Move to SQL 2008 and backups

[thesthelensman]

We have recently had sims moved to sql2008. I currently use backup exec 12 on a backup server with agents across the servers. I currently now can't backup the full instance of Sims under sql2008, I think i'll have to move to backup exec 12.5 for sql2008 support? Currently I have set maintence plans to do a daily DB backup run, I then backup this folder to the backup exec every night. What are peoples opinions on this is it worth moving up a version of backup exec to backup the full instance or am i covered with the current backing up of the .bak files and logs created through the sql management studio?

Thanks

[Sarconia]

I personally don't use BackupExec but I do use both of the methods that you have described to otherwise back up my data and I've never had any issues restoring the database when anything has gone wrong before.

[randle]

Can you not just stop the MSSQL$SIMS2008 service as a pre job script and then start it again as a post job script. That's what I've had running here for an age now and backs up the folder structure "as is". It's ideal seeing as no-one should be using SIMS that late into the evening.