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  • Introducing Veritas System Recovery
    • Accessing Veritas QuickAssist (VQA)
    • Accessing Help And Support For Veritas System Recovery
    • About Veritas System Recovery
    • Updating Veritas System Recovery With Veritas Update
    • The Components Of Veritas System Recovery
    • Sending Your Feedback Regarding Veritas System Recovery 18
  • Installing Veritas System Recovery
    • System Requirements For Veritas System Recovery
    • Supported File Systems, Disk Types, Disk Partition Schemes, And Removable Media
    • About The Trial Version Of Veritas System Recovery
    • Installing Veritas System Recovery
      • Activating And Setting Up Veritas System Recovery After Installation
      • Activating Veritas System Recovery After The Trial Period
    • Feature Availability In Veritas System Recovery
    • Uninstalling Veritas System Recovery
    • System Requirements For Veritas System Recovery Monitor
    • Installing Veritas System Recovery Monitor
  • Ensuring The Recovery Of Your Computer
    • Creating A New Veritas System Recovery Disk
      • Welcome Panel
      • Creation Options
        • Veritas System Recovery Disk Recovery Matrix
        • Non Availability Of The Typical Option
        • Veritas System Recovery Disk Customization Support Matrix
      • Download And Install Windows Assessment And Deployment Kit (ADK)
      • Languages Options
      • Veritas System Recovery Disk Storage Media/Destination Options
      • Licensed Features Options
      • Startup Options
      • Setup LightsOut Restore Options
      • Storage And Network Drivers Options
        • Adding A Storage Or Network Driver
      • Network Options
    • Customizing An Existing Veritas System Recovery Disk
      • Welcome Panel
      • Veritas System Recovery Disk Storage Media/Destination Options
        • How To Add New Drivers Or Driver Versions To The Veritas System Recovery Disk
      • Licensed Features Options
      • Storage And Network Drivers Options
        • Adding A Storage Or Network Driver
      • Startup Options
      • Network Options
      • Recovery Disk Source Options
    • About Restoring A Computer From A Remote Location By Using LightsOut Restore
      • Configuring LightsOut Restore
        • Source Location Options
        • Storage And Network Drivers Options
          • Adding A Storage Or Network Driver
        • Startup Options
        • Licensed Features Options
        • Welcome Panel
        • Setup LightsOut Restore Options
        • Network Options
    • Testing The Veritas System Recovery Disk
  • Getting Started
    • How To Use Veritas System Recovery
    • Starting Veritas System Recovery
    • Configuring Veritas System Recovery Default Options
    • Setting Up Default General Backup Options
      • Setting A Default Backup Destination
    • Improving Your Computer's Performance During A Backup
    • Enabling Network Throttling
    • Setting Default Options For The Windows Notification Area
    • File Types And File Extension
      • Adding New File Types And Extensions
      • Renaming File Types And Extensions
      • Restoring Default File Types And Extensions
      • Deleting A File Type And All Of Its Extensions
    • Removing Or Changing The Unique Name For An External Drive
    • Configuring Default FTP Settings For Use With Offsite Copy
    • Logging Veritas System Recovery Messages
    • Enabling Email Notifications For Product (event) Messages
    • Setting Up Your First Backup Using Easy Setup
    • Home Page
    • Status Page
    • Tasks Page
    • Tools Page
    • Advanced Page
  • Best Practices For Backing Up Your Data
    • Best Practices For Backing Up Data
    • Backing Up Dual Boot Computers
    • Manually Validating Recovery Points
    • About Backing Up Your Data
    • Tips For Running Defined Backups
    • Backup Destinations
    • What To Do When A Backup Is Finished
  • Backing Up Entire Drives
    • Defining A Drive Based Backup
      • USB Disk Rotation
        • How USB Disk Rotation Works
      • Running Command Files During A Backup
      • Editing Backup Options
      • Verifying The Integrity Of A Recovery Point
      • Viewing The Progress Of A Backup
      • Recovery Point Encryption
      • Rules For Network Credentials
    • How Offsite Copy Works
    • Compression Levels For Recovery Points
    • Running A One Time Backup From Veritas System Recovery
    • Running A Backup From Veritas System Recovery Disk
  • Backing Up Files And Folders
    • Backing Up Files And Folders
  • Running And Managing Backup Jobs
    • Running An Existing Backup Job Immediately
      • Running A Backup To Create An Alternate Type Of Recovery Point
    • Adjusting The Speed Of A Backup
    • Stopping A Backup Or A Recovery Task
    • Verifying That A Backup Is Successful
    • Viewing The Properties Of A Backup Job
    • Editing Backup Settings
    • Enabling Event Triggered Backups
    • Editing A Backup Schedule
    • Disabling Or Enabling A Backup Job
    • Adding Users Who Can Back Up Your Computer
    • Configuring Access Rights For Users Or Groups
    • Deleting Backup Jobs
  • Backing Up Remote Computers From Your Computer
    • About Backing Up Other Computers From Your Computer
      • Adding Remote Computers To The Computer List
      • Adding Local Computers To The Computer List
      • Removing A Computer From The Computer List
    • About The Veritas System Recovery Agent
      • About Managing The Veritas System Recovery Agent Through Windows Services
      • Using The Veritas System Recovery Agent
    • About Deploying The Veritas System Recovery Agent
      • Deploying The Veritas System Recovery Agent
      • Manually Installing The Veritas System Recovery Agent
      • Preparing A Computer In A Workgroup Environment To Deploy The Veritas System Recovery Agent
    • Best Practices For Veritas System Recovery Services
      • Opening Windows Services
      • Setting Up Recovery Actions When The Veritas System Recovery Agent Does Not Start
      • Starting Or Stopping The Veritas System Recovery Agent Service
    • Viewing Veritas System Recovery Agent Dependencies
    • About Controlling Access To Veritas System Recovery
      • Running Veritas System Recovery Using Different User Rights
      • Changing Permissions For A User Or A Group
      • Enabling Users Or Groups To Access Veritas System Recovery
      • Disabling Access For Users Or Groups To Veritas System Recovery
  • Monitoring The Status Of Your Backups
    • Icons On The Home Page
    • Improving The Protection Level Of A Drive
    • Configuring Veritas System Recovery To Send SNMP Traps
    • About Monitoring Backups
      • Refreshing The Information That Displays About Hard Disk Configuration Changes
    • Customizing The Status Reporting Of A Drive (or File And Folder Backups)
    • Viewing Drive Details
    • About Using Event Log Information To Troubleshoot Problems
    • Icons On The Status Page
  • Monitoring The Backup Status Of Remote Computers Using Veritas System Recovery Monitor
    • Removing A Remote Computer From The Computer List
    • Viewing The Protection Status Report
    • Viewing The Backup Protection Status Of A Remote Computer
    • About Veritas System Recovery Monitor
    • Modifying The Logon Credentials For The Remote Computers
    • Configuring Veritas System Recovery Monitor Default Options
    • Adding A Remote Computer To The Computer List
      • Importing A Text File To Add Multiple Remote Computers To The Computer List
    • Icons On The Veritas System Recovery Monitor Console
    • Starting Veritas System Recovery Monitor
  • Exploring The Contents Of A Recovery Point
    • Dismounting A Recovery Point Drive
    • Viewing The Drive Properties Of A Recovery Point
    • Exploring A Recovery Point Through Windows Explorer
      • Mounting A Recovery Point From Windows Explorer
    • About Exploring Recovery Points
    • Opening And Restoring Files Within A Recovery Point Browser
  • Managing Backup Destinations
    • About Backup Destinations
    • Deleting A Recovery Point Set
    • Deleting Recovery Points Within A Recovery Point Set
    • Copying Recovery Points
    • About Managing File And Folder Backup Data
      • Manually Deleting Files From Your Backups Of Files And Folders
      • Finding Versions Of A File Or Folder
      • Viewing The Amount Of File And Folder Backup Data That Is Stored On A Backup Destination
    • Moving Your Backup Destination
    • Differences Between Drive Based Backups And File And Folder Backups
    • Automating The Management Of Backup Data
    • Cleaning Up Old Recovery Points
  • Managing Virtual Conversions
    • Defining A Virtual Conversion Job
    • Running An Existing Virtual Conversion Job Immediately
    • Viewing The Properties Of A Virtual Conversion Job
    • Viewing The Progress Of A Virtual Conversion Job
    • Deleting A Virtual Conversion Job
    • Running A One Time Conversion Of A Physical Recovery Point To A Virtual Disk
    • Editing A Virtual Conversion Job
  • Managing Cloud Storage
    • Direct To Cloud
      • Providing The OpenStorage Destination Path
      • OpenStorage Destination Options For Backups
      • OpenStorage Destination Options For Recovery
    • Downloading OpenStorage Files
    • About Creation Of Amazon Machine Image (AMI) In Amazon From Veritas System Recovery Backups
      • How To Create An Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
      • How To View The Conversion Tasks And AMI Status
    • About Veritas System Recovery Supporting Veritas Access
      • Using Veritas Access Storage In Veritas System Recovery
    • About The Cloud Instance Creator Utility
    • How Offsite Copy Works For Cloud Storage
    • About S3 Compatible Cloud Storage
      • Using S3 Compatible Cloud Storage In Veritas System Recovery
  • Recovering Files, Folders, Or Entire Drives
    • About Recovering Lost Data
    • Recovering Files And Folders By Using File And Folder Backup Data
    • Recovering Files And Folders
    • Recovering A Secondary Drive
    • Exploring Files And Folders On Your Computer By Using Veritas System Recovery Disk
    • Recovering Files And Folders By Using Veritas System Recovery Disk
    • Recovering A Drive
  • Recovering A Computer
    • About Recovering A Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI)-based Computer
    • Booting A Computer By Using The Veritas System Recovery Disk
      • Configuring A Computer To Start From A USB Device Or DVD
    • Preparing To Recover A Computer By Checking The Hard Disk For Errors
    • Recovering A Computer
    • Recovering A Computer From A Virtual Disk File
    • Recovering A Computer With Different Hardware
    • About Using The Networking Tools In Veritas System Recovery Disk
      • Mapping A Network Drive From Within Veritas System Recovery Disk
      • Configuring Network Connection Settings
        • Setting A Status IP Address To Enable Recovery From A Recovery Point On A Network Share Or Drive
        • Getting A Static IP Address If Pinging Is Unsuccessful
      • Starting Networking Services
    • Viewing The Properties Of A Recovery Point In The Veritas System Recovery Disk
    • Viewing The Properties Of A Drive Within A Recovery Point In The Veritas System Recovery Disk
    • About The Support Utilities
  • Copying A Hard Drive
    • Preparing To Copy A Hard Drive
    • Copying One Hard Drive To Another Hard Drive
  • Using The Veritas System Recovery Granular Restore Option
    • About The Veritas System Recovery Granular Restore Option
    • Best Practices When You Create Recovery Points For Use With The Granular Restore Option
      • Protecting Your Microsoft Exchange Server For Successful Backups
    • Starting Granular Restore Option And Opening A Specific Recovery Point
    • Restoring A Microsoft Exchange Mailbox
    • Restoring A Microsoft Exchange Email Folder
    • Restoring Files And Folders Using Granular Restore Option
    • Starting The Granular Restore Option
    • Restoring A Microsoft Exchange Email Message
  • Appendix A. Backing Up Databases Using Veritas System Recovery
    • About Backing Up Databases Using Veritas System Recovery
    • Creating A Manual Cold (offline) Backup
    • Creating A Hot (online) Backup Using Veritas System Recovery
    • Creating An Automatic Warm Backup
  • Appendix B. Backing Up Active Directory
    • Tips For Protecting A Domain Controller In Active Directory
  • Appendix C. Backing Up Microsoft Virtual Environments
    • About Backing Up Microsoft Virtual Hard Disks
    • About Backing Up And Restoring Microsoft Hyper V Virtual Machines
  • Appendix D. Using Veritas System Recovery 18 And Windows Server 2008 Core
    • About Veritas System Recovery 18 And Windows Server 2008 Core
    • Installing Veritas System Recovery 18 On Windows Server 2008 Core Using Commands
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Last published : Apr 02, 2026
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  • How Offsite Copy works for cloud storage
  • About creation of Amazon Machine Image (AMI) in Amazon from Veritas System Recovery backups
  • About S3-Compatible Cloud Storage
  • About Veritas System Recovery supporting Veritas Access
  • About the Cloud Instance Creator Utility
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