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16 Deploying Symantec Backup Exec 2014 with Dell PS Series Arrays | TR1057
5 Symantec application agents, and ADBO
Backup Exec 2014 includes agents for backing up a number of database applications, including Microsoft
Exchange, and SharePoint/SQL Server.
For transportable snapshots, Backup Exec 2014 supports the Advanced Disk-based Backup Option
(ADBO). ADBO allows offhost backup using PS Series arrays with Backup Exec 2014 for Windows Servers
on the Backup Exec server (also known as the backup server) that is doing the backup.
If you plan to back up Exchange or SharePoint/SQL Server using VSS, the relevant agents must be installed
on the Backup Exec server that is doing the backup, along with having a current version of the Agent for
Windows on the application server.
For more information on ADBO or the application agents, see the Symantec Backup Exec 2014
Administrator’s Guide .
5.1 Deploying Symantec Backup Exec 2014
The following sections describe how to backup and restore NTFS volumes, Exchange e-mail, and
SharePoint farm items using Symantec Backup Exec 2014, a PS Series group, and the HIT kit.
The procedures focus on the use of VSS and transportable snapshots. However, traditional backup and
recovery methods and vendor-specific backup techniques that do not support transportable snapshots
can also be used to back up the data residing on PS Series volumes.
See the Backup Exec 2014 documentation for application installation and configuration details. See the
PS Series QuickStart or Group Administration manual for information about setting up a group and
volumes. See the Auto-Snapshot Manager Installation and Administration manual for detailed
requirements and installation information. Also, appendix B has PS Series storage and Host Integration
Tools step-by-step instructions.
5.2 Basic steps
This section provides an overview of the basic steps for backup and recovery operations using a PS Series
iSCSI SAN. Refer to the specified sections for detailed information.
1. Set up the PS Series group and create the following volumes:
- Backup client volumes that will contain the application data to be backed up for each
volume, create one or more access control records that allow the backup client access to
the volumes. Be sure to reserve snapshot space for each client volume. In addition, for each
volume, create one or more access control records that allow the backup server snapshot
only access to the volumes.
- One or more backup volumes for the disk backup media for each volume, create one or
more access control records that allow the backup server access to the volumes.