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19 Deploying Symantec Backup Exec 2014 with Dell PS Series Arrays | TR1057
Note: The backup server can also act as a backup client when backing up its own data.
See the Symantec Backup Exec 2014 documentation for detailed information about backup server and
backup client hardware and software requirements.
For this paper, the backup server (Backup Exec server) requires the following:
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 with latest Hotfixes and subsequent service packs
Symantec Backup Exec 2014 R2 for Windows Servers (or later) and the latest Hotfixes
Symantec Backup Exec Advanced Open File Option (AOFO)
Symantec Backup Exec Advanced Disk-based Backup Option (ADBO)
Symantec Backup Exec Granular Recovery Technology (GRT)
Symantec Backup Exec Microsoft Exchange Agent
Symantec Backup Exec Microsoft SharePoint Agent
Microsoft Exchange Management Tools for Microsoft Exchange Server (in order to detect Exchange
servers through the Backup Exec Data Discovery feature supporting checksum and GRT)
Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator included with Windows 2008 or later and turned on as part of the
Host Integration Tools for Windows installation
Host Integration Tools for Windows Version 4.7.1 or later (VSS provider). Use the Host Integration
Tools kit to install Remote Setup Wizard, VSS and VDS Provider Services on the server, configure the
server to detect storage group targets, and install PS Series MPIO Device Specific Module
Note: All client servers must be running the same version of Host Integration Tools for Windows as the
backup server.
For each backup volume for disk backup media:
- Persistently connect the server to the volume (Figure 5)
- If you want to use multipath I/O, set up redundant paths between servers and storage. See
the PS Series Multipath I/O DSM for Windows
Installation and Administration
manual for
information (Figure 5)
- Initialize and format the new disk (Figure 5)
- Point the backup application to use the new volume for a backup virtual disk, as described in
Creating disk backup media
(Figure 8)
- VSS control volume. The Host Integration Tools for Windows automatically creates this
volume.
Consult the
Network Connection Guidelines
at eqlsupport.dell.com (requires login) for information
about improving network performance between PS Series storage arrays and servers.