Backup Exec 20.5 Best Practices
- Backup Exec Best Practices
- Best practices for Backup Exec software encryption
- Best practices for Backup Exec installation
- Best practices for Backup Exec tape management
- Best practices for Backup Exec disk-based storage
- Best practices for Backup Exec data lifecycle management (DLM)
- Best practices for Backup Exec catalogs
- Best practices for Backup Exec backups
- Best practices for Backup Exec backing up critical system components
- Best practices for Backup Exec Agent for Microsoft Exchange Server
- Best practices for Backup Exec Agent for Microsoft SQL Server
- Best practices for Backup Exec Agent for Linux
- Best practices for Backup Exec Agent for Microsoft SharePoint
- Best practices for Backup Exec Central Admin Server Option
- Best practices for Backup Exec Agent for Oracle on Windows and Linux Servers
- Best practices for Backup Exec NDMP Option
- Best practices for Backup Exec reports
- Best practices for Backup Exec and Veritas Update
- Best practices for Backup Exec Simplified Disaster Recovery
- Best practices for Backup Exec Agent for Enterprise Vault and the Backup Exec Migrator
- Best practices for Backup Exec Granular Recovery Technology
- Best practices for Backup Exec Remote Media Agent for Linux
- Best practices for Backup Exec Agent for Microsoft Hyper-V
- Best practices for Backup Exec Agent for VMware
- Best practices for using Backup Exec with server clusters
- Best practices for Backup Exec Deduplication Option
- Best practices for using Backup Exec Deduplication Option with the Central Admin Server Option
- Best practices for using hot-pluggable devices such as USB devices in a drive rotation strategy
- Best practices for Backup Exec database encryption keys
- Best Practices for Using the Veritas Backup Exec Cloud Connector
Best practices for using Backup Exec with server clusters
Best practices include tips and recommendations to help you use Backup Exec effectively in a clustered environment. For more information about Backup Exec and clustered environments, see the Backup Exec Administrator's Guide.
The following best practices apply when you use Backup Exec in clustered environments:
To prevent possible loss of data in failover situations, Veritas recommends that you use the backup method Incremental - Using modified time when you configure backup jobs. Do not use the backup method, Incremental - Using archive bit (reset archive bit).
When you apply Backup Exec patches to clustered Backup Exec servers or to a central administration server, Veritas recommends the following to prevent possible data loss:
Use the Microsoft Cluster Administrator to set each of the clustered Backup Exec services so that they do not automatically restart after a failure occurs. By doing that, you prevent the cluster from changing nodes in the event of a failure.
After you finish applying the patches, you should reset each of the clustered Backup Exec services so that they restart after a failure occurs.