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
Configuring storage options for backup jobs
Use the storage options to select the storage and media set on which you want the backup job to run. You can configure different storage devices for each backup job. For example, you may select disk storage for a full backup and a storage pool for an incremental backup in the same backup definition.
You can configure storage options as default settings for all backup jobs. If you do not want to use the default storage options for a particular backup job, you can override the default setting when you create the backup job. You do not have to configure default storage options for all backup jobs, however. If you want to configure different storage options for specific backup jobs, you can configure the storage options when you create those backup jobs.
To configure storage options for backup jobs
- Do one of the following:
To configure default storage options for all backup jobs
Complete the following steps:
Click the Backup Exec button, and then select Configuration and Settings.
Select Job Defaults, and then select the type of backup for which you want to configure storage options.
To configure storage options for specific backup jobs
Complete the following steps:
Create a new backup definition or edit an existing backup definition.
In the Backup box, click Edit.
- In the left pane, click Storage.
- Complete the following options as necessary:
Note:
Some of these options display only in Central Admin Server feature (CAS) environments.
Priority
Select the priority of access to the storage devices for backup jobs.
This is only available to set per job, not as a default backup job setting.
Backup Exec server or Backup Exec server pool
Select whether you want a job to run on devices on a specific managed Backup Exec server or on devices that are on a group of managed Backup Exec servers.
This option displays only if you have the Central Admin Server feature installed. This option is an additional filter that lets you control where certain jobs are delegated. For example, to always run backups of Exchange databases only on the devices that are attached to managed Backup Exec servers in a pool named Exchange Backups, select this option. Then select the Exchange Backups Backup Exec server pool.
Storage
Select the storage device to which you want to send backup data.
See Creating storage device pools.
See About the Remote Media Agent for Linux .
See Features and types of disk-based storage and network-based storage.
- If you selected to configure an OpenStorage device or a deduplication disk storage device in the Storage field, select from the following options:
Enable the remote computer to directly access the storage device and to perform client-side deduplication, if it is supported
Select this option to enable a remote computer to send data directly to an OpenStorage device or a deduplication disk storage device, and to perform client-side deduplication if the device supports it. The Backup Exec server is bypassed, which leaves the Backup Exec server free to perform other operations. If client-side deduplication cannot be performed, then either Backup Exec server deduplication or Appliance deduplication is performed.
This option appears if the Deduplication feature is installed and an OpenStorage device or a deduplication disk storage device is selected in the Storage field.
Enable the remote computer to access the storage device through the Backup Exec server and to perform Backup Exec server-side deduplication, if it is supported
Select this option to enable a remote computer to send data through the Backup Exec server to an OpenStorage device or a deduplication disk storage device, and to perform Backup Exec server-side deduplication if it it supported. If the Backup Exec server does not support deduplication, the data is deduplicated on an intelligent disk device, such as PureDisk or a device from a third-party vendor.
This option appears if the Deduplication feature is installed and an OpenStorage device or a deduplication disk storage device is selected in the Storage field.
- In the Keep for field, enter the amount of time for which you want to keep the backup sets or job history.
- If you selected to configure a tape device in the Storage field, complete the following options as necessary:
Media set
Select the media set to use for the backup job. The media set specifies the overwrite protection period and the append period for the backup data on the media.
If you want to create a new media set for this backup job, click the icon to the right of the media set drop-down menu.
This option is available only if you selected a tape device in the Storage field.
See Default media sets.
Overwrite media
Select this option to place the backed up data on overwritable media. Ensure that appropriate media is in the storage device that you select.
Appropriate media for an overwrite job include the following:
Scratch media
Media for which the overwrite protection period has expired
Allocated or imported media may also be overwritten depending on the media overwrite protection level that is set.
Depending on your configuration, overwritable media is selected from scratch media or recyclable media.
If the media in the storage device is not overwritable, an alert appears to prompt you to insert overwritable media.
This option is available only if you selected a tape device in the Storage field.
See Managing tapes.
See Media overwrite protection levels for tape media.
See How Backup Exec searches for overwritable media in tape drives .
Append to media, overwrite if no appendable media is available
Select this option to append the backed up data to the specified media set if an appendable media is available. Otherwise, Backup Exec searches for an overwritable media and adds it to the media set.
If the append operation fills a media, the backup job continues on an overwritable media. If the media in the storage device is not overwritable, an alert prompts you to insert overwritable media.
This option is available only if you selected a tape device in the Storage field.
Append to media, terminate job if no appendable media is available
Select this option to append the backed up data to the specified media set if an appendable media is available. Otherwise, Backup Exec terminates the job.
This option is available only if you selected a tape device in the Storage field.
Select this option to eject the media from the drive or slot when the operation completes. You can also schedule a job to eject media.
This option is available only if you selected a tape device in the Storage field.
Retension media before backup
Select this option to run the tape in the drive from beginning to end at a fast speed. Retensioning helps the tape wind evenly and run more smoothly past the tape drive heads. This option is available only if you select a tape drive that supports retensioning.
Use Write once, read many (WORM) media
Select this option to use WORM (write once, read many) media for this backup job. Backup Exec confirms that the destination device is or contains a WORM-compatible drive, and that the WORM media is available in the drive. If WORM media or a WORM-compatible drive is not found, an alert is sent.
Export media to vault after job completes
Select this option to logically move the media from the robotic library to the specified media vault.
This operation moves media from robotic library slots into a portal. An alert reminds you to remove the media from the portal or from a slot. If a job requires multiple media, the export media operation starts after the backup job completes, not after each media is filled.
This option is available only if you selected a tape device in the Storage field.
See Default media vaults.
- In the Compression field, select from the following options:
None
Select this option to copy the data to the media in its original form (uncompressed). Using some form of data compression can help expedite backups and preserve storage space.
Hardware data compression should not be used in environments where storage devices that support hardware compression are used interchangeably with devices that do not have that functionality. In this situation, hardware compression is automatically disabled. You can manually turn on hardware compression on the drives that support it, but this results in media inconsistency. If the drive that supports hardware compression fails, the compressed media cannot be restored with the non-compression drive.
Software
Select this option to use STAC software data compression, which compresses the data before it is sent to the storage device.
Hardware (if available, otherwise none)
Select this option to use hardware data compression if the storage device supports it. If the drive does not feature data compression, the data is backed up uncompressed.
Hardware (if available, otherwise software)
Select this option to use hardware data compression if the storage device supports it. If the drive does not feature hardware data compression, STAC software compression is used.
- To configure encryption, complete the following options:
Encryption type
Select the type of encryption that you want to use, if any.
Encryption key
Select the encryption key that you want to use, if you selected to use encryption.
Manage Keys
Click this option to create a new encryption key to configure encryption for jobs. Do not use this option to replace or delete any existing encryption keys that are associated with the job.
This option is available only if you select an encryption type.
- Click OK.