Setting default backup options for the Advanced Disk-based Backup feature

Last published : Apr 02, 2026
You can use the defaults that Backup Exec sets during installation for all Advanced Disk-based Backup feature backup jobs, or you can choose your own defaults. You can override the default settings when you create individual jobs.
To set default backup options for Advanced Disk-based Backup feature
  1. Click the Backup Exec button, and then select Configuration and Settings.
  2. Select Job Defaults , and then select a backup option.
For example, if you want to set up the default options for Advanced Disk-based Backup feature backups to disk, select Back Up to Disk. The options that appear vary depending on what types of storage devices you have configured. Different default options can be configured for backup jobs to different types of storage.
  1. In the left pane, select Advanced Disk-based Backup.
  2. Select the appropriate options:
    Use offhost backup to move backup processing from the remote computer to the Backup Exec server Select this option to enable off-host backup.
    Off-host backup enables Backup Exec to move backup processing from the host computer to the Backup Exec server. The off-host backup creates a snapshot of the volume or volumes that are selected for backup on the remote computer. The snapshots are then imported to the Backup Exec server, where they are backed up.
    Continue the backup job (offhost backup is not used) Select this option to let the backup job complete without using the off-host feature if either of the following conditions occur\:
    - The selected volumes do not support off-host backup.
    - An error occurs that is related to the snapshot import or the volume import.
    Fail the backup job (further selections are not backed up after failure occurs) Select this option to fail the backup job if either of the following conditions occur\:
    - The selected volumes do not support off-host backup.
    - An error occurs that is related to the snapshot import or the volume import.
    Process logical volumes for offhost backup one at a time Select this option to enable the backup of multiple volumes in one job, while a snapshot is created of only one logical volume at a time. To ensure database integrity, or if a volume contains mount points, multiple volumes may need to be snapped at one time.
    After the logical volume is snapped and backed up, the snapshot is deleted before the next logical volume is snapped. This option increases the ability to meet the minimum quiet time that is needed to complete a snapshot.
    A logical volume can comprise multiple physical volumes. A single logical volume can encompass all of the volumes on which databases reside.
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