Backup Exec 20.1 Administrator's Guide
- Introducing Backup Exec
- Installation
- Methods for installing the Agent for Windows
- Using a command prompt to install the Agent for Windows on a remote computer
- Using a command script to install the Agent for Windows
- Installing the Remote Administrator
- Installing Backup Exec using the command line (silent mode)
- Backup Exec license contract information
- About upgrading to Backup Exec
- Getting Started
- Backups
- Backing up data
- Restores
- How Backup Exec catalogs work
- Job management and monitoring
- Alerts and notifications
- Enabling active alerts and alert history to display on the Home tab
- Adding a recipient group for alert notifications
- Sending a notification when a job completes
- SNMP traps for Backup Exec alerts
- Disk-based and network-based storage
- Configuring disk storage
- Configuring disk cartridge storage
- Backup sets
- Cloud-based storage devices
- Amazon S3 cloud-based storage
- Google cloud-based storage
- Microsoft Azure cloud-based storage
- Private cloud-based storage
- About S3-Compatible Cloud Storage
- About the Backup Exec™ CloudConnect Optimizer
- Legacy backup-to-disk folders
- Legacy backup-to-disk folders
- Legacy backup-to-disk folders
- Tape storage
- Robotic libraries in Backup Exec
- Creating robotic library partitions
- Managing tapes
- Creating media sets for tapes
- Labeling tape media
- Default media vaults
- Storage device pools
- Storage operations
- Conversion to virtual machines
- Configuration and settings
- Using Backup Exec with firewalls
- Deleting DBA-initiated job templates
- Backup Exec logon accounts
- Reports
- Creating a custom report
- List of Backup Exec standard reports
- Troubleshooting Backup Exec
- Troubleshooting failed components in the SAN
- Generating a diagnostic file for troubleshooting Backup Exec
- Using Backup Exec in cluster environments
- Configurations for Backup Exec and Microsoft Cluster Servers
- Disaster recovery of a cluster
- Simplified Disaster Recovery
- Setting or changing the alternate location for the disaster recovery information file
- Creating a Simplified Disaster Recovery disk image
- Preparing to recover from a disaster by using Simplified Disaster Recovery
- Recovering a computer with Simplified Disaster Recovery
- Performing manual disaster recovery
- Integration with Veritas™ Information Map
- Appendix A. Backup Exec Agent for Windows
- About the Backup Exec Agent Utility for Windows
- Appendix B. Backup Exec Deduplication Feature
- Creating or importing deduplication disk storage
- Selecting storage devices for direct access sharing
- Appendix C. Backup Exec Agent for VMware
- Backing up VMware virtual machines
- About instant recovery of a VMware virtual machine
- About Recovery Ready for VMware virtual machines
- Appendix D. Backup Exec Agent for Microsoft Hyper-V
- Backing up Microsoft Hyper-V virtual machines
- About instant recovery of a Hyper-V virtual machine
- About Recovery Ready for Hyper-V virtual machines
- Appendix E. Backup Exec Agent for Microsoft SQL Server
- Backing up SQL databases and transaction logs
- Restoring SQL databases and transaction logs
- Disaster recovery of a SQL Server
- Appendix F. Backup Exec Agent for Microsoft Exchange Server
- Backing up Exchange data
- Appendix G. Backup Exec Agent for Microsoft SharePoint
- Backing up Microsoft SharePoint data
- Appendix H. Backup Exec Agent for Oracle on Windows or Linux Servers
- Configuring the Oracle Agent on Windows computers and Linux servers
- Configuring an Oracle instance on Windows computers
- Viewing an Oracle instance on Windows computers
- About authentication credentials on the Backup Exec server
- About backing up Oracle databases
- About restoring Oracle resources
- Appendix I. Backup Exec Agent for Enterprise Vault
- About backup methods for Enterprise Vault backup jobs
- Restoring Enterprise Vault
- About the Backup Exec Migrator for Enterprise Vault
- Configuring the Backup Exec Migrator
- About retrieving migrated Enterprise Vault data
- About the Partition Recovery Utility
- Appendix J. Backup Exec Agent for Microsoft Active Directory
- Appendix K. Backup Exec Central Admin Server Feature
- About installing the Central Admin Server feature
- What happens when CAS communication thresholds are reached
- About job delegation in CAS
- How to use Backup Exec server pools in CAS
- How centralized restore works in CAS
- Appendix L. Backup Exec Advanced Disk-based Backup Feature
- Appendix M. Backup Exec NDMP Feature
- About restoring and redirecting restore data for NDMP servers
- Viewing the properties of an NDMP server
- Viewing storage properties for an NDMP server
- Appendix N. Backup Exec Agent for Linux
- About installing the Agent for Linux
- About establishing trust for a remote Linux computer in the Backup Exec list of servers
- Editing configuration options for Linux computers
- About backing up a Linux computer by using the Agent for Linux
- About restoring data to Linux computers
- Editing the default backup job options for Linux computers
- Uninstalling the Agent for Linux
- Appendix O. Backup Exec Remote Media Agent for Linux
- About installing the Remote Media Agent for Linux
- About establishing trust for a Remote Media Agent for Linux computer in the Backup Exec list of servers
- About the Backup Exec operators (beoper) group for the Remote Media Agent for Linux
- About adding a Linux server as a Remote Media Agent for Linux
- Editing properties for the Remote Media Agent for Linux
- Creating a simulated tape library
- Viewing simulated tape libraries properties
- Appendix P. Accessibility and Backup Exec
- About keyboard shortcuts in Backup Exec
- Backup and Restore tab keyboard shortcuts
- Storage tab keyboard shortcuts
Preparing computers for use with Simplified Disaster Recovery
Prepare computers for use with Simplified Disaster Recovery (SDR) by performing the following steps:
Table: Preparing computers for use with Simplified Disaster Recovery
Step | Description | More information |
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Step 1 | Specify an alternate location where copies of the disaster recovery information files are stored. | Backup Exec creates the disaster recovery information file after a backup job that includes all critical system components completes successfully. Backup Exec then stores the disaster recovery information file in the default storage location with the backup set on a disk storage or disk cartridge device, and in the alternate storage locations. Catalog entries from subsequent backups are automatically added to the disaster recovery information file. Warning: If you back up a computer to a tape device, deduplication storage, or a virtual disk, Backup Exec cannot store a disaster recovery information file with the backup set. You must have a disaster recovery information file in an alternate location to ensure that you can use SDR to recover the computer. See Setting or changing the alternate location for the disaster recovery information file. |
Step 2 | Run the backup jobs that include all critical system components (SDR-enabled backups) for the computers that you want to protect. These are the backups for which the Simplified Disaster Recovery indicator is ON. Note: For environments running the Central Admin Server feature, run a database maintenance job before you run SDR-enabled backups. Otherwise, the central administration server denies communication attempts from the managed Backup Exec servers. | By default, Backup Exec selects all critical system components when you select a computer for backup. When all critical system components are included in the backup job selections, the Simplified Disaster Recovery indicator on the backup selections appears as ON. If you deselect one or more critical system component files, the indicator appears as OFF. It is recommended that you select the entire computer for backup; otherwise, Backup Exec cannot create the system-specific disaster recovery information file. Critical system components include the following:
See How to ensure that backups are enabled for Simplified Disaster Recovery. |
Step 3 | Create additional copies of the disaster recovery information files and store them in a safe place. | Backup Exec stores the important disaster recovery information files in the default path, the alternate location, and with the backup set if disk storage or disk cartridge devices are used as the destination storage. It is recommended that you also make additional copies of the files and store them in a safe place. Without the disaster recovery information files, you cannot recover Backup Exec servers by using Simplified Disaster Recovery (SDR). Having multiple copies of the disaster recovery information files ensures that you can successfully recover Backup Exec servers with SDR. By default, the disaster recovery information files reside in the |
Step 4 | Use the to create a disk image, and then a bootable CD or DVD recovery disk. | Backup Exec generates alerts after each backup job until you create the Simplified Disaster Recovery disk image. You can disable these alerts, but it is recommended that you create the Simplified Disaster Recovery disk image. See Creating a Simplified Disaster Recovery disk image. If you install the Create Simplified Disaster Recovery Wizard on a standalone server, you cannot use the wizard to run Veritas Update. |