03-26-2007 04:00 PM
The following Best Practices Guides are available for the 11d release. Although many of the suggestions apply to other versions of Backup Exec, these guides were written specifically for the 11d Release.
By following the suggestions in the referenced documents you can significantly reduce your risk of future problems with your backups and restores.
The documents were written with the intent of being short, concise tips and suggestions to get you started with the product. More information can be found in the Backup Exec 11d Administrators Guide and the Symantec Support Knowledge Base.
Backup Exec 11d Best Practices Guide: Installation and Upgrades
http://support.veritas.com/docs/285734
Backup Exec 11d Best Practices Guide: Agent for Microsoft Exchange Server
http://support.veritas.com/docs/285753
Backup Exec 11d Best Practices Guide: Agent for Microsoft SQL Server
http://support.veritas.com/docs/285757
Backup Exec 11d Best Practices Guide: Backup Strategies
http://support.veritas.com/docs/285733
Backup Exec 11d Best practices Guide: Software Encryption
http://support.veritas.com/docs/285648
Backup Exec 11d Best Practices Guide: Backup Exec Continuous Protection Server (CPS)
http://support.veritas.com/docs/285760
Backup Exec 11d Best Practices Guide: Agent for Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server (SPS)
http://support.veritas.com/docs/285761
Backup Exec 11d Best Practices Guide: Central Administration Server Option (CASO)
http://support.veritas.com/docs/285767
Backup Exec 11d Best Practices Guide: Lotus Domino Agent
http://support.veritas.com/docs/285735
Backup Exec 11d Best Practices Guide: NDMP
http://support.veritas.com/docs/285736
Backup Exec 11d Best Practices Guide: Synthetic Backup
http://support.veritas.com/docs/285747
Backup Exec 11d Best Practices Guide: Advanced Open File Option
http://support.veritas.com/docs/285749
Backup Exec 11d Best Practices Guide: Symantec Agent for Oracle on Windows or LINUX Servers
http://support.veritas.com/docs/285758
Backup Exec 11d Best Practices Guide: Agent for SAP Applications
http://support.veritas.com/docs/285759
Backup Exec 11d Best Practices Guide: Custom Reports
http://support.veritas.com/docs/285769
Backup Exec 11d Best Practices Guide: SAN Shared Storage Option
http://support.veritas.com/docs/285771
Backup Exec 11d Best Practices Guide: DB2 Agent
http://support.veritas.com/docs/285772
Backup Exec 11d Best Practices Guide: Remote Agent for LINUX or Unix Servers (RALUS)
http://support.veritas.com/docs/285774
Backup Exec 11d Best Practices Guide: Remote Agent for NetWare (RANW)
http://support.veritas.com/docs/285775
Backup Exec 11d Best Practices Guide: Desktop and Laptop Option (DLO)
http://support.veritas.com/docs/285776