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
Setting default schedule options for rule-based jobs and run now jobs
You can configure default schedule options for rule-based and run now jobs. Backup Exec applies the schedule options whenever you change a run now job or a rule-based job into a recurring scheduled job. A rule-based job is a job that is linked to another job. The rule-based job runs when the job to which it is linked is finished. An example of a rule-based job would be a duplicate stage that is configured to run when a full backup job completes. If you change the duplicate stage's schedule settings, Backup Exec uses the default schedule settings for the duplicate stage. You can override the default settings when you edit the newly scheduled job.
To set default schedule options for rule-based jobs and run now jobs
- Click the Backup Exec button, select Configuration and Settings, and then select Job Defaults.
- Select Schedule.
- In the Recurrence Pattern group box, select the default frequency for backup jobs:
To run jobs every X hours or minutes
Click Hours, and then enter the frequency in the Every X hour/minute field.
Choose between the following options:
From
Designate the starting time for a job to run.
Between
Restrict the job to certain hours and days. For example, if you only want the job to run during business hours, you can select 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.
To run jobs every X days
Click Days, and then choose between the following options:
Every X day
Indicate the number of days between the start time of a job and the start time of the next job instance.
Every weekeday
Specifies that the job should run on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays.
To run jobs every X weeks
Click Weeks, and then specify the number of weeks between the start time of a job and the start time of the next job instance in the Every X week on field.
Select the days and time at which jobs should run.
To run jobs every X months
Click Months, and then choose between the following options:
Day X of every X month
Specify the specific day on which jobs should run and indicate the number of months between the start time of a job and the start time of the next job instance.
Every X X of every X month
Specify the day on which jobs should run and indicate the number of months between the start time of a job and the start time of the next job instance.
Selected days of the month
Specify the days of the month on which Backup Exec should run jobs. The recurrence pattern that you select repeats itself every month.
The default setting is for the job to run every month on the current week and day of the month. For example, if you create the job on the third Monday of the month, the default setting is for the job to run once a month on the third Monday.
You can select additional days on which the job should run. Any additional days that you select are added to the monthly recurrence pattern.
Selected dates of the month
Specify the dates of the month on which Backup Exec should run jobs. The recurrence pattern that you select repeats itself every month.
The default setting is for the job to run every month on the current date of the month. For example, if you create the job on the 15th, the default setting is for the job to run once a month on the 15th.
You can select additional days on which the job should run. Any additional days that you select are added to the monthly recurrence pattern.
If you select the 31st, the job runs on the last day of the month in months that do not have 31 days. For example, if you configure the job to run on the 31st, in September the job runs on the 30th instead.
To run jobs every X years
Click Years, and then enter the frequency in the Every X year field.
Choose between the following options:
On X
Specify the date on which Backup Exec should run jobs.
On the X of X
Specify the day and month of the year on which Backup Exec should run jobs.
- (Optional) Click Calendar to view all scheduled backup jobs on a calendar to check for scheduling conflicts.
- In the Reschedule the job if it does not start X hours after its scheduled start time field, specify the amount of time past the job's scheduled start time at which Backup Exec changes the job completion status to Missed. The job is rescheduled to run based on the time window that you configured.
- In the Cancel the job if it is still running X hours after its scheduled start time field, specify the amount of time after the job's scheduled start time at which you want to cancel the job if it is still running. Backup Exec changes the job completion status to Canceled, timed out.
- Click OK.