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Quickie: How to re-create tape library in Symantec Backup Exec

Here is my best practice to re-create tape library under Symantec Backup Exec (I used version 12.5):

  • Delete all tape devices from Symantec
    • You must disable Robotic Library first by unchecking “Enable”

 

Disable Robotic Library

 

    • When it’s disabled you can “Delete” tape Drives and then Robotic Libraries

 

Delete Library

 

  • Uninstall all Symantec drivers using tapeinst.exe
    • In Symantec installation directory look for file tapeinst.exe file and run it.
    • Choose to “Uninstall and remove all Symantec devices…” and run it.

 

Remove Symantec drivers

 

    • There shouldn’t be any tape drives and media changers in Device Manager at this time

 

  • Reboot server

 

  • Install Symantec drivers using tapeinst.exe
    • In Symantec installation directory look for file tapeinst.exe file and run it.
    • Choose to “Use Symantec tape drivers for all supported tape devices” and run it

 

Install Symantec drivers

 

    • Now you should see new devices in Device Manager

 

  • Create new tape devices using hotswap.exe
    • This is really straightforward process without need of any explanation.

 

And you are all done 🙂

Remarks:

Thanks to Róbert Švec for refreshing my memories 🙂

 

  1. February 22nd, 2013 at 13:51 | #1

    Great stuff Ondrej.

    I am part of the BE Product Mgmt team. Keep up the good work!

  2. February 28th, 2013 at 11:48 | #2

    Thank you. When do you think Backup Exec will support Windows Server 2012?

  3. March 15th, 2013 at 15:21 | #3

    Hi Ondrej –

    We are about to kick off the beta for the next BE. It is all about platform support. Would you like to be invovled? You can sign up here: https://symbeta.symantec.com/callout/?callid=52801D5ABA034CC18A15C8E8E5CB2F99

    If you have any questions, find me on Twitter at @PackMatt73 and I will DM you my contact info

  4. December 16th, 2013 at 18:02 | #4

    @Matt Stephenson (@packmatt73)
    Matt, support for Windows Server 2012 deduplicated NTFS partitions is really really poor. We waited for this support couple months and now we are disappointed.

  5. Laird
    December 15th, 2021 at 04:41 | #5
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