 server and I have recently upgraded to SP2 so that I can use windows server backup to take an "exchange aware" backup of the server. Is there an easy way of restoring this data onto a second server to…
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Are these the correct instructions to backup TFS 2010?

I am working on a backup plan for TFS 2010. I found this site http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms253070(VS.100).aspx that details a complex backup solution. Has anyone tested these procedures and can confirm they are accurate? There are…
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