Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery. Basic setting

In the previous post I briefly described the installation of this program. Now it was the turn to talk about how to work with her. First you need to decide on the tactics of redundancy. In my opinion, the simplest option is, first of all, to provide system recovery, and then start backing up working files and folders.

Let's start with the system recovery. Open the Backup Exec management console. When you first start you will be shown a warning that there are no restore points (in the figure).


Fix it. Run the "Backup Wizard". Next, you need to select the type of copying - copying the entire system or only selected files and folders (in the figure).
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We are interested in the first option. The next step is to select the disk to be copied. Choose and move on. Backup Exec offers two types of recovery points to be created - the so-called incremental points and independent. The difference between them is that the incremental points allow you to create a starting point once and additional points that contain only the changes made to the computer since the last backup. Independent points always contain a full backup of the selected disk. If you plan to regularly copy, then you should choose an incremental restore point, otherwise you will have to have a lot of disk space for a permanent full copy of the system.
The next step is to select the location of the backup, as well as additional storage locations. I advise for backups at the very least to have a separate hard drive.


You will need to specify the recovery point settings and batch files that will be executed before starting the copy. Of the parameters, the most important ones should be noted - point verification after execution, compression, breakdown (to simplify archiving) and security (password and encryption).



In my opinion, one of the most important settings is the backup schedule. This setting is the last one in the wizard.


You can choose a schedule for copying in different ways, depending on what goals are pursued (one-time execution or regular copying, which is best suited for servers). At the end, the wizard prompts you to back up. So, the system restore point is created.
To back up disks other than those on which the system stands, you can use the second type of copying - copying files and folders, since I do not see much point in copying a disk. The backup wizard is almost the same. After we have chosen to copy files and folders, we need to add to the list those folders and files that need to be backed up (in the figure).


Next, set the backup parameters (name, location, security) and at the end configure the schedule. This completes the basic setup. In addition to the functions that I described, this program has a number of very important network functions. The most interesting, in my opinion, is network backup. This function is implemented in the following way: from the management console, you can install an agent program on a remote computer. After that, it becomes possible to manage the backup of a remote computer. I think this is a very important feature for the system administrator.
That's all for now.

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