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
Storage tab keyboard shortcuts
The following table lists the keyboard shortcuts for the Storage tab.
See About keyboard shortcuts in Backup Exec.
See Storage tab keyboard shortcuts for the Jobs view .
See Storage tab keyboard shortcuts for the Job History view .
See Storage tab keyboard shortcuts for the Backup Sets view .
See Storage tab keyboard shortcuts for the Active Alerts view .
Table: Storage tab keyboard shortcuts
Accelerator | Mnemonic | Command | Result |
---|---|---|---|
Alt | S | Storage tab | Opens the Storage tab. |
Alt | ST | Standard | Displays Backup Exec in a view that provides descriptive text. |
Alt | CO | Compact | Displays Backup Exec in a view that conserves space. |
Alt | F | Sort and Filter | Displays information in a custom view or lets you create and save a custom view. |
Alt | T | Tree | Displays items in a hierarchal view. |
Alt | L | List | Displays items in a list that you can sort by columns. |
Alt | SP | Pause | Pauses a device to prevent scheduled and new jobs from running on it. |
Alt | SD | Disable | Disables a device so that it is available for other applications. |
Alt | SO | Offline | Troubleshoots the device to bring it online. No operations are allowed on this device until it is online again. |
Alt | CC | Configure Storage | Launches the Configure Storage wizard to set up different types of storage to which you can back up data. |
Alt | CT | Troubleshoot | Lets Backup Exec troubleshoot the device and provide possible solutions. |
Alt | CD | Delete | Removes an item from the Backup Exec Database. |
Alt | CS | Share | Shares a device between Backup Exec servers. |
Alt | SS | Scan | Let you get information about the media that are in the slots, and then update the Backup Exec Database. |
Alt | SI | Inventory | Mounts the media in tape drives, reads the media label, and updates the Backup Exec Database. You can inventory media now, or schedule when to do it. |
Alt | SC | Catalog | Logs information about the backup sets and the storage device on which the backup sets are stored. |
Alt | SG | Inventory and Catalog now | Mounts the media in tape drives, reads the media label, and updates the Backup Exec Database. Also, logs information about the backup sets and the storage device on which the backup sets are stored. |
Alt | SZ | Initialize now | Sends a startup command to the robotic library. |
Alt | SB | Label | Writes a new media label on the media in the drive. Labeling destroys any data that exists on the media. |
Alt | SE | Erase | Writes an indicator at the beginning of the media that makes the data on the media inaccessible. Long erase physically erases the entire media. |
Alt | VB | Blink | Blinks the status lights on the physical disk to help identify it in a virtual disk. |
Alt | VU | Unblink | Turns off the blinking status lights on the physical disk. |
Alt | VC | Configure Virtual Disk | Configures a virtual disk on a storage array for use with Backup Exec. |
Alt | JR | Run Now | Runs a job immediately. If a job is scheduled it still runs at its scheduled time. |
Alt | MA | Associate with media set | Specifies the append period and the overwrite protection period of a media set to apply to a media. You can select storage and press to view more detailed information about media set operations and media vault operations. |
Alt | MS | Scratch | Associates the media with the Scratch media set so that Backup Exec can use it in an overwrite backup job. You can select storage and press to view more detailed information about media set operations and media vault operations. |
Alt | MT | Retire | Associates the media with the Retired media set so that Backup Exec cannot use it for backup jobs. You can select storage and press to view more detailed information about media set operations and media vault operations. |
Alt | MV | Move media to vault | Lets you type the labels or scan the barcode labels to move the media to a media vault. You can select storage and press to view more detailed information about media set operations and media vault operations. |
Alt | RE | Restore | Browses the backup sets from a single server, and then restores the data. |