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
Creating storage device pools
A storage device pool is a group of similar types of storage devices that enables load-balancing of Backup Exec jobs. The workload is shared across the storage device pool. You can send backup jobs to specific storage devices or to a storage device pool. By default, if the specific storage device is busy, the job must wait until the storage device becomes available.
When you send a job to specific storage devices, Backup Exec cannot automatically route the job to the next available storage device. When you submit a backup job to a storage device pool, by default the job is sent to the first available storage device in that pool. As other jobs are created and started, they can run concurrently on other storage devices in the storage device pool. By dynamically allocating storage devices as jobs are submitted, Backup Exec processes jobs quickly and efficiently. Storage device pools provide fault tolerance if you configure error-handling rules to resubmit a job that fails because of a storage device error.
You can change the default selection method for a device in a storage device pool so that jobs are sent first to one of the following devices in the storage device pool:
A storage device with the least amount of free space. This setting is beneficial for manual offsite rotation strategies since the job runs to the same device until the device is full.
A storage device with the most amount of free space. This setting is beneficial for a backup that has Granular Recovery Technology (GRT) enabled, and is sent to a disk storage device pool. GRT jobs that are sent to disk storage devices cannot span.
Note:
You must use the Backup Exec Management Command Line Interface to change the default to specify whether jobs are sent to a device that has the most or least free space.
See Specifying a default selection method for a device in a storage device pool.
Backup Exec creates and maintains system-defined storage device pools for disk storage, tape drives, disk cartridges, and virtual disks. Any storage devices that you configure or that you attach are automatically added to the appropriate system-defined storage device pool. You can select these storage device pools when you select the storage for a backup job. You cannot edit a system-defined storage device pool. Before you can view the default storage device pools on the Storage tab, under All Storage Pools, you must create a storage device pool. If you have the Central Admin Server feature installed, you can create managed Backup Exec server pools.
Table: System-defined storage device pools maintained by Backup Exec
System-defined storage device pools that are maintained by Backup Exec | Description |
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Contains the fixed-disk storage. | |
Contains the tape drives. Backup Exec creates this pool when it detects an attached tape drive or robotic library. In a tape drive storage pool, Backup Exec uses the oldest recyclable media first. | |
Contains the disk cartridges that you have configured to use as storage. Backup Exec creates this pool the first time that you configure disk cartridge storage. |
For storage device pools that you create, you must edit the properties of the pool and check the check box next to the device before jobs can use that device in the pool.
Use the Configure Storage wizard to create storage device pools.
To create a storage device pool
- On the Storage tab, in the Configure group, click Configure Storage.
- Do one of the following:
If the Central Admin Server feature is not installed
Select Storage pools, and then click Next.
If the Central Admin Server feature is installed
Do the following in the order listed:
Select the Backup Exec server that you want to configure storage for, and then click Next.
Select Storage pools, and then click Next.
- Select Storage device pool, and then click Next.
- Enter a name and description for the pool, and then click Next.
- Click the drop-down arrow, select the type of storage device pool that you want to configure, and then click Next.
- Select all of the storage devices that you want to include in the pool, and then click Next.
- Review the storage configuration summary, and then do one of the following:
To change the configuration
Do the following in the order listed:
Click the heading that contains the items that you want to change.
Make any changes, and then click Next until the summary appears.
Click Finish.
To configure the storage device pool
Click Finish.