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
Excluding files from backups
You can exclude specific files or types of files from backups if you want to ensure that they do not get backed up. For example, you may not want to back up any mp3 files, read-only files, or files from specific directories.
You can exclude files from backups in any of three ways:
Exclude files from backup jobs
When you exclude files from individual backup jobs, the exclusions do not affect any of the other backup jobs in the related backup definition. The job-level exclusions also do not affect any of your other backup definitions. The exclusion applies only to the backup job to which you apply it. You cannot apply a job-level exclusion to Full backups.
Exclude files from backup definitions
When you exclude files from backup definitions, the exclusions do not affect any of your other backup definitions. The exclusions apply only to any jobs in that backup definition.
Exclude files globally from all backups
When you globally exclude files from all backups, the exclusions apply to all of your backup definitions. Backup Exec automatically skips any global exclusions when you run backup jobs.
To exclude files from backups
- Do any of the following:
To exclude files from a backup job
Complete the following steps:
Create or edit a backup definition.
In the Backup box, click Edit.
In the left pane, select Exclusions.
Click Insert.
To exclude files from a backup definition
Complete the following steps:
Create or edit a backup definition.
In the Selections box, click Edit.
On the Selection Details tab, click Insert and then select Add Backup-Level Exclusion.
To globally exclude files from all backups
Complete the following steps:
Click the Backup Exec button.
Select Configuration and Settings, and then select Job Defaults.
Click Exclude Selections.
Click Insert.
- Complete any of the following fields to identify the files that you want to exclude:
Resource name
Enter the name of the volume or drive that you want to exclude from backups.
Path
Enter the path of the folder and/or subfolder that contains the files that you want to exclude. You can use wildcard characters. Use a question mark ( ? ) to represent any single character. Use two asterisks ( ** ) to represent any number of characters.
Name
Enter the name of a specific file that you want to exclude from the backup. You can use wildcard characters. Use a question mark ( ? ) to represent any single character. Use two asterisks ( ** ) to represent any number of characters.
For example, to exclude all files with a .exe extension, type "**.exe".
- Complete any of the following options, as necessary:
Apply to subdirectories
Select this option to exclude the contents of all of the subfolders when you select a directory.
Only modified files
Select this option to exclude only the files that have been modified in the directory that you specified.
Only read-only files
Select this option to exclude only read-only files in the directory that you specified.
Files dated
Select this option to exclude the files that were created or modified during a specific time period. You must select the beginning and ending dates for the time period.
Files not accessed in X days
Select this option to exclude any files that have not been accessed in a specific number of days. You must enter the number of days.
- Click OK.