Backup Exec

The interface that the administrator uses to manage operations in CPS, such as setting backup destinations, creating backup or restore jobs, and monitoring CPS processes and alerts.

The credentials that enable a person to make systemwide changes to a domain or computer, install programs, and access all files. The administrator user account has full access to other user accounts. Administrator rights also enable the person to manage user and group accounts, assign passwords, and grant permissions.

An event, such as a completed backup job, that usually requires some form of user interaction or acknowledgment.

The location on a Protection Server where the files that are backed up from a Business Server are stored. The destination is defined in the backup job properties. Only one backup destination is allowed per volume.

The gateway by which users access the Web Restore Server Component to retrieve files. Backup Exec Retrieve uses Internet browsers (Internet Explorer 6.0 or later, and others). CPS software is not required on the user workstations.

A group of computers that are managed by a single Continuous Management Service. Files can be backed up only to a Protection Server that is in the same Backup Group as the Business Server.

An operation that has been scheduled for processing by the Continuous Management Service. For example, if you make selections and submit a backup that is based on those selections, you have created a backup job. Jobs contain source and destination information, settings, and a schedule. Every type of backup job backs up the selected data and all regular shares.

The specific days and times when backup jobs are run. These can be one-time events, periodically run jobs, or continuous processes. Administrators can set or change backup schedules in the CPS Administration Console.

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The procedures you implement for backing up your information on the network. A good backup strategy requires minimal time to get your information back in the event of a loss.

A local or remote server where users save files and folders as part of their daily work. A Business Server is the source of a backup job and must have a Continuous Protection Agent installed.

The primary control of the processes. The CMS maintains a database with all command and control information, and configures the Protection Agents according to settings that are sent from the Administration Console.

A backup job that runs continuously, thereby allowing any changes to be backed up as they occur.

The Continuous Protection Agent is a software collection that must be installed on each computer in a Backup Group. This agent uses a file system component and file replication technology to enable continuous data protection between computers in the Backup Group.

A CPS component that allows communications within the product and with Backup Exec. The Network Helper Service was formerly known as the Enterprise Network Layer (ENL).

The server in the network to which information is written during the job process. In a backup job, the information is copied from the Business Servers (sources) to a Protection Server (destination).

A Microsoft Windows technology that lets you store information on disk in an encrypted format. The encryption is enabled through the advanced file attributes. CPS skips over files that are encrypted with EFS.

A file on the Continuous Management Service where snapshots are stored. The product stores each snapshot for 24 hours unless specified otherwise in the retention settings.

The Indexing component maintains a directory for the files that are available to user file retrieval using the Web Restore Server Component and Backup Exec Retrieve. The Indexing component is an optional feature and should be installed on any server that will be accessed by users for file retrieval using Backup Exec Retrieve. The Indexing component supports searches by file, file versions and recent activity.

The underlying foundation or basic framework of the Backup Group. The product runs on an infrastructure of Windows-based servers.

A job defines what data is to be backed up, which server the data will be backed up from and to, when the data will be backed up, and other settings. Similar jobs are defined to restore the data.

The results of a job and are created when a job runs. You can review job logs to find job errors and details.

A backup job that runs on timed intervals, such as Monday through Friday, every 12 hours.

The credentials that enable a particular user to access a particular resource in a shared network environment. For example, users are granted permissions to access files, directories, and printers.

A Protection Server is the destination of data that is backed up by CPS from Business Servers.

A backup job that is run on a regular schedule, such as every Friday at 6:00 P.M.

A CPS uses the Symantec Backup Exec Remote Agent for Windows Systems (Remote Agent) to access System State information for backup and restore. Remote Agent is an optional component and should be installed on any CPS Business Server that needs to have its System State protected. Remote Agent should also be installed on the Protection Server and Continuous Management Service if they will be protected by Symantec Backup Exec.

A job defines what data is to be restored, from what computers the data will be restored from and back to, when the data will be restored, and other
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The length of time you want to save snapshots on the backup destination. You can store snapshots up to a limit that is determined by your underlying snapshot technology. For most installations, this limit is approximately 64 snapshots per destination. This limit may vary considerably if alternative snapshot providers are installed.

A backup job that runs on a set schedule: regularly scheduled, periodically scheduled, or continuous. Regularly scheduled backup jobs run on specific days at a specific time, every week. Periodically scheduled backup jobs run on specific days at timed intervals, such as every 12 hours. Continuously scheduled backup jobs are ongoing.

The Windows user account under which the CPS services run.

A point-in-time, fixed representation, or copy of a specified volume.

A volume that is specified where snapshots are stored.

A technology that integrates Backup Exec with other Symantec products, such as CPS. SmartLink enables the status of backup jobs that are created in the product to display in the Backup Exec Administration Console.

A point-in-time, fixed representation, or copy of a specified volume.

A server in the Backup Group that contains the files to be backed up. This computer must have a Continuous Protection Agent installed.

The disk drive space on the servers in the Backup Group. Storage space generally refers to available disk space.

The philosophy of using multiple types of backup jobs to protect your organization’s information. A strategic backup plan generally uses several layers of backups to protect different types of information.

The philosophy of naming files and backup destinations in a meaningful way. Rather than naming backup destinations sequentially such as Backup01, Backup02, and Backup03, destination names are based on physical office locations, functional business units, or other meaningful criteria. Therefore, when viewing a list of backup destinations, the destinations are differentiated from each other and are easier to find information.

The Windows operating system includes data that requires special handling to protect and restore properly. This data, referred to as “system information” in CPS, contains different information depending on the specific version of Windows that is installed on the system. For Windows 2000 systems, this includes a set of data that is called System State and that includes various operating system files and registry information. For those systems that support Volume Shadow Copy Services (VSS), the system information consists of key elements of Shadow Copy Components including System State and Service State.

The parts that make up or operate computer systems or networks such as client computers, servers, printers, cables, modems, bandwidth, memory, or mother boards. Resources are allocated to programs or processes while they are running.

A snapshot of system-specific data on the source that is comprised of the registry, the COM+ Class Registration database, and start and system files. If the source is a Certificate Services database, the Certificate Services database is also included. If the server is a domain controller, the data also includes the Active Directory services database and SYSVOL directory. The System State data is backed up and restored only as a collection, never individually.

The Web Restore Server component is a feature of the CMS that makes available versioned copies (snapshots) of files for user retrieval to their workstations.