Backup Exec 20.2 Administrator's Guide
- Introducing Backup Exec
- Installation
- Methods for installing the Agent for Windows
- Using a command prompt to install the Agent for Windows on a remote computer
- Using a command script to install the Agent for Windows
- Installing the Remote Administrator
- Installing Backup Exec using the command line (silent mode)
- Backup Exec license contract information
- About upgrading to Backup Exec
- Getting Started
- Backups
- Backing up data
- Restores
- How Backup Exec catalogs work
- Job management and monitoring
- Alerts and notifications
- Enabling active alerts and alert history to display on the Home tab
- Adding a recipient group for alert notifications
- Sending a notification when a job completes
- SNMP traps for Backup Exec alerts
- Disk-based and network-based storage
- Configuring disk storage
- Configuring disk cartridge storage
- Backup sets
- Cloud-based storage devices
- Amazon S3 cloud-based storage
- Google cloud-based storage
- Microsoft Azure cloud-based storage
- Private cloud-based storage
- About S3-Compatible Cloud Storage
- About the Backup Exec™ CloudConnect Optimizer
- Legacy backup-to-disk folders
- Legacy backup-to-disk folders
- Legacy backup-to-disk folders
- Tape storage
- Robotic libraries in Backup Exec
- Creating robotic library partitions
- Managing tapes
- Creating media sets for tapes
- Labeling tape media
- Default media vaults
- Storage device pools
- Storage operations
- Conversion to virtual machines
- Configuration and settings
- Using Backup Exec with firewalls
- Deleting DBA-initiated job templates
- Backup Exec logon accounts
- Reports
- Creating a custom report
- List of Backup Exec standard reports
- Instant Cloud Recovery
- Preconfigurations to be completed in the Azure portal
- Troubleshooting Backup Exec
- Troubleshooting failed components in the SAN
- Generating a diagnostic file for troubleshooting Backup Exec
- Using Backup Exec in cluster environments
- Configurations for Backup Exec and Microsoft Cluster Servers
- Disaster recovery of a cluster
- Simplified Disaster Recovery
- Setting or changing the alternate location for the disaster recovery information file
- Creating a Simplified Disaster Recovery disk image
- Preparing to recover from a disaster by using Simplified Disaster Recovery
- Recovering a computer with Simplified Disaster Recovery
- Performing manual disaster recovery
- Integration with Veritas™ Information Map
- Appendix A. Backup Exec Agent for Windows
- About the Backup Exec Agent Utility for Windows
- Appendix B. Backup Exec Deduplication Feature
- Creating or importing deduplication disk storage
- Selecting storage devices for direct access sharing
- Appendix C. Backup Exec Agent for VMware
- About establishing trust for a vCenter/ESX(i) server
- Backing up VMware virtual machines
- About instant recovery of a VMware virtual machine
- About Recovery Ready for VMware virtual machines
- Appendix D. Backup Exec Agent for Microsoft Hyper-V
- Backing up Microsoft Hyper-V virtual machines
- About instant recovery of a Hyper-V virtual machine
- About Recovery Ready for Hyper-V virtual machines
- Appendix E. Backup Exec Agent for Microsoft SQL Server
- Backing up SQL databases and transaction logs
- Restoring SQL databases and transaction logs
- Disaster recovery of a SQL Server
- Appendix F. Backup Exec Agent for Microsoft Exchange Server
- Backing up Exchange data
- Appendix G. Backup Exec Agent for Microsoft SharePoint
- Backing up Microsoft SharePoint data
- Appendix H. Backup Exec Agent for Oracle on Windows or Linux Servers
- Configuring the Oracle Agent on Windows computers and Linux servers
- Configuring an Oracle instance on Windows computers
- Viewing an Oracle instance on Windows computers
- About authentication credentials on the Backup Exec server
- About backing up Oracle databases
- About restoring Oracle resources
- Appendix I. Backup Exec Agent for Enterprise Vault
- About backup methods for Enterprise Vault backup jobs
- Restoring Enterprise Vault
- About the Backup Exec Migrator for Enterprise Vault
- Configuring the Backup Exec Migrator
- About retrieving migrated Enterprise Vault data
- About the Partition Recovery Utility
- Appendix J. Backup Exec Agent for Microsoft Active Directory
- Appendix K. Backup Exec Central Admin Server Feature
- About installing the Central Admin Server feature
- What happens when CAS communication thresholds are reached
- About job delegation in CAS
- How to use Backup Exec server pools in CAS
- How centralized restore works in CAS
- Appendix L. Backup Exec Advanced Disk-based Backup Feature
- Appendix M. Backup Exec NDMP Feature
- About restoring and redirecting restore data for NDMP servers
- Viewing the properties of an NDMP server
- Viewing storage properties for an NDMP server
- Appendix N. Backup Exec Agent for Linux
- About installing the Agent for Linux
- About establishing trust for a remote Linux computer in the Backup Exec list of servers
- Editing configuration options for Linux computers
- About backing up a Linux computer by using the Agent for Linux
- About restoring data to Linux computers
- Editing the default backup job options for Linux computers
- Uninstalling the Agent for Linux
- Appendix O. Backup Exec Remote Media Agent for Linux
- About installing the Remote Media Agent for Linux
- About establishing trust for a Remote Media Agent for Linux computer in the Backup Exec list of servers
- About the Backup Exec operators (beoper) group for the Remote Media Agent for Linux
- About adding a Linux server as a Remote Media Agent for Linux
- Editing properties for the Remote Media Agent for Linux
- Creating a simulated tape library
- Viewing simulated tape libraries properties
- Appendix P. Accessibility and Backup Exec
- About keyboard shortcuts in Backup Exec
- Backup and Restore tab keyboard shortcuts
- Storage tab keyboard shortcuts
How to enable replication for virtual machines
You can enable replication for virtual machines from the Backup Exec console. Replication is a continuous backup of your virtual machine in Azure cloud. When disaster occurs, you can failover to the target virtual machine.
If you have logged on to Microsoft Azure as a Global Administrator, an Owner, or a User Access Administrator, you can enable replication in Backup Exec.
Refer to the Required permissions section in the Microsoft documentation for more information:
To enable replication in Backup Exec, you must first create replication policies in the Azure portal. When you prepare the infrastructure for your Recovery Services Vault, create the replication policies for your virtual machines.
You can enable replication for VMware and Hyper-V virtual machines.
See About Instant Cloud Recovery.
To enable replication for virtual machines
- On the Instant Cloud Recovery tab, right-click the virtual machine for which you want to enable replication and click Enable Replication.
The Enable Replication dialog box is displayed.
Note:
You cannot enable replication for a virtual machine that has validation errors.
- Select the VMware or Hyper-V parameters.
Virtual Machine Name
VMware and Hyper-V
Displays the name of the VMware or Hyper-V virtual machine for which you want to enable replication.
Target Machine Name
VMware and Hyper-V
Type the name of the target VMware or Hyper-V virtual machine.
The target machine name must meet the following requirements:
The target machine name cannot be empty.
The target machine name length cannot exceed 63 characters.
The target machine name must start with a letter and can contain only letters, numbers, and hyphens.
Operating System
Hyper-V
Select the operating system of the Hyper-V virtual machine. The target virtual machine in Azure cloud is created with the same operating system.
Process Server
VMware
Select the configuration server that does the processing for the target virtual machine during replication.
Configuration Server
VMware
Select the configuration server that manages replication for the target virtual machine.
Run As Account
VMware
Select the account that target virtual machine uses.
Replication Policy
VMware and Hyper-V
Select the replication policy that you want to use for the VMware or Hyper-V virtual machine.
Storage Account
VMware and Hyper-V
Select the storage account that the target machine will use.
There are two types of storage accounts, Standard and Premium.
Log Storage Account
VMware and Hyper-V
Select the log storage account that the target machine will use.
If you select a Premium storage account, you must select a Standard log storage account.
This option is grayed out if you select a Standard storage account. The Standard storage account is used as the log storage account.
Virtual Network
VMware and Hyper-V
Select the virtual network that the target machine belongs to.
Resource Group
VMware and Hyper-V
Select the resource group that the target machine belongs to.
For more information about advanced properties to enable replication for a virtual machine, go to the Azure portal.
- Click OK.
The replication parameters or settings that you selected are sent to Azure and if the parameters are set correctly, a message is displayed. Replication status for the virtual machine refreshes every 10 minutes. To view more details, select a virtual machine and click Virtual Machine Details or view the status of the replication operation in the Protection Status column. After the replication is complete, the Protection Status displays Protected.
If an incorrect parameter is set, a pop-up message is displayed. You can click Enable Replication and select the parameters again.
If the replication task fails, Backup Exec displays replication errors for the specific virtual machine. To view the errors, click View Error Details. Alternatively, select the virtual machine, click Virtual Machine Details, which takes you to the Azure portal to view the replication errors.