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
Creating or importing deduplication disk storage
Deduplication disk storage provides a disk-based backup folder that you can use as a destination for backup jobs. When you use deduplication disk storage, only unique data is stored.
Before you create a deduplication disk storage device, review the requirements. It is recommended that you use a dedicated volume and a large amount of RAM for deduplication disk storage.
See Requirements for the Deduplication feature.
You can create only one deduplication disk storage device on a Backup Exec server. You can create deduplication disk storage on a storage array. However, if a deduplication disk storage device already exists on a Backup Exec server, then you cannot add another device to a storage array that is connected to that Backup Exec server.
When you use Backup Exec's
option on a deduplication disk storage device, the folder is removed from the Backup Exec database. However, the folder and the files in it remain on the disk. When you delete backup sets from a deduplication disk storage device, it may take up to 48 hours for more space to become available. Backup Exec cannot always calculate the amount of space that will be made available.If you use the Backup Exec Central Admin Server feature, you can share a deduplication disk storage device between multiple Backup Exec servers. You can enable sharing when you add a deduplication disk storage device. You can select new Backup Exec servers to share deduplication disk storage or remove the sharing ability for Backup Exec servers at any time.
You can create new deduplication disk storage, or you can import an existing deduplication disk storage device from another Backup Exec server.
Before you create or import a deduplication disk storage device, have the following information available:
What you want to name the deduplication disk storage device.
The volume on which you want to create the deduplication disk storage device.
The path of the existing deduplication disk storage device, if you import a deduplication disk storage device.
The information for the user account that was used when the existing deduplication disk storage device was originally created.
The logon account to use to access the deduplication disk storage device. You cannot use the System Logon Account. It is recommended that you select or create a logon account that you use exclusively for the deduplication disk storage device. You should not use this account for any other purpose. This account should not contain credentials that are subject to password update policies.
The following requirements are for the password credentials for a deduplication disk storage device:
The password cannot be blank
The password cannot contain the following characters: &, ", <, >, %, ^
The password cannot start with the hyphen character: -
The password cannot end with the backslash character: \
Whether you want to enable encryption while the data is transmitted to the deduplication disk storage device and while the data is stored on it. You should not use the Backup Exec encryption options for backup jobs that deduplicate data.
The number of concurrent operations to run on the device. This setting determines the number of jobs that can run at the same time on this device. The number of jobs varies depending on your hardware and environment, so you may need to adjust this setting more than once. It is recommended that you set it low enough to avoid overloading your system, but high enough to process your jobs in a timely manner.
To create or import deduplication disk storage
- On the Storage tab, in the Configure group, click Configure Storage.
- Do one of the following:
If the Central Admin Server feature is not installed
Select Disk-based storage, and then click Next.
If the Central Admin Server feature is installed
Do the following in the order listed:
Select the Backup Exec server that you want to configure deduplication disk storage for, and then click Next.
Select Disk-based storage, and then click Next.
- Click Deduplication disk storage, and then click Next.
- Enter a name and description for the deduplication disk storage device, and then click Next.
- Do one of the following:
To create a new deduplication disk storage device
Click Next to accept the default location that appears in the field.
To import an existing deduplication disk storage device
Enter the path of the existing deduplication disk storage device, and then click Next.
- Click the drop-down arrow and select the logon acount to use to access the deduplication disk storage device, or click Add/Edit to create a logon acount, and then click Next.
- Specify if you want to enable encryption during transmission of data to the deduplication disk storage device and while the data is stored on it, and then click Next.
- Specify the number of concurrent operations that can run on the deduplication disk storage device, and then click Next.
- Review the storage configuration summary, and do either of the following:
To change any of the selections
Do the following in the order listed:
Click a review heading and make the appropriate changes.
Click Next through the wizard to return to the summary screen.
Click Finish.
To start the configuration
Click Finish.