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
Restoring System State
Depending on the version of Microsoft Windows, service pack levels, and features that are installed, you can restore the following system state data:
Active Directory
Automated system recovery
Background Intelligent Transfer Service
COM+ Class Registration database
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
Event logs
File Server Resource Manager
Internet Information Service (IIS)
Microsoft Search Service
Network Policy Server
Registry
Remote Storage
Removable Storage Manager
Shadow Copy Optimization Writer
System files
Terminal Server Licensing
Terminal Services Gateway
Windows Deployment Services
Windows Management Instrumentation
Note:
To restore the Windows Internet Name Service (WINS), you must also restore the registry. You cannot restore WINS by itself.
If the server is a certificate server, then System State includes the Certificate Services database.
If the server is a domain controller, then System State includes the Active Directory services database and the SYSVOL directory.
You must restart the computer after you restore System State data.
Warning:
You should not cancel a System State restore job. Canceling this job can leave the server unusable.
If you know which backup set, completed backup job, or storage device media contains the data that you want to restore, you can start the Restore Wizard from there. Otherwise, you can select a server and then start the Restore Wizard.
See Restoring data from a server, a backup set, a backup job, or a storage device.
Note:
When you restore the System State, Backup Exec may create the following temporary directory:
%SystemRoot%\F52E2DD5-CE7D-4e54-8766-EE08A709C28E
After the restore job finishes, you can delete the directory.
To restore System State
- On the Backup and Restore tab, right-click the computer for which you want to restore System State, and then click Restore.
- Select Complete online restore of a computer, or restore system components, and then click Next.
- Follow the Restore Wizard prompts to restore the data.
- After you restore System State data, restart the computer.
To restore System State to a computer that is a domain controller, you must start the computer in safe mode. Then, use the Directory Services Restore Mode to perform the restore.
To replicate Active Directory to the other domain controllers that exist in the domain, you must perform an authoritative restore of the Active Directory. An authoritative restore ensures that the restored data is replicated to all of the servers. Performing an authoritative restore includes running Microsoft's Ntdsutil utility after Backup Exec restores System State, but before you restart the server. For more information about authoritative restore and the Ntdsutil utility, see your Microsoft documentation.
To restore System State to a domain controller
- Retart the destination server in Directory Services Restore Mode.
See your Microsoft documentation for details on how to do this.
- Open the services.
For each Backup Exec service listed, do the following in the order listed:
Click Properties.
On the Log On tab, click This account.
Enter a user account with local administrator's rights, and then click OK.
Right-click the service, and then click Start.
- After the Backup Exec services have started, run the Restore Wizard to restore System State.
- In the Restore Wizard, enable the option Mark this server as the primary arbitrator for replication when restoring SYSVOL in System State.
- Restart the server before you restore more data.