Backup Exec 23 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)
- About updates to Backup Exec using Veritas Update
- Backup Exec license contract information
- About upgrading to Backup Exec
- Getting Started
- Configuring the Home tab
- Backups
- Recommendations for when to use virtual-based backup and agent-based backup
- Backing up data
- Restores
- How Backup Exec catalogs work
- Job management and monitoring
- About the Job Monitor
- About the Job History
- Viewing the job log
- Error-handling rules for failed or canceled jobs
- 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
- Cloud deduplication storage device
- Requirements for configuring a cloud deduplication storage device
- About the Backup Exec™ CloudConnect Optimizer
- Generic S3 Configurator
- OpenStorage devices
- Microsoft 365
- OneDrive plugin: Performance and throttling configuration
- Exchange plugin: Performance and throttling configuration
- SharePoint plugin: Performance and throttling configuration
- Teams plugin: Performance and throttling configuration
- 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
- Configuring role-based access settings
- Configuring parallel streams and job settings for Microsoft 365
- Changing network and security options for Backup Exec
- 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
- Instant Cloud Recovery
- Preconfigurations to be completed in the Azure portal
- GDPR Guard
- Troubleshooting Backup Exec
- Troubleshooting failed components in the SAN
- Generating a diagnostic file for troubleshooting Backup Exec
- 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
- Performing manual disaster recovery
- Forever Incremental Backup
- Appendix A. Backup Exec Agent for Windows
- About the Backup Exec Agent Utility for Windows
- Appendix B. Backup Exec Deduplication Feature
- Creating or importing deduplication disk storage
- Selecting storage devices for direct access sharing
- Appendix C. Backup Exec Agent for VMware
- About establishing trust for a vCenter/ESX(i) server
- Backing up VMware virtual machines
- About instant recovery of a VMware virtual machine
- About Recovery Ready for VMware virtual machines
- Appendix D. 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. 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
- About SQL Server Always On availability groups
- Appendix F. Backup Exec Agent for Microsoft Exchange Server
- Backing up Exchange data
- Appendix G. Backup Exec Agent for Microsoft SharePoint
- Backing up Microsoft SharePoint data
- Appendix H. 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. 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. Backup Exec Agent for Microsoft Active Directory
- Appendix K. Backup Exec Central Admin Server Feature
- 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. Backup Exec Advanced Disk-based Backup Feature
- Appendix M. Backup Exec NDMP Feature
- 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. Backup Exec File Servers
- Appendix O. Backup Exec Agent for Linux and Unix
- About installing the Agent for Linux and Unix
- About establishing trust for a remote Linux and Unix computer in the Backup Exec list of servers
- Editing configuration options for Linux and Unix computers
- About backing up a Linux and Unix computer by using the Agent for Linux and Unix
- About restoring data to Linux and Unix computers
- Editing the default backup job options for Linux and Unix computers
- Uninstalling the Agent for Linux and Unix
User scenarios when a user starts the Create Recovery Disk Wizard
When a user starts the Create Simplified Disaster Recovery Disk Wizard, the wizard first internally checks whether Windows ADK is already installed on the system. Refer the table for a high-level sequence of events.
Table: User scenarios when a user starts the Create Recovery Disk Wizard
Windows server version | If Windows ADK is not installed | If Windows ADK is installed |
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Windows Server 2012 | If Windows ADK is not installed, the Simplified Disaster Recovery Disk Creation wizard downloads Windows ADK 10 from the Microsoft Web site. After Windows ADK 10 download and install, the wizard starts creating the SDR disk. | If Windows ADK is installed, the Simplified Disaster Recovery Disk Creation wizard verifies if the Windows ADK version is 10. If ADK 10 is installed, the wizard informs the user that this is not the latest ADK version but the user can proceed with SDR disk creation. If the Windows ADK version is below 10, the wizard displays an informational message to the user to download Windows ADK 10 from the Microsoft Web site and then proceed with the SDR disk creation. Wizard does not support creating a new disk using ADK 8.0 or ADK 8.1. |
Windows Server 2012 R2 | Same as Windows Server 2012 | Same as Windows Server 2012 |
Windows Server 2016 | Same as Windows Server 2012 | Same as Windows Server 2012 |
Windows Server 2019 | If Windows ADK 1809 is not installed, the user must download and install Windows ADK 1809 manually. When you install ADK 1809, you must install the and components.After the components are installed, launch the Simplified Disaster Recovery Disk Creation wizard again. | If Windows ADK 1809 is installed, the Simplified Disaster Recovery Disk Creation wizard detects the installed version of ADK and the wizard continues with the recovery disk creation process. If Windows ADK 10 is installed, the Simplified Disaster Recovery Disk Creation wizard detects that ADK 10.0 version is installed and the ADK update screen is displayed. The wizard informs the user that this is not the latest available version of ADK but the user can proceed with the SDR disk creation. Confirm that the user wants to continue using ADK 10. If the user continues, it may not support all the features of Windows Server 2019. |
Windows Server 2022 | If Windows ADK 1809 or Windows Server 2022 compatible ADK is not installed, the user must download and install the Windows ADK manually. When you install the Windows ADK version, you must install the and components.After the components are installed, launch the Simplified Disaster Recovery Disk Creation wizard again. | If Windows ADK 1809 or Windows Server 2022 compatible ADK is installed, the Simplified Disaster Recovery Disk Creation wizard detects the installed version of ADK and the wizard continues with the recovery disk creation process. If Windows ADK 10 is installed, the Simplified Disaster Recovery Disk Creation wizard detects that ADK 10.0 version is installed and the ADK update screen is displayed. The wizard informs the user that this is not the latest available version of ADK but the user can proceed with the SDR disk creation. Confirm that the user wants to continue using ADK 10. If the user continues, it may not support all the features of Windows Server 2019 or Windows Server 2022. |