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
Configuring a shared SCSI bus for tape devices
To configure tape devices on a shared SCSI bus, you must have SCSI cables, SCSI terminators, a SCSI adapter in each cluster node to provide a shared external bus between the nodes, and at least one tape device on the shared bus.
The tape devices must be connected to a bus that uses the same method of transmission that the device does (single-ended or differential). Only one transmission method can be used on a single SCSI bus, however, if the devices use different transmission methods, you can install a signal converter between the devices. A signal converter converts single-ended SCSI signals to differential SCSI signals.
Note:
You must use a signal converter to connect single-ended and differential devices in order to avoid hardware damage.
You must terminate the SCSI bus at both ends so that commands and data can be transmitted to and from all devices on the bus. Each SCSI bus must have two terminators and they must be at each end of the segment.
If a tape device is in the middle of the bus, remove any internal termination in that device.
If the tape device is at the end of the bus, and the tape device has internal termination, you can use the device's internal termination to terminate the bus.
Following are methods you can use to terminate a bus:
SCSI adapters. This method is not recommended because if the server is disconnected from the shared bus, or if there is a power supply failure, the bus may not be properly terminated and may be inoperable.
Pass-through (or feed-through) SCSI terminators. These can be used with SCSI adapters and with some tape devices. If the tape device is at the end of the bus, you can attach a pass-through SCSI terminator to terminate the bus. The internal terminators in the tape device must be disabled. This is a recommended method.
Note:
To ensure termination if a power supply failure occurs, turn off the on-board terminators on the SCSI controller (using the host adapter manufacturer's recommended method) and physically terminate the controller with a terminator.
Y cables. These can be used with some tape devices. If the tape device is at the end of the bus, you can attach a terminator to one branch of a Y cable to terminate the bus. The internal terminators in the tape device must be disabled. This is a recommended method.
Trilink connectors. These can be used with some tape devices. If the tape device is at the end of the bus, you can attach a terminator to one of the trilink connectors to terminate the bus. The internal terminators in the tape device must be disabled. This is a recommended method.
Besides terminating the bus, Y-cables and trilink connectors also allow you to isolate the devices from the shared bus without affecting the bus termination. You can maintain or remove that device without affecting the other devices on the shared SCSI bus.
To configure a shared SCSI bus for tape devices
- Install the SCSI controllers for the shared SCSI bus.
Make sure that the SCSI controllers for the shared SCSI bus are using different SCSI IDs. For example, on the controlling node, set the SCSI controller ID to 6 and on the failover node, set the SCSI controller ID to 7.
- Prepare the SCSI controllers for the shared SCSI bus. Refer to your SCSI host adapter manufacturer's documentation for details.
Do not have power on to both nodes while configuring the computers, or if both nodes have power on, do not connect the shared SCSI buses to both nodes.
- Connect the shared SCSI tape devices to the cable, connect the cable to both nodes, and then terminate the bus segment using one of the methods discussed in the previous section.
See Two-node cluster with tape devices on a shared SCSI bus.