Creating default recovery point destinations

Last published : Sep 28, 2026
You can define destinations where you want to store recovery points that client computers create. The destination must be accessible by the client computer that you back up.
See About managing recovery point destinations.
See About Offsite Copy.
See Configuring a Dedicated Offsite Copy task.
To create default recovery point destinations
  1. On the Veritas System Recovery 18 Management Solution Manage Tasks tab, expand the Destinations area in the left pane.
  2. In the left pane, in the Destinations tree, select a destination type.
  3. On the toolbar in the middle pane, click Create.
  4. Depending on the destination type you selected in the left pane, do one of the following:
    | If you selected Local | On the Backup Destinations panel, type a local folder path. |
    | | The local folder path you specify is relative to the managed client computer. It is not the folder path on the computer where you run Symantec Management Console. |
    | | You can also use the specified local path as an off-site destination by selecting it from the Off-site drop-down list in a backup policy. USB is not supported as an off-site location. |
    | If you selected Network Shares | On theBackup Destinationspanel, do the following\: |
    | | - Type a UNC path to a network share. Make sure double backslash characters (\\) precede the UNC path. Or, type the IP address path to a network share. Make sure double backslash characters (\\) precede the IP address path. |
    | | - In the Network credentials group box, type the domain\user_name (or workgroup\user_name). Type the password for logging on to the network storage location. |
    | | You can also use the specified network share as an off-site destination by selecting it from the Off-site drop-down list in a backup policy. |
    | If you selected OpenStorage destination | On theBackup Destinationspanel, do the following\: |
    | | - For Amazon S3: To specify the OpenStorage destination, type S3:amazon:amazon.com/ Where is the location on the Amazon S3 storage. |
    | | - For Microsoft Azure: To specify the OpenStorage destination, type Azure:azure:azure.com/ Where is the location on the Microsoft Azure storage. |
    | | - Enter the User name and Password for the OpenStorage destination. For more information on adding the user name and password, refer to the following section: See OpenStorage destination options for backups . |
    | | You can also use the specified OpenStorage destination as an off-site destination by selecting it from the Off-site drop-down list in a backup policy. |
    | If you selected FTP | On the Backup Destinations panel, type an FTP path that you can use with the Offsite Copy option in a backup policy. |
    | | You can also use the specified FTP path as an off-site destination by selecting it from the Off-site drop-down list in a backup policy. |
    | If you selected ESX | On theESX Serverpanel, do the following\: |
    | | - Type the name of the VMware ESX server or the server's IP address. |
    | | - In the ESX server credentials group box, type a valid administrator user name that has sufficient rights. |
    | | - Type a valid password to the server. |
    | | - In the Upload Locations area, specify the path to the folder where the virtual disk files are written. Use the Add , Remove , and Edit options to configure the upload folder path you want. |
    | | - In the Import Locations area, specify the path to the folder where you want to import virtual disk files. The folder that you select must be different than the upload location folder. Use the Add , Remove , and Edit options to configure the import folder path you want. |
    | | The virtual disk files are transferred |
    | | to an ESX server through a Secure Shell |
    | | (SSH) and secure file transfer protocol |
    | | (SFTP). You might need to change the |
    | | settings on the ESX server. For more |
    | | information, see your ESX server |
    | | documentation. |
    | If you selected Linux | In the Backup Destinations panel, type a Linux-based path name to a destination directory. For absolute path names, make sure a single forward slash character (/) precedes the path. |
    | | You do not need to specify a user name and password for a Linux-based destination |
ESX Server Location options
| ESX Server Name or Address | Specifies the name of the server or the server's IP address. |
| | Note: The virtual disk files are transferred to an ESX server through a Secure Shell (SSH) and secure file transfer protocol (SFTP). You might need to change the settings on the ESX server. For more information, see your ESX server documentation. |
| ESX Server credentials | Specifies a valid administrator name that has sufficient rights and a valid password to the server. |
| Create ESX Server | Lets you add the defined ESX Server whose name or address and credentials you have specified. |
| Upload Location | Lets you specify the path to the folder where the virtual disk files are written. |
| | Use the Add , Remove , and Edit options to configure the upload folder path you want. |
| Import Location | Specifies the path to the folder where you want to import virtual disk files. |
| | Note: The folder that you select must be different than the upload location folder. |
| | Use the Add , Remove , and Edit options to configure the import folder path you want. |
  1. Click Apply.
Related information
About managing recovery point destinations