What's Different in BackupExec 2012

What's different in BackupExec 2012

This document includes the following topics:

■ Changes to the user interface for Backup Exec 2012

■ Changes to terminology for Backup Exec 2012

■ Changes to the Home view

■ Changes to the Job Setup, Job Monitor, and Alerts views

■ Changes to the Devices, Media, and Media Servers views

■ Changes to data retention on disk storage

■ Changes to the backup workflow

■ Changes to the restore workflow

■ Changes to global options

■ Changes to Intelligent Disaster Recovery

■ Changes to Backup Exec Command Line Applet

■ What happens to your jobs when you upgrade to Backup Exec 2012

Changes to the user interface for Backup Exec 2012This document describes the changes that were made to the Backup Exec 2012user interface. It compares the tasks that youperformed inBackupExec 12.5/2010with how you perform those tasks in Backup Exec 2012. For a complete list of newfeatures, see the Backup Exec 2012 Administrator's Guide.

Backup Exec 2012 provides a simpler user interface to help you manage yourbackup environment. Thenewuser interface providesmanagement by exception,intuitive workflows, and improved defaults.

Backup Exec 2012 delivers the following enhancements:

■ Top-level views that provide critical information,with the ability to drill downto specific information

■ Additional widgets on the Home tab that let you monitor storage, backups,alerts, and more.

■ A command bar at the top of the window that contains only the applicablecommands and options at the top of the administration console, with tool tipsfor each command

■ A simpler organization that displays only four main tabs

■ An application menu for all global commands and settings

Additionally, thebackupworkflowand the restoreworkflowhavebeenstreamlined.You can create a backup job in three mouse clicks, and you are guided througheach restore operation.

Disaster recovery is enhancedwith aSimplifiedDisasterRecovery (SDR) disk thatis included with Backup Exec. You can use the SDR disk with an SDR-enabledbackup to recover a computer to another computer that has the same hardwareor dissimilar hardware.

See “Changes to the Home view ” on page 6.

See “Changes to the Job Setup, Job Monitor, and Alerts views” on page 8.

See “Changes to the Devices, Media, and Media Servers views” on page 14.

See “Changes to the backup workflow” on page 19.

See “Changes to the restore workflow” on page 21.

See “Changes to Intelligent Disaster Recovery” on page 24.

See “Changes to Backup Exec Command Line Applet” on page 26.

See “What happens to your jobs when you upgrade to Backup Exec 2012”on page 27.

Changes to terminology for Backup Exec 2012Some terminology has changed in Backup Exec 2012. The following table lists themost important terminology changes:

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Table 1-1 Terminology changes from Backup Exec 12.5/2010 to Backup Exec2012

Backup Exec 2012 termBackup Exec 12.5/2010 term

Backup Exec server

The computer on which Backup Exec isinstalled andwhere theBackupExec servicesare running is now called the Backup Execserver. The name change reflects theincreased focus of Backup Exec on datalifecycle management rather than deviceand media management.

Media server

Managed Backup Exec server

The computers that a central administrationserver manages when the Central AdminServer Option is installed.

Managed media server

Legacy backup-to-disk folder

Backup-to-disk folders are now read-only inBackup Exec. You can restore data fromthem, but you cannot store backup data tothem. Instead, you can use disk storage andlet Backup Exec automatically manage thelifecycle of your backup data.

Backup-to-disk folder

The following table lists important new terms in Backup Exec 2012:

Table 1-2 New terms in Backup Exec 2012

DefinitionTerm

A dialog box that appears when you createa backup. The backup definition containsbackup selections, backup jobs, and stages.

Figure 1-8 shows an example of the backupdefinition.

Backup definition

A storage device to which you can sendbackup data to the cloud if you already haveanaccountwith apublic cloud storagedevicevendor. Either the storage vendor orSymantecprovides a softwareplug-in,whichyou install on each Backup Exec server thatis connected to the cloud solution.

Cloud storage device

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Table 1-2 New terms in Backup Exec 2012 (continued)

DefinitionTerm

A location ona locally attached internal harddrive, a USB device, a FireWire device, or anetwork-attached storage device to whichyou can back up data. Backup Exec providesstorage trending and capacity monitoringfor disk storage devices and virtual disks.You no longer need to manage media whenyou keep backup data on disk storage.Backup Exec automatically manages thelifecycle of your backup data

Disk storage device

An automated process used by Backup Execto automatically expire backup sets on diskand cloud storage. BackupExec reclaims thestorage space when the amount of time thatyou specify when you create the backup jobexpires. If backup sets are dependend onother backup sets, then Backup Exec doesnot expire the data until all expiration datesare reached. You do not need to managemedia when you keep backup data on diskor cloud storage.

Data lifecycle management

An additional task that you can run with abackup job, such as duplicating a copy of thebackup data to disk storage.

Figure 1-8 shows an example of a Duplicatebackup sets job that has been added as astage to a backup job.

Stage

Changes to the Home viewThe Backup Exec 12.5/2010 Home view contained several customizable widgetsand a taskbar on the left. Hyperlinks led to important tasks such as creating alogon account or creating a media set.

In Backup Exec 2012, new widgets have been added to help new users get startedfaster. The first time you view the Home tab, you can create disk storage andcreate a backup. Then, you can use the Home tab as a summary dashboard to getan update of the events that have occurred on the Backup Exec server.

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Figure 1-1 Backup Exec 2012 Home tab

The Home tab provides the following information:

■ Storage Status shows how much storage space is available.

■ Backup Status shows issues with backup jobs

■ Backup Size summarizes the amount of backup data for any number of daysand for any type of backup

■ Documentation displays hyperlinks to instructions about how to performBackup Exec tasks

■ Licensing and Maintainance Contracts warns you of the number of days leftfor any maintenance contracts and trial versions of options that you haveinstalled and provides details on current licenses and maintenance contracts

■ Active Alerts shows all alerts that have not been responded to

■ Symantec RSS Reader lets you read about recent Backup Exec news, andconnects you to Backup Exec forums

7What's different in Backup Exec 2012Changes to the Home view

The amount of text on the Home tab has been reduced to make it easier for youto read. The panes are still customizable, but commands to run tasks are on theribbon at the top of the screen. You can also switch between a one-column,two-column, or a three-column layout.

Changes to the Job Setup, Job Monitor, and Alertsviews

In Backup Exec 12.5/2010, the Job Setup view, the Job Monitor view, and theAlerts view contained the information that nowdisplays on the BackupExec 2012Backup and Restore tab.

JobSetup is where you created backups andmanaged backup jobs, selection lists,and policies. The task pane on the left side showed all of the possible tasks. Afteryou created jobs, youmonitored themon the JobMonitor. Scheduled and activelyrunning jobs were displayed on the Job Monitor, along with job histories forcompleted jobs. Alerts, errors, and alert histories were displayed in the Alertsview.

The following figure shows the Job Setup, Job Monitor, and Alerts view:

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Figure 1-2 Backup Exec 12.5/2010 Job Monitor, Job Setup, and Alerts views

In Backup Exec 2012, the view on the Backup and Restore tab replaces the JobSetup, JobMonitor, and Alerts views. The BackupandRestore tab lists all of theservers that are running aBackupExec agent. All of the servers and the distributedapplications such as SharePoint farms are displayed for you to select for backup.

From one view, for each server, you can see the backup status, the number ofactive alerts, the last seven days of backup jobs, and more. You can double-clicka server to drill down to view specific information. Then, you can click back toreturn to the previous view.

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Figure 1-3 Backup and Restore tab in Backup Exec 2012

The following table describes how you can use the Backup and Restore tab toaccess all of the functionality from Backup Exec 12.5/2010 and more.

Table 1-3 Differences in backup and restore tasks between Backup Exec12.5/2010 and Backup Exec 2012

Backup Exec 2012Backup Exec 12.5/2010Task

On the Backup and Restore tab,access the commands in the ribbon,or right-click an item.

Only the commands that supportyour environment are available.

You clicked JobSetup, JobMonitor, or Alerts, andthen accessed the tasks inthe left navigation pane orright-clicked an item.

Access tasks.

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Table 1-3 Differences in backup and restore tasks between Backup Exec12.5/2010 and Backup Exec 2012 (continued)

Backup Exec 2012Backup Exec 12.5/2010Task

On theBackupandRestore tab, clickAdd Server Wizard. Backup Execguides you through adding acomputer that you want to back up.Only the options that are appropriatefor the computer that you selectappear.

You clicked the Toolsmenu, and then clickedInstall Agents and MediaServersonOtherServers.

Then, you typed the nameof the remote computer orbrowsed to it, and enteredthe remote computercredentials. You continuedto answer prompts andcomplete dialog boxesuntil Backup Execvalidated the remotecomputer.

Add a computer thatyou want to back up.

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Table 1-3 Differences in backup and restore tasks between Backup Exec12.5/2010 and Backup Exec 2012 (continued)

Backup Exec 2012Backup Exec 12.5/2010Task

On the Backup and Restore tab,select a server, and then clickBackup.

In Backup Exec 2012, policies andtemplates have been eliminated.Now, the backup workflow lets youconfigure complex backup schemesin a single workflow. With threemouse clicks, you can create a fulland incremental backup job with arecurring schedule that backs up theentire computer.

In the same workflow, you can alsoadd stages to duplicate, archive, andvirtualize backups, if these optionsare licensed.

See “Changes to the backupworkflow” on page 19.

You clickedBackup on thenavigation bar, and thenselected resources and joboptions.

You had to choose what toback up from all of thepossible backup selectionsthat were displayed in atree view. You also had tochoose which options toapply from all of thebackup options that weredisplayed, including thetype of storage device touse. You had to specify aschedule from the optionsthat let you specifycomplex recurrencepatterns.

If you wanted to createrelationshipsbetween jobs,you created a policy andtemplates and templaterules thatwere included inthe policy. Then, youcombined a selection listwith a policy to create jobs.

Create a backup job.

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Table 1-3 Differences in backup and restore tasks between Backup Exec12.5/2010 and Backup Exec 2012 (continued)

Backup Exec 2012Backup Exec 12.5/2010Task

On the Backup and Restore tab,select the server that you want torestore data to, and then clickRestore.

The Restore Wizard guides youthrough restoring data. Only theoptions that apply to the data thatyou want to restore are shown.

You can also select multiple serversto search for backup sets. You canchoose to restore the data, or you cancopy and save the search criteria andthe results to the clipboard.

See “Changes to the restoreworkflow” on page 21.

You clickedRestore on thenavigation bar, and thenselected resources and joboptions.

You had to choose what torestore from a list thatdisplayed all of the backupsets from all backup jobs.You also had to choosewhich options to applyfrom all the restoreoptions that weredisplayed.

Create a restore job.

On the BackupandRestore tab, youcan view backup activity for each ofyour servers at a glance, rather thanviewing each individual backup job.

Critical information is displayed atthe top level. You can get details onjobs, job histories, backup sets, activealerts, credentials, and serverproperties by double-clicking aserver. You canmanage andmonitorthe backups for a specific server.Then, you can click back to return tothe Backup and Restore tab.

You clicked Job Monitoron the navigation bar, andthen clicked Job List to seethe active jobs and thescheduled jobs. The JobHistorypanedisplayed thejobs that already ran.

View the backupactivity for a computer.

On the Backup and Restore tab, onthe ribbon, click Sort and Filter todisplay information in a customviewor to create a custom filter.

Click Groups to create groups of theservers that you want to display.

You clicked Job Monitoron the navigation bar, andthen selected a filter thatyou wanted to use.

Use filters to displaycurrent jobs, or jobhistories, or createcustom filters.

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Table 1-3 Differences in backup and restore tasks between Backup Exec12.5/2010 and Backup Exec 2012 (continued)

Backup Exec 2012Backup Exec 12.5/2010Task

On the Backup and Restore tab aswell on the Storage tab, alertsdisplay wherever they are relevant.

On the status bar at the bottom oftheAdministration Console, you cansee a summary of alerts that areactive. You can click an alert icon,and then cycle through all of thealerts. You can also view the columnActive Alerts on the Backup andRestore tab to see the alerts incontext with the computer that theyapply to.

You can view a full list of all activealerts in the status bar, as well as inthe Home tab.

You clicked Alerts on thenavigation bar, and thenclicked Active Alerts orAlert History.

View alerts.

Changes to the Devices, Media, and Media Serversviews

In Backup Exec 12.5/2010, theDevices view and theMediaServers view (if CASOwas licensed) showed all of the configured storage devices, and allmanagedmediaservers and their attached storage devices. The Media view displayed all of themedia that was used for jobs.

In Backup Exec 2012, the Storage tab lets you manage and view all of the contentthat was displayed in the Devices, Media, and Media Servers views. In CentralAdmin Server Option environments, you can expand each managed Backup Execserver in this view. All of the functionality that was in the Media Servers view isprovided here.

The Tape/Disk Cartridge Media Sets and Vaults node lets you access all of thesame functionality that was on theMedia view. You can double-click any storage,media, media vault, or media set to drill down to view more specific information.You can view details onmedia, backup sets, jobs, alerts, and job histories. You canthen click back to return to the previous view.

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Figure 1-4 Backup Exec 2012 Storage tab

Table 1-4 Differences in storage tasks between Backup Exec 12.5/2010 andBackup Exec 2012

Backup Exec 2012Backup Exec 12.5/2010Task

On the Storage tab, you can clickConfigure Storage to launch a wizard.that prompts you for minimalinformation. The wizard follows bestpractices to choose the best defaultsettings for the device.

You configured devices byusing theConfigureDevicesAssistant.

Configure storagedevices.

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Table 1-4 Differences in storage tasks between Backup Exec 12.5/2010 andBackup Exec 2012 (continued)

Backup Exec 2012Backup Exec 12.5/2010Task

On the Storage tab, you can scan theCapacity column to see how muchstorage space is available for eachdevice.

For disk storage and virtual disks,Backup Exec also provides an estimatein the StorageTrending column of howmany days remain before the diskstorage or virtual disk becomes full.Alerts provide information aboutwhether the current disk spaceresources are sufficient, and can helpyou plan when to increase disk space.

You ran a report or viewedthe device properties to seethe available storagecapacity for storage devices.Trend analysis of disk spaceusage was available only forstorage arrays.

View storagecapacity.

Only the storage operations that theselected storage device supports areavailable.

You could not easily tell if astorage (utility) operationcould be run on a device.

Run storageoperations.

You can create disk storage.

You do not need to manage media whenyou keep backup data on disk storage.You specify how long you want to keepthe data that you back up to disk storagewhen you create a backup job. BackupExec uses data lifecyclemanagement toautomatically reclaim the disk space asthe backup data expires.

You created abackup-to-disk folder, andthen specified a media setfor the data that applied theoverwrite protection periodand the append period.

Send backup datato disk storage.

Destructive jobs cannot be scheduled,avoiding the accidental loss of data.

You scheduled erase andformat operations.

Scheduleoperations toerase and format.

You can schedule eject operations, andyou can set up notification for when theoperation completes.

You could not schedule aneject operation

Schedule an ejectoperation.

You can run an inventory operation anda catalog operation on a storage deviceif both operations if the device supportsthe operation.

You ran an inventoryoperation separately from acatalog operation.

Run inventoryandcatalogoperations.

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Table 1-4 Differences in storage tasks between Backup Exec 12.5/2010 andBackup Exec 2012 (continued)

Backup Exec 2012Backup Exec 12.5/2010Task

You can view alerts for storage deviceson the Storage tab, which providescontext for the alert.

You clicked the Alerts viewto see alerts for devices.

View alerts forstorage devices.

On the central administration server, ontheStorage tab, you can clickConfigureStorage, and then follow the prompts tocreate storage for any managed BackupExec servers in a Central Admin ServerOption environment.

You had to get a physicalconnection to the managedmedia server

Configure storageon managedBackup Exec(media) servers.

On the Storage tab, right-click themedia, and then clickScratch orRetire.

In theMedia view, youselected themedia, and thendid one of the following:

■ Dragged themedia to thescratch or retired mediaset

■ Under Media Tasks onthe task pane, youclicked Associate withmedia set, selected amedia set to associatethemediawith, and thenclicked Yes.

Associate a mediawith the scratchorretired media set.

The Configure Storage wizard provides guided assistance with setting up storagedevices.

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Figure 1-5 Configure Storage wizard on the Storage tab in Backup Exec 2012

Changes to data retention on disk storageIn Backup Exec 12.5/2010,media sets are used to protect data fromoverwrite andto set append periods, regardless if the data is on tape or in backup-to-disk folders.

In Backup Exec 2012, you still use media sets to manage data retention on tapeand disk cartridge media, but Backup Exec uses data lifecycle management toautomatically expire backup sets on disk and cloud storage. BackupExec reclaimsthe storage space when the amount of time that you specify when you create thebackup job expires. If backup sets are dependent onother backup sets, thenBackupExec does not expire the data until all expiration dates are reached. You do notneed to manage media when you keep backup data on disk or cloud storage.

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Changes to the backup workflowIn Backup Exec 12.5/2010, to create a backup job, you selected what you wantedto back up from a list of resources, and then you selected options to customizethe backup.

Figure 1-6 Backup job creation in Backup Exec 12.5/2010

To create jobs with relationships, you created a policy, and added templates andpossibly template rules.

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Figure 1-7 Policy creation in Backup Exec 12.5/2010

Backup Exec 2012 changes from a focus on backup jobs to a server-centric view,with a simplifiedworkflow that helps you create backups.Whenyou clickBackup,you choose froma list of backupworkflows that combine the backupwith differenttypes of storage and with different stages, such as Back up to Disk and thenDuplicate to Tape. These workflows let you create simple backups that have thepower of policies, but without the complexity. You do not have to create separatetemplates and selection lists. BackupExec automatically chooses the best-practicedefaults for the selected data types, but you can customize the defaults.

Only the backup menu options that your environment supports are displayed.For example, if you do not have a tape drive, the BackUp toTape option does notappear.

After you choose an option from the backup menu, a backup definition appearsthat displays the workflow that you selected. You can click OK to schedule thebackup, or you can edit the different parts of the backup.

Backup Exec automatically selects all of the data on the server for backup. All ofthe critical system components that you need to perform a full system restore arebacked up. Then, you can recover the computer if necessary by using BackupExec's Simplified Disaster Recovery.

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Figure 1-8 Backup definition in Backup Exec 2012

See “Changes to Intelligent Disaster Recovery” on page 24.

Changes to the restore workflowInBackupExec 12.5/2010,whenyou created a restore job, all restore optionsweredisplayed. Additionally, all data that Backup Exec had ever backed up wasdisplayed. You had to view all of the backups to find the data that you need torestore.

21What's different in Backup Exec 2012Changes to the restore workflow

Figure 1-9 Restore job creation in Backup Exec 12.5/2010

Backup Exec 2012 eliminates the options that do not apply in your environment.To restore files to a computer, you select the computer and click Restore. TheRestoreWizard guides you through the process of restoring data.When you selectthe type of data that you want to restore, the wizard is dedicated to helping yourestore that specific data. Options that do not apply are not shown.

For example, to restoreMicrosoft SQLdata, only theSQLdatabases that are backedup are available for you to select. If you select a point in time for restore, BackupExec 2012 automatically chooses thenecessary backup sets to perform the restore.When you select the computer that you want to restore to, only the options thatare relevant to the data that you want to restore are shown.

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Figure 1-10 Backup Exec 2012 Restore Wizard

Changes to global optionsIn Backup Exec 12.5/2010, most global options were found in the Tools menu.

In Backup Exec 2012, you can click the Backup Exec button, circled in red in thefollowing figure, to access the global options and tools. These are the options thatyou probably do not use often. By moving them to the application menu on theBackup Exec button, the number of commands that display on the ribbon arereduced. You can more easily access the tasks that you use more frequently.

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Figure 1-11 Global options in Backup Exec 2012

Changes to Intelligent Disaster RecoveryIn Backup Exec 12.5/2010, Intelligent Disaster Recovery helped you recovercomputers. To prepare, you ran full backups of the computers that you wantedto protect with Intelligent Disaster Recovery. You also created bootablemedia foreach computer.

In Backup Exec 2012, Simplified Disaster Recovery starts when you run a backupjob and all critical systemcomponents on the computer are automatically selected.

Table 1-5 Differences in disaster recovery preparation tasks between BackupExec 12.5/2010 and Backup Exec 2012

Backup Exec 2012Backup Exec 12.5/2010Task

Simplified Disaster Recovery isincluded as part of Backup Exec.You do not need to install itseparately, or purchase or enterany license keys.

You had to install IntelligentDisaster Recovery.

Install the IntelligentDisaster Recoveryproduct.

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Table 1-5 Differences in disaster recovery preparation tasks between BackupExec 12.5/2010 and Backup Exec 2012 (continued)

Backup Exec 2012Backup Exec 12.5/2010Task

Backup Exec provides you with ageneric 32-bit and 64-bit systemrecovery DVD called theSimplified Disaster RecoveryDVD.

You created a CD image forevery type of operatingsystem.

Create bootable mediafor each type ofoperating system forthe computers that youwanted to protect withIntelligent DisasterRecovery.

You canboot a computer byusingthe Simplified Disaster RecoveryDVD , or you can create a customSimplified Disaster Recovery CDimage to boot a computer.

You had to provide theoriginalWindows installationmedia when you created abootable CD disk.

Provide the Windowsinstallationmediawhenyou created a recoveryCD.

Backup Exec automaticallymaintains this file.

You maintained the latestcopy of the disaster recoveryinformation files.

Ensure that thedisasterrecovery informationfile is updated.

Backup Exec automaticallyselects all of the critical systemcomponents that are required fordisaster recovery when you runa backup job.

You referred to theAdministration Guide to helpyoudeterminewhichwere thecritical backup sets that youneeded to restore to thecomputer after a disaster.

Select all necessarycomponents for restore.

You can restore to any point intime. Additionally, you canrestore from a duplicate backupsets job, if you performed one.

You restored to the latestpoint in time.

Restore the computerto a point in time.

You can create volumes howeveryouwant. No limitation exists onthenumber of volumesor the sizeof the volumes. You can alsoreview the volume layout beforeyou commit to the recovery.

You recreated the samenumber of volumes and thesame size of volumes that thecomputer used previously.

Create the volumelayout on the diskswhen you performdisaster recovery.

You canuse the same componentthat is used in the SimplifiedSystem Recovery product, whichis called Restore AnywhereIncludingDissimilarHardware.

You had disk limitations thatapplied to restoring to acomputer that had dissimilarhardware.

Restore thebackupdatato any computer,including to a computerthat has dissimilarhardware.

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Table 1-5 Differences in disaster recovery preparation tasks between BackupExec 12.5/2010 and Backup Exec 2012 (continued)

Backup Exec 2012Backup Exec 12.5/2010Task

Simplified Disaster Recoveryincludes support forautomatically recovering UEFIfirmware-based computers.

BackupExec12.5/2010didnotsupport this functionality.

Restore UEFIfirmware-basedcomputer.

You can run a utility on theSystem Recovery Disk.thatgathers log files for TechnicalSupport.

BackupExec12.5/2010didnotsupport this functionality.

Gather log files forTechnical Support.

Changes to Backup Exec Command Line AppletIn Backup Exec 12.5/2010, the Backup Exec Command Line Applet (bemcmd.exe)provided a convenient way to access some of the most useful features of BackupExec from a command prompt.

In Backup Exec 2012, the Backup Exec Management Command Line Interface(BEMCLI) replaces bemcmd.exe. The BEMCLI module uses commands within aWindowsPowerShell console to performmost BackupExec functions andutilities.By buildinguponPowerShell, you can administer and automateBackupExec usingthe same skills that you use to administer Windows servers.

PowerShell is thepreferredmethodof automatedmanagementofWindows serversfor the following reasons:

■ PowerShell provides consistency andusability to scripting and to the commandline

■ PowerShell provides an intuitive, built-in Help system

■ PowerShell support is required by Microsoft server products per Microsoft'sCommon Engineering Criteria

■ PowerShell is integrated with third-party applications

Documentation for BEMCLI is available through the PowerShell GetHelp Cmdlet,and includes full details and examples for each cmdlet.

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What happens to your jobs when you upgrade toBackup Exec 2012

When you upgrade to Backup Exec 2012, many of your existing jobs areautomatically modified to accommodate the new backup workflow and the newserver-centric user interface.

Backup Exec provides a data migration report that informs you of the following:

■ Jobs that will be split into multiple jobs

■ Jobs that will be combined

■ Jobs that will be added

■ Job schedules that will be changed

■ Jobs that you must configure manually

■ Tips for minimizing the effect of changes

Youmay be required to reconfigure some job details such as exclude dates, so youshould review the data migration report carefully before you continue with theupgrade.

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