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
Editing the properties of an OpenStorage device
You can view all of the properties of an OpenStorage device and you can change some of the properties.
To edit the properties for an OpenStorage device
- On the Storage tab, double-click the name of the OpenStorage device.
- In the left pane, select Properties.
- Change the following properties as needed:
Name
Indicates the user-defined name for this OpenStorage device.
Description
Indicates the user-defined description of this OpenStorage device.
Backup Exec server with device proximity
Indicates the server that you want to run backup operations when the OpenStorage device is shared between servers in a Central Admin Server feature environment. You can specify a Backup Exec server that has physical or logical proximity to the OpenStorage device. Proximity of the Backup Exec server to the device is an advantage when the device is the source of a job, such as a duplicate job or a verify job, and you want to avoid running the job over a WAN.
By default, the Backup Exec server on which you create the OpenStorage device is the server that runs the backup operations for the device.
State
Indicates the current state of the device. You cannot change this property.
Host server
Indicates the fully-qualified name of the server on which the device exists.
Server location
Indicates the name or location of the server where the OpenStorage device is located.
Server type
Indicates the type of OpenStorage device, such as PureDisk or the name of the provider for the OpenStorage device.
Storage server WORM
Indicates whether the Write Once Read Many (WORM) capability is supported for the host server.
Logical storage unit
Indicates the logical storage unit used by this OpenStorage device.
Logical storage unit features
Indicates the features supported by the selected logical storage unit.
Logical storage unit indelible minimum interval
Indicates the logical storage unit minimum retention interval specified for the provider.
Logical storage unit indelible maximum interval
Indicates the logical storage unit maximum retention interval specified for the provider.
Logon account
Indicates the name of the logon account that is required to access the device.
Concurrent operations
Indicates the maximum number of jobs that you want to run at the same time on this device.
Split data stream every
Indicates the size at which you want Backup Exec to span to a new image. The default size is 50 GB.
Data stream size
Indicates the size of a single write operation that Backup Exec issues. The default size varies based on the type of device that is being used.
Stream handler
Indicates whether stream handler is used. Backup Exec sets this option automatically when you select a server type. For some types of devices, this option does not appear at all. If Backup Exec does not set this option, contact the device's vendor for the recommended setting.
Client-side deduplication
Indicates whether client-side deduplication is enabled for this OpenStorage device.
Client-side deduplication enables a remote computer to send data directly to an OpenStorage device. By using client-side deduplication, the Backup Exec server is bypassed, which leaves the Backup Exec server free to perform other operations.
Disk space to reserve for non-Backup Exec operations
Displays the amount of disk space to set aside for applications other than Backup Exec. The default amount is 5%.
- Click Apply to save the changes.