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  • Introducing Backup Exec
    • About Backup Exec
    • How Backup Exec works
  • Installation
    • Methods for installing the Agent for Windows
      • Push-installing the Agent for Windows to remote computers
      • Installing updates to the Agent for Windows on remote computers
      • Installing the Agent for Windows in an Active Directory network
      • Using a command script to install the Agent for Windows
        • Using a command script to uninstall the Agent for Windows
      • Using a command prompt to install the Agent for Windows on a remote computer
        • Using a command prompt to uninstall the Agent for Windows from a remote computer
    • Push-installing Backup Exec to remote computers
    • Installing Backup Exec using the command line (silent mode)
      • Creating and using installation parameter files
      • Command line switches for silent mode installation of Backup Exec
    • Post-installation tasks
    • Microsoft SQL Server Express Edition components installed with Backup Exec
    • Uninstalling Backup Exec updates
    • Viewing installed updates
    • System requirements for Backup Exec
    • About updates to Backup Exec using Arctera Update
      • Updating Backup Exec with Arctera Update
    • About upgrading to Backup Exec
      • Upgrade checklist for Backup Exec
      • Using the Migration Report to determine how existing jobs changed after an upgrade from a previous version of Backup Exec
    • Repairing Backup Exec
    • Installing the Remote Administrator
      • Running the Remote Administrator
      • Installing the Remote Administrator using the command line
    • Uninstalling Backup Exec using the command line
    • Installing additional agents and features to the local Backup Exec server
    • Backup Exec license contract information
      • Updating expired license contracts
      • Managing license contract customer numbers
    • Uninstalling Backup Exec
    • Viewing license information
    • Backup Exec preinstallation checklist
    • Running the Environment Check before installing or upgrading Backup Exec
    • Installing Backup Exec by using the Installation Wizard
    • About the installation log
    • Viewing the Installation Summary Report
    • Uninstalling Backup Exec features from the local Backup Exec server
    • About the Backup Exec installation process and licensing options
  • Getting Started
    • About the Backup Exec Administration Console
    • Displaying the version information for Backup Exec
    • Locking and unlocking the Backup Exec Console
    • Configuring the Home tab
      • Managing restore only license
      • Managing instance-based usage
      • Managing capacity-based usage
    • Configuring the RSS Reader
    • Creating a disaster preparation plan (DPP)
    • Getting started with backups
    • Customizing views on the Backup Exec Administration Console
    • How to sort, filter, and copy information on the Backup Exec Administration Console
  • Backups
    • How to prepare for your first backup with Backup Exec
    • Improving backup performance in Backup Exec
    • Troubleshooting backup performance
    • Required user rights for backup jobs
    • About the list of servers on the Backup and Restore tab
    • Adding servers that you want to back up to the list of servers on the Backup and Restore tab
    • Hiding or viewing server groups on the Backup and Restore tab
    • Adding servers to a server group
    • Removing servers from a server group
    • Moving servers to the Retired Servers server group
    • Moving retired servers back to the All Servers server group
    • Removing server groups from Backup Exec
    • Backing up data
      • How Backup Exec backs up and restores volumes that are enabled with bit-locker
      • How Backup Exec backs up and restores Microsoft Virtual Hard Disk (vhd) files
      • How Backup Exec backs up and restores volumes that are enabled for deduplication in Windows
    • About selecting data to back up
    • Excluding files from backups
    • Including specific files with a backup job's backup selections
    • About backing up critical system components
    • Configuring backup methods for backup jobs
    • How Backup Exec determines if a file has been backed up
    • Configuring Backup Exec to automatically delete files after a backup
    • Editing backup definitions
    • Testing credentials for backup sources
    • Creating new credentials for a backup source
    • Deleting retired or unused backup sources from the Credentials pane
    • How job scheduling works in Backup Exec
    • Preventing backup jobs from running on a specific date
    • Viewing all scheduled backup jobs on a calendar
    • Adding a stage to a backup definition
    • Duplicating backup sets or a job history manually
    • Running a test run job manually
    • Copying data from a virtual tape library to a physical tape device using DirectCopy to tape
    • About using a self-protect backup job to protect server metadata
    • Replacing the credentials for a backup source
    • Removing servers from the list of servers on the Backup and Restore tab
    • Including a specific date in the schedule for a backup job
    • Running the next scheduled backup job before its scheduled time
    • Backup methods in Backup Exec
    • Verifying backed up data manually
    • Backup Exec Shadow Copy Components file system
    • Creating a server group
    • Configuring network options for backup jobs
    • Recommendations for when to use virtual-based backup and agent-based backup
      • Differences between the traditional and the forever incremental backups of virtual machines
    • Editing a server group
    • Changing the order in which backup sources are backed up
    • Editing a stage
  • Restores
    • Methods for restoring data in Backup Exec
    • Searching for data to restore
    • Configuring malware scan for virtual machine backup sets before restore
    • Restoring data from a server, a backup set, a backup job, or a storage device
    • Restoring file system data
    • Performing a complete online restore of a Microsoft Windows computer
    • Restoring System State
    • Installing a new Windows Server domain controller into an existing domain by using a redirected restore
    • Restoring Backup Exec Shadow Copy Components
    • About restoring encrypted data
    • About restoring NetWare SMS volume backups to non-SMS volumes with Backup Exec
    • Canceling a restore job
    • How Backup Exec catalogs work
      • Configuring default options for catalogs
      • Moving the Backup Exec catalogs to a new directory
    • Cataloging backup sets
    • Restoring utility partitions or Unified Extensible Firmware Interface system partitions
  • Job management and monitoring
    • How to monitor and manage jobs in Backup Exec
    • About the Job Monitor
      • Holding the job queue
      • Changing the priority for a scheduled job
      • Removing the hold on jobs
      • Holding jobs
      • Deleting scheduled jobs
      • Canceling an active job
      • Retrying only failed resources
      • Run backup job with debugging enabled
      • Viewing job activity details for active jobs
      • Removing the hold on the job queue
      • Running a scheduled job immediately
    • About the Job History
      • Running a job from the Job History
      • Retrying only failed resources from the Job History
      • Run backup job with debugging enabled from the Job History
      • Deleting a job from the Job History
      • Viewing the history of a job
    • Viewing the job log
      • Printing the job log
      • Linking from the job log to the Arctera Technical Support website
      • How to use job logs with vertical applications
      • Finding text in the job log
      • Configuring default job log options
      • Saving the job log
    • Error-handling rules for failed or canceled jobs
      • Deleting a custom error-handling rule
      • Enabling an error-handling rule for a failed job
      • Enabling or disabling error-handling rules
      • Creating a custom error-handling rule
      • Custom error-handling rule for recovered jobs
    • List of job statuses in Backup Exec
    • Setting job status and recovery options
    • About Anomaly Detection
    • Managing anomaly detection
  • Alerts and notifications
    • Alerts and notifications in Backup Exec
    • Enabling active alerts and alert history to display on the Home tab
      • Active alerts properties
    • Copying alert text to a document or email
    • Viewing the job log from an alert
    • Responding to active alerts
    • Setting up notification for alerts
    • Configuring email or text message notification for alerts
    • Adding a recipient group for alert notifications
      • Removing a recipient from a group
    • Editing recipient notification properties
    • Assigning recipients to receive notifications for specific alert categories
    • Sending a notification when a job completes
      • Notification options for jobs
    • Configuring default alert settings
    • Enabling or disabling pop-up alerts
    • SNMP traps for Backup Exec alerts
      • Installing the Windows Management Instrumentation provider for SNMP
      • Installing and configuring the SNMP system service
      • Installing the Windows Management Instrumentation performance counter provider
      • Uninstalling the Windows Management Instrumentation performance counter provider
      • Uninstalling the Windows Management Instrumentation provider for SNMP
    • Deleting recipients
    • Where to find alerts in Backup Exec
    • Adding recipients for notification
    • Filtering alerts
    • Configuring alert categories
    • Viewing the alert history for a server or a storage device
    • Deleting an alert from alert history
    • Disabling notifications for a specific alert category
    • Clearing all informational alerts manually
    • Disabling email or text message alert notification for a recipient
  • Disk-based and network-based storage
    • Storage trending statuses for disk storage and virtual disks
    • Setting low disk space thresholds on disk-based storage
    • How to restore data from a reattached or reinserted disk-based storage device
    • Configuring disk cartridge storage
      • Editing disk cartridge media properties
      • Editing disk cartridge properties
    • How data lifecycle management (DLM) deletes expired backup sets on disk-based storage
    • Backup sets
      • Changing the expiration date of backup sets on disk-based storage
      • Retaining backup sets on disk-based storage to prevent them from expiring
      • Viewing the contents or properties of backup sets
      • Releasing retained backup sets on disk-based storage
    • Configuring disk storage
      • Changing the location of a disk storage device
      • Editing disk storage properties
    • Features and types of disk-based storage and network-based storage
  • Cloud-based storage devices
    • Amazon S3 cloud-based storage
      • Configuring storage for Amazon cloud storage
      • Requirements for configuring an Amazon S3 cloud-based storage device
    • Private cloud-based storage
      • Creating a cloud instance for a private cloud
      • Configuring storage for a private cloud-based storage device
      • Viewing and editing existing cloud instances for a private cloud
      • Deleting a cloud instance for a private cloud
      • Requirements for configuring a private cloud-based storage device
    • About S3-Compatible Cloud Storage
      • Configuring S3-Compatible Cloud Storage with V4 authentication in Backup Exec
        • Updating an S3-Compatible Cloud Storage region with V4 authentication
        • Removing an S3-Compatible Cloud Storage region with V4 authentication
      • Configuring S3-Compatible Cloud Storage with Backup Exec
    • Cloud deduplication storage device
      • Requirements for configuring a cloud deduplication storage device
        • Updating disk cache size when you create or import cloud deduplication storage device
        • System requirements for configuring cloud deduplication storage
      • About cloud immutable (WORM) storage support
      • Using the cloud admin command-line tool with Amazon S3
      • About immutable storage support for Azure blob storage
      • Configuring a cloud deduplication storage device
      • Deleting a cloud deduplication storage device
      • Using the cloud admin command-line tool with Azure blob storage
    • Best practices for using cloud-based storage
    • About the Backup Exec™ CloudConnect Optimizer
      • Configuring the Backup Exec™ CloudConnect Optimizer
        • Editing the CloudConnect Optimizer job
        • Deleting the CloudConnect Optimizer job
    • Notes for Backup Exec Cloud Deduplication
    • Google cloud-based storage
      • Requirements for configuring a Google cloud-based storage device
      • Configuring storage for Google cloud storage
    • Microsoft Azure cloud-based storage
      • Requirements for configuring a Microsoft Azure cloud-based storage device
      • Configuring storage for Microsoft Azure cloud storage
    • Changing default cloud storage settings
    • Editing the properties of a cloud-based storage device
    • About Backup Exec Cloud Deduplication
    • About cloud-based storage devices
    • Notes for cloud-based storage devices
  • Generic S3 Configurator
    • About the Generic S3 Configurator
    • Prerequisites for using Generic S3 Configurator
    • Notes for Generic S3 Configurator
    • Creating a cloud instance
    • Deleting a cloud instance
    • Viewing the cloud regions
    • Deleting a cloud region
    • Updating a cloud region
    • Adding a cloud region
  • OpenStorage devices
    • Data Lifecycle Management for WORM enabled OpenStorage devices
    • Specifying a Backup Exec server that has proximity to a shared OpenStorage device
    • Notes for OpenStorage devices
    • Editing the properties of an OpenStorage device
    • Configuring an OpenStorage device
    • Prerequisites for configuring OpenStorage devices
  • Microsoft 365
    • Supported workloads and entities for Microsoft 365
    • Restoring Microsoft 365 tenant data
    • CAS-MBES scenarios in Microsoft 365
    • Notes for Microsoft 365
    • Limitations of Microsoft 365
    • OneDrive plugin: Performance and throttling configuration
      • Tuning Scenarios
    • Exchange plugin: Performance and throttling configuration
      • Considerations before running a backup job
      • Tuning Scenarios
    • SharePoint plugin: Performance and throttling configuration
      • Considerations before running a backup job
      • Tuning Scenarios
    • Teams plugin: Performance and throttling configuration
      • Tuning scenario
    • Requirements for Microsoft 365
    • Configuring a tenant for Microsoft 365
    • Catalog operations for Microsoft 365
    • Backing up Microsoft 365 tenant data
    • About support for Microsoft 365
    • Best Practices for Microsoft 365
    • Recommendations for Microsoft 365
  • Tape storage
    • Support for tape drives and robotic libraries
    • Editing tape drive properties
    • Viewing tape drive statistics
    • Robotic libraries in Backup Exec
      • Requirements for setting up robotic library hardware
      • Configuring barcode rules for a robotic library
      • Initializing a robotic library when the Backup Exec service starts
      • Defining a cleaning slot
      • Editing robotic library properties
      • Inventorying robotic libraries when Backup Exec services start
    • Creating robotic library partitions
      • Editing robotic library slot properties
      • Removing or reconfiguring robotic library partitions
      • Reassigning a slot base number for robotic libraries
      • Adding or removing tape drives in a robotic library partition
    • Managing tapes
      • Overwrite protection periods and append periods in media sets
      • Creating media sets for tapes
        • Editing media set properties
      • Changing the media vault or vaulting periods for a media set
      • Renaming a media set
      • Overwriting allocated or imported tape media
      • How Backup Exec searches for overwritable media in tape drives
      • Viewing tapes that are used by a job
      • Media overwrite protection levels for tape media
      • Deleting a media set
      • Changing the name and description of a media set
      • Default media sets
      • Changing the overwrite protection period or the append period for a media set
    • Labeling tape media
      • Renaming a tape media label
      • How barcode labels become media labels for tapes
      • About labeling imported tape media
    • Default media vaults
      • Changing the name or description of a media vault
        • Media vault properties
      • Creating media vault rules to move tape media to and from media vaults
      • Updating the tape media location in media vaults
      • Deleting a media vault
      • Moving tape media to a vault
    • Retiring damaged tape media
    • Deleting tape media
    • Erasing tape or disk cartridge media
    • About cataloging tape or disk cartridge media that contains encrypted backup sets
    • Associating tape media with a media set
    • Editing tape media properties
    • Tape media rotation strategies
    • How WORM media is used in Backup Exec
    • Adding or replacing devices with the Hot-swappable Device Wizard
  • Storage device pools
    • Creating storage device pools
    • Viewing jobs, job histories, and active alerts for a storage device pool
    • Adding or removing devices in a storage device pool
    • Specifying a default selection method for a device in a storage device pool
  • Storage operations
    • Viewing details for multiple storage devices
    • Scheduling a storage operation job
    • Changing the state of a storage device to online
    • Disabling and enabling a storage device
    • Initializing a robotic library
    • Formatting a tape in a tape drive
    • Ejecting media from a disk cartridge or tape drive
    • Importing media to Backup Exec
    • Locking and unlocking the robotic library's front portal
    • Backup Exec server and storage device states
    • Viewing the disk storage lockdown status
    • Cleaning a robotic library drive
    • Deleting a storage device
    • Viewing jobs, job histories, backup sets, and active alerts for storage devices
    • Inventorying and cataloging a storage device
    • About storage operation jobs
    • Scanning a storage device
    • Cataloging a storage device
    • Renaming a storage device
    • Using the Configure Storage wizard
    • Formatting a tape as a WORM tape
    • Editing global settings for storage
    • Inventorying a storage device
    • Retensioning a tape
    • Pausing and unpausing a storage device
    • Exporting media and expired media
    • Sharing storage devices
    • Sending a notification when a scheduled storage operation job completes
    • Storage tab overview in Backup Exec
  • Conversion to virtual machines
    • Converting to a virtual machine simultaneously with a backup job
    • Requirements for conversion to virtual machine jobs
    • Creating a one-time conversion to a virtual machine
    • Adding a conversion to virtual machine stage to a backup job
    • Converting to a virtual machine from a point in time
    • Converting to a virtual machine after a backup job
    • Setting default options for conversion to virtual machine jobs
    • How conversion of physical computers to virtual machines works in Backup Exec
  • Configuration and settings
    • Configuring role-based access settings
      • RBAC role details
    • Changing default backup job settings
    • Configuring schedules for backup jobs
    • Configuring storage options for backup jobs
    • Configuring automatic test run jobs for backup jobs
    • Configuring automatic verify operations for backup jobs
    • Configuring Instant GRT and full catalog options to improve backup performance for GRT-enabled jobs
    • Configuring Advanced Open File options for backup jobs
    • Configuring checkpoint restart
    • Configuring pre/post commands for backup or restore jobs
    • Configuring parallel streams and job settings for Microsoft 365
      • About preferred number of streams to use for backup
    • Configuring file and folder options for backup jobs
    • Setting default schedule options for rule-based jobs and run now jobs
    • Excluding dates from the backup schedule for all backups
    • Removing dates from the list of excluded dates
    • Exporting a list of dates that are excluded from all backups to another server
    • Changing the default preferences
    • Configuring the default setting for backing up multiple servers or applications
    • Configuring database maintenance and security
    • Exporting the Backup Exec Database encryption key
    • Refreshing Backup Exec Database encryption keys
    • Configuring encryption for the connection to the Backup Exec Database
    • Scheduling Backup Exec to check logon accounts
    • Configuring Backup Exec to discover data to back up
    • Adding discovered servers to the list of servers in Backup Exec
    • Backup networks
    • Changing network and security options for Backup Exec
      • Disabling disk storage lockdown
    • Using Backup Exec with firewalls
      • Backup Exec listening ports
      • Backup Exec ports
      • About enabling a SQL instance behind a firewall
    • Using encryption with Backup Exec
    • Encryption key management
    • Creating encryption keys
    • Replacing an encryption key
    • Deleting encryption keys
    • Encryption keys and Salt
    • Granular Recovery Technology
    • Setting default Granular Recovery Technology (GRT) options
    • DBA-initiated job templates
    • Editing DBA-inititated job templates
    • Deleting DBA-initiated job templates
      • Duplicate job settings for DBA-initiated jobs
      • Storage options for DBA-initiated jobs
      • Network options for DBA-initiated jobs
      • General options for DBA-initiated jobs
    • Backup Exec logon accounts
      • Creating a Backup Exec logon account
      • Editing a Backup Exec logon account
      • Changing the password for a Backup Exec logon account
      • Replacing a Backup Exec logon account
      • Deleting a Backup Exec logon account
      • Changing your default Backup Exec logon account
      • Testing logon accounts
      • Copying logon account information to another Backup Exec server
      • Creating a new Backup Exec System Logon Account
    • Starting and stopping Backup Exec services
    • Changing the credentials for a service account
    • Changing startup options for Backup Exec services
    • Configuring audit logs
    • Viewing the audit log
    • Removing entries from the audit log
    • Saving an audit log to a text file
    • Copying configuration settings to another Backup Exec server
    • Viewing server properties
    • Configuring default backup settings
    • Changing malware scan options
    • Creating DBA-initiated job templates
  • Reports
    • Reports in Backup Exec
    • Running a report now
    • Scheduling a report
    • Creating a custom report
      • Changing the way data is grouped or sorted in a custom report
      • Changing graph options in custom reports
      • Changing filters for a custom report
      • Copying a custom report
      • Adding or removing fields on a custom report
      • Previewing custom reports
    • Saving a report
    • Printing a report from the Backup Exec Report Viewer
    • Viewing completed reports
    • Editing a report
    • Re-running a completed report
    • Deleting a report
    • Setting defaults for standard and custom reports
    • Viewing report properties
    • List of Backup Exec standard reports
      • Alert History By Backup Exec Server report
      • Anomaly Detection Summary report
      • Audit Log report
      • Backup Job Success Rate report
      • Backup Recommendations report
      • Backup Resource Success Rate report
      • Backup Sets by Media Set report
      • Backup Size By Resource report
      • Cloud Storage Summary report
      • Daily Device Utilization report
      • Deduplication Disk and Cloud Deduplication Device Summary report
      • Deduplication Summary report
      • Device Summary report
      • Disk Storage Summary report
      • Error-Handling Rules report
      • Event Recipients report
      • Failed Backup Jobs report
      • Malware Scan Summary report
      • Jobs Summary report
      • Alert History report
      • Test Run Results report
      • Media Errors report
      • Resource Risk Assessment report
      • Media Required for Recovery report
      • Overnight Summary report
      • Restore Set Details by Resource report
      • Retrieve Media from Vault report
      • Media Vault Contents report
      • Scheduled Server Workload report
      • Operations Overview report
      • Move Media to Vault report
      • Problem Files report
      • Recently Written Media report
      • Media Summary report
      • Resource Protected Recently report
      • Recovery Ready Validation Summary
      • Scratch Media Availability report
      • User Role Details report
      • Robotic Library Inventory report
      • Managed Backup Exec Servers report
      • Media Audit report
  • GDPR Guard
    • Backup Exec Management Command Line (BEMCLI) commands for import and export
    • Supported types of backed up data
    • Restoring blocked items
    • How to block access to backed up items
    • About GDPR Guard
    • Best practices for blocking access to backed up items with GDPR Guard
  • Troubleshooting Backup Exec
    • Troubleshooting hardware-related issues in Backup Exec
    • Troubleshooting robotic libraries and tape drives
    • How to get more information about alerts and error messages
    • Troubleshooting backup issues in Backup Exec
    • Troubleshooting failed components in the SAN
      • Bringing storage devices online after an unsafe device removal event in a SAN
      • Resetting the SAN
      • Finding hardware errors in a SAN
      • Troubleshooting offline storage devices in a SAN
    • Troubleshooting installation issues in Backup Exec
    • Troubleshooting blocked access to backed up items with GDPR Guard
    • How to improve Backup Exec's performance
    • Accessing Arctera Online
    • Searching the Arctera Knowledge Base
    • Contacting Backup Exec Technical Support
    • Using Remote Assistance
    • Managing your Backup Exec support cases
    • About Backup Exec diagnostic tools
    • Running the Veritas QuickAssist Help Tool
    • Generating a diagnostic file for troubleshooting Backup Exec
      • Command line switches for a diagnostic file
    • Running the begather utility to troubleshoot Backup Exec components on Linux servers
    • Using the Backup Exec Debug Monitor for troubleshooting
    • About the Backup Exec debug tool
  • Simplified Disaster Recovery
    • About Simplified Disaster Recovery
    • Requirements for using Simplified Disaster Recovery
    • Preparing computers for use with Simplified Disaster Recovery
    • How to ensure that backups are enabled for Simplified Disaster Recovery
    • How Simplified Disaster Recovery uses disaster recovery information files
    • Setting or changing the alternate location for the disaster recovery information file
      • Changing the default path for the disaster recovery information files
      • Disaster recovery information file data paths
    • Creating a Simplified Disaster Recovery disk image
      • Contents of the Simplified Disaster Recovery disk image
      • User scenarios when a user starts the Create Recovery Disk Wizard
    • Preparing to recover from a disaster by using Simplified Disaster Recovery
      • Hardware replacement during disaster recovery
      • Prepare to recover IBM computers with Simplified Disaster Recovery
    • Recovering a computer with Simplified Disaster Recovery
      • Recovery notes for using Simplified Disaster Recovery with Windows BIOS system
      • Recovery notes for using Simplified Disaster Recovery with Exchange, SQL, SharePoint, CAS, Hyper-V hosts, and the Deduplication feature
      • Recovery notes for using Simplified Disaster Recovery with storage pools and storage spaces
    • Advanced Disk Configuration on the Recover This Computer Wizard
    • Performing manual disaster recovery
      • Performing manual disaster recovery of a local Backup Exec server on a Windows computer
      • Performing manual disaster recovery of a remote Backup Exec server or remote agent on a Windows computer
  • Forever Incremental Backup
    • Supported storage in forever incremental backups
    • Backing up virtual machines using forever incremental backups
    • CAS-MBES scenarios in forever incremental backups
    • Notes for forever incremental backups
    • Recommendations for forever incremental backups
    • Limitations of forever incremental backups
    • How do forever incremental backups work
    • About Forever Incremental Backup
  • Appendix A. Backup Exec Agent for Windows
    • Stopping and starting the Agent for Windows
    • About the Backup Exec Agent Utility for Windows
      • Removing Backup Exec servers that the Agent for Windows can publish to
      • Editing Backup Exec server information that the Agent for Windows publishes to
      • Starting the Backup Exec Agent Utility
      • Adding Backup Exec servers that the Agent for Windows can publish to
      • About publishing the Agent for Windows to Backup Exec servers
      • Viewing the activity status of the remote computer in the Backup Exec Agent Utility
      • Viewing the activity status of the remote computer from the system tray
      • Removing a security certificate for a Backup Exec server that has a trust with the Agent for Windows
      • Starting the Backup Exec Agent Utility automatically on the remote computer
      • Setting the refresh interval on the remote computer
      • Configuring database access for Oracle operations
    • About the Agent for Windows
    • Establishing a trust between the Backup Exec server and a remote computer
    • Using the Backup Exec Agent Utility Command Line Applet
    • Backup Exec Agent Utility Command Line Applet switches
    • Requirements for the Agent for Windows
  • Appendix B. Backup Exec Deduplication Feature
    • About the Deduplication feature
    • Deduplication methods for Backup Exec agents
    • Requirements for the Deduplication feature
    • Configuring a 125 TB Deduplication storage folder in Backup Exec
    • Installing the Deduplication feature
    • Converting an older version of Deduplication Storage to a newer version
    • Creating or importing deduplication disk storage
      • Editing the properties of a deduplication disk storage device
      • Changing the password for the logon account for deduplication disk storage
    • Selecting storage devices for direct access sharing
      • Editing server properties for direct access
    • Changing the location of a deduplication disk storage device
    • Sharing a deduplication device between multiple Backup Exec servers
    • How to use client-side deduplication
    • How to set up backup jobs for deduplication
    • Using optimized duplication to copy deduplicated data between OpenStorage devices or deduplication disk storage devices
    • Copying deduplicated data to tapes
    • Using deduplication with encryption
    • Restoring a deduplication disk storage device or deduplicated data
    • Disaster recovery of OpenStorage devices
    • Disaster recovery of deduplication disk storage devices
  • Appendix C. Backup Exec Agent for VMware
    • About the Agent for VMware
    • Requirements for using the Agent for VMware
    • Using the Agent for VMware with Windows Server 2016 or later
    • About installing the Agent for VMware
    • Adding VMware vCenter Servers and ESX/ESXi hosts to the list of servers on the Backup and Restore tab
    • Viewing details about VMware resources
    • Installing the Agent for Windows on VMware virtual machines
    • Push-installing the Agent for Windows to VMware virtual machines
    • About establishing trust for a vCenter/ESX(i) server
      • Establishing trust for a vCenter/ESX(i) server
    • Backing up VMware virtual machines
      • Setting default backup options for virtual machines
      • How Backup Exec automatically backs up new VMware virtual machines during a backup job
      • Using Granular Recovery Technology (GRT) with the Agent for VMware
      • Multi-stream backup of virtual machines
      • How cataloging works with VMware virtual machine backups
    • Restoring VMware virtual machines and vmdk files
    • About instant recovery of a VMware virtual machine
      • Requirements for instant recovery of a VMware virtual machine
      • Best Practices for instant recovery of a VMware virtual machine
      • Creating an instant recovery job for a VMware virtual machine
      • Removing an instantly recovered VMware virtual machine
      • Notes about instant recovery of a VMware virtual machine
    • About Recovery Ready for VMware virtual machines
      • Requirements for validating a VMware virtual machine for recovery
      • Notes about validating a VMware virtual machine for recovery
      • Creating a validate virtual machine for recovery job
      • Best Practices for validating VMware virtual machine for recovery
    • Troubleshooting the Agent for VMware
  • Appendix D. Backup Exec Agent for Microsoft Hyper-V
    • About the Agent for Microsoft Hyper-V
    • Requirements for using the Agent for Microsoft Hyper-V
    • Notes about using the Agent for Hyper-V
    • Disk space optimization with the Agent for Hyper-V
    • Adding a Hyper-V host to the list of servers on the Backup and Restore tab
    • Viewing details about Hyper-V resources
    • Push-installing the Agent for Windows to Hyper-V virtual machines
    • Backing up Microsoft Hyper-V virtual machines
      • How Backup Exec automatically protects new virtual machines during a backup job
      • Setting default backup options for Hyper-V
      • How cataloging works with Hyper-V virtual machine backups
      • Using Granular Recovery Technology (GRT) with the Agent for Hyper-V
      • About backing up VMs hosted on SMB/Scale out File Server
      • About backing up and restoring highly available Hyper-V virtual machines
    • Restoring Microsoft Hyper-V virtual machines
    • About instant recovery of a Hyper-V virtual machine
      • Requirements for instant recovery of a Hyper-V virtual machine
      • Notes about instant recovery of a Hyper-V virtual machine
      • Creating an instant recovery job for a Hyper-V virtual machine
      • Post-instant recovery tasks
      • About removing an instantly recovered Hyper-V virtual machine
      • Best practices for instant recovery of a Hyper-V virtual machine
      • Removing an instantly recovered Hyper-V virtual machine
    • About Recovery Ready for Hyper-V virtual machines
      • Creating a validate virtual machine for recovery
      • Best practices about validating a Hyper-V virtual machine for recovery
      • Notes about validating a Hyper-V virtual machine for recovery
      • Requirements for validating a Hyper-V virtual machine for recovery
    • Troubleshooting issues with Backup Exec Agent for Microsoft Hyper-V
    • Installing the Agent for Windows on Hyper-V virtual machines
    • About installing the Agent for Microsoft Hyper-V
  • Appendix E. Backup Exec Agent for Microsoft SQL Server
    • About installing the SQL Agent
    • Backup strategies for SQL
    • Configuring Backup Exec to run a consistency check before every SQL backup
    • Using snapshot technology with the SQL Agent
    • Backing up SQL databases and transaction logs
      • Setting default backup options for SQL Server
    • Restoring SQL databases and transaction logs
      • Restarting SQL using database copies
      • Restoring the SQL master database
    • Disaster recovery of a SQL Server
      • Manual recovery of a SQL Server
    • About SQL Server Always On availability groups
      • Requirements of Always On availability groups from SQL Server
      • Terms used by SQL Server Always On availability groups
      • Backup Exec recommendations for SQL Server Always On availability groups
      • Adding a listener to the list of servers on the Backup and Restore tab
      • Backing up databases from a SQL Server availability group
      • Restoring databases from a SQL Server availability group
    • About the Agent for Microsoft SQL Server
    • Requirements for using the SQL Agent
    • Using database snapshots for SQL Server
    • Adding SQL Servers to the list of servers on the Backup and Restore tab
  • Appendix F. Backup Exec Agent for Microsoft Exchange Server
    • About the Backup Exec Exchange Agent
    • Requirements for using the Exchange Agent
    • Granting permissions on the Exchange Server to enable database backups and restores, and Granular Recovery Technology operations
    • About installing the Exchange Agent
    • Adding Exchange Servers and database availability groups to the list of servers on the Backup and Restore tab
    • Recommended configurations for Exchange
    • Requirements for accessing Exchange mailboxes
    • Backup strategies for Exchange
    • How Granular Recovery Technology works with the Exchange Information Store
    • Snapshot and offhost backups with the Exchange Agent
    • Backing up Exchange data
      • Setting default backup options for Exchange Server
    • Restoring Exchange data
    • Disaster recovery of an Exchange Server
    • Managing preferred server configurations for Microsoft Exchange Database Availability Groups
  • Appendix G. Backup Exec Agent for Microsoft SharePoint
    • About the Agent for Microsoft SharePoint
    • Requirements for the Agent for Microsoft SharePoint
    • Adding a Microsoft SharePoint server farm to the list of servers on the Backup and Restore tab
    • Backing up Microsoft SharePoint data
      • Setting default backup options for SharePoint
    • Restoring Microsoft SharePoint data
    • Viewing or changing SharePoint farm properties
    • Disaster recovery of Microsoft SharePoint data
    • Disabling or enabling communication between a Microsoft SharePoint web server and Backup Exec
    • Using the Agent for Microsoft SharePoint with SharePoint Server and SharePoint Foundation
    • About installing the Agent for Microsoft SharePoint
  • Appendix H. Backup Exec Agent for Oracle on Windows or Linux Servers
    • About the Backup Exec Oracle Agent
    • Configuring the Oracle Agent on Windows computers and Linux servers
      • Configuring an Oracle instance on Windows computers
        • Oracle Agent Configuration options
      • Enabling database access for Oracle operations on Windows computers
      • Configuring an Oracle instance on Linux servers
      • Viewing an Oracle instance on Linux servers
      • Editing an Oracle instance on Linux servers
      • Enabling database access for Oracle operations on Linux servers
      • Editing an Oracle instance on Windows computers
      • Viewing an Oracle instance on Windows computers
        • Oracle options for the Backup Exec Agent Utility
      • Deleting an Oracle instance on Windows computers
      • Deleting an Oracle instance on Linux servers
    • About authentication credentials on the Backup Exec server
      • Setting authentication credentials on the Backup Exec server for Oracle operations
        • Oracle job settings options
      • Deleting an Oracle server from the Backup Exec server's list of authentication credentials
    • About backing up Oracle databases
      • About backing up Oracle RAC databases
      • About performing a DBA-initiated backup job for Oracle
      • Oracle backup options
    • About restoring Oracle resources
      • Recovering the complete Oracle instance or database to a computer other than the original Oracle server
      • Requirements for recovering the complete Oracle instance or database to a computer other than the original Oracle server
      • About DBA-initiated restore for Oracle
      • About redirecting a restore of Oracle data
      • Oracle advanced restore options
      • Requirements for recovering the complete Oracle instance and database using the original Oracle server
      • Performing a redirect restore of an Oracle 12c and later supported database using Backup Exec
      • Recovering the complete Oracle instance and database using the original Oracle server
      • Oracle restore options
    • Best practices for Backup Exec Agent for Oracle on Windows and Linux Servers
    • About Oracle instance information changes
    • About installing the Oracle Agent
  • Appendix I. Backup Exec Agent for Enterprise Vault
    • About the Agent for Enterprise Vault
    • About installing the Enterprise Vault Agent
    • About consistency checks for Enterprise Vault databases and Compliance and Discovery Accelerator databases
    • Restoring Enterprise Vault
      • Enterprise Vault restore options
      • About restoring individual files and folders with the Enterprise Vault Agent
      • About automatic redirection of Enterprise Vault components under an Enterprise Vault server
      • Redirecting a restore for an Enterprise Vault component
        • Redirection options for Enterprise Vault
    • About the Backup Exec Migrator for Enterprise Vault
      • Backup Exec Migrator for Enterprise Vault requirements
      • How the Backup Exec Migrator works
      • About Backup Exec Migrator events
      • About Backup Exec Migrator logs
      • How to enable Backup Exec Migrator logging
      • About deleting files migrated by Backup Exec Migrator
      • Configuring the Backup Exec Migrator
        • Configuring Enterprise Vault collections
          • Vault store partition properties - Collections
        • Configuring the Backup Exec Migrator to work with a Backup Exec server
        • Configuring the Backup Exec Migrator to communicate with Enterprise Vault
          • Vault store partition properties - Migration options
        • Migrator for Enterprise Vault options
      • About viewing migrated Enterprise Vault data
      • About retrieving migrated Enterprise Vault data
        • Retrieving migrated Enterprise Vault data
      • About the Partition Recovery Utility
        • Finding an archive ID
        • Best practices for using the Backup Exec Migrator
        • Partition Recovery Utility requirements
        • Starting the Partition Recovery Utility
        • Troubleshooting Backup Exec Migrator and Partition Recovery Utility issues
      • About using staged migrations with Backup Exec and the Backup Exec Migrator
    • Enterprise Vault logon account
    • Enterprise Vault options
    • Configuring Enterprise Vault to use the name of the new SQL Server that holds the Directory database
    • Requirements for the Enterprise Vault Agent
    • About backup methods for Enterprise Vault backup jobs
      • Enterprise Vault backup options
    • About backing up Enterprise Vault components
    • Best practices for the Enterprise Vault Agent
  • Appendix J. Backup Exec Agent for Microsoft Active Directory
    • About the Agent for Microsoft Active Directory
    • Requirements for the Agent for Microsoft Active Directory
    • About backing up Active Directory and ADAM/AD LDS
      • Editing options for Active Directory and ADAM/AD LDS backup jobs
      • Microsoft Active Directory backup job options
    • About restoring individual Active Directory and ADAM/AD LDS objects
  • Appendix K. Backup Exec Central Admin Server Feature
    • Requirements for installing CAS
    • How to choose the location for CAS storage and media data
    • About installing the Central Admin Server feature
      • Installing a managed Backup Exec server across a firewall
      • Push-installing a managed Backup Exec server from the central administration server
      • Managed Backup Exec Server Configuration options
    • Upgrading an existing CAS installation
    • Changing a Backup Exec server to a central administration server
    • Changing a Backup Exec server to a managed Backup Exec server
    • Deleting a managed Backup Exec server from a CAS environment
    • Renaming a central administration server
    • Renaming a managed Backup Exec server
    • CAS distributed, centralized, and replicated catalog locations
    • Changing the settings for a managed Backup Exec server
    • What happens when CAS communication thresholds are reached
      • Enabling or disabling communications between the managed Backup Exec server and the central administration server
    • Enabling managed Backup Exec servers to use any available network interface card
    • About job delegation in CAS
      • About copying jobs instead of delegating jobs in CAS
    • About adding storage devices in a CAS environment
    • How data lifecycle management (DLM) works in a CAS environment
    • Obtaining media audit information for a managed Backup Exec server
    • How to use Backup Exec server pools in CAS
      • Selecting a Backup Exec server pool for backups
      • Removing a managed Backup Exec server from a Backup Exec server pool
      • Deleting a Backup Exec server pool
      • Adding managed Backup Exec servers to a Backup Exec server pool
      • Creating a Backup Exec server pool
    • How centralized restore works in CAS
      • How CAS restores data that resides on multiple storage devices
    • About recovering failed jobs in CAS
    • Pausing or resuming a managed Backup Exec server
    • Stopping or starting Backup Exec services for a managed Backup Exec server
    • Viewing managed Backup Exec server properties
    • Viewing the settings for a central administration server
    • Disaster recovery in CAS
    • Uninstalling Backup Exec from the central administration server
    • Uninstalling Backup Exec from a managed Backup Exec server
    • About the Central Admin Server feature
    • How to reduce network traffic in CAS
    • Alerts and notifications in CAS
    • Running the Backup Exec Utility for CAS operations
    • Troubleshooting CAS
  • Appendix L. Backup Exec Advanced Disk-based Backup Feature
    • About the Advanced Disk-based Backup feature
    • How to use synthetic backups in place of recurring full backups
    • Configuring off-host backup options for a backup job
    • Best practices for off-host backup
    • Troubleshooting off-host backups
    • Setting default backup options for the Advanced Disk-based Backup feature
    • About true image restore for synthetic backups
    • How to use off-host backup to process remote computer backups on the Backup Exec server
    • Off-host backup issues with hardware providers
  • Appendix M. Backup Exec NDMP Feature
    • About installing the NDMP feature
    • How to use patterns to exclude files and directories from an NDMP server backup
    • Viewing the properties of an NDMP server
      • NDMP server properties
    • Adding NDMP servers to Backup Exec
    • About support for NetApp's Data ONTAP
    • About restoring and redirecting restore data for NDMP servers
      • NDMP server restore options
    • NDMP server backup selections
    • Supported configurations for duplicating data from NDMP servers
    • Viewing storage properties for an NDMP server
      • Storage properties for an NDMP server
    • NDMP backup options for NDMP servers
    • Features of the NDMP feature
    • Sharing the tape drives on NDMP servers between multiple Backup Exec servers
    • Requirements for using the NDMP feature
    • Setting the default backup options for the NDMP feature
  • Appendix N. Backup Exec File Servers
    • Restoring AWS FSx or Azure Files
    • Best practices for AWS FSx and Azure Files
    • Backing up AWS FSx or Azure Files
    • About AWS FSx for Windows File Server
    • About Azure Files
    • Pre-requisites for AWS FSx and Azure Files
    • Limitation of Azure Files
    • Adding AWS FSx or Azure Files to Backup Exec
    • Notes for AWS FSx and Azure Files
    • Recommendation for AWS FSx and Azure Files
  • Appendix O. Backup Exec Agent for Linux and Unix
    • About the Agent for Linux and Unix
    • About open files and the Agent for Linux
    • Requirements for the Agent for Linux and Unix
    • About installing the Agent for Linux and Unix
      • Installing the Agent for Linux and Unix
      • About the Backup Exec operators (beoper) group for the Agent for Linux and Unix
        • Creating the Backup Exec operators (beoper) group manually
    • About establishing trust for a remote Linux and Unix computer in the Backup Exec list of servers
      • Establishing trust and adding a remote Linux and Unix computer to the Backup Exec list of servers
    • Excluding files and directories from all backup jobs for Linux and Unix computers
    • Editing configuration options for Linux and Unix computers
      • Configuration options for Linux and Unix computers
    • About backing up a Linux and Unix computer by using the Agent for Linux and Unix
      • Linux and Unix backup options
    • Editing the default backup job options for Linux and Unix computers
      • Default backup job options for Linux and Unix computers
    • Uninstalling the Agent for Linux and Unix
      • Manually uninstalling the Agent for Linux and Unix
      • Run-time scripts to remove when manually uninstalling the Agent for Linux and Unix
    • Starting the Agent for Linux and Unix daemon
    • Stopping the Agent for Linux and Unix daemon
    • About configuring the Agent for Linux and Unix
    • About restoring data to Linux and Unix computers
      • Restore job options for Linux and Unix computers
    • Adding additional Backup Exec servers to which the Agent for Linux and Unix can publish information
    • About backing up Linux ad Unix shares without using the Agent for Linux and Unix
    • Troubleshooting the Agent for Linux and Unix
  • Appendix P. Backup Exec Remote Media Agent for Linux
    • How the Remote Media Agent for Linux works
    • Requirements for the Remote Media Agent for Linux
    • About open files and the Remote Media Agent for Linux
    • About installing the Remote Media Agent for Linux
      • Installing the Remote Media Agent for Linux
    • Uninstalling the Remote Media Agent for Linux
    • Starting the Remote Media Agent for Linux daemon
    • Stopping the Remote Media Agent for Linux daemon
    • About establishing trust for a Remote Media Agent for Linux computer in the Backup Exec list of servers
      • Establishing trust and adding a Remote Media Agent for Linux computer to the Backup Exec list of servers
    • About the Backup Exec operators (beoper) group for the Remote Media Agent for Linux
      • Creating the Backup Exec operators (beoper) group manually for the Remote Media Agent for Linux
    • About adding a Linux server as a Remote Media Agent for Linux
      • Adding a Linux server as a Remote Media Agent for Linux
      • Remote Media Agent for Linux options
    • About creating storage device pools for devices attached to the Remote Media Agent for Linux
    • Editing properties for the Remote Media Agent for Linux
      • Remote Media Agent for Linux properties
    • About backing up data by using the Remote Media Agent for Linux
    • About restoring data by using the Remote Media Agent for Linux
    • Creating a simulated tape library
      • Simulated Tape Library options
    • Viewing simulated tape libraries properties
      • Simulated tape library properties
    • Deleting a simulated tape library
    • Managing simulated tape libraries from the command line
    • Command line switches for the Tape Library Simulator Utility
    • About the Tape Library Simulator Utility
    • Sharing a Remote Media Agent for Linux between multiple Backup Exec servers
    • Finding simulated tape library files
    • Changing the port for communications between the Backup Exec server and the Remote Media Agent for Linux
    • Troubleshooting the Remote Media Agent for Linux
    • Deleting a Remote Media Agent for Linux from the Backup Exec list of servers
    • About the Remote Media Agent for Linux
    • Adding additional Backup Exec servers to which Remote Media Agent for Linux can publish
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