Backup Exec 22.2 Administrator's Guide
- Introducing Backup Exec
- Installation
- About the Backup Exec installation process and licensing options
- Backup Exec preinstallation checklist
- Running the Environment Check before installing or upgrading Backup Exec
- Microsoft SQL Server Express Edition components installed with Backup Exec
- System requirements for Backup Exec
- Installing Backup Exec by using the Installation Wizard
- Installing additional agents and features to the local Backup Exec server
- Push-installing Backup Exec to remote computers
- Methods for installing the Agent for Windows
- Push-installing the Agent for Windows to remote computers
- Installing updates to the Agent for Windows on remote computers
- Installing the Agent for Windows in an Active Directory network
- 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)
- About the installation log
- Viewing the Installation Summary Report
- Repairing Backup Exec
- Updating Backup Exec with Veritas Update
- Viewing installed updates
- Uninstalling Backup Exec updates
- Viewing license information
- Backup Exec license contract information
- About upgrading to Backup Exec
- Post-installation tasks
- Uninstalling Backup Exec
- Uninstalling Backup Exec using the command line
- Uninstalling Backup Exec features from the local Backup Exec server
- Getting Started
- About the Backup Exec Administration Console
- Displaying the version information for Backup Exec
- Locking and unlocking the Backup Exec Console
- How to sort, filter, and copy information on the Backup Exec Administration Console
- Customizing views on the Backup Exec Administration Console
- Configuring the Home tab
- Configuring the RSS Reader
- Creating a disaster preparation plan (DPP)
- Getting started with backups
- Backups
- How to prepare for your first backup with Backup Exec
- Recommendations for when to use virtual-based backup and agent-based backup
- Improving backup performance in Backup Exec
- Troubleshooting backup performance
- Required user rights for backup jobs
- About the list of servers on the Backup and Restore tab
- Adding servers that you want to back up to the list of servers on the Backup and Restore tab
- Removing servers from the list of servers on the Backup and Restore tab
- Creating a server group
- Hiding or viewing server groups on the Backup and Restore tab
- Adding servers to a server group
- Removing servers from a server group
- Editing a server group
- Moving servers to the Retired Servers server group
- Moving retired servers back to the All Servers server group
- Removing server groups from Backup Exec
- Backing up data
- About selecting data to back up
- Changing the order in which backup sources are backed up
- Excluding files from backups
- Including specific files with a backup job's backup selections
- About backing up critical system components
- Backup Exec Shadow Copy Components file system
- Backup methods in Backup Exec
- Configuring backup methods for backup jobs
- How Backup Exec determines if a file has been backed up
- Configuring Backup Exec to automatically delete files after a backup
- Configuring network options for backup jobs
- Running the next scheduled backup job before its scheduled time
- Editing backup definitions
- Testing credentials for backup sources
- Replacing the credentials for a backup source
- Creating new credentials for a backup source
- Deleting retired or unused backup sources from the Credentials pane
- How job scheduling works in Backup Exec
- Including a specific date in the schedule for a backup job
- Preventing backup jobs from running on a specific date
- Viewing all scheduled backup jobs on a calendar
- Adding a stage to a backup definition
- Editing a stage
- Duplicating backup sets or a job history manually
- Running a test run job manually
- Verifying backed up data manually
- Copying data from a virtual tape library to a physical tape device using DirectCopy to tape
- Restores
- Methods for restoring data in Backup Exec
- Searching for data to restore
- Restoring data from a server, a backup set, a backup job, or a storage device
- Restoring file system data
- Performing a complete online restore of a Microsoft Windows computer
- Restoring System State
- Installing a new Windows Server domain controller into an existing domain by using a redirected restore
- Restoring Backup Exec Shadow Copy Components
- Restoring utility partitions or Unified Extensible Firmware Interface system partitions
- About restoring encrypted data
- About restoring NetWare SMS volume backups to non-SMS volumes with Backup Exec
- Canceling a restore job
- How Backup Exec catalogs work
- Cataloging backup sets
- Job management and monitoring
- How to monitor and manage jobs in Backup Exec
- About the Job Monitor
- Viewing job activity details for active jobs
- Canceling an active job
- Holding jobs
- Removing the hold on jobs
- Holding the job queue
- Removing the hold on the job queue
- Running a scheduled job immediately
- Changing the priority for a scheduled job
- Deleting scheduled jobs
- Retrying only failed resources
- Run backup job with debugging enabled
- About the Job History
- Viewing the job log
- Error-handling rules for failed or canceled jobs
- List of job statuses in Backup Exec
- Setting job status and recovery options
- About Anomaly Detection
- Managing anomaly detection
- Alerts and notifications
- Alerts and notifications in Backup Exec
- Where to find alerts in Backup Exec
- Enabling active alerts and alert history to display on the Home tab
- Viewing the alert history for a server or a storage device
- Deleting an alert from alert history
- Copying alert text to a document or email
- Filtering alerts
- Viewing the job log from an alert
- Responding to active alerts
- Clearing all informational alerts manually
- Setting up notification for alerts
- Configuring email or text message notification for alerts
- Adding recipients for notification
- Adding a recipient group for alert notifications
- Disabling email or text message alert notification for a recipient
- Editing recipient notification properties
- Deleting recipients
- Configuring alert categories
- Assigning recipients to receive notifications for specific alert categories
- Sending a notification when a job completes
- Disabling notifications for a specific alert category
- Configuring default alert settings
- Enabling or disabling pop-up alerts
- SNMP traps for Backup Exec alerts
- Installing and configuring the SNMP system service
- Installing the Windows Management Instrumentation performance counter provider
- Installing the Windows Management Instrumentation provider for SNMP
- Uninstalling the Windows Management Instrumentation performance counter provider
- Uninstalling the Windows Management Instrumentation provider for SNMP
- Disk-based and network-based storage
- Features and types of disk-based storage and network-based storage
- Storage trending statuses for disk storage and virtual disks
- Setting low disk space thresholds on disk-based storage
- Configuring disk storage
- How to restore data from a reattached or reinserted disk-based storage device
- Configuring disk cartridge storage
- How data lifecycle management (DLM) deletes expired backup sets on disk-based storage
- Backup sets
- Cloud-based storage devices
- About 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 Backup Exec Cloud Deduplication
- Notes for Backup Exec Cloud Deduplication
- Cloud deduplication storage device
- Requirements for configuring a cloud deduplication storage device
- About cloud immutable (WORM) storage support
- Using the cloud admin command-line tool with Amazon S3
- About immutable storage support for Azure blob storage
- Using the cloud admin command-line tool with Azure blob storage
- Configuring a cloud deduplication storage device
- Deleting a cloud deduplication storage device
- Notes for cloud-based storage devices
- Editing the properties of a cloud-based storage device
- Best practices for using cloud-based storage
- Changing default cloud storage settings
- About the Backup Exec™ CloudConnect Optimizer
- Generic S3 Configurator
- OpenStorage devices
- Prerequisites for configuring OpenStorage devices
- Configuring an OpenStorage device
- Notes for OpenStorage devices
- Editing the properties of an OpenStorage device
- Data Lifecycle Management for WORM enabled OpenStorage devices
- Specifying a Backup Exec server that has proximity to a shared OpenStorage device
- Microsoft 365
- About support for Microsoft 365
- Requirements for Microsoft 365
- Configuring a tenant for Microsoft 365
- Backing up Microsoft 365 tenant data
- Supported workloads and entities for Microsoft 365
- Restoring Microsoft 365 tenant data
- Catalog operations for Microsoft 365
- CAS-MBES scenarios in Microsoft 365
- Notes for Microsoft 365
- Limitations of Microsoft 365
- Recommendations for Microsoft 365
- OneDrive plugin: Performance and throttling configuration
- Exchange plugin: Performance and throttling configuration
- SharePoint plugin: Performance and throttling configuration
- Teams plugin: Performance and throttling configuration
- Tape storage
- Support for tape drives and robotic libraries
- Adding or replacing devices with the Hot-swappable Device Wizard
- Editing tape drive properties
- Viewing tape drive statistics
- Robotic libraries in Backup Exec
- Creating robotic library partitions
- Managing tapes
- Default media sets
- Overwrite protection periods and append periods in media sets
- Creating media sets for tapes
- Changing the overwrite protection period or the append period for a media set
- Changing the name and description of a media set
- Changing the media vault or vaulting periods for a media set
- Deleting a media set
- Renaming a media set
- Media overwrite protection levels for tape media
- Overwriting allocated or imported tape media
- How Backup Exec searches for overwritable media in tape drives
- Viewing tapes that are used by a job
- Labeling tape media
- How WORM media is used in Backup Exec
- Default media vaults
- Retiring damaged tape media
- Deleting tape media
- Erasing tape or disk cartridge media
- About cataloging tape or disk cartridge media that contains encrypted backup sets
- Associating tape media with a media set
- Editing tape media properties
- Tape media rotation strategies
- Storage device pools
- Storage operations
- About storage operation jobs
- Storage tab overview in Backup Exec
- Using the Configure Storage wizard
- Viewing details for multiple storage devices
- Sending a notification when a scheduled storage operation job completes
- Scheduling a storage operation job
- Editing global settings for storage
- Sharing storage devices
- Deleting a storage device
- Changing the state of a storage device to online
- Renaming a storage device
- Viewing jobs, job histories, backup sets, and active alerts for storage devices
- Cataloging a storage device
- Scanning a storage device
- Inventorying a storage device
- Inventorying and cataloging a storage device
- Pausing and unpausing a storage device
- Disabling and enabling a storage device
- Initializing a robotic library
- Formatting a tape as a WORM tape
- Retensioning a tape
- Formatting a tape in a tape drive
- Ejecting media from a disk cartridge or tape drive
- Cleaning a robotic library drive
- Importing media to Backup Exec
- Exporting media and expired media
- Locking and unlocking the robotic library's front portal
- Backup Exec server and storage device states
- Viewing the disk storage lockdown status
- Conversion to virtual machines
- How conversion of physical computers to virtual machines works in Backup Exec
- Requirements for conversion to virtual machine jobs
- Converting to a virtual machine simultaneously with a backup job
- Converting to a virtual machine after a backup job
- Adding a conversion to virtual machine stage to a backup job
- Converting to a virtual machine from a point in time
- Creating a one-time conversion to a virtual machine
- Setting default options for conversion to virtual machine jobs
- Configuration and settings
- Changing default backup job settings
- Configuring schedules for backup jobs
- Configuring storage options for backup jobs
- Configuring automatic test run jobs for backup jobs
- Configuring automatic verify operations for backup jobs
- Configuring Instant GRT and full catalog options to improve backup performance for GRT-enabled jobs
- Configuring Advanced Open File options for backup jobs
- Configuring checkpoint restart
- Configuring pre/post commands for backup or restore jobs
- Configuring parallel streams and job settings for Microsoft 365
- Configuring file and folder options for backup jobs
- Setting default schedule options for rule-based jobs and run now jobs
- Excluding dates from the backup schedule for all backups
- Removing dates from the list of excluded dates
- Exporting a list of dates that are excluded from all backups to another server
- Changing the default preferences
- Configuring the default setting for backing up multiple servers or applications
- Configuring database maintenance and security
- Exporting the Backup Exec Database encryption key
- Refreshing Backup Exec Database encryption keys
- Configuring encryption for the connection to the Backup Exec Database
- Scheduling Backup Exec to check logon accounts
- Configuring Backup Exec to discover data to back up
- Adding discovered servers to the list of servers in Backup Exec
- Backup networks
- Changing network and security options for Backup Exec
- Using Backup Exec with firewalls
- Using encryption with Backup Exec
- Encryption key management
- Creating encryption keys
- Replacing an encryption key
- Deleting encryption keys
- Encryption keys and Salt
- Granular Recovery Technology
- Setting default Granular Recovery Technology (GRT) options
- DBA-initiated job templates
- Creating DBA-initiated job templates
- Editing DBA-inititated job templates
- Deleting DBA-initiated job templates
- Backup Exec logon accounts
- Creating a Backup Exec logon account
- Editing a Backup Exec logon account
- Changing the password for a Backup Exec logon account
- Replacing a Backup Exec logon account
- Deleting a Backup Exec logon account
- Changing your default Backup Exec logon account
- Creating a new Backup Exec System Logon Account
- Copying logon account information to another Backup Exec server
- Testing logon accounts
- Starting and stopping Backup Exec services
- Changing the credentials for a service account
- Changing startup options for Backup Exec services
- Configuring audit logs
- Viewing the audit log
- Removing entries from the audit log
- Saving an audit log to a text file
- Copying configuration settings to another Backup Exec server
- Viewing server properties
- Configuring default backup settings
- Reports
- Reports in Backup Exec
- Running a report now
- Scheduling a report
- Creating a custom report
- Saving a report
- Printing a report from the Backup Exec Report Viewer
- Viewing completed reports
- Editing a report
- Re-running a completed report
- Deleting a report
- Setting defaults for standard and custom reports
- Viewing report properties
- List of Backup Exec standard reports
- Alert History report
- Alert History By Backup Exec Server report
- Anomaly Detection Summary report
- Audit Log report
- Backup Job Success Rate report
- Backup Recommendations report
- Backup Resource Success Rate report
- Backup Sets by Media Set report
- Backup Size By Resource report
- Cloud Storage Summary report
- Daily Device Utilization report
- Deduplication Disk and Cloud Deduplication Device Summary report
- Deduplication Summary report
- Device Summary report
- Disk Storage Summary report
- Error-Handling Rules report
- Event Recipients report
- Failed Backup Jobs report
- Jobs Summary report
- Managed Backup Exec Servers report
- Media Audit report
- Media Errors report
- Media Required for Recovery report
- Media Summary report
- Media Vault Contents report
- Move Media to Vault report
- Operations Overview report
- Overnight Summary report
- Problem Files report
- Recently Written Media report
- Recovery Ready Validation Summary
- Resource Protected Recently report
- Resource Risk Assessment report
- Restore Set Details by Resource report
- Retrieve Media from Vault report
- Robotic Library Inventory report
- Scheduled Server Workload report
- Scratch Media Availability report
- Test Run Results report
- Instant Cloud Recovery
- About Instant Cloud Recovery
- Instant Cloud Recovery tab overview in Backup Exec
- Requirements to configure Instant cloud recovery in Backup Exec
- Preconfigurations to be completed in the Azure portal
- How to configure Azure resources
- How to view error details
- How to view configuration details
- How to view virtual machine details
- How to manually refresh the view of virtual machines
- How to enable replication for virtual machines
- How to manage replication for virtual machines
- How to manage failover for a virtual machine
- How to change the Subscription or Recovery Services Vault
- How to prepare a new infrastructure
- How to remove a configured Azure resource from Backup Exec
- How to renew the Backup Exec certificate
- GDPR Guard
- Troubleshooting Backup Exec
- Troubleshooting hardware-related issues in Backup Exec
- Troubleshooting robotic libraries and tape drives
- How to get more information about alerts and error messages
- Troubleshooting backup issues in Backup Exec
- Troubleshooting failed components in the SAN
- Troubleshooting installation issues in Backup Exec
- Troubleshooting blocked access to backed up items with GDPR Guard
- Troubleshooting Instant Cloud Recovery issues in Backup Exec
- How to improve Backup Exec's performance
- Accessing Veritas Online
- Searching the Veritas Knowledge Base
- Contacting Backup Exec Technical Support
- Using Remote Assistance
- Managing your Backup Exec support cases
- About Backup Exec diagnostic tools
- Running the Veritas QuickAssist Help Tool
- Generating a diagnostic file for troubleshooting Backup Exec
- Running the begather utility to troubleshoot Backup Exec components on Linux servers
- Using the Backup Exec Debug Monitor for troubleshooting
- About the Backup Exec debug tool
- Simplified Disaster Recovery
- About Simplified Disaster Recovery
- Requirements for using Simplified Disaster Recovery
- Preparing computers for use with Simplified Disaster Recovery
- How to ensure that backups are enabled for Simplified Disaster Recovery
- How Simplified Disaster Recovery uses disaster recovery information files
- 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
- Recovery notes for using Simplified Disaster Recovery with storage pools and storage spaces
- Recovery notes for using Simplified Disaster Recovery with Exchange, SQL, SharePoint, CAS, Hyper-V hosts, and the Deduplication feature
- Recovery notes for using Simplified Disaster Recovery with Windows BIOS system
- Advanced Disk Configuration on the Recover This Computer Wizard
- Performing manual disaster recovery
- Forever Incremental Backup
- About Forever Incremental Backup
- How do forever incremental backups work
- Supported storage in forever incremental backups
- Backing up virtual machines using forever incremental backups
- CAS-MBES scenarios in forever incremental backups
- Notes for forever incremental backups
- Recommendations for forever incremental backups
- Limitations of forever incremental backups
- Appendix A. Backup Exec Agent for Windows
- About the Agent for Windows
- Requirements for the Agent for Windows
- Stopping and starting the Agent for Windows
- Establishing a trust between the Backup Exec server and a remote computer
- About the Backup Exec Agent Utility for Windows
- Starting the Backup Exec Agent Utility
- Viewing the activity status of the remote computer in the Backup Exec Agent Utility
- Viewing the activity status of the remote computer from the system tray
- Starting the Backup Exec Agent Utility automatically on the remote computer
- Setting the refresh interval on the remote computer
- About publishing the Agent for Windows to Backup Exec servers
- Adding Backup Exec servers that the Agent for Windows can publish to
- Editing Backup Exec server information that the Agent for Windows publishes to
- Removing Backup Exec servers that the Agent for Windows can publish to
- Configuring database access for Oracle operations
- Removing a security certificate for a Backup Exec server that has a trust with the Agent for Windows
- Using the Backup Exec Agent Utility Command Line Applet
- Backup Exec Agent Utility Command Line Applet switches
- Appendix B. Backup Exec Deduplication Feature
- About the Deduplication feature
- Deduplication methods for Backup Exec agents
- Requirements for the Deduplication feature
- Configuring a 125 TB Deduplication storage folder in Backup Exec
- Installing the Deduplication feature
- Converting an older version of Deduplication Storage to a newer version
- Creating or importing deduplication disk storage
- Selecting storage devices for direct access sharing
- Changing the location of a deduplication disk storage device
- Sharing a deduplication device between multiple Backup Exec servers
- How to use client-side deduplication
- How to set up backup jobs for deduplication
- Using optimized duplication to copy deduplicated data between OpenStorage devices or deduplication disk storage devices
- Copying deduplicated data to tapes
- Using deduplication with encryption
- Restoring a deduplication disk storage device or deduplicated data
- Disaster recovery of deduplication disk storage devices
- Disaster recovery of OpenStorage devices
- Appendix C. Backup Exec Agent for VMware
- About the Agent for VMware
- Requirements for using the Agent for VMware
- Using the Agent for VMware with Windows Server 2016 or later
- About installing the Agent for VMware
- Adding VMware vCenter Servers and ESX/ESXi hosts to the list of servers on the Backup and Restore tab
- Viewing details about VMware resources
- Installing the Agent for Windows on VMware virtual machines
- Push-installing the Agent for Windows to VMware virtual machines
- About establishing trust for a vCenter/ESX(i) server
- Backing up VMware virtual machines
- Restoring VMware virtual machines and vmdk files
- About instant recovery of a VMware virtual machine
- Troubleshooting the Agent for VMware
- About Recovery Ready for VMware virtual machines
- Appendix D. Backup Exec Agent for Microsoft Hyper-V
- About the Agent for Microsoft Hyper-V
- Requirements for using the Agent for Microsoft Hyper-V
- About installing the Agent for Microsoft Hyper-V
- Notes about using the Agent for Hyper-V
- Disk space optimization with the Agent for Hyper-V
- Adding a Hyper-V host to the list of servers on the Backup and Restore tab
- Viewing details about Hyper-V resources
- Installing the Agent for Windows on Hyper-V virtual machines
- Push-installing the Agent for Windows to Hyper-V virtual machines
- Backing up Microsoft Hyper-V virtual machines
- Setting default backup options for Hyper-V
- How Backup Exec automatically protects new virtual machines during a backup job
- Using Granular Recovery Technology (GRT) with the Agent for Hyper-V
- About backing up and restoring highly available Hyper-V virtual machines
- About backing up VMs hosted on SMB/Scale out File Server
- How cataloging works with Hyper-V virtual machine backups
- Restoring Microsoft Hyper-V virtual machines
- About instant recovery of a Hyper-V virtual machine
- Requirements for instant recovery of a Hyper-V virtual machine
- Notes about instant recovery of a Hyper-V virtual machine
- Creating an instant recovery job for a Hyper-V virtual machine
- Post-instant recovery tasks
- About removing an instantly recovered Hyper-V virtual machine
- Removing an instantly recovered Hyper-V virtual machine
- Best practices for instant recovery of a Hyper-V virtual machine
- About Recovery Ready for Hyper-V virtual machines
- Troubleshooting issues with Backup Exec Agent for Microsoft Hyper-V
- Appendix E. Backup Exec Agent for Microsoft SQL Server
- About the Agent for Microsoft SQL Server
- Requirements for using the SQL Agent
- About installing the SQL Agent
- Backup strategies for SQL
- Adding SQL Servers to the list of servers on the Backup and Restore tab
- Configuring Backup Exec to run a consistency check before every SQL backup
- Using snapshot technology with the SQL Agent
- Using database snapshots for SQL Server
- Backing up SQL databases and transaction logs
- Restoring SQL databases and transaction logs
- Disaster recovery of a SQL Server
- About SQL Server Always On availability groups
- Requirements of Always On availability groups from SQL Server
- Terms used by SQL Server Always On availability groups
- Backup Exec recommendations for SQL Server Always On availability groups
- Adding a listener to the list of servers on the Backup and Restore tab
- Backing up databases from a SQL Server availability group
- Restoring databases from a SQL Server availability group
- Appendix F. Backup Exec Agent for Microsoft Exchange Server
- About the Backup Exec Exchange Agent
- Requirements for using the Exchange Agent
- Granting permissions on the Exchange Server to enable database backups and restores, and Granular Recovery Technology operations
- About installing the Exchange Agent
- Adding Exchange Servers and database availability groups to the list of servers on the Backup and Restore tab
- Managing preferred server configurations for Microsoft Exchange Database Availability Groups
- Recommended configurations for Exchange
- Requirements for accessing Exchange mailboxes
- Backup strategies for Exchange
- How Granular Recovery Technology works with the Exchange Information Store
- Snapshot and offhost backups with the Exchange Agent
- Backing up Exchange data
- Restoring Exchange data
- Disaster recovery of an Exchange Server
- Appendix G. Backup Exec Agent for Microsoft SharePoint
- About the Agent for Microsoft SharePoint
- About installing the Agent for Microsoft SharePoint
- Requirements for the Agent for Microsoft SharePoint
- Using the Agent for Microsoft SharePoint with SharePoint Server 2010/2013/2016/2019 and SharePoint Foundation 2010/2013/2016/2019
- Adding a Microsoft SharePoint server farm to the list of servers on the Backup and Restore tab
- Backing up Microsoft SharePoint data
- Restoring Microsoft SharePoint data
- Disabling or enabling communication between a Microsoft SharePoint web server and Backup Exec
- Viewing or changing SharePoint farm properties
- Disaster recovery of Microsoft SharePoint 2010/2013/2016/2019 data
- Appendix H. Backup Exec Agent for Oracle on Windows or Linux Servers
- About the Backup Exec Oracle Agent
- About installing the Oracle Agent
- Configuring the Oracle Agent on Windows computers and Linux servers
- Configuring an Oracle instance on Windows computers
- Viewing an Oracle instance on Windows computers
- Editing an Oracle instance on Windows computers
- Deleting an Oracle instance on Windows computers
- Enabling database access for Oracle operations on Windows computers
- Configuring an Oracle instance on Linux servers
- Viewing an Oracle instance on Linux servers
- Editing an Oracle instance on Linux servers
- Deleting an Oracle instance on Linux servers
- Enabling database access for Oracle operations on Linux servers
- About authentication credentials on the Backup Exec server
- About Oracle instance information changes
- About backing up Oracle databases
- About restoring Oracle resources
- About DBA-initiated restore for Oracle
- Oracle restore options
- About redirecting a restore of Oracle data
- Oracle advanced restore options
- Performing a redirect restore of an Oracle 12c and later supported database using Backup Exec
- Requirements for recovering the complete Oracle instance and database using the original Oracle server
- Recovering the complete Oracle instance and database using the original Oracle server
- Requirements for recovering the complete Oracle instance or database to a computer other than the original Oracle server
- Recovering the complete Oracle instance or database to a computer other than the original Oracle server
- Best practices for Backup Exec Agent for Oracle on Windows and Linux Servers
- Appendix I. Backup Exec Agent for Enterprise Vault
- About the Agent for Enterprise Vault
- Requirements for the Enterprise Vault Agent
- About installing the Enterprise Vault Agent
- About backup methods for Enterprise Vault backup jobs
- About backing up Enterprise Vault components
- About consistency checks for Enterprise Vault databases and Compliance and Discovery Accelerator databases
- Restoring Enterprise Vault
- Configuring Enterprise Vault to use the name of the new SQL Server that holds the Directory database
- Best practices for the Enterprise Vault Agent
- About the Backup Exec Migrator for Enterprise Vault
- Backup Exec Migrator for Enterprise Vault requirements
- How the Backup Exec Migrator works
- About using staged migrations with Backup Exec and the Backup Exec Migrator
- About Backup Exec Migrator events
- About Backup Exec Migrator logs
- How to enable Backup Exec Migrator logging
- About deleting files migrated by Backup Exec Migrator
- Configuring the Backup Exec Migrator
- About viewing migrated Enterprise Vault data
- About retrieving migrated Enterprise Vault data
- About the Partition Recovery Utility
- Enterprise Vault logon account
- Enterprise Vault options
- Appendix J. Backup Exec Agent for Microsoft Active Directory
- Appendix K. Backup Exec Central Admin Server Feature
- About the Central Admin Server feature
- Requirements for installing CAS
- How to choose the location for CAS storage and media data
- About installing the Central Admin Server feature
- Upgrading an existing CAS installation
- Changing a Backup Exec server to a central administration server
- Changing a Backup Exec server to a managed Backup Exec server
- Deleting a managed Backup Exec server from a CAS environment
- Renaming a central administration server
- Renaming a managed Backup Exec server
- How to reduce network traffic in CAS
- CAS distributed, centralized, and replicated catalog locations
- Changing the settings for a managed Backup Exec server
- What happens when CAS communication thresholds are reached
- Alerts and notifications in CAS
- Enabling managed Backup Exec servers to use any available network interface card
- About job delegation in CAS
- About adding storage devices in a CAS environment
- How data lifecycle management (DLM) works in a CAS environment
- Obtaining media audit information for a managed Backup Exec server
- How to use Backup Exec server pools in CAS
- How centralized restore works in CAS
- About recovering failed jobs in CAS
- Pausing or resuming a managed Backup Exec server
- Stopping or starting Backup Exec services for a managed Backup Exec server
- Viewing managed Backup Exec server properties
- Viewing the settings for a central administration server
- Disaster recovery in CAS
- Troubleshooting CAS
- Running the Backup Exec Utility for CAS operations
- Uninstalling Backup Exec from the central administration server
- Uninstalling Backup Exec from a managed Backup Exec server
- Appendix L. Backup Exec Advanced Disk-based Backup Feature
- About the Advanced Disk-based Backup feature
- How to use synthetic backups in place of recurring full backups
- Setting default backup options for the Advanced Disk-based Backup feature
- About true image restore for synthetic backups
- How to use off-host backup to process remote computer backups on the Backup Exec server
- Configuring off-host backup options for a backup job
- Best practices for off-host backup
- Troubleshooting off-host backups
- Off-host backup issues with hardware providers
- Appendix M. Backup Exec NDMP Feature
- Features of the NDMP feature
- Requirements for using the NDMP feature
- About installing the NDMP feature
- Adding NDMP servers to Backup Exec
- Sharing the tape drives on NDMP servers between multiple Backup Exec servers
- NDMP backup options for NDMP servers
- NDMP server backup selections
- How to use patterns to exclude files and directories from an NDMP server backup
- Supported configurations for duplicating data from NDMP servers
- About restoring and redirecting restore data for NDMP servers
- Setting the default backup options for the NDMP feature
- Viewing the properties of an NDMP server
- Viewing storage properties for an NDMP server
- Appendix N. Backup Exec File Servers
- About AWS FSx for Windows File Server
- About Azure Files
- Pre-requisites for AWS FSx and Azure Files
- Notes for AWS FSx and Azure Files
- Recommendation for AWS FSx and Azure Files
- Best practices for AWS FSx and Azure Files
- Adding AWS FSx or Azure Files to Backup Exec
- Backing up AWS FSx or Azure Files
- Restoring AWS FSx or Azure Files
- Limitation of Azure Files
- Appendix O. Backup Exec Agent for Linux and Unix
- About the Agent for Linux and Unix
- About open files and the Agent for Linux
- Requirements for the Agent for Linux and Unix
- About installing the Agent for Linux and Unix
- About establishing trust for a remote Linux and Unix computer in the Backup Exec list of servers
- Adding additional Backup Exec servers to which the Agent for Linux and Unix can publish information
- About configuring the Agent for Linux and Unix
- Excluding files and directories from all backup jobs for Linux and Unix computers
- Editing configuration options for Linux and Unix computers
- About backing up a Linux and Unix computer by using the Agent for Linux and Unix
- About backing up Linux ad Unix shares without using the Agent for Linux and Unix
- About restoring data to Linux and Unix computers
- Editing the default backup job options for Linux and Unix computers
- Uninstalling the Agent for Linux and Unix
- Starting the Agent for Linux and Unix daemon
- Stopping the Agent for Linux and Unix daemon
- Troubleshooting the Agent for Linux and Unix
- Glossary
- Index
Creating a Simplified Disaster Recovery disk image
The Create Simplified Disaster Recovery Disk Wizard guides you through the process of creating a startup recovery disk image that you can use to recover backed up computers.
The following items are required to create the Simplified Disaster Recovery disk image:
5 GB of disk space to download and install the ADK.
1 GB of disk space to store the required files and folders to create the ISO image.
Warning:
The ADK download may take few hours depending on your network speed.
After you run Simplified Disaster Recovery-enabled backups of the computers that you want to protect, run the Create Simplified Disaster Recovery Disk Wizard to create the Simplified Disaster Recovery disk image. Simplified Disaster Recovery-enabled backups are those backups that display the green indicator on the backup properties pane that indicates the critical system components on the computer are selected.
See How to ensure that backups are enabled for Simplified Disaster Recovery.
For Windows Server 2012 to Windows Server 2016, the wizard installs the ADK. For Windows Server 2019 and Windows Server 2022, you must manually download and install the ADK.
The wizard uses the required files and folders from the ADK to create a startup recovery disk image in ISO format. You can then burn the image to a CD or DVD by using a third-party image burning application. For disaster recovery of a computer, you use the Simplified Disaster Recovery disk to start the computer, and then to recover it.
When you create the recovery disk, you can add language and time zone selections. You can also select the computers for which you want to add network and storage drivers. You can further customize the recovery disk by adding new OEM drivers.
Note:
If you create the Simplified Disaster Recovery disk image before you run backups, the drivers for the backed-up computers are not included on the recovery disk. You must create a new recovery disk if you want the drivers of the backed-up computers to be included on the recovery disk. You can then specify the existing recovery disk as the source, and then select the computers for which you want to add the drivers to the recovery disk.
Depending on your environment, different methods are available for you to create the Simplified Disaster Recovery disk image.
Table: Methods for creating the Simplified Disaster Recovery disk image
Environment | Method |
|---|---|
If the Backup Exec server runs on Windows Server 2019 and Windows Server 2022 | See Creating a Simplified Disaster Recovery disk image if the Backup Exec server runs on Windows Server 2019 and Windows Server 2022. |
If the Backup Exec server runs on Windows Server 2012 to Windows Server 2016 | See Creating a Simplified Disaster Recovery disk image if the Backup Exec server runs on Windows Server 2012 to Windows Server 2016. |
If the Backup Exec server is not available | See Creating a Simplified Disaster Recovery disk image if the Backup Exec server is not available. |
If the Backup Exec server on which you want to create the Simplified Disaster Recovery disk image does not have an Internet connection and does not have ADK installed |
If the Microsoft Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK) is not already installed on this server, you have to manually download and install Windows ADK 1809 or Windows Server 2022 compatible ADK using the following link:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/get-started/adk-install?ocid=tia-235208000
It is recommended that you download and install the required Windows ADK version before you launch the Create Simplified Disaster Recovery Disk Wizard.
If Windows ADK version is already installed, the Create Simplified Disaster Recovery Disk Wizard detects the ADK installed and proceeds to create the recovery disk.
To create a Simplified Disaster Recovery disk image if the Backup Exec server runs on Windows Server 2019 and Windows Server 2022
- Do any of the following:
On the Backup and Restore tab, in the Restores group, click Create Disaster Recovery Disk.
Click the Backup Exec button, click Configuration and Settings, and then click Create Disaster Recovery Disk.
On the Home tab, in the Simplified Disaster Recovery panel, click Create Disaster Recovery Disk.
Click the Start button, and then click Create Disaster Recovery Disk.
- Review the Welcome panel of the Simplified Disaster Recovery Disk Creation wizard, and then click Next.
- Do one of the following:
To create a Simplified Disaster Recovery disk image for the first time
Click Create a new Simplified Disaster Recovery Disk image (.iso).
To select network and storage drivers from an existing Simplified Disaster Recovery disk CD or DVD, or from a folder
Do the following in the order listed:
Click From a previous CD or DVD, or from a folder.
Enter the location of the previous recovery disk, or type the path to a folder that contains the files that are extracted from the recovery disk.
To select network and storage drivers from an existing image (.iso) file
Do the following in the order listed:
Click From an image (.iso) file.
Enter the location of the recovery image file.
- Click Next.
- Do one of the following:
If the Windows ADK 1809 is already installed on the computer
The Simplified Disaster Recovery Disk Creation wizard detects the installed version of ADK and the wizard continues with the recovery disk creation process.
Note:
If you have created an SDR using ADK 10.0, you can customize the SDR even if you have Windows ADK 1809 installed on a Windows Server 2019 operating system.
If the Windows ADK 1809 is not installed on the computer
The Simplified Disaster Recovery Disk Creation wizard displays the following link to manually download and install Windows ADK 1809.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/get-started/adk-install?ocid=tia-235208000
On the Windows ADK 1809 page, install the Windows ADK Insider and Windows Preinstallation Environment components.
For the Windows ADK Insider component, on the Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit wizard, follow the prompts to install the ADK. On the Select the features you want to install page, select only the Deployment Tools check box.
After the ADK is installed, install the Windows Preinstallation Environment component by accepting the recommended defaults in the wizard.
After both components are installed, launch the Simplified Disaster Recovery Disk Creation wizard again.
If the ADK 10.0 is installed on the computer
The Simplified Disaster Recovery Disk Creation wizard detects that ADK 10.0 version is installed and the ADK update screen is displayed.
The wizard informs you that this is not the latest available version of ADK but you can proceed with the SDR disk creation. Confirm that you want to continue using ADK 10. If you continue, it may not support all the features of Windows Server 2019 and Windows Server 2022.
After you select the check box and click Next, the wizard continues with the recovery disk creation process.
- Specify the startup options that you want when you recover a computer, and then click Next.
- Do one of the following:
To add network drivers and storage drivers for the computers for which you ran SDR backups
Select the computers for which you want to add the drivers to the recovery disk, and then click Next.
To add network drivers and storage drivers that were found on the computers for which you ran SDR backups that are not already included in the source image
Do the following in the order listed:
On the Select computers to use the drivers from panel, click Next.
On the Drivers to Include panel, select the drivers that you want to include in the custom recovery disk, and then click Next.
To add network drivers and storage drivers from OEM media
Do the following in the order listed:
On the Select computers to use the drivers from panel, click Next.
On the Drivers to Include panel, click Add Driver, navigate to the location of the media, select it, and then click Open.
When the drivers display on the Select computers to use the drivers from panel, click Next.
- Type the volume label and the path for the image (.iso) file to specify the location to store the startup image, and then click Next.
Note:
If you use any non-English characters in the volume label, then those characters are not properly displayed when you mount the .iso image.
Note:
It is recommended that you store the image that you want to burn on the computer where the CD image or DVD image burning application is installed. By default, the location is as follows:
C:<Backup Exec install path>\Backup Exec\sdr\CustomSDRImage.iso - Review the summary panel, and then click Create Image.
- After the Simplified Disaster Recovery disk CD or DVD image is created, clickNext, and then click Finish.
- Burn the startup ISO 9660 image to a CD or DVD by using a third-party image burning application.
If the Microsoft Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK) is not already installed on this server, then the Create Simplified Disaster Recovery Disk Wizard guides you through the download and installation of the ADK. The ADK installation defaults are already selected. It is recommended that you use these defaults.
Note:
Backup Exec supports only ADK 10 on Windows Server 2012 to Windows Server 2016. If Windows ADK is not installed on the system, the Create Simplified Disaster Recovery wizard downloads and installs Windows ADK 10.
To create a Simplified Disaster Recovery disk image if the Backup Exec server runs on Windows Server 2012 to Windows Server 2016
- Do any of the following:
On the Backup and Restore tab, in the Restores group, click Create Disaster Recovery Disk.
Click the Backup Exec button, click Configuration and Settings, and then click Create Disaster Recovery Disk.
On the Home tab, in the Simplified Disaster Recovery panel, click Create Disaster Recovery Disk.
Click the Start button, and then click Create Disaster Recovery Disk.
- Review the Welcome panel of the Simplified Disaster Recovery Disk Creation wizard, and then click Next.
- Do one of the following:
To create a Simplified Disaster Recovery disk image for the first time
Click Create a new Simplified Disaster Recovery Disk image (.iso).
To select network and storage drivers from an existing Simplified Disaster Recovery disk CD or DVD, or from a folder
Do the following in the order listed:
Click From a previous CD or DVD, or from a folder.
Enter the location of the previous recovery disk, or type the path to a folder that contains the files that are extracted from the recovery disk.
To select network and storage drivers from an existing image (.iso) file
Do the following in the order listed:
Click From an image (.iso) file.
Enter the location of the recovery image file.
- Click Next.
- Do one of the following:
If the ADK is already installed on the computer
If an ADK version other than ADK 10 is installed on the operating system, the Create Simplified Disaster Recovery wizard detects the Windows ADK version and informs the user that a new SDR disk cannot be created using the installed ADK version.
If ADK 10 is installed, the wizard informs you that this is not the latest available version of ADK but you can proceed with the SDR disk creation. Confirm that you want to continue using ADK 10.
After you select the check box and click Next, the wizard continues with the recovery disk creation process.
Continue with step 6
If the ADK is not installed on the computer
If Windows ADK is not installed on the system, the Create Simplified Disaster Recovery wizard downloads and installs Windows ADK 10.
Do the following in the order listed:
Click Next to continue to the ADK download and installation wizard.
On the ADK wizard panels, click Next to accept the recommended defaults.
Note:
The ADK download may take few hours, depending on the bandwidth.
After the ADK is installed, click Close to continue with the Create Simplified Disaster Recovery Disk Wizard.
- Specify the startup options that you want when you recover a computer, and then click Next.
- Do one of the following:
To add network drivers and storage drivers for the computers for which you ran SDR backups
Select the computers for which you want to add the drivers to the recovery disk, and then click Next.
To add network drivers and storage drivers that were found on the computers for which you ran SDR backups that are not already included in the source image
Do the following in the order listed:
On the Select computers to use the drivers from panel, click Next.
On the Drivers to Include panel, select the drivers that you want to include in the custom recovery disk, and then click Next.
To add network drivers and storage drivers from OEM media
Do the following in the order listed:
On the Select computers to use the drivers from panel, click Next.
On the Drivers to Include panel, click Add Driver, navigate to the location of the media, select it, and then click Open.
When the drivers display on the Select computers to use the drivers from panel, click Next.
- Type the volume label and the path for the image (.iso) file to specify the location to store the startup image, and then click Next.
Note:
If you use any non-English characters in the volume label, then those characters are not properly displayed when you mount the .iso image.
Note:
It is recommended that you store the image that you want to burn on the computer where the CD image or DVD image burning application is installed. By default, the location is as follows:
C:<Backup Exec install path>\Backup Exec\sdr\CustomSDRImage.iso - Review the summary panel, and then click Create Image.
- After the Simplified Disaster Recovery disk CD or DVD image is created, clickNext, and then click Finish.
- Burn the startup ISO 9660 image to a CD or DVD by using a third-party image burning application.
The Microsoft Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK) installation is supported only on Windows Server 2012 and later. If the Backup Exec server does not run on Windows Server 2012 or later, or if the server is not available, you can use the Backup Exec installation media to install the and the Remote Administration Console on a standalone server that runs Windows Server 2012 or later.
The Create Simplified Disaster Recovery Disk Wizard guides you through the download and installation of the ADK. The ADK installation defaults are already selected. It is recommended that you use these defaults. You can then create the recovery disk by connecting to a remote Backup Exec server, as guided by the wizard.
To create a Simplified Disaster Recovery disk image if the Backup Exec server is not available
- Insert the Backup Exec installation media into a server that runs Windows Server 2012 or later.
- From the installation media browser, click Installation.
- Click Simplified Disaster Recovery Disk Creation Wizard, and then click Install.
Note:
The Simplified Disaster Recovery Disk Creation Wizard and the Backup Exec Remote Administration Console are installed.
- Accept the terms of the license agreement, and then click Next.
- Accept the default installation location, or specify a new location, and then click Next.
- By default, after the computer is restarted, the Create Simplified Disaster Recovery Disk Wizard starts; if you unchecked the default, to start the wizard, click Start > All Programs > Veritas Backup Exec >Create Disaster Recovery Disk.
- On the Welcome panel of the Simplified Disaster Recovery Disk Creation wizard, click Connect to a Backup Exec server.
- Specify a Backup Exec server machine name or IP address, enter your credentials and the domain, and then click Next.
- Do one of the following:
To create a Simplified Disaster Recovery disk image for the first time
Click Create a new Simplified Disaster Recovery Disk Image (.iso).
To select network and storage drivers from an existing Simplified Disaster Recovery disk CD or DVD, or from a folder
Do the following in the order listed:
Click From a previous CD or DVD, or from a folder.
Enter the location of the previous recovery disk, or type the path to a folder that contains the files that are extracted from the recovery disk.
To select network and storage drivers from an existing image (.iso) file
Do the following in the order listed:
Click From an image (.iso) file.
Enter the location of the recovery image file.
- Click Next.
- Do one of the following:
If the ADK is already installed on this computer
Continue with step 12
If the ADK is not installed on this computer
Do the following in the order listed:
Click Next to continue to the ADK download and installation wizard.
On the ADK wizard panels, click Next to accept the recommended defaults.
Note:
The ADK download may take few hours depending on your network speed.
After the ADK is installed, click Close to continue with the Create Simplified Disaster Recovery Disk Wizard.
- Specify the startup options that you want when you recover a computer, and then click Next.
- Do one of the following:.
To add network drivers and storage drivers from the computers for which you ran SDR backups
Select the computers for which you want to add the drivers to the recovery disk, and then click Next
To add network drivers and storage drivers that were found on the computers for which you ran SDR backups that are not already included in the source image
Do the following in the order listed:
On the Select computers to use the drivers from panel, click Next.
On the Drivers to Include panel, select the drivers that you want to include on the custom recovery disk, and then click Next.
To add network drivers and storage drivers from OEM media
Do the following in the order listed:
On the Select computers to use the drivers from panel, click Next.
On the Drivers to Include panel, click Add Driver, navigate to the location of the media, select it, and then click Open.
When the drivers display on the Select computers to use the drivers from panel, click Next.
To add a computer to the list
Do the following in the order listed:
Click Add DR file.
Navigate to the location of the DR file, select it, and then click OK.
On the Select computers to use the drivers from screen, select the computer that you added, and then click Next.
- Type the volume label and the path for the image (.iso) file to specify the location to store the startup image, and then click Next.
Note:
It is recommended that you store the image that you want to burn in a location on the computer where the CD image or DVD image burning application is installed. By default, the location is as follows:
C:<Backup Exec install path>\Backup Exec\sdr\CustomSDRImage.iso - Review the summary panel, and then click Create Image.
- After the Simplified Disaster Recovery disk CD or DVD image is created, click Next, and then click Finish.
- Burn the startup ISO 9660 image to a CD or DVD by using a third-party image burning application.
For Windows ADK 10, you can download the ADK executable file to a computer that has Internet access, and then copy the downloaded files to the computer on which you want to install ADK. Then, you can run the Simplified Disaster Recovery Disk Creation wizard to create the recovery disk.
For Windows ADK 1809, you can download the ADK and Windows Preinstallation Environment executable files to a computer that has Internet access, and then copy the downloaded files to the computer on which you want to install the ADK and Windows Preinstallation Environment. Then, you can run the Simplified Disaster Recovery Disk Creation wizard to create the recovery disk.
To create a Simplified Disaster Recovery disk image on a Backup Exec server with Windows Server 2019 or Windows Server 2022 installed that does not have an Internet connection and does not have Windows ADK 1809 or Windows Server 2022 compatible ADK and Windows Preinstallation Environment installed
- On a computer that has an Internet connection, for Windows ADK 1809 or Windows Server 2022 compatible ADK, manually download and install Windows ADK using the following link.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/get-started/adk-install?ocid=tia-235208000
- After the download is complete, verify that the adksetup.exe file and the Installers folder have been downloaded to the computer.
- Copy the downloaded files and folder to the computer on which you want to install ADK.
- Start adksetup.exe from the copied folder.
- On the ADK Specify Location panel, click Install the Assessment and Deployment Kit to this computer, enter the path to which you want to install the ADK, and then click Next.
- Click Accept to accept the terms of the license agreement.
- On the ADK Select the features you want to install panel, click Deployment Tools, and then click Install.
Complete the ADK installation.
- Verify that the adkwinpesetup.exe file and the Installers folder have been downloaded to the computer.
- Copy the downloaded files and folder to the computer on which you want to install the preinstallation environment.
- Start adkwinpesetup.exe from the copied folder.
- On the ADK Specify Location panel, click Install the Assessment and Deployment Kit Windows Preinstallation Environment Add-ons to this computer, enter the path to which you want to install the preinstallation environment, and then click Next.
- Click Accept to accept the terms of the license agreement.
- On the preinstallation environment Select the features you want to install panel, select Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE), and then click Install.
- After the installation is complete, on the Backup Exec server to which you installed the ADK and preinstallation environment, do any of the following:
On the Backup and Restore tab, in the Restores group, click Create Disaster Recovery Disk.
Click the Backup Exec button, click Configuration and Settings, and then click Create Disaster Recovery Disk.
On the Home tab, in the Simplified Disaster Recovery panel, click Create Disaster Recovery Disk.
Click the Start button, and then click Create Disaster Recovery Disk.
- Review the Welcome panel of the Simplified Disaster Recovery Disk Creation wizard, and then click Next.
- Do any of the following:
To create a Simplified Disaster Recovery disk image for the first time
Click Create a new Simplified Disaster Recovery Disk image (.iso).
To select network and storage drivers from an existing Simplified Disaster Recovery disk CD or DVD, or from a folder
Do the following in the order listed:
Click From a previous CD or DVD, or from a folder.
Enter the location of the previous recovery disk, or type the path to a folder that contains the files that are extracted from the recovery disk.
To select network and storage drivers from an existing image (.iso) file
Do the following in the order listed:
Click From an image (.iso) file.
Enter the location of the recovery image file.
- Click Next.
- Specify the startup options that you want when you recover a computer, and then click Next.
- Do one of the following:
To add network drivers and storage drivers for the computers for which you ran SDR backups
Select the computers for which you want to add the drivers to the recovery disk, and then click Next.
To add network drivers and storage drivers that were found on the computers for which you ran SDR backups that are not already included in the source image
Do the following in the order listed:
On the Select computers to use the drivers from panel, click Next.
On the Drivers to Include panel, select the drivers that you want to include in the custom recovery disk, and then click Next.
To add network drivers and storage drivers from OEM media
Do the following in the order listed:
On the Select computers to use the drivers from panel, click Next.
On the Drivers to Include panel, click Add Driver, navigate to the location of the media, select it, and then click Open.
When the drivers display on the panel, click Next.
- Type the volume label and the path for the image (.iso) file to specify the location to store the startup image, and then click Next.
Note:
It is recommended that you store the image that you want to burn on the computer where the CD image or DVD image burning application is installed. By default, the location is as follows:
C:<Backup Exec install path>\Backup Exec\sdr\CustomSDRImage.iso. - Review the summary panel, and then click Create Image.
- After the Simplified Disaster Recovery disk CD or DVD image is created, click Next, and then click Finish.
- Burn the startup ISO 9660 image to a CD or DVD by using a third-party image burning application.
To create a Simplified Disaster Recovery disk image on a Backup Exec server that does not have an Internet connection and does not have ADK 10 installed
- On a computer that has an Internet connection, click the following link to download the adksetup.exe:
For Windows ADK 10 https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=526740 (ADK 10.1.14393.0)
- Run the adksetup.exe.
- On the ADK Specify Location panel, click Download the Assessment and Deployment Kit for installation on a separate computer, enter the path to the Backup Exec server to which you want to install the ADK components, and then click Next.
- Click Yes or No to join the Microsoft Customer Experience Improvement Program, and then click Next.
- Click Accept to accept the terms of the license agreement and to start the ADK download.
- After the download is complete, verify that the adksetup.exe file and the Installers folder have been downloaded to the computer.
- Copy the downloaded files and folder to the computer on which you want to install ADK.
Note:
ADK installation is supported only on Windows Server 2012 and later.
- Start adksetup.exe from the copied folder.
- On the ADK Specify Location panel, click Install the Assessment and Deployment Kit to this computer, enter the path to which you want to install the ADK, and then click Next.
- Click Accept to accept the terms of the license agreement.
- On the ADK Select the features you want to install panel, select Deployment Tools and Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE), and then click Install.
- After the installation is complete, on the Backup Exec server to which you installed the ADK, do any of the following:
On the Backup and Restore tab, in the Restores group, click Create Disaster Recovery Disk.
Click the Backup Exec button, click Configuration and Settings, and then click Create Disaster Recovery Disk.
On the Home tab, in the Simplified Disaster Recovery panel, click Create Disaster Recovery Disk.
Click the Start button, and then click Create Disaster Recovery Disk.
- Review the Welcome panel of the Simplified Disaster Recovery Disk Creation wizard, and then click Next.
- Do any of the following:
To create a Simplified Disaster Recovery disk image for the first time
Click Create a new Simplified Disaster Recovery Disk image (.iso).
To select network and storage drivers from an existing Simplified Disaster Recovery disk CD or DVD, or from a folder
Do the following in the order listed:
Click From a previous CD or DVD, or from a folder.
Enter the location of the previous recovery disk, or type the path to a folder that contains the files that are extracted from the recovery disk.
To select network and storage drivers from an existing image (.iso) file
Do the following in the order listed:
Click From an image (.iso) file.
Enter the location of the recovery image file.
- Click Next.
- Specify the startup options that you want when you recover a computer, and then click Next.
- Do one of the following:
To add network drivers and storage drivers for the computers for which you ran SDR backups
Select the computers for which you want to add the drivers to the recovery disk, and then click Next.
To add network drivers and storage drivers that were found on the computers for which you ran SDR backups that are not already included in the source image
Do the following in the order listed:
On the Select computers to use the drivers from panel, click Next.
On the Drivers to Include panel, select the drivers that you want to include in the custom recovery disk, and then click Next.
To add network drivers and storage drivers from OEM media
Do the following in the order listed:
On the Select computers to use the drivers from panel, click Next.
On the Drivers to Include panel, click Add Driver, navigate to the location of the media, select it, and then click Open.
When the drivers display on the panel, click Next.
- Type the volume label and the path for the image (.iso) file to specify the location to store the startup image, and then click Next.
Note:
It is recommended that you store the image that you want to burn on the computer where the CD image or DVD image burning application is installed. By default, the location is as follows:
C:<Backup Exec install path>\Backup Exec\sdr\CustomSDRImage.iso - Review the summary panel, and then click Create Image.
- After the Simplified Disaster Recovery disk CD or DVD image is created, click Next, and then click Finish.
- Burn the startup ISO 9660 image to a CD or DVD by using a third-party image burning application.