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.
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.
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.
Duplicating a backup set is most frequently done immediately after a backup to disk, as part of a backup-to-disk-to-tape policy. There may be times however when it is necessary to perform an ad-hoc backup, either from a backup-to-disk folder or from a tape.
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.
If you're looking at this section, you might be faced with a problem that you don't feel can be solved by Backup Exec. In that case, you might like to look at some of the alternatives:
A common problem with Backup Exec is that unexpected media get used for a backup job. This generally stems from the complexity of a few settings, combined with misunderstandings about how media sets work.
If you have a suggestion for an enhancement to BE, you can submit it to Symantec at the Symantec enhancement site.
According to one of the technical support people for another Symantec product, they also submit enhancement requests, based on the problems they see during their work.
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.
