Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery. Basic setting

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

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


    Fix it. Run the Backup Wizard. Next, you will need to select the type of copying - copying the entire system or only selected files and folders (in the figure)


    We are interested in the first option. The next step will be to select the backup disk. We choose and move on. Backup Exec offers two types of recovery points to create — the so-called incremental points and independent ones. The difference between them is this: incremental points allow you to create a start point and additional points once, containing only the changes made to the computer since the last backup. And independent points always contain a full backup of the selected drive. If you plan to regularly backup, you should select 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 choose the location of the backup, as well as additional storage locations. I recommend for backups the smallest to have a separate hard drive.


    You will need to specify recovery point parameters and batch files that will be executed before starting the backup. Of the parameters, it is worth noting the most important ones - checking the point after execution, compression, splitting into parts (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 in the wizard.


    You can choose a schedule for copying in different ways, depending on what goals you are pursuing (one-time execution or regular copying, which is best 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 don’t see much point in copying a disk. The backup wizard is almost the same. After we have chosen to copy files and folders, it is necessary to add to the list those folders and files that need to be backed up (in the figure)


   Next, set the backup options (name, location, security) and at the end set 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 as follows - from the management console, you can install the agent program on the remote computer. After that, it becomes possible to manage the backup of the remote computer. It seems to me that this is a very important function for the system administrator.
    That's all for now.

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