Disabling communication with the managed Backup Exec server

Last published : Apr 02, 2026
Disable Communications with the Managed Backup Exec Server lets you disable communications between the central administration server and a managed Backup Exec server. The managed Backup Exec server becomes unavailable for job delegation.
When you use Disable Communications with the Managed Backup Exec Server, the following occurs:
  • The managed Backup Exec server's communications status changes from Enabled to Disabled in the Communications Status column of the Backup Exec server.
  • The managed Backup Exec server's status change also appears in the Backup Exec Server Status column, which changes from Online to Unavailable.
  • An icon that represents a disabled managed Backup Exec server appears next to the icon that represents the managed Backup Exec server.
To disable CASO job delegation on a Backup Exec server
  1. Start BEUtility on the central administration server.
  2. Select a managed Backup Exec server from either a Backup Exec server group or from All Backup Exec Servers.
  3. On the task pane, under CASO Tasks, click Disable Communications with the Managed Backup Exec Server.
  4. Click Yes to confirm the stopping and restarting of the Backup Exec services.
  5. When the operation finishes, click Close.