Backup Exec FAQ

A local disaster recovery is when you are recovering a Backup Exec media server, with no assistance from other Backup Exec media servers. If you have more than one media server, it's easier to perform a remote disaster recovery using another media server

To perform a disaster recovery (restore from scratch) of a Windows XP, Windows 2000 or Windows Server 2003 computer, the relevant section of the Backup Exec 11d Administrator's Guide is page 659 onwards.

This process is also relevant for domain controllers, unless you are doing an authoritative restore. This covers restoring the Backup Exec media server.

A local disaster recovery is when you are recovering a Backup Exec media server, with no assistance from other Backup Exec media servers. If you have more than one media server, it's easier to perform a remote disaster recovery using another media server

To perform a disaster recovery (restore from scratch) of a Windows XP, Windows 2000 or Windows Server 2003 computer, the relevant section of the Backup Exec 11d Administrator's Guide is page 659 onwards.

This process is also relevant for domain controllers, unless you are doing an authoritative restore. This covers restoring the Backup Exec media server.

You may receive an error message stating that there's an error with AOFO (the Advanced Open File Option), when AOFO is not in use, or not even installed.

If you're using Backup Exec™ software, it's likely that you're using it to be prepared for disaster.  If so, you'll want to ensure that if disaster strikes you're properly prepared.

Backup Exec's Intelligent Disaster Recovery Option (IDR) is designed to speed up the process of disaster recovery. It removes the requirement for installing the operating system before restoring from a backup. It integrates with the ASR functionality of Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP.

If you're having problems using Symantec's Licensing site to get or upgrade your license keys, there are some important facts to keep in mind...

Catalogs are files which contain information about what files have been backed up. Catalogs are used when you create a selection list for a restore, so BE knows what files you can restore, when they were backed up, and what media they are on. 

Having problems with BE11d? If you want to downgrade from 11d to 10d, this guide is for you.

Hotfixes for the Backup Exec™ software are released from time to time. For version 10.1 and previous versions they need to be downloaded and installed manually. This tells you how to keep on top of them.

If you change the password of the account you use to backup your machines (such as the domain administrator), then you also need to change the password in Backup Exec.