Starting Backup Exec
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Quick Installation Guide
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If you’re backing up to a disk device using the Backup-to-Disk feature, decide
where you can create a backup folder. You should create it on a disk that won’t
be included in the backup jobs and that has enough free space to contain the
backup job. For more information, see “About backup-to-disk folders and files in
the
Symantec Backup Exec for Windows Servers Administrator’s Guide
.
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Understand how Backup Exec provides overwrite protection for your media. For
more information, see “Media overwrite protection in the
Symantec Backup Exec for
Windows Servers Administrator’s Guide.
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Understand the default media set and its infinite overwrite protection period. For
more information, see “About the media overwrite protection level in the
Symantec
Backup Exec for Windows Servers Administrator’s Guide
.
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Learn about creating new media sets with weekly, monthly, or quarterly retention
periods. For more information, see “Default media set in the
Symantec Backup Exec
for Windows Servers Administrator’s Guide
.
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Decide what Windows credential you want your Backup Exec logon account to use
when browsing and making backup selections. You can use an existing account, or
create a new one. You’ll be prompted for a default Backup Exec logon account when
you configure your Backup Exec environment. For more information, see “Creating
a Backup Exec logon account in the
Symantec Backup Exec for Windows Servers
Administrator’s Guide
.
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Decide the format that you want to display all reports, either HTML or Adobe
Portable Document Format (PDF). The default setting is HTML. For more
information, see Setting default options for reports in the
Symantec Backup Exec for
Windows Servers Administrator’s Guide
.
Starting Backup Exec
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To start the Backup Exec Administration Console, click
Start
>
All
Programs
>
Symantec Backup Exec for Windows Servers
.
If you selected the option to add an icon to your desktop when you installed Backup
Exec, you can also double-click the icon to start Backup Exec.
