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 role-based access settings
Backup Exec provides the ability to configure role-based access control (RBAC) and gives additional security by controlling the level of access to the Backup Exec console. Use RBAC to assign roles for the Windows users.
By default, role-based access is disabled and can be enabled by providing Owner of System Logon Account credentials. The Owner of the System Logon Account by default has an administrator role and cannot be modified or removed. You must have an administrator role or be Owner of a System Logon Account to be able to manage users within RBAC.
In the CASO environment as well, this feature is disabled by default. You can only enable role-based access control on CAS. After you enable the feature on CAS, it is automatically enabled on MBES. You cannot enable or disable the RBAC feature from MBES servers. You also cannot edit or delete the CAS synchronized users from the MBES servers.
After role-based access control is enabled, only users that are added in the list can log on to Backup Exec or perform operations in BEMCLI.
To configure role-based access settings
- Click the Backup Exec button, select Configuration and Settings, and then select Role-Based Access Settings.
The role-based access control feature is disabled by default.
- Click Enable and enter the Owner of System Logon Account credentials to enable the feature.
In a CASO environment, ensure that the MBES servers are upgraded to the current version. If any MBES servers are of an earlier version, the list is displayed. It is recommended that you first upgrade all the MBES servers and then enable RBAC in CASO environment
After the credentials are verified, the Owner of System Logon Account has the administrator role. The role cannot be modified or removed.
To disable role-based access control, click Disable, enter the Owner of System Logon Account credentials and then click OK.
- Do any of the following:
Click Add to add a new user in the role-based access control list.
The user is displayed in the Role-Based Access dialog box along with the roles assigned to each user.
Select a user and click Edit to update the roles.
Select a user and click Remove to delete the user from the role-based access control list.
Select a user and click Details to view additional information about the user and then click OK.
Click Synchronize to synchronize a CAS domain user with all the MBES servers. You can select the user and then click OK.
Select a user to view the roles that are assigned.
Use the Roles section to update the roles.
For more information about the roles and their details, refer to the following section:
See RBAC role details.
You can add new users in the role-based access control list.
To add a new user in the role-based access control list
- On the Role-Based Access dialog box, click Add.
- On the Add New User dialog box, enter the name of a new user account to be added to the role-based access control list.
- Click Verify to authenticate the user.
Note:
The user that you add must be part of the domain or local Windows administrator group.
- Select the Connect to the target domain or machine check box if the new user account for role-based access cannot be verified or if the user is part of a different domain or computer.
- Enter the administrator credentials to connect to the target domain or computer and retrieve the user account details.
- Click Verify to authenticate the user.
After the verification is completed, Windows Group displays the group that the user is part of.
- Select the roles that you want to assign to the user.
You can also assign multiple roles to the same user.
The following roles can be assigned to a user:
Administrator
Storage Administrator
Backup Administrator
Restore Administrator
View Only
For more information about the roles and their details, refer to the following section:
See RBAC role details.
- Click Add.
The user is added and displayed in the Role-Based Access dialog box.
You can edit the roles of a user in the role-based access control list.
To edit a role in the role-based access control list
- On the Role-Based Access dialog box, select a user and click Edit.
- In the Roles section, select or remove any roles.
- Click Save.
The roles for a user are updated.
In a CASO environment, you can synchronize a CAS domain user to the MBES servers. The synchronization and any changes can only be done from the CAS server and the changes are applied to the MBES servers. You cannot edit or delete the CAS synchronized users from the MBES servers.
To synchronize a CAS user to the MBES servers
- On the Role-Based Access dialog box, click Synchronize to synchronize a CAS user to the MBES servers.
Note:
You can only synchronize a domain user to the MBES servers.
- In the User Account Synchronization Manager dialog box, select the users that you want to synchronize across the MBES servers.
- Click OK.
On the Role-Based Access dialog box, the Synchronization column displays the Enabled status.
To remove the synchronization for a user, click Synchronize, clear the selected check box of the user, and then click OK. The synchronization is removed from both CAS and MBES.
Note:
Any domain user that is synced on the CAS server cannot be edited or removed from the MBES servers.