So we've reached the point after many years where we want to reduce our use of Backup Exec. Mainly because it is stupidly expensive and just not reliable enough.
So we figured we'd give Microsoft Data Protection Manager a go. Full of optimism, we began the install. It failed at the first hurdle.
You see the software was in a folder "C:\!Software\DPMServer2010"
Except the installer decided that is actually "C:\Software\DPMServer2010"
So although ! is a perfectly valid File System Character, the DPM Installer failed.
Folder renamed and it worked.
It isn't a good start... this is the sort of stupidity Backup Exec had!
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Hello
I am a member of Symantec's Backup Exec Engineering team. I would like to contact you directly to talk about the different issues you are facing with Backup Exec. As well give us input for things you would like to see in future versions of the product. If this is something you are open too, please email me at Symc.BE.ENG@gmail.com and we can exchange contact information.
Thanks,
Derek
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