01 Fundamentals
01 Fundamentals
Configure
Backup Exec 16 Fundamentals
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Lesson introduction
Install and Configure
• Lesson 00: Course Introduction • Appendix A: Storage Devices
• Lesson 01: Backup Exec 16 Fundamentals • Appendix B: Central Admin Server Option
• Lesson 02: Installing Backup Exec 16 • Appendix C: Remote Administration Console
• Lesson 03: Working with the Administration Manage and Administer
Console
• Lesson 04: Licensing Backup Exec 16 • Lesson 00: Course Introduction
• Lesson 05: Disk Storage Devices • Lesson 01: Deduplication Storage
• Lesson 06: Network Storage Devices • Lesson 02: Introduction to Remote Agent,
• Lesson 07: Disk and Network Storage Data Applications and Databases
Management • Lesson 03: Protecting Microsoft Exchange Server
• Lesson 08: Tape Devices and Tape Management • Lesson 04: Protecting Microsoft SQL Server
• Lesson 09: Backing up Data • Lesson 05: Protecting Microsoft SharePoint
• Lesson 10: Managing Servers and Jobs Server
• Lesson 11: Restoring Data • Lesson 06: Protecting Microsoft Active Directory
• • Lesson 07: Protecting Virtual Environments
Lesson 12: Working with the Database
Encryption Key • Lesson 08: Performing Virtual Machine
• Lesson 13: Simplified Disaster Recovery Conversions
• Appendix A: Agent for Linux
• Lesson 14: Upgrading to Backup Exec 16
Lesson objectives
Topic Objective
Data backup basics Explain the need for data backup.
Backup Exec solution Describe Backup Exec solution offerings and their
offerings advantages.
Describe standalone and centralized environments
Backup Exec architecture in Backup Exec.
List the items that have reached end of life in
Backup Exec 16 end of life Backup Exec 16.
items
Topic: Data backup basics
After completing this topic, you will be able to explain the
need for data backup
Reasons to backup
• Accidental delete
• Hardware failure
• Natural disaster
• Legal
• Virus infection
• Data corruption
• Sabotage
Data backup: Overview
Data Backup
Production servers
Backup Media
Topic: Backup Exec solution offerings
After completing this topic, you will be able to describe
Backup Exec solution offerings and their advantages.
Introduction
Backup Exec environment
BEDB
Virtual servers
With Applications Catalogs
Virtual servers
Remote agent is
required to be installed
on physical servers
Restore a computer to
another computer with
same or different hardware Instantly recover a
virtual machine Physical servers
Topic: Backup Exec architecture
After completing this topic, you will be able to describe
standalone and CAS-MBES environments in Backup Exec.
Standalone Backup Exec servers
Backup Exec server
Symantec Help
Storage
Provisioning Option
Backup Exec 3600 end of life
• Backup Exec appliance has reached End of Sale
status on January 5, 2015.
• No hardware orders will be processed after January
5, 2015
• New units of the appliance will not be built.
November 7, 2019: Support for the Backup Exec 3600 appliance will no longer
be available.
Software updates, upgrades and 24 x 7 Technical support for Appliance
hardware and Backup Exec software available as long as maintenance is active.
For more information on Backup Exec 3600 Appliance End of life, see http://
www.veritas.com/docs/000116356
Exchanging Backup Exec Appliance licenses
• Key points
– In this lesson, you learned about data backup basics and Veritas Backup Exec
16 solution offerings.
– In addition, you learned about the Backup Exec 16 architecture.
– Finally, you learned about the end of life items in Backup Exec 16.
• Reference materials
– Veritas Backup Exec 16 Administrator’s guide: http://
www.veritas.com/docs/000116155
– Lotus Domino End of Life with Backup Exec 16: http://
www.veritas.com/docs/000116524
– End of Support for Backup Exec Versions http://
www.veritas.com/docs/000116356
– Articles, videos and downloads that help solve the most common problems
related to Veritas Backup Exec: https://
www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/15047.html
Important links
• http://www.veritas.com/docs/000116356
What did you learn?
The correct answer is A,B and C. The Agent for Lotus Domino, Agent for Mac and
the Storage Provisioning Option have reached end of life in Backup Exec 16.
Question 2: Operational functionality
Backup Exec 16 allows you to __