Backup Exec 25 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 Arctera 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
Configuring a tenant for Microsoft 365
To backup and restore Microsoft 365 data, a tenant must be added in Backup Exec. You can configure, update, and delete a tenant.
To configure a tenant for Microsoft 365
- On the Backup and Restore tab, in the Servers and Virtual Hosts group, click Add.
- Select Add Microsoft 365 Tenant.
- In the Configure Tenant wizard, select the appropriate region where the tenant exists.
- (Optional) To protect public folders, in Public Folders Administrator, specify the User Principal Name (UPN).
The UPN must have administrative access to the entire Public Folders hierarchy starting at the root level. The UPN is validated when the backup job is created, during backup browse of the public folder.
For Exchange Online, use the PowerShell script from the following link to ensure that the specified UPN has Owner-level permissions on the root public folder (IPM_SUBTREE) and its subfolders.
- Click Next.
- Select the workloads that you want to configure for the tenant.
Note:
You must select at least one workload.
- Select the check box and click Next.
- To configure Microsoft 365 tenant, logon to the tenant with global administrator credentials.
Perform the steps in the following order:
Click Copy Code to copy the device code.
The device code expires after 15 minutes. Ensure that you complete the logon process before the code expires.
Note:
If the code expires, click the Refresh Code link for a new device code.
Click the authentication link.
Paste the device code.
Enter the global administrator credentials and complete the login process.
After the login process is completed, return to the Configure Tenant wizard.
- After the authentication is completed successfully, select the check box and then click Next.
Azure Active Directory applications are registered in the Azure Active Directory for the tenant. Global administrator privileges are used to grant permissions to the Azure Active Directory applications to backup and restore Microsoft 365 data.
Backup Exec does not save the global administrator credentials. For backup and restore between Backup Exec and tenant, certificate-based authentication is used.
- Click Finish.
The tenant is added. The tenant properties list the type of tenant, tenant ID, and AuthCookie details. Backup Exec raises alerts when the certificates are due for expiration. You must update the tenant configuration to renew the certificates.
For Teams, after you configure the tenant, Channel Posts are backed up using Microsoft Graph Export APIs. These are metered APIs and require additional cost.
- Right-click the tenant name and then click Details.
- In the left pane, select the details that you want to view.
To update the tenant configuration
- Right-click the tenant name and then click Update.
- Select the configuration that you want to update.
Update Configuration
Update Public Folder Administrator
Delete Public Folder Administrator
Add Application
Delete Application
- If you select Update Configuration, you can select any additional workloads for the tenant and then select the check box.
The tenant is configured for the existing and selected workloads.
- If you select Add Application, specify the number of additional applications that you want to create.
You can only use the additional applications for SharePoint Online. These applications are only assigned SharePoint API permissions.
Backup Exec displays the maximum number of applications that you can create. The applications help to reduce throttling during backup and restore operations and to improve the backup and restore performance of SharePoint data.
- If you select Delete Application, specify the number of applications that you want to remove.
Only the applications added during the add application workflow with SharePoint API are deleted.
Backup Exec displays the number of application that you can remove.
- Click Next.
- Perform the same steps to update the tenant using the global administrator credentials.
After the applications are created, you can view the list by going into the tenant properties and click Fetch details.
To delete the tenant configuration
- Right-click the tenant name and then click Remove.
If you remove the tenant, all the jobs that are associated with the tenant are deleted.
- Click Yes.
- Perform steps to delete the application that is registered when you added a new tenant, using the global administrator credentials.