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 a Simplified Disaster Recovery disk image
The Create Simplified Disaster Recovery Disk Wizard guides you through the process of creating a startup recovery disk image that you can use to recover backed up computers.
The following items are required to create the Simplified Disaster Recovery disk image:
5 GB of disk space to download and install the ADK.
1 GB of disk space to store the required files and folders to create the ISO image.
Warning:
The ADK download may take few hours depending on your network speed.
After you run Simplified Disaster Recovery-enabled backups of the computers that you want to protect, run the Create Simplified Disaster Recovery Disk Wizard to create the Simplified Disaster Recovery disk image. Simplified Disaster Recovery-enabled backups are those backups that display the green indicator on the backup properties pane that indicates the critical system components on the computer are selected.
See How to ensure that backups are enabled for Simplified Disaster Recovery.
The wizard installs the ADK, and then uses the required files and folders from the ADK to create a startup recovery disk image in ISO format. You can then burn the image to a CD or DVD by using a third-party image burning application. For disaster recovery of a computer, you use the Simplified Disaster Recovery disk to start the computer, and then to recover it.
When you create the recovery disk, you can add language and time zone selections. You can also select the computers for which you want to add network and storage drivers. You can further customize the recovery disk by adding new OEM drivers.
Note:
If you create the Simplified Disaster Recovery disk image before you run backups, the drivers for the backed-up computers are not included on the recovery disk. You must create a new recovery disk if you want the drivers of the backed-up computers to be included on the recovery disk. You can then specify the existing recovery disk as the source, and then select the computers for which you want to add the drivers to the recovery disk.
Depending on your environment, different methods are available for you to create the Simplified Disaster Recovery disk image.
Table: Methods for creating the Simplified Disaster Recovery disk image
Environment | Method |
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If the Backup Exec server runs on Windows Server 2008 R2 or later | |
If the Backup Exec server runs on Windows Server 2008 SP2 | |
If the Backup Exec server is not available | See Creating a Simplified Disaster Recovery disk image if the Backup Exec server is not available. |
If the Backup Exec server on which you want to create the Simplified Disaster Recovery disk image does not have an Internet connection and does not have ADK installed |
If the Microsoft Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK) is not already installed on this server, then the Create Simplified Disaster Recovery Disk Wizard guides you through the download and installation of the ADK. The ADK installation defaults are already selected. It is recommended that you use these defaults.
Note:
Backup Exec supports ADK 10 on Windows Server 2008R2 or later. If Windows ADK is not installed on the system, the Create Simplified Disaster Recovery wizard downloads and installs Windows ADK 10.
To create a Simplified Disaster Recovery disk image if the Backup Exec server runs on Windows Server 2008 R2 or later
- Do any of the following:
On the Backup and Restore tab, in the Restores group, click Create Disaster Recovery Disk.
Click the Backup Exec button, click Configuration and Settings, and then click Create Disaster Recovery Disk.
On the Home tab, in the Simplified Disaster Recovery panel, click Create Disaster Recovery Disk.
Click the Start button, and then click Create Disaster Recovery Disk.
- Review the Welcome panel of the Simplified Disaster Recovery Disk Creation wizard, and then click Next.
- Do one of the following:
To create a Simplified Disaster Recovery disk image for the first time
Click Create a new Simplified Disaster Recovery Disk image (.iso).
To select network and storage drivers from an existing Simplified Disaster Recovery disk CD or DVD, or from a folder
Do the following in the order listed:
Click From a previous CD or DVD, or from a folder.
Enter the location of the previous recovery disk, or type the path to a folder that contains the files that are extracted from the recovery disk.
To select network and storage drivers from an existing image (.iso) file
Do the following in the order listed:
Click From an image (.iso) file.
Enter the location of the recovery image file.
- Click Next.
- Do one of the following:
If the ADK is already installed on the computer
If Windows ADK 8.1 is already installed, the Create Simplified Disaster Recovery wizard detects and displays the Windows ADK version and informs the user that a new SDR disk cannot be created using ADK 8.1. User can download ADK 10 and then create the SDR disk.
If ADK 10 is installed, the wizard continues with the recovery disk creation process.
Continue with step 6.
If the ADK is not installed on the computer
If Windows ADK is not installed on the system, the Create Simplified Disaster Recovery wizard downloads and installs Windows ADK 10.
Do the following in the order listed:
Click Next to continue to the ADK download and installation wizard.
On the ADK wizard panels, click Next to accept the recommended defaults.
Note:
The ADK download may take few hours, depending on the bandwidth.
After the ADK is installed, click Close to continue with the Create Simplified Disaster Recovery Disk Wizard.
- Specify the startup options that you want when you recover a computer, and then click Next.
- Do one of the following:
To add network drivers and storage drivers for the computers for which you ran SDR backups
Select the computers for which you want to add the drivers to the recovery disk, and then click Next.
To add network drivers and storage drivers that were found on the computers for which you ran SDR backups that are not already included in the source image
Do the following in the order listed:
On the Select computers to use the drivers from panel, click Next.
On the Drivers to Include panel, select the drivers that you want to include in the custom recovery disk, and then click Next.
To add network drivers and storage drivers from OEM media
Do the following in the order listed:
On the Select computers to use the drivers from panel, click Next.
On the Drivers to Include panel, click Add Driver, navigate to the location of the media, select it, and then click Open.
When the drivers display on the Select computers to use the drivers from panel, click Next.
- Type the volume label and the path for the image (.iso) file to specify the location to store the startup image, and then click Next.
Note:
If you use any non-English characters in the volume label, then those characters are not properly displayed when you mount the .iso image.
Note:
It is recommended that you store the image that you want to burn on the computer where the CD image or DVD image burning application is installed. By default, the location is as follows:
C:<Backup Exec install path>\Backup Exec\sdr\CustomSDRImage.iso
- Review the summary panel, and then click Create Image.
- After the Simplified Disaster Recovery disk CD or DVD image is created, clickNext, and then click Finish.
- Burn the startup ISO 9660 image to a CD or DVD by using a third-party image burning application.
If the Microsoft Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK) is not already installed on this server, then the Create Simplified Disaster Recovery Disk Wizard guides you through the download and installation of the ADK. The ADK installation defaults are already selected. It is recommended that you use these defaults.
Note:
Backup Exec supports Windows ADK 8.1 on Windows 2008 SP2. If Windows ADK is not installed on a Windows 2008 SP2 system, the Create Simplified Disaster Recovery wizard downloads and installs Windows ADK 8.1.
To create a Simplified Disaster Recovery disk image if the Backup Exec server runs on Windows Server 2008 SP2
- Do any of the following:
On the Backup and Restore tab, in the Restores group, click Create Disaster Recovery Disk.
Click the Backup Exec button, click Configuration and Settings, and then click Create Disaster Recovery Disk.
On the Home tab, in the Simplified Disaster Recovery panel, click Create Disaster Recovery Disk.
Click the Start button, and then click Create Disaster Recovery Disk.
- Review the Welcome panel of the Simplified Disaster Recovery Disk Creation wizard, and then click Next.
- Do one of the following:
To create a Simplified Disaster Recovery disk image for the first time
Click Create a new Simplified Disaster Recovery Disk image (.iso).
To select network and storage drivers from an existing Simplified Disaster Recovery disk CD or DVD, or from a folder
Do the following in the order listed:
Click From a previous CD or DVD, or from a folder.
Enter the location of the previous recovery disk, or type the path to a folder that contains the files that are extracted from the recovery disk.
To select network and storage drivers from an existing image (.iso) file
Do the following in the order listed:
Click From an image (.iso) file.
Enter the location of the recovery image file.
- Click Next.
- Do one of the following:
If the ADK is already installed on the computer
If Windows ADK 8.0 is already installed, the recovery disk wizard warns the user that user cannot create a new SDR using this ADK version; however, user can customize the recovery disk. User can either exit from the wizard or user can download ADK 8.1, and customize the disk.
If Windows ADK 8.1 is already installed, the recovery disk wizard first warns the user about the Windows ADK version; and if user wants to continue, the wizard continues with the recovery disk creation process.
Continue with step 6
If the ADK is not installed on the computer
If Windows ADK is not installed on the system, the Create Simplified Disaster Recovery wizard downloads and installs Windows ADK 8.1.
Do the following in the order listed:
Click Next to continue to the ADK download and installation wizard.
On the ADK wizard panels, click Next to accept the recommended defaults.
Note:
The ADK download may take few hours, depending on the bandwidth.
After the ADK is installed, click Close to continue with the Create Simplified Disaster Recovery Disk Wizard.
- Specify the startup options that you want when you recover a computer, and then click Next.
- Do one of the following:
To add network drivers and storage drivers for the computers for which you ran SDR backups
Select the computers for which you want to add the drivers to the recovery disk, and then click Next.
To add network drivers and storage drivers that were found on the computers for which you ran SDR backups that are not already included in the source image
Do the following in the order listed:
On the Select computers to use the drivers from panel, click Next.
On the Drivers to Include panel, select the drivers that you want to include in the custom recovery disk, and then click Next.
To add network drivers and storage drivers from OEM media
Do the following in the order listed:
On the Select computers to use the drivers from panel, click Next.
On the Drivers to Include panel, click Add Driver, navigate to the location of the media, select it, and then click Open.
When the drivers display on the Select computers to use the drivers from panel, click Next.
- Type the volume label and the path for the image (.iso) file to specify the location to store the startup image, and then click Next.
Note:
If you use any non-English characters in the volume label, then those characters are not properly displayed when you mount the .iso image.
Note:
It is recommended that you store the image that you want to burn on the computer where the CD image or DVD image burning application is installed. By default, the location is as follows:
C:<Backup Exec install path>\Backup Exec\sdr\CustomSDRImage.iso
- Review the summary panel, and then click Create Image.
- After the Simplified Disaster Recovery disk CD or DVD image is created, click Next, and then click Finish.
- Burn the startup ISO 9660 image to a CD or DVD by using a third-party image burning application.
The Microsoft Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK) installation is supported only on Windows Server 2008 SP2 and later. If the Backup Exec server does not run on Windows Server 2008 SP2 or later, or if the server is not available, you can use the Backup Exec installation media to install the
and the Remote Administration Console on a standalone server that runs Windows Server 2008 SP2 or later.The Create Simplified Disaster Recovery Disk Wizard guides you through the download and installation of the ADK. The ADK installation defaults are already selected. It is recommended that you use these defaults. You can then create the recovery disk by connecting to a remote Backup Exec server, as guided by the wizard.
To create a Simplified Disaster Recovery disk image if the Backup Exec server is not available
- Insert the Backup Exec installation media into a server that runs Windows Server 2008 SP2 or later.
- From the installation media browser, click Installation.
- Click Simplified Disaster Recovery Disk Creation Wizard, and then click Install.
Note:
The Simplified Disaster Recovery Disk Creation Wizard and the Backup Exec Remote Administration Console are installed.
- Accept the terms of the license agreement, and then click Next.
- Accept the default installation location, or specify a new location, and then click Next.
- By default, after the computer is restarted, the Create Simplified Disaster Recovery Disk Wizard starts; if you unchecked the default, to start the wizard, click Start > All Programs > Veritas Backup Exec >Create Disaster Recovery Disk.
- On the Welcome panel of the Simplified Disaster Recovery Disk Creation wizard, click Connect to a Backup Exec server.
- Specify a Backup Exec server machine name or IP address, enter your credentials and the domain, and then click Next.
- Do one of the following:
To create a Simplified Disaster Recovery disk image for the first time
Click Create a new Simplified Disaster Recovery Disk Image (.iso).
To select network and storage drivers from an existing Simplified Disaster Recovery disk CD or DVD, or from a folder
Do the following in the order listed:
Click From a previous CD or DVD, or from a folder.
Enter the location of the previous recovery disk, or type the path to a folder that contains the files that are extracted from the recovery disk.
To select network and storage drivers from an existing image (.iso) file
Do the following in the order listed:
Click From an image (.iso) file.
Enter the location of the recovery image file.
- Click Next.
- Do one of the following:
If the ADK is already installed on this computer
Continue with step 12
If the ADK is not installed on this computer
Do the following in the order listed:
Click Next to continue to the ADK download and installation wizard.
On the ADK wizard panels, click Next to accept the recommended defaults.
Note:
The ADK download may take few hours depending on your network speed.
After the ADK is installed, click Close to continue with the Create Simplified Disaster Recovery Disk Wizard.
- Specify the startup options that you want when you recover a computer, and then click Next.
- Do one of the following:.
To add network drivers and storage drivers from the computers for which you ran SDR backups
Select the computers for which you want to add the drivers to the recovery disk, and then click Next
To add network drivers and storage drivers that were found on the computers for which you ran SDR backups that are not already included in the source image
Do the following in the order listed:
On the Select computers to use the drivers from panel, click Next.
On the Drivers to Include panel, select the drivers that you want to include on the custom recovery disk, and then click Next.
To add network drivers and storage drivers from OEM media
Do the following in the order listed:
On the Select computers to use the drivers from panel, click Next.
On the Drivers to Include panel, click Add Driver, navigate to the location of the media, select it, and then click Open.
When the drivers display on the Select computers to use the drivers from panel, click Next.
To add a computer to the list
Do the following in the order listed:
Click Add DR file.
Navigate to the location of the DR file, select it, and then click OK.
On the Select computers to use the drivers from screen, select the computer that you added, and then click Next.
- Type the volume label and the path for the image (.iso) file to specify the location to store the startup image, and then click Next.
Note:
It is recommended that you store the image that you want to burn in a location on the computer where the CD image or DVD image burning application is installed. By default, the location is as follows:
C:<Backup Exec install path>\Backup Exec\sdr\CustomSDRImage.iso
- Review the summary panel, and then click Create Image.
- After the Simplified Disaster Recovery disk CD or DVD image is created, click Next, and then click Finish.
- Burn the startup ISO 9660 image to a CD or DVD by using a third-party image burning application.
You can download the ADK executable file to a computer that has Internet access, and then copy the downloaded files to the computer on which you want to install ADK. Then, you can run the Simplified Disaster Recovery Disk Creation wizard to create the recovery disk.
To create a Simplified Disaster Recovery disk image on a Backup Exec server that does not have an Internet connection and does not have ADK installed
- On a computer that has an Internet connection, click the following link to download the adksetup.exe:
For Windows ADK 10 https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=526740 (ADK 10.1.14393.0)
For Windows ADK 8.1 http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=293840 (ADK 8.100.26866.0)
- Run the adksetup.exe.
- On the ADK Specify Location panel, click Download the Assessment and Deployment Kit for installation on a separate computer, enter the path to the Backup Exec server to which you want to install the ADK components, and then click Next.
- Click Yes or No to join the Microsoft Customer Experience Improvement Program, and then click Next.
- Click Accept to accept the terms of the license agreement and to start the ADK download.
- After the download is complete, verify that the adksetup.exe file and the Installers folder have been downloaded to the computer.
- Copy the downloaded files and folder to the computer on which you want to install ADK.
Note:
ADK installation is supported only on Windows Server 2008 SP2 and later.
- Start adksetup.exe from the copied folder.
- On the ADK Specify Location panel, click Install the Assessment and Deployment Kit to this computer, enter the path to which you want to install the ADK, and then click Next.
- Click Accept to accept the terms of the license agreement.
- On the ADK Select the features you want to install panel, click Deployment Tools and Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE), and then click Install.
- After the installation is complete, on the Backup Exec server to which you installed the ADK, do any of the following:
On the Backup and Restore tab, in the Restores group, click Create Disaster Recovery Disk.
Click the Backup Exec button, click Configuration and Settings, and then click Create Disaster Recovery Disk.
On the Home tab, in the Simplified Disaster Recovery panel, click Create Disaster Recovery Disk.
Click the Start button, and then click Create Disaster Recovery Disk.
- Review the Welcome panel of the Simplified Disaster Recovery Disk Creation wizard, and then click Next.
- Do any of the following:
To create a Simplified Disaster Recovery disk image for the first time
Click Create a new Simplified Disaster Recovery Disk image (.iso).
To select network and storage drivers from an existing Simplified Disaster Recovery disk CD or DVD, or from a folder
Do the following in the order listed:
Click From a previous CD or DVD, or from a folder.
Enter the location of the previous recovery disk, or type the path to a folder that contains the files that are extracted from the recovery disk.
To select network and storage drivers from an existing image (.iso) file
Do the following in the order listed:
Click From an image (.iso) file.
Enter the location of the recovery image file.
- Click Next.
- Specify the startup options that you want when you recover a computer, and then click Next.
- Do one of the following:
To add network drivers and storage drivers for the computers for which you ran SDR backups
Select the computers for which you want to add the drivers to the recovery disk, and then click Next.
To add network drivers and storage drivers that were found on the computers for which you ran SDR backups that are not already included in the source image
Do the following in the order listed:
On the Select computers to use the drivers from panel, click Next.
On the Drivers to Include panel, select the drivers that you want to include in the custom recovery disk, and then click Next.
To add network drivers and storage drivers from OEM media
Do the following in the order listed:
On the Select computers to use the drivers from panel, click Next.
On the Drivers to Include panel, click Add Driver, navigate to the location of the media, select it, and then click Open.
When the drivers display on the panel, click Next.
- Type the volume label and the path for the image (.iso) file to specify the location to store the startup image, and then click Next.
Note:
It is recommended that you store the image that you want to burn on the computer where the CD image or DVD image burning application is installed. By default, the location is as follows:
C:<Backup Exec install path>\Backup Exec\sdr\CustomSDRImage.iso
- Review the summary panel, and then click Create Image.
- After the Simplified Disaster Recovery disk CD or DVD image is created, click Next, and then click Finish.
- Burn the startup ISO 9660 image to a CD or DVD by using a third-party image burning application.