1. A true unified
solution

2. Agenda
 Backup and Recovery Concepts
 SLA and Business Continuity
 Backup Exec Benefits
 Backup Exec Installation
 Backup Exec Features
 Backup Exec Architecture
 Backup Exec Licensing

3. Backup and Recovery
Concepts

4. Backups are snapshot copies of data taken
at a particular point in time .
Backup Process:

5. Start
Backup
Take
Snapshot
Enumerate
VSS Writers
Get Changed
Block list from
driver
Read data
from snapshot
volume
Write data
to D2D file
DumpVolume
metadata and
generate catalog
Generate
Catalog index
Delete
Snapshot
Notify driver to
clear tracking file
Collect DR
info
Purge/Merge
Sessions

6. How to prepare for your first backup with Backup Exec
How much data needs to be backed up?
How long the backups take ?
How much storage is required ?

7. Required user rights for backup jobs
Act as part of the operating system.
Backup Files and Directories .
Restore Files and Directories .
Manage auditing and Security log .
Logon as a batch job (only for windows vista and later ).

8. BackupTypes
 Full Backup
 Differential Backup
 Incremental Backup

9. Full Backup
Establish a baseline backing up all of data selected .
You should run a full backup when you
Add, modify, or remove any server roles or features.
Update the existing operating system using Windows Update.
Upgrade to a new version of the operating system.

10. Differential Backup
Backup changed files since last full backup .
MoreTime is Required For Backup .
Faster Recovery .

11. Incremental Backup
Backup changed files since last full backup or incremental backup .
MoreTime is Required For Restore .
Better use of Storage .

13. Data Retention
How long to prevent data from expiring .
Overwrite Protection Period define how long to protect
data on media from overwrite.
Append Period define how long to append data on media .

14. Allocated Media is media that have current append and
overwrite protection periods .
Recyclable Media is media that have expired append and
overwrite protection periods .
Data Lifecycle Management (DLM ) is Feature that searches
for expired backup sets to delete from disk-based storage.

15. SLA and Business Continuity

16.  A recovery point objective (RPO) is the point in
time to which a service can be restored/recovered.
 A recovery time objective (RTO) is the amount
of time is needed to have that service back
available .
 The BackupWindow is a period of time—with
a start and stop time—during which data can
be backed up.

18.  Tape Rotation Strategy ensures that the company can access
data without fail .
 The Grandfather-Father-Son (GFS) is the most widely used
scheme for tape backup rotation.

19. Example GFS Strategy

20. Backup Exec 21.1
A true unified
solution

21. Backup Exec Benefits

22.  Ransomware Resilience
Protects data on disc-based storage from
Ransomware attacks in two ways:
• Allows only trusted Backup Exec processes to write to
disc-based storage
• Prevents external code from executing Backup Exec
processes

23. Fast and Reliable backup and
recovery
Easy to
manage
SaaS Backup Reporting
Integration

24. Backup Exec Installation

25. Supported Upgrades
BE 15 BE 16 BE 20
BE 21

26. ITEMS Requirement
Operating System The Backup Exec Server can only be installed on 64 bit
OS platforms.
You cannot install a Backup Exec server on a computer
that runs the Windows Server Core installation option of
Windows Server
Processor Intel 64, Xeon (64bit), AMD64, or compatible
Screen resolution 1024 x 768
Memory 2 GB RAM (or more for better performance)
Installation disk space 1.26 GB (Typical installation)
1.91 GB (Includes all options)
System Requirements

27. Backup Exec Architecture

28. Backup Exec Components
Backup EXEC Server
• Backup data sent from agents to Backup Exec Server for
storage.
• Disk, deduplication, cloud, or tape backup deceives supported.
Backup EXEC Agents
• Protects remote systems.
• Windows & Linux.
• Database and applications.
• VMware/Hyper-V (agent-less or agent-assisted).
Backup EXEC Options
• Enterprise Server (Centralized Management, Adv. Backup
options).
• Data Deduplication
• NDMP

29. Backup Exec Features

30. Data Lifecycle Management (DLM)
Automated management of data from cradle to grave.
Meeting regulatory, legal, and/or corporate governance
requirements for data retention.
Reduces the data held on primary storage by archiving off
older data .

31. Granular RestoreTechnology
Reduce the time and resources spent backing up and recovering
data.
Restore individual items from database and virtual backup .

32. Simplified Disaster Recovery
Protects System State Components, Such As (System
volume - Boot volume -Services volume - System state
components )
Backup all critical system components that you need to
perform DR .

33. Data Deduplication
 Supports a data-reduction strategy by optimizing storage
and network bandwidth .
 Supports integrated deduplication at the Backup Exec
server and on remote computers.

34. Scale to the Cloud
Helps customers leverage the flexibility of public cloud
storage by supporting major storage providers .
Backup Exec Supported CloudTechnologies .
Eliminates the need for off-site tape warehousing and
enhances DR options .

35. Conversion to virtual machines
Provides the ability to convert a physical computer to
a virtual machine
Reduce cost and management of multiple products .
Reduce storage resources .

36. Backup Exec Licensing