BESR (Backup Exec Server Recovery) - Recover from Physical Server to Hyper-V VM

 

It takes me few weeks of WebEx and the case was pass from Support team to Sr Advance Team engineer to tell me this:

- The previous system being a EFI based 64 bit machine the 32 bit  bootloader of the SRD is not able to recognize the command bcdedit and bootrec.
- The EFI based systems are not supported.
- That is why on the original system BESR is unable to see the EFI (system reserved partition) and on the restored hyper-V virtual machine the the bcdedit and bootrec is not working.

Below are my discussion with fellow Symantec forum members:

https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/forums/besr-physical-server-hyper-v#comment-5591131

 I will write a full articles on Backup Exec Server Recovery 2010 with Hyper-V on PowerEdge R710 connected to DELLMD1200.

Notes: Windows 2003 server with Dell Utility partition works like charm

Quote of the day : Politic

Don't mixed up between your bias political view and those who give honest economical views. Economists, honest professionals or any honest individuals argue/criticize based on facts, points & substance given. They don't give a damn WHO says so. (or which political party say so). EOL -mailing list quote

Words

Resistance
Rest
Repetition
Intensity

Top 50 funny computer quotes

Enjoy this compilation of top 50 funny computer quotes:


50. "Some things Man was never meant to know. For everything else, there's Google."
49. "Failure is not an option -- it comes bundled with Windows."
48. "Computer games don't affect kids; I mean if Pac-Man affected us as kids, we'd all be running around in darkened rooms, munching magic pills and listening to repetitive electronic music."
47. "COBOL programmers understand why women hate periods."
46. "Artificial Intelligence usually beats natural stupidity."
45. "To err is human... to really foul up requires the root password."
44. "Like car accidents, most hardware problems are due to driver error."
43. "If at first you don't succeed; call it version 1.0"
42. "If Python is executable pseudocode, then perl is executable line noise."
41. "Programmers are tools for converting caffeine into code."


40. "Why do we want intelligent terminals when there are so many stupid users?"
39. "I can't uninstall it, there seems to be some kind of 'Uninstall Shield'."
38. "See daddy ? All the keys are in alphabetical order now."
37. "Hey! It compiles! Ship it!"
36. "SUPERCOMPUTER: what it sounded like before you bought it."
35. "Yo moma is like HTML: Tiny head, huge body."
34. "Windows Vista: It's like upgrading from Bill Clinton to George W. Bush."
33. "The more I C, the less I see."
32. "Life would be so much easier if we only had the source code."
31. "My software never has bugs. It just develops random features."


30. "The only problem with troubleshooting is that sometimes trouble shoots back."
29. "Crap... Someone knocked over my recycle bin... There's icons all over my desktop..."
28. "Relax, its only ONES and ZEROS !"
27. "rm -rf /bin/laden"
26. "I don't care if you ARE getting a PhD in it ! Get away from that damn computer and go find a woman !"
25. "The great thing about Object Oriented code is that it can make small, simple problems look like large, complex ones."
24. "If brute force doesn't solve your problems, then you aren't using enough."
23. “Programming is like sex, one mistake and you have to support it for the rest of your life.”
22. "Unix is user-friendly. It's just very selective about who its friends are."
21. Microsoft: "You've got questions. We've got dancing paperclips."


20. "I'm not anti-social; I'm just not user friendly"
19. The world is coming to an end... SAVE YOUR BUFFERS !"
18. "If you don't want to be replaced by a computer, don't act like one."
17. "Better to be a geek than an idiot."
16. "I went to a gentleman's cybercafe — and they offered me a 'laptop dance'."
15. "After Perl everything else is just assembly language."
14. "The Internet: where men are men, women are men, and children are FBI agents."
13. "There are 10 types of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't."
12. "Difference between a virus and windows ? Viruses rarely fail."
11. "Hacking is like sex. You get in, you get out, and hope that you didn't leave something that can be traced back to you."


10. "1f u c4n r34d th1s u r34lly n33d t0 g37 l41d"
9. "Helpdesk: There is an icon on your computer labeled "My Computer". Double click on it.
User: What's your computer doing on mine?"
8. “I think Microsoft named .Net so it wouldn’t show up in a Unix directory listing.”
7. “If debugging is the process of removing bugs, then programming must be the process of putting them in.”
6. "Computer dating is fine, if you're a computer."
5. “Any fool can use a computer. Many do.”
4. “Hardware: The parts of a computer system that can be kicked.”
3. "Those who can't write programs, write help files."
2. "You know you're a geek when... You try to shoo a fly away from the monitor with your cursor. That just happened to me. It was scary."
1. “Computer language design is just like a stroll in the park. Jurassic Park, that is.”

iPad2 : Malaysia Price List

iPad2 : Malaysia Launching on 29th Apr 2011

source: www.machines.com.my

How To Add FaceBook Like Button For Blogger (BLOGSPOT)

1. Goto the Facebook developers page to customize the Like button. The button can be customized to be displayed as “Like” or “Recommend“
2. After customizing the button, click on the Get Code button to get the code to be inserted into the template.
3. Select the iframe code.
4. Under your Blogger account, go to Design -> Edit HTML and Click on Expand Widget Templates.
5. Before making any changes, Download Full Template as a backup (in case it doesn't go as expected you have a valid backup)
6. Search for the line “
   ” or “

   ” in your template.
7. Insert the iFrame code under that line (you can customize the height if you think the gap is too much), i use 30px on my site.
8. Save template and View your blog.

iPhone 4 tripod mount

Glif for iPhone 4

The Glif is a simple iPhone 4 accessory with two primary functions: mounting your iPhone onto a tripod and propping up your iPhone at various angles. The Glif is made from recyclable rubberized plastic that feels great and plays nice with your phone, and is small enough to fit snugly in your pocket, purse, or backpack. It has a 1/4"-20 thread that fits any standard tripod or camera mount. The Glif is designed to work with a "naked" (caseless) iPhone 4 and is compatible with both CDMA and GSM models. Designed and manufactured in America. 

Glif Montage from Studio Neat on Vimeo.

Not only did Tom and Dave invent a fantastic accessory, but they have a story that is just as amazing. After designing the Glif, they put it up on Kickstarter in an effort to raise the $10,000 needed to put the Glif into production. The design was so popular, they received almost $140,000 in pledges! Incredible. The Glif is now in full scale production and available to order for $20.

P/S: Another amazing startup, good invention brings you good money.  Visit http://www.theglif.com/products/glif-for-iphone-4 to but this cool tripod !

SORT tools for NetBackup users

SORT provides information on whether your environment is compatible with a NetBackup installation or upgrade, and gives you links to the latest documentation and software.

This portals provide Installation and Upgrade Checklist and Custom Reports for your environment for NBU & Storage Foundation.

Installation and Upgrade Checklist NBU Sample:

https://sort.symantec.com/checklist/install/nbu_sample_unix

Custom reports give you server-specific recommendations for installing and upgrading Symantec enterprise products, managing risks, and tracking product licenses.

Installation and Upgrade Report Sample:

https://sort.symantec.com/sample/install_and_upgrade_nbu

SORT LINK:https://sort.symantec.com/netbackup

Microsoft Visio Open Source/Free Alternative

If you don't have MS Visio like me don't worry, here is the list of alternative open source or free that you can download it legally and use it.

http://dia-installer.de/index.html.en
http://www.ariscommunity.com/categories/aris-express
http://www.edrawsoft.com/download.php
http://meesoft.logicnet.dk/DiagramDesigner/
http://www.nevron.com/Products.DiagramDesigner.Overview.aspx
http://www.gliffy.com/

From the website looks, i like to try gliffy as it is online so i don't have to install anything on my laptop.

sQew notepad++ in updating phase

I have a notepad called cfgadm close to 1000 line combining all commands that i use everyday, i'll try to update it everyday when i have spare time so i don't have to open the notepad again and i can access it anywhere.  

It only has these entries for Solaris, HPUX, Linux ,Netbackup, AVAMAR, Backup Exec, Networker, Brocade , NetApp, Symmetrix.  This enough isn't it 

Cheers!

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