Veritas Backup Exec 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 Veritas 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
- Integration with Veritas™ Information Map
- Appendix A. Veritas Backup Exec Agent for Windows
- About the Backup Exec Agent Utility for Windows
- Appendix B. Veritas Backup Exec Deduplication Option
- Creating or importing deduplication disk storage
- Selecting storage devices for direct access sharing
- Appendix C. Veritas 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. Veritas 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. Veritas 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. Veritas Backup Exec Agent for Microsoft Exchange Server
- Backing up Exchange data
- Appendix G. Veritas Backup Exec Agent for Microsoft SharePoint
- Backing up Microsoft SharePoint data
- Appendix H. Veritas 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. Veritas 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. Veritas Backup Exec Agent for Microsoft Active Directory
- Appendix K. Veritas Backup Exec Central Admin Server Option
- 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. Veritas Backup Exec Advanced Disk-based Backup Option
- Appendix M. Veritas Backup Exec NDMP Option
- 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. Veritas 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. Veritas 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
Duplicating backup sets or a job history manually
You can configure a duplicate stage to automatically duplicate backup data after a backup job runs. You may want to duplicate data to have an extra copy to send off-site, for example.
See Adding a stage to a backup definition.
You can also manually duplicate backup data from completed jobs at any time. When you duplicate backed up data from completed jobs, you select the backup sets or job history that you want to duplicate. The data that you select is read from the source and written to the selected destination, such as a drive, drive pool, or backup folder. You can encrypt the duplicated data. You can schedule when this type of job runs, but it only runs one time.
You can select to duplicate one or more individual backup sets or you can duplicate an entire job history. You should duplicate backup sets if you want to duplicate only the data that was backed up in a specific backup job instance. When you duplicate a job history, Backup Exec includes all of a backup definition's dependent backup sets. For example, if you select to duplicate an incremental backup job, Backup Exec automatically duplicates all incrementals dating back to, and including, the last full backup job.
This topic includes the following information:
Duplicating data from a virtual device to a physical device
You can use a duplicate backup job to copy data directly from a virtual device to a physical device. Software encryption cannot be applied to a duplicate backup job when you copy data directly from a virtual device to a physical device. You must either disable DirectCopy or select not to encrypt the job.
See Copying data from a virtual tape library to a physical tape device using DirectCopy to tape.
If you duplicate any Oracle backup sets that were created with multiple data streams, note the following:
Backup Exec converts the multiple data streams to a sequential data stream during the duplication job.
A restore job from the duplicated copy may be slower than a restore job from the original media.
- On the Backup and Restore tab or the Storage tab, double-click the server or the storage device that is related to the backup sets that you want to duplicate.
- In the left pane, click Backup Sets.
Do one of the following:
To duplicate a single backup set, right-click the backup set.
To duplicate multiple backup sets, Shift + click or Ctrl + click the backup sets, and then right-click one of the selected backup sets.
- Select Duplicate.
- In the Schedule group box, select when you want Backup Exec to run the duplicate job:
To run the duplicate job immediately
Select Run now.
To schedule the job for a later time
Select Run on, and then enter the date and time.
To schedule the job to run later using an external scheduling tool
Select Create without a schedule.
You can schedule the job to run later using an external scheduling tool.
To submit the job on hold
Click Submit job on hold.
The job is created with an On Hold status. It remains on hold until you remove the hold on it.
- In the Storage field, select the storage device to which you want to copy the backup sets.
- In the Keep for field, select the amount of time that you want Backup Exec to keep the backup sets.
The media is protected from being overwritten for the amount of time that you specify.
Select Use source retention to keep the backup sets for the same amount of time as the source backup sets that you want to duplicate.
- Do any of the following:
To enable compression for the duplicate backup sets
In the Compression field, select the type of compression.
To enable encryption for the duplicate backup sets
Complete the following steps:
In the Encryption type field, select the type of encryption.
In the Encryption key field, select the encryption key that you want to use or select Manage keys to create a new key.
To run a verify operation on the duplicate backup sets
Select Verify at the end of the job.
- On the Duplicate Job dialog box, click OK.
- Do one of the following:
To duplicate job history from the Backup and Restore tab or the Storage tab
Complete the following steps:
On the Backup and Restore tab or the Storage tab, double-click the server or the storage device that is related to the job history that you want to duplicate.
In the left pane, click Job History.
Do one of the following:
To duplicate a single job history, right-click the job history.
To duplicate multiple job histories, Shift + click or Ctrl + click the job histories, and then right-click one of the selected job histories.
To duplicate job history from the Job Monitor tab
Complete the following steps:
On the Job Monitor tab, do one of the following:
To duplicate a single job history, right-click the job history.
To duplicate multiple job histories, Shift + click or Ctrl + click the job histories, and then right-click one of the selected job histories.
- Click Duplicate.
- In the Schedule group box, select when you want Backup Exec to run the duplicate job:
To run the duplicate job immediately
Select Run now.
To schedule the job for a later time
Select Run on, and then enter the date and time.
To schedule the job to run later using an external scheduling tool
Select Create without a schedule.
You can schedule the job to run later using an external scheduling tool.
To submit the job on hold
Click Submit job on hold.
The job is created with an On Hold status. It remains on hold until you remove the hold on it.
- In the Storage field, select the storage device to which you want to copy the job history.
- In the Keep for field, select the amount of time that you want Backup Exec to keep the job history.
The media is protected from being overwritten for the amount of time that you specify.
Select Use source retention to keep the job history for the same amount of time as the source job history that you want to duplicate.
- Do any of the following:
To enable compression for the duplicate job history
In the Compression field, select the type of compression.
To enable encryption for the duplicate job history
Complete the following steps:
In the Encryption type field, select the type of encryption.
In the Encryption key field, select the encryption key that you want to use or select Manage keys to create a new key.
To run a verify operation on the duplicate job history
Select Verify at the end of the job.
- On the Duplicate Job dialog box, click OK for each duplicate job that you create.