Backup Exec Appliance Administrator's Guide 3600 R4

125 Pages·2015·2.67 MB·English

by  Symantec Corporation

Symantec Backup Exec
Appliance Administrator's
Guide
3600 R4
Documentationversion:3600R4
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Contents
Technical Support
............................................................................................... 4
Chapter 1 Introducing the Backup Exec appliance
......................... 11
ComponentsandfeaturesoftheSymantecBackupExec
appliance.............................................................................. 11
SystemrequirementsfortheBackupExecappliance........................... 12
BackupExecappliancesoftwarebundles.......................................... 13
ConnectingtotheBackupExecappliance......................................... 14
Chapter 2 Hardware components of the Backup Exec 3600
R4 Appliance
.................................................................. 16
BackupExec3600R4Appliancefrontpanel...................................... 16
BackupExec3600R4Appliancerearpanelcomponents..................... 17
BackupExec3600R4applianceports.............................................. 19
BackupExec3600R4Appliancediskandstoragesubsystem............... 20
BackupExec3600R4ApplianceLEDstatuslights..............................21
Chapter 3 Configuring the Backup Exec appliance
......................... 25
BackupExecapplianceconfigurationrequirements............................. 25
ConfiguringtheBackupExecappliance............................................ 26
Locatingthedefaultappliancehostnameandusingittoaccess
andconfiguretheBackupExecappliance............................. 28
InstallingtheBackupExecappliancemountrailsandmounting
theapplianceinarack.......................................................29
ConnectingtotheBackupExecapplianceforthefirsttimeand
verifyingthefactorytestresults........................................... 32
PerformingtheinitialconfigurationoftheBackupExec
appliance........................................................................ 38
UpdatingtheBackupExecappliancesoftwareandhardware
firmware ......................................................................... 43
StartingBackupExecfromtheBackupExecappliance.................. 45
ShuttingdowntheBackupExecappliance...................................47
Contents 8
Chapter 4 ModifyingtheBackupExecapplianceconfiguration
settings
............................................................................ 48
ChangingthepasswordfortheBackupExecappliance........................ 49
JoiningtheappliancetoadomainfromthewebUI.............................. 50
Domainnamesuffixguidelines.................................................. 51
Removingtheappliancefromadomain............................................ 51
ConfiguringaDNSserverfortheBackupExecappliancebyusinga
static IP address .................................................................... 52
ConfiguringaproxyserverfortheBackupExecappliance.................... 53
SelectingalanguagetousewiththeBackupExecAdministration
Console ............................................................................... 53
Settingtheappliancelocation......................................................... 53
Settingthedateandtimeformatsfortheappliance............................. 54
TeamingBackupExecapplianceEthernetports..................................54
DeterminingtheBackupExecappliancesoftwareversion
information............................................................................ 58
AboutaddingtheBackupExecappliancetoanexistingBackupExec
environment .......................................................................... 58
Chapter 5 Monitoring Backup Exec appliance operations
............ 59
MonitoringthestatusoftheBackupExecappliancehardware
components .......................................................................... 59
MonitoringBackupExecjobsfromtheBackupExecapplianceweb
UI........................................................................................60
ViewingBackupExecalertsfromtheappliancewebUI........................ 60
ClearingBackupExecalertsfromtheappliancewebUI....................... 61
SecuringtheBackupExecApplianceusingtheSymantecDataCenter
SecurityAgent(ServerAdvancedversion)................................... 62
Chapter 6 Using external storage devices with the Backup
Exec appliance
............................................................... 64
TypesofexternalstoragedevicestousewiththeBackupExec
appliance.............................................................................. 64
ConnectingatapedevicetotheBackupExecappliance...................... 65
Contents 9
Chapter 7 Managing the Backup Exec appliance remotely
using PowerShell
........................................................... 68
UsingtheWindowsPowerShellcommandlineinterfacewiththeBackup
Exec appliance ...................................................................... 68
EnablingaremotePowerShellconnectionbetweentheapplianceand
a remote computer ................................................................. 69
PowerShellcommands.................................................................. 70
Chapter 8 Removing and replacing Backup Exec appliance
replaceable components
............................................. 79
Customer-replaceablecomponentsintheBackupExec
appliance.............................................................................. 79
HowSymantecdetectsBackupExecapplianceissues.........................80
ReplacingasingleBackupExecappliancediskdrive...........................82
RemovingaBackupExecappliancediskdrivecarriage....................... 82
ReplacingaBackupExecappliancediskdrivemodule........................ 83
RemovingaBackupExecappliancepowersupplymodule................... 84
ReplacingaBackupExecappliancepowersupplymodule................... 85
ReplacingBackupExecappliancehardware...................................... 85
Chapter 9 ResettingtheBackupExecappliancefactoryimage
and settings
.................................................................... 86
ResettingtheBackupExecappliancefactoryimageandthefactory
settingsbyusingthePowerShellcommand-lineinterface............... 86
ResettingtheBackupExecappliancefactoryimageandfactorysettings
byusingtheUSBkey.............................................................. 87
Chapter 10 Disaster recovery
................................................................ 90
Pre-disasterrecoverycomponents................................................... 90
BackinguptheBackupExecappliancededuplicationdiskstorage
deviceusingascheduledBackupExecjob.................................. 91
PreparingfordisasterrecoverywiththePowerShellcommand-line
interface ............................................................................... 91
RecoveringtheBackupExecappliancewithareplacementappliance
afteradisasteroccurs............................................................. 92
RecoveringtheBackupExecappliancewhenmultiplediskdrives
fail....................................................................................... 95
Howtocompletedisasterrecoveryforappliancesthatareconfigured
foruseinaCentralAdminServerOptionenvironment..................100
Contents 10
Chapter 11 Troubleshooting
................................................................. 102
TroubleshootingtheBackupExecappliance.................................... 102
TroubleshootingBackupExecAppliancefanandpowersupply
issues ................................................................................ 104
TroubleshootingBackupExecAppliancediskandRAIDgroup
failures ............................................................................... 105
TroubleshootinggeneralBackupExecapplianceissues..................... 108
HowtoenabletheBackupExecapplianceRemoteManagement
featureintheBIOSsetup....................................................... 112
Appendix A TechnicalspecificationsfortheBackupExec3600
R4 Appliance
................................................................ 114
TechnicalspecificationsfortheBackupExec3600R4Appliance.......... 114
Appendix B Certification and compliance information for
Backup Exec appliances
............................................. 117
BackupExecappliancesafetyandEMCstandardscompliance............117
BackupExecappliancesafetyandEMCstandardscompliance-
country specific .................................................................... 119
IndustrystandardscomplianceforBackupExecappliances................ 120
BackupExecappliancecertifications.............................................. 120
FCCinformationforBackupExecappliances................................... 122
Index
................................................................................................................... 123