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
Restoring data from a server, a backup set, a backup job, or a storage device
You can restore data by launching the Restore Wizard directly from a server, from backup sets, from completed backup jobs, and from storage device media.
You can also perform a complete online restore of a Windows computer if the computer was fully selected for a backup. By default, backup jobs include all necessary components that are required for a complete restore.
See Performing a complete online restore of a Microsoft Windows computer.
Table: Restore methods
Restore method | More information |
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To restore from a server | |
To restore from a backup set | |
To restore from a completed backup job | |
To restore from storage device media |
Note:
If the File Server Resource Manager (FSRM) is running on the server that you are restoring, the job may fail with an "out of disk space" error. If this occurs, disable RSRM, and then run the job again.
You can browse the backup sets from a single server, and then restore the data.
Note:
If you back up and then rename a server, the new server name and the old server name both appear on the Backup and Restore tab. The status next to the new server name indicates that it is backed up. However, you should select the icon with the old server name to restore any data that you backed up before you changed the server name.
To restore data from a server
- On the Backup and Restore tab, in the list of servers, or on the Job Monitor tab, right-click a server that has been backed up.
- Click Restore.
- Follow the Restore Wizard prompts to restore the data.
You can restore data from a completed backup job. When you restore data from backup jobs, you can only choose data that is contained in the backup sets that the backup job produced.
To restore data from a completed backup job
- Do one of the following:
To restore data from the Backup and Restore tab
On the Backup and Restore tab, in the list of servers, double-click a server that has been backed up.
In the Jobs view, expand a backup definition.
Under the backup definition, right-click the backup job from which you want to restore data.
Select Restore backup sets created by this job.
To restore data from the Job Monitor tab
On the Job Monitor tab, in the Jobs pane, right-click a server that has been backed up.
Select Restore backup sets created by this job.
- Follow the Restore Wizard prompts to restore the data.
You can restore data from the backup sets that appear on the Backup and Restore tab. When you restore data from backup sets, you can only choose data that is contained in the backup sets.
To restore data from a backup set
- On the Backup and Restore tab, in the list of servers, double-click a server that has been backed up.
- In the Backup Sets view, expand a backup set from which you want to restore.
- Right-click the backup set from which you want to restore data
- Click Restore.
- Follow the Restore Wizard prompts to restore the data.
You can restore data from the media that are contained in the storage devices that appear on the Storage tab. When you restore data directly from storage device media, you can only restore data that is contained in the backup sets on the media. The Restore Wizard prompts you to select options for each type of data, and then submits a separate job for each type of data.
When you restore from storage device media, you can restore multiple types of data. Separate restore jobs are submitted for each type of data.
To restore data from storage device media
- Select from the following:
To restore from a disk storage device
Do the following in the order listed:
On the Storage tab, in the All Storage view, navigate to the storage device from which you want to restore.
Double-click the disk storage device, and then click Backup Sets on the left.
Right-click the backup set from which you want to restore, and then click Restore.
To restore from tape drive media or a disk cartridge media
Do the following in the order listed:
On the Storage tab, in the All Storage view, expand Tape and Disk Cartridge Media.
Navigate to the media that contains the data that you want to restore.
Right-click the media from which you want to restore, and then click Restore.
To restore from media within a robotic library
Do the following in the order listed:
On the Storage tab, in the All Storage view, navigate to the robotic library from which you want to restore.
Expand the robotic library.
Double-click Slots.
In the Slots view, right-click the slot that contains the media from which you want to restore, and then click Restore.
- Follow the Restore Wizard prompts to restore the data.
- (Optional) To restore multiple types of data, proceed through the Restore Wizard and select the appropriate options for the type of data that you select.
Then, do the following:
On the summary page, click Continue to submit the job and return to the page that lists the different types of data.
The Job Submitted column displays an icon to indicate that the restore job for the first type of data has been submitted.
Select the next type of data and the appropriate restore options for that type of data. If you do not want to restore the other types of data, you can click Cancel to exit the Restore Wizard without affecting any of the jobs that you already submitted.
After you configure jobs for each type of data, the Continue button changes to a Finish button. When you click Finish, Backup Exec submits the final restore job, and then closes the Restore Wizard.