Backup Exec 20.1 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
- 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
- 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
Exporting media and expired media
The export media operation supports robotic libraries that have portals. When this operation is run on one or more robotic library slots, the exported media is placed in the portals. If you select more media than there are portals, the robotic library fills as many slots as possible. Then, you are prompted to remove the media from the portal. This process continues until all of the selected media have been removed from the robotic library. You can also export expired media from a robotic library.
The export expired media operation lets you automate media handling in robotic libraries. This operation removes the media that Backup Exec cannot write to. You can then use the Import after export operation to add scratch media to the robotic library to prepare for the next backup.
After you export the expired media from the robotic library, the expired media appears in Offline Tape. If the media is in a media set that has an applicable vault media rule, then the media appears in the vault location.
You can export cleaning media with the export expired media storage operation. You can include all cleaning media, or all cleaning media that has been used more than a specified number of times.
Note:
Not all storage operations are available for all devices.
To export media or export expired media
- On the Storage tab, do one of the following:
Expand the robotic library, right-click Slots, and then click Export media.
Right-click the robotic library, and then click Export.
- Do one of the following:
To immediately export only the media that Backup Exec cannot write to and place it in the portal
Click Export expired media now.
The operation runs. You can view the job history for details about the job.
To immediately export the media to the portal
Click Export media now.
The operation runs. You can view the job history for details about the job.
To immediately import media after the export
Click Import after export.
The operation runs. You can view the job history for details about the job.
- (Optional) View the job history or click the Job Monitor tab for details about the job.
See Viewing jobs, job histories, backup sets, and active alerts for storage devices.
To schedule an export media or export expired media operation
- On the Storage tab, do one of the following:
Expand the robotic library, right-click Slots, and then click Export media.
Right-click the robotic library, and then click Export.
- Click Schedule.
- In the left pane, click Storage operations.
- Click the drop-down menu and select one of the following storage operations that you want to schedule:
Export
Places the media into the robotic library's portals.
If you select more media than there are portals, the robotic library fills as many slots as possible. Then you are prompted to remove the media from the portal. This process continues until all of the selected media have been removed from the robotic library.
Import media after export
Adds the scratch media to the robotic library to prepare for the next backup.
Export expired media
Places the expired media into the robotic library's portals.
This operation lets you automate media handling in robotic libraries by removing the media that Backup Exec cannot write to. After you export the expired media from the robotic library, the expired media appears in Offline Tape. If the media is in a media set that has an applicable vault media rule, then the media appears in the vault location.
- To send notification when the job completes, in the left pane, click Notification and select the appropriate options.
- To schedule the job, in the left pane, click Schedule and select the appropriate options.
- Click OK.
- (Optional) View the job history or click the Job Monitor tab for details about the job.
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