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
Using Backup Exec with firewalls
In firewall environments, Backup Exec provides the following advantages:
The number of ports that are used for backup network connections is kept to a minimum.
Open ports on the Backup Exec server and remote systems are dynamic and offer high levels of flexibility during browsing, backup, and restore operations.
You can set specific firewall port ranges and specify backup and restore networks within these ranges. You can use specific ranges to isolate data traffic and provide high levels of reliability.
Note:
The Agent for Windows is required to perform remote backups and restores.
Firewalls affect system communication between a Backup Exec server and any remote systems that reside outside the firewall environment. You should consider special port requirements for your firewall when you configure Backup Exec.
Veritas recommends that you open port 10000 and make sure that it is available on the Backup Exec server and any remote systems. In addition, you must open the dynamic port ranges that Backup Exec uses for communications between the Backup Exec server and Backup Exec agents.
When a Backup Exec server connects to a remote system, it initially uses port 10000. The agent listens for connections on this predefined port. The Backup Exec server is bound to an available port, but additional connections to the agent are initiated on any available port.
When you back up data, up to two ports may be required on the computer on which the agent is installed. To support simultaneous jobs, you must configure your firewall to allow a range of ports large enough to support the number of simultaneous operations desired.
If there is a conflict, you can change the default port to an alternate port number by modifying the %systemroot%\System32\drivers\etc\services file. You can use a text editor such as Notepad to modify your NDMP entry or add an NDMP entry with a new port number. You should format the entry as follows:
ndmp 9999/tcp #Network Data Management Protocol
Note:
If you change the default port, you must change it on the Backup Exec server and all remote systems that are backed up through the firewall.
When you set up TCP dynamic port ranges, Veritas recommends that you use a range of 25 allocated ports for the remote computer. The number of ports that remote computers require depends on the number of devices you protect and the number of tape devices you use. You may need to increase these port ranges to maintain the highest level of performance.
Unless you specify a range, Backup Exec uses the full range of dynamic ports available. When performing remote backups through a firewall, you should select a specific range on the Network and Security settings dialog box.
To browse systems through a firewall
- Click the Backup Exec button, select Configuration and Settings, and then select Backup Exec Settings.
- In the left pane, select Network and Security.
- Verify that a dynamic range of ports has been set for the Backup Exec server and the Backup Exec agent and that the firewall is configured to pass these port ranges and the 10000 port (which is used for the initial connection from the Backup Exec server to the Backup Exec agent).
Port 6101 must be open to browse Windows systems in the backup selections tree.
- Click OK.