Configuring the Home tab
You can configure the Home tab by selecting the items that you want to display. You can drag and drop items to move them to another location on the Home tab or you can maximize a single item. The Home tab items contain Backup Exec data and links to features that you use frequently.
To configure the Home tab
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On the Home tab, in the Layout group, click the layout for the items that you want to display.
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In the System Health and Support groups, select the check box for the items that you want to display.
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In the Instant Cloud Recovery group, view the DR (Disaster Recovery) and Failover readiness status for a configured Azure Recovery Services Vault.
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Drag the items to a column and position in which you want them to display to further customize the Home tab.
You can configure the Layout, and hide or display items in the System Health and the Support groups.
Restoring the Home tab's default layout
You can quickly restore the Home tab to its default configuration at any time.
To restore the Home tab's default configuration
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On the Home tab, in the Layout group, click Reset Home Tab.
Layout group
You can select one of the following layout configurations to display the items on the Home tab.
Related information
Table:Home Tab Layoutitems
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| One Column | Displays the Home tab items in one column. |
| Two Columns | Displays the Home tab items in two columns. |
| Narrow/Wide | Displays the Home tab items in two columns with a narrow panel and a wide panel. |
| Three Columns | Displays the Home tab items in three columns. |
| Reset Home Tab | Restores the contents of the Home tab to the default configuration. |
System Health group
The items in the System Health group provide overviews of alerts, backup jobs, backup size data, storage status, and Simplified Disaster Recovery. You can select the following items to display on the Backup Exec Home tab.
Table:System Healthgroup items
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Active Alerts | Lets you view all alerts that have not received a response. You can filter the alerts to view specific types of alerts, the source of the alerts, and the amount of time that alerts occurred. |
| You can display any or all of the following types of alerts: | |
| - Error | |
| - Warning | |
| - Attention Required | |
| - Information | |
| Alert History | Lets you view the property and response information for alerts. |
| Backup Status | Provides a summary view of the backup job status for the servers that are backed up or available for backup. |
| Backup Size | Provides a summary view of the amount of data that is backed up. You can customize the number of days for which you display information about the backup size. You can also select the type of backups that display. |
| Storage Status | Provides a summary view of the amount of space that is available on your storage. The storage information includes the total capacity that displays the amount space that is used for the different types of data. |
| Simplified Disaster Recovery | Provides a status of whether the Simplified Disaster Recovery disk image has been created. |
| If the Simplified Disaster Recovery disk image has not been created, you can click the Create Disaster Recovery link to launch a wizard that guides you through the process. | |
| See About Simplified Disaster Recovery . | |
| Database Encryption Key | Provides a status for whether the database encryption key has been exported. |
| If you have not exported the database encryption key, you should do so to ensure that you can access the Backup Exec Database later. You are required to provide the database encryption key for disaster recovery and migration scenarios, for example. | |
| See Exporting the Backup Exec Database encryption key . | |
| Virtual Machine Backups | Lists the number of virtual machines that are being backed up with the virtual-based backup method and with the agent-based backup method. |
| The information is updated when a backup job is created, deleted, or edited. It is also updated when the user interface is refreshed or relaunched. | |
| Instant Cloud Recovery Status | Provides Azure Protection, Failover Readiness, and DR (Disaster Recovery) Health status. |
| - Protection The pie graph displays the protection status of the configured virtual machines in the Azure Recovery Services Vault. You can view the number of protected and unprotected virtual machines. For protected virtual machines, the status can be one of the following: Protected Unprotected | |
| - Failover Readiness The pie graph displays whether virtual machines are ready for failover. Failover readiness is displayed only for virtual machines of an Azure Recovery Services Vault that are protected. For protected virtual machines, the status can be one of the following: Test Recommended : No successful test failover of the virtual machine after it was protected. Test failover recommended. Performed Successfully : One or more successful test failovers. Not Applicable : Virtual machine is not eligible for a test failover. | |
| - Disaster Recovery Health (DR Health) The pie graph displays the disaster recovery status of virtual machines. DR Health is displayed only for virtual machines of an Azure Recovery Services Vault that are protected. For protected virtual machines, the status can be one of the following: Critical : One or more critical replication errors are detected. These errors indicate that replication is either stuck, or not progressing as fast as the data change rate for these virtual machines. Warning : One or more warnings are detected that may impact replication or indicate that replication progress is slow for these virtual machines. Healthy : Replication is in progress for these virtual machines and no error or warnings are detected. Not Applicable : Virtual machines are not in replication mode. For example, virtual machines that are failed over. | |
| See About Instant Cloud Recovery . | |
| Licensed Status | Provides a summary of the licensed usage status on the Backup Exec server. |
| For more information, refer to the Licensing guide. |
Support group
The items in the Support group provide technical support, documentation, licensing contracts, and the RSS Reader resources. You can select the following items to display on the Backup Exec Home tab.
Table:Supportgroup items
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Technical Support | Provides the following support options to help you understand product features and functionality or troubleshoot issues\: |
| - Backup Exec Tech Center | |
| - Backup Exec Technical Support | |
| - Best Practices | |
| - Use MySupport to manage new or existing support cases | |
| - Remote Assistance | |
| - Register to receive notifications | |
| - Get Backup Exec updates | |
| Documentation | Provides the following documentation options to help you understand product features and functionality or troubleshoot issues\: |
| - View Readme | |
| - View Administrator's Guide (PDF) | |
| - View Administrator's Guide Addendum (PDF) | |
| Licensing Information | Provides the following licensing options to help you manage license contracts and licenses\: |
| - Synchronize Entitlements with Veritas Entitlement Management System | |
| - View license information | |
| - View license contract information Purchase or renew licenses Verify that Entitlements are updated to reflect the license renewal on Veritas Entitlement Management System. Update the installed license keys. | |
| - View licensing process information | |
| RSS Reader | Lets you view and add Backup Exec and RSS feeds. |
| Installation and Upgrades | Provides the following reports\: |
| - Migration report | |
| - Installation Summary report | |
| This item only displays when you upgrade Backup Exec to a later version. | |
| See Using the Migration Report to determine how existing jobs changed after an upgrade from a previous version of Backup Exec . | |
| See Viewing the Installation Summary Report . |