Customer Reviews

Backup Exec 9: For Windows Servers

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The book was easy to read and good if you are new to the software and need advise. It is a little short but it covered the basics....

I couldn't figure out how to even make backup exec write over a tape before, so I found it helpful.

Book is written well and easy to understand; however, it is not written for those persons who are wanting to learn the basics of using Backup Exec - it omits much of the details.

This book is not worth buying. No useful information is provided. If you're looking for a reference guide, look elsewhere.

Although Backup Exec 11 is now out, and the company I work for is using version 10, I found this book a good reference and a quick and easy read to get up to speed. The book contains:
* A brief history of backups and the importance and reason behind them
* A good overview of media rotation schemes.
* A great resource on using some of the advanced database maintenance application for troubleshooting issues.

Reader's looking for a hardcore exploration of the software will probably not find this book informative, however.

Backup Exec 9 for Windows Servers might be a good book if you are new to Backup Exec or backing up data for the first time. As a past user of Backup Exec 7 and 8, I did not really learn anything useful that I couldn't have picked up from the manual. I was hoping for tips and tricks and "best practices", but I only found a few that were useful to me. Also the book is on the small side to begin with and unfortunately, there is a lot of white space and many illustrations, some of which seem to be there just to take up space and make the book seem longer. Overall, it's an easy to follow book, for beginners, but doesn't present much useful information beyond that level.