Changing default backup job settings
Backup Exec is preconfigured with default settings for backup jobs. You can change the default settings for your backup jobs. When you create a backup job, the job inherits the default settings that you configure. You can override the default settings for backup jobs when you create them. Backup job settings include storage, security, and file system options for backup jobs, among other things.
You can set unique backup job defaults for the following types of backup jobs:
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Back Up to Deduplication Disk Storage Device
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Back Up to Disk
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Back Up to Tape
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Duplicate to Deduplication Disk Storage Device
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Duplicate to Tape
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Duplicate to Cloud
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Convert to Virtual
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Forever Incremental BackupNote: Backup Exec displays only the types of backup jobs for which your system is configured. For example, if you do not have a tape drive, you do not see the Back Up to Tape option in the list of backup job types.
To change default backup job settings
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Click the Backup Exec button, select Configuration and Settings, and then selectJob Defaults.
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Select the type of backup for which you want to set default options.
For example, if you want to set up the default options for 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.
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In the left pane, select the setting for which you want to configure default options.
Schedule Select this option to configure default settings for the time and frequency with which you want to run backup jobs. See Configuring schedules for backup jobs . Storage Select this option to configure default settings for the storage device that you want to use for backup jobs. See Configuring storage options for backup jobs . Notification Select this option to configure Backup Exec to notify specified recipients when backup jobs are completed. Each type of backup job can be configured with different notification recipients. Backup Exec can notify people by email or text message. See Notification options for jobs . Test Run Select this option to configure a test job that automatically tests storage capacity, credentials, and media integrity. The test job can help you determine if there are any problems that might keep backup jobs from completing successfully. See Configuring automatic test run jobs for backup jobs . Verify Select this option to create a job that automatically verifies whether all of the data was successfully backed up when jobs are completed. A verify job can also help you determine whether the media you use is defective. See Configuring automatic verify operations for backup jobs . Instant GRT Select this option to configure Instant GRT or full catalog operations for any GRT-enabled jobs. You can choose to run a full catalog operation immediately after the backup job finishes, schedule the full catalog operation for another time, or run an Instant GRT operation as part of the backup job. See Configuring Instant GRT and full catalog options to improve backup performance for GRT-enabled jobs . Advanced Open File Select this option to configure the snapshot settings that Backup Exec uses to process backup jobs. Snapshot technology lets Backup Exec capture any files that are open when a backup job runs. You can also enable checkpoint restart, which lets you resume interrupted backup jobs. See Configuring Advanced Open File options for backup jobs . See Configuring checkpoint restart . Advanced Disk-based Backup Select this option to configure off-host backup processing for backup jobs. See Setting default backup options for the Advanced Disk-based Backup feature . Pre/Post Commands Select this option to configure any commands that you want to run either before backup jobs begin or after backup jobs are completed. See Configuring pre/post commands for backup jobs . Files and Folders Select this option to configure how Backup Exec processes file system attributes such as junction points and symbolic links. See Configuring file and folder options for backup jobs . Enterprise Vault Select this option to configure Enterprise Vault options for backup jobs. See Enterprise Vault backup options . Linux and Macintosh Select this option to configure options for any Linux or Macintosh computers that are included in backup jobs. See Linux and Unix backup options . Microsoft Active Directory Select this option to configure options for any Microsoft Active Directory data that is included in backup jobs. See Editing options for Active Directory and ADAM/AD LDS backup jobs . Microsoft Exchange Select this option to configure options for any Microsoft Exchange data that is included in backup jobs. See Setting default backup options for Exchange Server . Virtual Machines Select this option to configure options for any virtual machines that are included in backup jobs. See Setting default backup options for virtual machines . See Setting default backup options for Hyper-V . Microsoft SharePoint Select this option to configure options for any Microsoft SharePoint data that is included in backup jobs. See Setting default backup options for SharePoint . Microsoft SQL Select this option to configure options for any Microsoft SQL data that is included in backup jobs. See Setting default backup options for SQL Server . NDMP Select this option to configure options for any NDMP data that is included in backup jobs. See NDMP backup options for NDMP servers . Oracle Select this option to configure options for any Oracle data that is included in backup jobs. See Oracle backup options . Exclusions Select this option to exclude specific files or specific types of files from backup jobs. See Excluding files from backups . -
Select the appropriate options.
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When you are finished configuring default options, click OK.
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