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Veritas Backup Exec Administrator's Guide

Last Published: 2017-11-17

Product(s): Backup Exec (20.0)

Introducing Backup Exec
1. About Backup Exec
2. How Backup Exec works
Installation
1. About the Backup Exec installation process and licensing options
2. About Backup Exec editions and licenses
3. Backup Exec preinstallation checklist
4. Running the Environment Check before installing or upgrading Backup Exec
5. Microsoft SQL Server Express Edition components installed with Backup Exec
6. System requirements for Backup Exec
7. Installing Backup Exec by using the Installation Wizard
8. Installing additional agents and features to the local Backup Exec server
9. Push-installing Backup Exec to remote computers
10. Methods for installing the Agent for Windows
  1. Push-installing the Agent for Windows to remote computers
  2. Installing updates to the Agent for Windows on remote computers
  3. Installing the Agent for Windows in an Active Directory network
  4. Using a command prompt to install the Agent for Windows on a remote computer
    1. Using a command prompt to uninstall the Agent for Windows from a remote computer
  5. Using a command script to install the Agent for Windows
    1. Using a command script to uninstall the Agent for Windows
11. Installing the Remote Administrator
  1. Installing the Remote Administrator using the command line
  2. Running the Remote Administrator
12. Installing Backup Exec using the command line (silent mode)
  1. Command line switches for silent mode installation of Backup Exec
  2. Creating and using installation parameter files
13. About the installation log
14. Viewing the Installation Summary Report
15. Repairing Backup Exec
16. Updating Backup Exec with Veritas Update
17. Viewing installed updates
18. Uninstalling Backup Exec updates
19. Viewing license information
20. Backup Exec license contract information
  1. Updating expired license contracts
  2. Managing license contract customer numbers
21. About upgrading to Backup Exec
  1. Upgrade checklist for Backup Exec 2010 R3
  2. Using the Migration Report to determine how existing jobs changed after an upgrade from a previous version of Backup Exec
22. Post-installation tasks
23. Uninstalling Backup Exec
24. Uninstalling Backup Exec using the command line
25. Uninstalling Backup Exec features from the local Backup Exec server
Getting Started
1. About the Backup Exec Administration Console
2. Displaying the version information for Backup Exec
3. How to sort, filter, and copy information on the Backup Exec Administration Console
4. Customizing views on the Backup Exec Administration Console
5. Configuring the Home tab
6. Configuring the Veritas RSS Reader
7. Creating a disaster preparation plan (DPP)
8. Getting started with backups
Backups
1. How to prepare for your first backup with Backup Exec
2. Required user rights for backup jobs
3. About the list of servers on the Backup and Restore tab
4. Adding servers that you want to back up to the list of servers on the Backup and Restore tab
5. Removing servers from the list of servers on the Backup and Restore tab
6. Creating a server group
7. Hiding or viewing server groups on the Backup and Restore tab
8. Adding servers to a server group
9. Removing servers from a server group
10. Editing a server group
11. Moving servers to the Retired Servers server group
12. Moving retired servers back to the All Servers server group
13. Removing server groups from Backup Exec
14. Backing up data
  1. How Backup Exec backs up and restores volumes that are enabled for deduplication in Windows
  2. How Backup Exec backs up and restores Microsoft Virtual Hard Disk (vhd) files
15. About selecting data to back up
16. Changing the order in which backup sources are backed up
17. Excluding files from backups
18. Including specific files with a backup job's backup selections
19. About backing up critical system components
20. Backup Exec Shadow Copy Components file system
21. Backup methods in Backup Exec
22. Configuring backup methods for backup jobs
23. How Backup Exec determines if a file has been backed up
24. Configuring Backup Exec to automatically delete files after a backup
25. Configuring network options for backup jobs
26. Running the next scheduled backup job before its scheduled time
27. Editing backup definitions
28. Testing credentials for backup sources
29. Replacing the credentials for a backup source
30. Creating new credentials for a backup source
31. Deleting retired or unused backup sources from the Credentials pane
32. How job scheduling works in Backup Exec
33. Including a specific date in the schedule for a backup job
34. Preventing backup jobs from running on a specific date
35. Viewing all scheduled backup jobs on a calendar
36. Adding a stage to a backup definition
37. Editing a stage
38. Duplicating backup sets or a job history manually
39. Running a test run job manually
40. Verifying backed up data manually
41. Copying data from a virtual tape library to a physical tape device using DirectCopy to tape
Restores
1. Methods for restoring data in Backup Exec
2. Searching for data to restore
3. Restoring data from a server, a backup set, a backup job, or a storage device
4. Restoring file system data
5. Performing a complete online restore of a Microsoft Windows computer
6. Restoring System State
7. Installing a new Windows Server domain controller into an existing domain by using a redirected restore
8. Restoring Backup Exec Shadow Copy Components
9. Restoring utility partitions or Unified Extensible Firmware Interface system partitions
10. About restoring encrypted data
11. About restoring NetWare SMS volume backups to non-SMS volumes with Backup Exec
12. Canceling a restore job
13. How Backup Exec catalogs work
  1. Configuring default options for catalogs
14. Cataloging backup sets
Job management and monitoring
1. How to monitor and manage jobs in Backup Exec
2. About the Job Monitor
3. About the Job History
4. Viewing the job log
5. Error-handling rules for failed or canceled jobs
6. List of job statuses in Backup Exec
7. Setting job status and recovery options
Alerts and notifications
1. Alerts and notifications in Backup Exec
2. Where to find alerts in Backup Exec
3. Enabling active alerts and alert history to display on the Home tab
  1. Active alerts properties
4. Viewing the alert history for a server or a storage device
5. Deleting an alert from alert history
6. Copying alert text to a document or email
7. Filtering alerts
8. Viewing the job log from an alert
9. Responding to active alerts
10. Clearing all informational alerts manually
11. Setting up notification for alerts
12. Configuring email or text message notification for alerts
13. Adding recipients for notification
14. Adding a recipient group for alert notifications
  1. Removing a recipient from a group
15. Disabling email or text message alert notification for a recipient
16. Editing recipient notification properties
17. Deleting recipients
18. Configuring alert categories
19. Assigning recipients to receive notifications for specific alert categories
20. Sending a notification when a job completes
  1. Notification options for jobs
21. Disabling notifications for a specific alert category
22. Configuring default alert settings
23. Enabling or disabling pop-up alerts
24. SNMP traps for Backup Exec alerts
  1. Installing and configuring the SNMP system service
  2. Installing the Windows Management Instrumentation performance counter provider
  3. Installing the Windows Management Instrumentation provider for SNMP
  4. Uninstalling the Windows Management Instrumentation performance counter provider
  5. Uninstalling the Windows Management Instrumentation provider for SNMP
Disk-based and network-based storage
1. Features and types of disk-based storage and network-based storage
2. Storage trending statuses for disk storage and virtual disks
3. Setting low disk space thresholds on disk-based storage
4. Configuring disk storage
  1. Changing the location of a disk storage device
  2. Editing disk storage properties
5. How to restore data from a reattached or reinserted disk-based storage device
6. Configuring disk cartridge storage
  1. Editing disk cartridge properties
  2. Editing disk cartridge media properties
7. How data lifecycle management (DLM) deletes expired backup sets on disk-based storage
8. Backup sets
Cloud-based storage devices
1. About cloud-based storage devices
2. Amazon S3 cloud-based storage
  1. Requirements for configuring an Amazon S3 cloud-based storage device
  2. Configuring storage for Amazon cloud storage
3. Google cloud-based storage
  1. Requirements for configuring a Google cloud-based storage device
  2. Configuring storage for Google cloud storage
4. Microsoft Azure cloud-based storage
  1. Requirements for configuring a Microsoft Azure cloud-based storage device
  2. Configuring storage for Microsoft Azure cloud storage
5. Private cloud-based storage
6. About S3-Compatible Cloud Storage
  1. Configuring S3-Compatible Cloud Storage with Backup Exec
7. Editing the properties of a cloud-based storage device
8. Best practices for using cloud-based storage
9. Changing default cloud storage settings
10. About the Veritas Backup Exec™ CloudConnect Optimizer
  1. Configuring the Veritas Backup Exec™ CloudConnect Optimizer
    1. Editing the CloudConnect Optimizer job
    2. Deleting the CloudConnect Optimizer job
Legacy backup-to-disk folders
1. Legacy backup-to-disk folders
Tape storage
1. Support for tape drives and robotic libraries
2. Adding or replacing devices with the Hot-swappable Device Wizard
3. Installing Veritas tape device drivers
4. Editing tape drive properties
5. Viewing tape drive statistics
6. Robotic libraries in Backup Exec
7. Creating robotic library partitions
8. Managing tapes
9. Labeling tape media
10. How WORM media is used in Backup Exec
11. Default media vaults
12. Retiring damaged tape media
13. Deleting tape media
14. Erasing tape or disk cartridge media
15. About cataloging tape or disk cartridge media that contains encrypted backup sets
16. Associating tape media with a media set
17. Editing tape media properties
18. Tape media rotation strategies
Storage device pools
1. Creating storage device pools
2. Specifying a default selection method for a device in a storage device pool
3. Viewing jobs, job histories, and active alerts for a storage device pool
4. Adding or removing devices in a storage device pool
Storage operations
1. About storage operation jobs
2. Storage tab overview in Backup Exec
3. Using the Configure Storage wizard
4. Viewing details for multiple storage devices
5. Sending a notification when a scheduled storage operation job completes
6. Scheduling a storage operation job
7. Editing global settings for storage
8. Sharing storage devices
9. Deleting a storage device
10. Changing the state of a storage device to online
11. Renaming a storage device
12. Viewing jobs, job histories, backup sets, and active alerts for storage devices
13. Cataloging a storage device
14. Scanning a storage device
15. Inventorying a storage device
16. Inventorying and cataloging a storage device
17. Pausing and unpausing a storage device
18. Disabling and enabling a storage device
19. Initializing a robotic library
20. Formatting a tape as a WORM tape
21. Retensioning a tape
22. Formatting a tape in a tape drive
23. Ejecting media from a disk cartridge or tape drive
24. Cleaning a robotic library drive
25. Importing media to Backup Exec
26. Exporting media and expired media
27. Locking and unlocking the robotic library's front portal
28. Backup Exec server and storage device states
Conversion to virtual machines
1. How conversion of physical computers to virtual machines works in Backup Exec
2. Requirements for conversion to virtual machine jobs
3. Converting to a virtual machine simultaneously with a backup job
4. Converting to a virtual machine after a backup job
5. Adding a conversion to virtual machine stage to a backup job
6. Converting to a virtual machine from a point in time
7. Creating a one-time conversion to a virtual machine
8. Setting default options for conversion to virtual machine jobs
Configuration and settings
1. Changing default backup job settings
2. Configuring schedules for backup jobs
3. Configuring storage options for backup jobs
4. Configuring automatic test run jobs for backup jobs
5. Configuring automatic verify operations for backup jobs
6. Configuring Instant GRT and full catalog options to improve backup performance for GRT-enabled jobs
7. Configuring Advanced Open File options for backup jobs
8. Configuring checkpoint restart
9. Configuring pre/post commands for backup jobs
10. Configuring file and folder options for backup jobs
11. Setting default schedule options for rule-based jobs and run now jobs
12. Excluding dates from the backup schedule for all backups
13. Removing dates from the list of excluded dates
14. Exporting a list of dates that are excluded from all backups to another server
15. Changing the default preferences
16. Configuring the default setting for backing up multiple servers or applications
17. Configuring database maintenance and security
18. Exporting the Backup Exec Database encryption key
19. Refreshing Backup Exec Database encryption keys
20. Configuring encryption for the connection to the Backup Exec Database
21. Scheduling Backup Exec to check logon accounts
22. Configuring Backup Exec to discover data to back up
23. Adding discovered servers to the list of servers in Backup Exec
24. Backup networks
25. Changing network and security options for Backup Exec
26. Using Backup Exec with firewalls
  1. Backup Exec ports
  2. Backup Exec listening ports
  3. About enabling a SQL instance behind a firewall
27. Using encryption with Backup Exec
28. Encryption key management
29. Creating encryption keys
30. Replacing an encryption key
31. Deleting encryption keys
32. Granular Recovery Technology
33. Setting default Granular Recovery Technology (GRT) options
34. DBA-initiated job templates
35. Creating DBA-initiated job templates
36. Editing DBA-inititated job templates
37. Deleting DBA-initiated job templates
  1. Storage options for DBA-initiated jobs
  2. General options for DBA-initiated jobs
  3. Network options for DBA-initiated jobs
  4. Duplicate job settings for DBA-initiated jobs
38. Configuring settings for Veritas™ Information Map
39. Backup Exec logon accounts
  1. Creating a Backup Exec logon account
  2. Editing a Backup Exec logon account
  3. Changing the password for a Backup Exec logon account
  4. Replacing a Backup Exec logon account
  5. Deleting a Backup Exec logon account
  6. Changing your default Backup Exec logon account
  7. Creating a new Backup Exec System Logon Account
  8. Copying logon account information to another Backup Exec server
  9. Testing logon accounts
40. Starting and stopping Backup Exec services
41. Changing the credentials for a service account
42. Changing startup options for Backup Exec services
43. Configuring audit logs
44. Viewing the audit log
45. Removing entries from the audit log
46. Saving an audit log to a text file
47. Copying configuration settings to another Backup Exec server
48. Viewing server properties
49. Configuring default backup settings
Reports
1. Reports in Backup Exec
2. Running a report now
3. Scheduling a report
4. Creating a custom report
5. Saving a report
6. Printing a report from the Backup Exec Report Viewer
7. Viewing completed reports
8. Editing a report
9. Re-running a completed report
10. Deleting a report
11. Setting defaults for standard and custom reports
12. Viewing report properties
13. List of Backup Exec standard reports
Troubleshooting Backup Exec
1. Troubleshooting hardware-related issues in Backup Exec
2. How to get more information about alerts and error messages
3. Troubleshooting backup issues in Backup Exec
4. Troubleshooting failed components in the SAN
5. How to improve Backup Exec's performance
6. Accessing Veritas Online
7. Searching the Veritas Knowledge Base
8. Contacting Backup Exec Technical Support
9. Using Veritas Remote Assistance
10. Managing your Backup Exec support cases
11. About Backup Exec diagnostic tools
12. Running the Veritas QuickAssist Help Tool
13. Generating a diagnostic file for troubleshooting Backup Exec
  1. Command line switches for a diagnostic file
14. Running the begather utility to troubleshoot Backup Exec components on Linux servers
15. Using the Backup Exec Debug Monitor for troubleshooting
16. About the Backup Exec debug tool
Using Backup Exec in cluster environments
1. About Backup Exec and clusters
2. Requirements for clustering Backup Exec in a Microsoft Cluster Server environment
3. How Backup Exec works in a Microsoft Cluster Server environment
4. Requirements for installing Backup Exec on a Microsoft Cluster Server
5. Installing Backup Exec on a Microsoft Cluster Server
6. Upgrading Backup Exec on a Microsoft cluster
7. Installing additional Backup Exec features on a Microsoft cluster
8. Uninstalling Backup Exec from a Microsoft cluster
9. Creating storage device pools for Microsoft Cluster Servers
10. Specifying a different failover node
11. Designating a new central administration server in a Microsoft Cluster Server
12. Configurations for Backup Exec and Microsoft Cluster Servers
  1. Two-node cluster with locally attached storage devices
  2. Two-node cluster with tape devices on a shared SCSI bus
  3. Configuring a shared SCSI bus for tape devices
  4. Multi-node clusters on a fibre channel SAN with the Central Admin Server feature
13. Using the Central Admin Server feature with Microsoft clusters and a storage area network
14. About backing up Microsoft Cluster Servers
15. About restoring data to a Microsoft cluster
16. Disaster recovery of a cluster
  1. Using Simplified Disaster Recovery to prepare for disaster recovery of a cluster
  2. Recovering nodes on the cluster using Simplified Disaster Recovery
  3. Recovering Backup Exec on a Microsoft cluster using Simplified Disaster Recovery
  4. Recovering the entire cluster using a manual disaster recovery procedure
17. Restoring the Microsoft Cluster Server data files
18. Recovering Backup Exec in a Microsoft cluster
19. Manually joining two cluster disk groups and resynchronizing volumes
20. Troubleshooting clusters
Simplified Disaster Recovery
1. About Simplified Disaster Recovery
2. Requirements for using Simplified Disaster Recovery
3. Preparing computers for use with Simplified Disaster Recovery
4. How to ensure that backups are enabled for Simplified Disaster Recovery
5. How Simplified Disaster Recovery uses disaster recovery information files
6. Setting or changing the alternate location for the disaster recovery information file
  1. Changing the default path for the disaster recovery information files
  2. Disaster recovery information file data paths
7. Creating a Simplified Disaster Recovery disk image
  1. Contents of the Simplified Disaster Recovery disk image
  2. User scenarios when a user starts the Create Recovery Disk Wizard
8. Preparing to recover from a disaster by using Simplified Disaster Recovery
  1. Hardware replacement during disaster recovery
  2. Prepare to recover IBM computers with Simplified Disaster Recovery
9. Recovering a computer with Simplified Disaster Recovery
  1. Recovery notes for using Simplified Disaster Recovery with storage pools and storage spaces
  2. Recovery notes for using Simplified Disaster Recovery with Exchange, SQL, SharePoint, CAS, Hyper-V hosts, and the Deduplication feature
10. Advanced Disk Configuration on the Recover This Computer Wizard
Integration with Veritas™ Information Map
1. About Veritas™ Information Map
2. How Backup Exec works with Veritas™ Information Map
3. Requirements for integration with Veritas™ Information Map
4. How Backup Exec integrates with Veritas™ Information Map
5. Supported data sources for integration with Veritas™ Information Map
6. Best practices for integration with Veritas™ Information Map
7. Troubleshooting tips for integration with Veritas™ Information Map
8. Limitation for integration with Veritas™ Information Map
Appendix A. Veritas Backup Exec Agent for Windows
1. About the Agent for Windows
2. Requirements for the Agent for Windows
3. Stopping and starting the Agent for Windows
4. Establishing a trust between the Backup Exec server and a remote computer
5. About the Backup Exec Agent Utility for Windows
6. Using the Backup Exec Agent Utility Command Line Applet
7. Backup Exec Agent Utility Command Line Applet switches
Appendix B. Veritas Backup Exec Deduplication Option
1. About the Deduplication feature
2. Deduplication methods for Backup Exec agents
3. Requirements for the Deduplication feature
4. Installing the Deduplication feature
5. Converting an older version of Deduplication Storage to a newer version
6. Configuring an OpenStorage device
7. Editing the properties of an OpenStorage device
8. Specifying a Backup Exec server that has proximity to a shared OpenStorage device
9. Creating or importing deduplication disk storage
  1. Editing the properties of a deduplication disk storage device
  2. Changing the password for the logon account for deduplication disk storage
10. Selecting storage devices for direct access sharing
  1. Editing server properties for direct access
11. Changing the location of a deduplication disk storage device
12. Sharing a deduplication device between multiple Backup Exec servers
13. How to use client-side deduplication
14. How to set up backup jobs for deduplication
15. Using optimized duplication to copy deduplicated data between OpenStorage devices or deduplication disk storage devices
16. Copying deduplicated data to tapes
17. Using deduplication with encryption
18. Restoring a deduplication disk storage device or deduplicated data
19. Disaster recovery of deduplication disk storage devices
20. Disaster recovery of OpenStorage devices
Appendix C. Veritas Backup Exec Agent for VMware
1. About the Agent for VMware
2. Requirements for using the Agent for VMware
3. Using the Agent for VMware with Windows Server 2016
4. About installing the Agent for VMware
5. Adding VMware vCenter Servers and ESX/ESXi hosts to the list of servers on the Backup and Restore tab
6. Viewing details about VMware resources
7. Installing the Agent for Windows on VMware virtual machines
8. Push-installing the Agent for Windows to VMware virtual machines
9. Recommendations for when to use virtual-based backup and agent-based backup
10. Backing up VMware virtual machines
11. Restoring VMware virtual machines and vmdk files
12. About instant recovery of a VMware virtual machine
13. Troubleshooting the Agent for VMware
14. About Recovery Ready for VMware virtual machines
Appendix D. Veritas Backup Exec Agent for Microsoft Hyper-V
1. About the Agent for Microsoft Hyper-V
2. Requirements for using the Agent for Microsoft Hyper-V
3. About installing the Agent for Microsoft Hyper-V
4. Notes about using the Agent for Hyper-V
5. Disk space optimization with the Agent for Hyper-V
6. Adding a Hyper-V host to the list of servers on the Backup and Restore tab
7. Viewing details about Hyper-V resources
8. Installing the Agent for Windows on Hyper-V virtual machines
9. Push-installing the Agent for Windows to Hyper-V virtual machines
10. Backing up Microsoft Hyper-V virtual machines
11. Restoring Microsoft Hyper-V virtual machines
12. About instant recovery of a Hyper-V virtual machine
13. About Recovery Ready for Hyper-V virtual machines
Appendix E. Veritas Backup Exec Agent for Microsoft SQL Server
1. About the Agent for Microsoft SQL Server
2. Requirements for using the SQL Agent
3. About installing the SQL Agent
4. Backup strategies for SQL
5. Adding SQL Servers to the list of servers on the Backup and Restore tab
6. Configuring Backup Exec to run a consistency check before every SQL backup
7. Using snapshot technology with the SQL Agent
8. Using database snapshots for SQL Server
9. Backing up SQL databases and transaction logs
  1. Setting default backup options for SQL Server
10. Restoring SQL databases and transaction logs
  1. Restoring the SQL master database
  2. Restarting SQL using database copies
11. Disaster recovery of a SQL Server
  1. Manual recovery of a SQL Server
Appendix F. Veritas Backup Exec Agent for Microsoft Exchange Server
1. About the Backup Exec Exchange Agent
2. Requirements for using the Exchange Agent
3. Granting permissions on the Exchange Server to enable database backups and restores, and Granular Recovery Technology operations
4. About installing the Exchange Agent
5. Adding Exchange Servers and database availability groups to the list of servers on the Backup and Restore tab
6. Managing preferred server configurations for Microsoft Exchange Database Availability Groups
7. Recommended configurations for Exchange
8. Requirements for accessing Exchange mailboxes
9. Backup strategies for Exchange
10. How Granular Recovery Technology works with the Exchange Information Store
11. Snapshot and offhost backups with the Exchange Agent
12. Backing up Exchange data
  1. Setting default backup options for Exchange Server
13. Restoring Exchange data
14. Disaster recovery of an Exchange Server
Appendix G. Veritas Backup Exec Agent for Microsoft SharePoint
1. About the Agent for Microsoft SharePoint
2. About installing the Agent for Microsoft SharePoint
3. Requirements for the Agent for Microsoft SharePoint
4. Using the Agent for Microsoft SharePoint with SharePoint Server 2010/2013 and SharePoint Foundation 2010/2013
5. Adding a Microsoft SharePoint server farm to the list of servers on the Backup and Restore tab
6. Backing up Microsoft SharePoint data
  1. Setting default backup options for SharePoint
7. Restoring Microsoft SharePoint data
8. Disabling or enabling communication between a Microsoft SharePoint web server and Backup Exec
9. Viewing or changing SharePoint farm properties
10. Disaster recovery of Microsoft SharePoint 2010/2013 data
Appendix H. Veritas Backup Exec Agent for Oracle on Windows or Linux Servers
1. About the Backup Exec Oracle Agent
2. About installing the Oracle Agent
3. Configuring the Oracle Agent on Windows computers and Linux servers
4. About authentication credentials on the Backup Exec server
  1. Setting authentication credentials on the Backup Exec server for Oracle operations
    1. Oracle job settings options
  2. Deleting an Oracle server from the Backup Exec server's list of authentication credentials
5. About Oracle instance information changes
6. About backing up Oracle databases
7. About restoring Oracle resources
8. Best practices for Backup Exec Agent for Oracle on Windows and Linux Servers
Appendix I. Veritas Backup Exec Agent for Enterprise Vault
1. About the Agent for Enterprise Vault
2. Requirements for the Enterprise Vault Agent
3. About installing the Enterprise Vault Agent
4. About backup methods for Enterprise Vault backup jobs
  1. Enterprise Vault backup options
5. About backing up Enterprise Vault components
6. About consistency checks for Enterprise Vault databases and Compliance and Discovery Accelerator databases
7. Restoring Enterprise Vault
8. Configuring Enterprise Vault to use the name of the new SQL Server that holds the Directory database
9. Best practices for the Enterprise Vault Agent
10. About the Backup Exec Migrator for Enterprise Vault
11. Enterprise Vault logon account
12. Enterprise Vault options
Appendix J. Veritas Backup Exec Agent for Microsoft Active Directory
1. About the Agent for Microsoft Active Directory
2. Requirements for the Agent for Microsoft Active Directory
3. About backing up Active Directory and ADAM/AD LDS
  1. Editing options for Active Directory and ADAM/AD LDS backup jobs
  2. Microsoft Active Directory backup job options
4. About restoring individual Active Directory and ADAM/AD LDS objects
Appendix K. Veritas Backup Exec Central Admin Server Option
1. About the Central Admin Server feature
2. Requirements for installing CAS
3. How to choose the location for CAS storage and media data
4. About installing the Central Admin Server feature
  1. Push-installing a managed Backup Exec server from the central administration server
  2. Managed Backup Exec Server Configuration options
  3. Installing a managed Backup Exec server across a firewall
5. Upgrading an existing CAS installation
6. Changing a Backup Exec server to a central administration server
7. Changing a Backup Exec server to a managed Backup Exec server
8. Deleting a managed Backup Exec server from a CAS environment
9. Renaming a central administration server
10. Renaming a managed Backup Exec server
11. How to reduce network traffic in CAS
12. CAS distributed, centralized, and replicated catalog locations
13. Changing the settings for a managed Backup Exec server
14. What happens when CAS communication thresholds are reached
  1. Enabling or disabling communications between the managed Backup Exec server and the central administration server
15. Alerts and notifications in CAS
16. Enabling managed Backup Exec servers to use any available network interface card
17. About job delegation in CAS
  1. About copying jobs instead of delegating jobs in CAS
18. About adding storage devices in a CAS environment
19. How data lifecycle management (DLM) works in a CAS environment
20. Obtaining media audit information for a managed Backup Exec server
21. How to use Backup Exec server pools in CAS
  1. Selecting a Backup Exec server pool for backups
  2. Creating a Backup Exec server pool
  3. Adding managed Backup Exec servers to a Backup Exec server pool
  4. Deleting a Backup Exec server pool
  5. Removing a managed Backup Exec server from a Backup Exec server pool
22. How centralized restore works in CAS
  1. How CAS restores data that resides on multiple storage devices
23. About recovering failed jobs in CAS
24. Pausing or resuming a managed Backup Exec server
25. Stopping or starting Backup Exec services for a managed Backup Exec server
26. Viewing managed Backup Exec server properties
27. Viewing the settings for a central administration server
28. Disaster recovery in CAS
29. Troubleshooting CAS
30. Running the Backup Exec Utility for CAS operations
31. Uninstalling Backup Exec from the central administration server
32. Uninstalling Backup Exec from a managed Backup Exec server
Appendix L. Veritas Backup Exec Advanced Disk-based Backup Option
1. About the Advanced Disk-based Backup feature
2. How to use synthetic backups in place of recurring full backups
3. Setting default backup options for the Advanced Disk-based Backup feature
4. About true image restore for synthetic backups
5. How to use off-host backup to process remote computer backups on the Backup Exec server
6. Configuring off-host backup options for a backup job
7. Best practices for off-host backup
8. Troubleshooting off-host backups
9. Off-host backup issues with hardware providers
Appendix M. Veritas Backup Exec NDMP Option
1. Features of the NDMP feature
2. Requirements for using the NDMP feature
3. About installing the NDMP feature
4. Adding NDMP servers to Backup Exec
5. Sharing the tape drives on NDMP servers between multiple Backup Exec servers
6. NDMP backup options for NDMP servers
7. NDMP server backup selections
8. How to use patterns to exclude files and directories from an NDMP server backup
9. Supported configurations for duplicating data from NDMP servers
10. About restoring and redirecting restore data for NDMP servers
  1. NDMP server restore options
11. Setting the default backup options for the NDMP feature
12. Viewing the properties of an NDMP server
  1. NDMP server properties
13. Viewing storage properties for an NDMP server
  1. Storage properties for an NDMP server
Appendix N. Veritas Backup Exec Agent for Linux
1. About the Agent for Linux
2. About open files and the Agent for Linux
3. Requirements for the Agent for Linux
4. About installing the Agent for Linux
  1. Installing the Agent for Linux
  2. About the Backup Exec operators (beoper) group for the Agent for Linux
    1. Creating the Backup Exec operators (beoper) group manually
5. About establishing trust for a remote Linux computer in the Backup Exec list of servers
  1. Establishing trust and adding a remote Linux computer to the Backup Exec list of servers
6. Adding additional Backup Exec servers to which the Agent for Linux can publish information
7. About configuring the Agent for Linux
8. Excluding files and directories from all backup jobs for Linux computers
9. Editing configuration options for Linux computers
  1. Configuration options for Linux computers
10. About backing up a Linux computer by using the Agent for Linux
  1. Linux backup options
  2. About backing up and restoring Novell Open Enterprise Server (OES) components
    1. Requirements for backing up Novell Open Enterprise Server on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
11. About restoring data to Linux computers
  1. About restoring Novell OES components
  2. Restore job options for Linux computers
12. Editing the default backup job options for Linux computers
  1. Default backup job options for Linux computers
13. Uninstalling the Agent for Linux
  1. Manually uninstalling the Agent for Linux
  2. Run-time scripts to remove when manually uninstalling the Agent for Linux
14. Starting the Agent for Linux daemon
15. Stopping the Agent for Linux daemon
16. Troubleshooting the Agent for Linux
Appendix O. Veritas Backup Exec Remote Media Agent for Linux
1. About the Remote Media Agent for Linux
2. How the Remote Media Agent for Linux works
3. Requirements for the Remote Media Agent for Linux
4. About open files and the Remote Media Agent for Linux
5. About installing the Remote Media Agent for Linux
  1. Installing the Remote Media Agent for Linux
6. Uninstalling the Remote Media Agent for Linux
7. Starting the Remote Media Agent for Linux daemon
8. Stopping the Remote Media Agent for Linux daemon
9. About establishing trust for a Remote Media Agent for Linux computer in the Backup Exec list of servers
  1. Establishing trust and adding a Remote Media Agent for Linux computer to the Backup Exec list of servers
10. Adding additional Backup Exec servers to which Remote Media Agent for Linux can publish
11. Finding simulated tape library files
12. About the Backup Exec operators (beoper) group for the Remote Media Agent for Linux
  1. Creating the Backup Exec operators (beoper) group manually for the Remote Media Agent for Linux
13. About adding a Linux server as a Remote Media Agent for Linux
  1. Adding a Linux server as a Remote Media Agent for Linux
  2. Remote Media Agent for Linux options
14. Changing the port for communications between the Backup Exec server and the Remote Media Agent for Linux
15. About creating storage device pools for devices attached to the Remote Media Agent for Linux
16. Editing properties for the Remote Media Agent for Linux
  1. Remote Media Agent for Linux properties
17. Deleting a Remote Media Agent for Linux from the Backup Exec list of servers
18. Sharing a Remote Media Agent for Linux between multiple Backup Exec servers
19. About backing up data by using the Remote Media Agent for Linux
20. About restoring data by using the Remote Media Agent for Linux
21. About the Tape Library Simulator Utility
22. Creating a simulated tape library
  1. Simulated Tape Library options
23. Viewing simulated tape libraries properties
  1. Simulated tape library properties
24. Deleting a simulated tape library
25. Managing simulated tape libraries from the command line
26. Command line switches for the Tape Library Simulator Utility
27. Troubleshooting the Remote Media Agent for Linux
Appendix P. Accessibility and Backup Exec
1. About accessibility and Backup Exec
2. About keyboard shortcuts in Backup Exec
3. List box navigation in Backup Exec
4. Tabbed dialog box navigation in Backup Exec
5. About setting accessibility options
Glossary

Configuring Instant GRT and full catalog options to improve backup performance for GRT-enabled jobs

When you back up data, Backup Exec creates a catalog that contains information about the backup sets and about the storage device on which the backup sets are stored.

See How Backup Exec catalogs work.

The catalog operation can be time consuming. It requires access to the storage device that is used for the backup. Backup jobs that are enabled for Granular Recovery Technology (GRT) require more time to catalog because of the amount of granular information that they contain.

On the Instant GRT and Full Catalog Options dialog box, you can either choose the Instant GRT option or one of the full catalog options.

Note:

The Instant GRT and Full Catalog Options are not supported for backup to tape jobs. If you create a GRT-enabled backup to tape job for Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Hyper-V, or VMware data, the catalog operation runs as part of the backup job.

See Full catalog.

See Instant GRT.

See Differences between Instant GRT and full catalog.

See “To configure an Instant GRT or a full catalog operation”.

Full catalog

For GRT-enabled backup jobs, you can delay the catalog operation and run it as a separate operation to have less effect on your backup window. Because the catalog operation runs separately from the backup job, it does not prevent another scheduled backup job from starting on time.

See Granular Recovery Technology.

When you enable GRT for Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Hyper-V, or VMware backups, the full catalog operation runs immediately after the backup job by default.

For Exchange and SharePoint agent-based backups, the full catalog operation runs immediately after all full backups. It runs once every 24 hours for all incremental backups and differential backups, even if you schedule more than one GRT-enabled job to run in the 24-hour period.

For Hyper-V and VMware backups, the full catalog operation runs immediately after all full, incremental, and differential backups by default.

You can also configure the full catalog operation to run on a schedule if you do not want it to run immediately after the backup job.

You may want to schedule the full catalog operation to run outside of your backup window so that it does not interfere with your system resources. If you schedule the full catalog operation, it runs only for the most recent backup set since the last catalog operation. In this situation, only the most recent backup set since the last catalog operation can be used for granular recovery.

For example, if you schedule incremental backups to run every 11 hours and schedule the full catalog operation to run at midnight, you would have the following backup sets:

Full (11:00 A.M.)
Incremental 1 (10:00 P.M.)
Catalog 1 (Midnight) This job catalogs Incremental 1.
Incremental 2 (9:00 A.M.)
Incremental 3 (8:00 P.M.)
Catalog 2 (Midnight). This job catalogs Incremental 3. Incremental 2 is not cataloged.
Incremental 4 (7:00 A.M.)
Incremental 5 (6:00 P.M.)
Catalog 3 (Midnight) This job catalogs Incremental 5. Incremental 4 is not cataloged.
Incremental 6 (5:00 A.M.) This backup is not cataloged.

In the example, the full catalog operation runs only for Incremental 5, Incremental 3, and Incremental 1. For such jobs, you can use the Search wizard to search the data or you can quickly browse for individual items that you want to restore. You can perform a granular recovery using Incremental 2, Incremental 4, and Incremental 6 as well; however, it takes slightly longer to browse items because they are not fully cataloged. Backup Exec dynamically displays the granular data by mounting the backup set.

Instant GRT

An Instant GRT operation runs as part of the backup job and collects only the minimum required catalog information. You cannot use the Search wizard to search the backup sets for individual items. When you browse the backup sets for individual items, Backup Exec reads and displays the granular information in the backup sets as you browse for items that you want to restore. Depending on the backup set you are browsing, full, incremental, or differential, it takes a few minutes or longer to browse individual items.

Before you run an Instant GRT operation, review the following requirements:

In a CAS environment, ensure that the logon accounts used for backups are added to the list of logon accounts on the central administration server and the managed Backup Exec servers.
The storage that hosts the backup sets must be online when you browse for individual items that you want to restore because Backup Exec mounts the backup sets dynamically. For incremental and differential backup sets, all such related backup sets should also be accessible during restore.
If a CAS environment, if a Backup Exec server tries to browse the backup sets of another Backup Exec server and if a firewall is configured between them, you must open ports on the servers.
Veritas recommends to browse backup sets either from the managed Backup Exec server on which the backup jobs were run or from the central administrative server.

Differences between Instant GRT and full catalog

Table: Differences between Instant GRT and full catalog

Item	Instant GRT	Full catalog
Granular item search using the Search wizard	Not available.	You can search the backup sets for granular data.
Backup sets browse	You can dynamically browse the backup sets to select the individual items that you want to restore.	You can search as well as browse the backup sets to select the individual items that you want to restore.
Delay in catalog job	No delay in the catalog job. It runs as part of the backup job.	You can configure the catalog job to run immediately after the backup job or at a scheduled time.
Catalog time	No separate catalog time because the cataloging happens as part of the backup job. Backup Exec collects only the minimum required catalog information.	The catalog operation runs as a separate job. It consumes time because Backup Exec collects detailed cataloging information for the backup job.
Catalog file size	Smaller file size because only the minimum required data is cataloged.	Large file size because the complete backup set is cataloged.
Time to browse granular data for granular restore	Slightly longer than the time taken for browsing data when you do a full catalog because Backup Exec dynamically browses the backup set for reading the GRT data when you expand backup sets to restore granular items. The restore time is the same as for a full-cataloged backup set.	Less than the time taken for browsing data when you do an Instant GRT because the GRT information is already available in the detailed catalog collected during the full catalog job.
Device busy time	The device is not busy for a long time because the catalog is not detailed and it also runs as part of the backup job.	The device is busy for a long time. First when the backup happens, and then when the full catalog operation runs as a separate job.

You can configure these options as default settings for all GRT-enabled backup jobs. If the default settings are not appropriate for a particular job, you can override them when you create the job. You do not have to create default settings for Instant GRT or full catalog options, however. If you want to configure these options only for specific jobs, you can configure the settings when you create those jobs.

To configure an Instant GRT or a full catalog operation

Do one of the following:

To configure Instant GRT or full catalog options for all backup jobs	Complete the following steps: Click the Backup Exec button, and then select Configuration and Settings. Select Job Defaults, and then select the type of backup for which you want to configure the Instant GRT or full catalog settings.
To configure Instant GRT or full catalog options for specific backup jobs	Complete the following steps: Create a new backup definition or edit an existing backup definition. In the Backup box, click Edit.

In the left pane, click Instant GRT.

Select one of the following options:

Enable Instant GRT

Select this option if you want to run an Instant GRT operation for GRT-enabled backup jobs.

This option is the default setting for all new GRT-enabled backup jobs configured on a new Backup Exec installation. If you upgrade from Backup Exec 15 Feature Pack 5 and earlier to Backup Exec, the default cataloging option might change depending on your Backup Exec server environment and the version from which you are upgrading. After upgrade if this option is not set as the default, you can set this option as the default option to take advantage of faster backups.

To know more about the various scenarios and the possible changes to your existing jobs, see https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/article.000115907.

If you select this option, the catalog operation runs as part of the backup job and collects only the minimum required catalog information.

You cannot use the Search wizard to search the backup sets for granular data. However, you can browse the backup sets. If you want to restore granular data from the backup sets, Backup Exec browses the backup sets for granular data as you browse for items that you want to restore. If you select this option, the time to browse granular data at the time of restore is slightly longer.

Run a full catalog operation as a separate job immediately after the backup job finishes

Select this option to run the full catalog operation immediately after a backup job finishes. The catalog operation runs as a separate job.

For Exchange and SharePoint agent-based backups, the full catalog operation runs immediately after all full backups. It runs once every 24 hours for all incremental backups and differential backups.

For Hyper-V and VMware backups, the full catalog operation runs immediately after all full, incremental, and differential backups.

Note:

Before the full catalog operation completes, instead of using the Search wizard, you must browse the backup sets to select the individual items that you want to restore. The Search wizard is available after the full catalog job is complete.

Schedule a full catalog operation as a separate job after the backup finishes

Select this option to run the full catalog operation as a separate, scheduled job. Then select the start time and the days of the week on which you want the full catalog operation to run.

If you schedule the full catalog operation, it runs only for the most recent backup set since the last catalog operation. In this situation, only the most recent backup set since the last catalog operation can be used for granular recovery.

Note:

Click OK.

More Information

Backup Exec ports

Backup Exec listening ports

Changing default backup job settings

Backing up data

How cataloging works with Hyper-V virtual machine backups

How cataloging works with VMware virtual machine backups