Veritas™ System Recovery 18 Management Solution Administrator's Guide

Schedule backups when you know computers are turned on

Computers must be turned on and Windows must be running at the time a backup occurs. If the computer remains off after it is polled six times, the computer is put into a Needs attention state. However, if Veritas System Recovery (with a user interface) is installed on the client computer, Veritas System Recovery prompts users to run the missed backup. In the meantime, the backup status of the client computer in Veritas System Recovery 18 Management Solution console is set at Needs Attention.

Where possible, separate the operating system from the business data

This practice helps speed the creation of recovery points and reduce the amount of information that needs to be restored.

Use a network destination or a secondary hard disk on the client computer as the recovery point storage location

You should store recovery points to a network share or to a hard disk on the client computer other than the primary hard disk C. This practice helps ensure that you can recover the system in the event that the client's primary hard disk fails.

Understand how backups are run on computers in different time zones

When you back up computers across time zones, the backup runs on the day and local time where the managed client computer is physically located. For example, suppose a client computer's physical location is two hours ahead of the Veritas System Recovery 18 Management Solution console time. You create a backup policy to run at 18:00. When the backup policy begins on the client computer it is 18:00. However, the console displays the policy as beginning at 16:00.

Use defined recovery point destinations

Define recovery point destinations separate from backups and computers. This best practice helps you to see how many computers are backed up to a given location. It can also help you to optimize network load balancing during a backup.

Create recovery points often and regularly

Create backup policies with a schedule to ensure the consistent creation of recovery points.

Save recovery points to the proper location

Veritas System Recovery 18 Management Solution supports saving the recovery points to network locations or to a local hard disk.

You should avoid storing recovery points on the Veritas System Recovery 18 Management Solution computer. As the number or size of recovery points grows, you have less disk space available for regular server use. When you save recovery points to a separate drive, network location, you eliminate this problem.

Configure client options to optimize client computer performance during a backup.

Veritas System Recovery requires significant system resources to run a backup. If remote users are at work on their computers when a backup starts, they might notice that the performance of their computer slows down. If a slow down occurs, you can adjust the speed of a backup to improve client computer performance.

See Configuring a client option policy for computers.