Symantec Backup Exec

To create duplicate backup jobs for Symantec Online Storage for Backup Exec

1. On the navigation bar, click Job Setup.

2. In the task pane, under Backup Tasks, click New job to duplicate backup sets.

3. Do one of the following:

   
   

   To copy existing backup sets to another destination	Do the following in the order listed: Click Duplicate existing backup sets, and then click OK. Select the backup sets that you want to copy. For Oracle or DB2 jobs that were created with multiple data streams, under the instance name, select the date on which the backup set was created.
   To duplicate the backup sets that are created when a scheduled backup job runs	Do the following in the order listed: Click Duplicate backup sets following a job, and then click OK. Select the scheduled backup job to be used as the source.

4. In the Properties pane, under Destination, click Device and Media.

5. Complete the following options.

   
   

   Device	Select the Symantec Online Storage folder to which you want to copy the duplicate backup job.
   Overwrite media	Select this option. You cannot append Symantec Online Storage for Backup Exec backup jobs to existing backup sets.

   Complete any other options as necessary.

   See Device and media options for backup jobs and templates.

6. In the Properties pane, under Settings, click General.

   See General options for new duplicate backup set jobs.

7. In the Properties pane, under Settings, click Advanced.

8. In Compression type, click None.

   Symantec Online Storage for Backup Exec duplicate backup jobs do not support hardware compression. If the original backup job used software compression, the Symantec Online Storage for Backup Exec job is compressed also.

   Complete any other options as necessary.

   See Advanced options for new duplicate backup set jobs.

9. In the Properties pane, under Settings, click Network and Security.

10. In Encryption type, click Software.

    Symantec Online Storage for Backup Exec duplicate backup jobs must be encrypted. Symantec Online Storage does not support hardware encryption.

    If the original backup job was encrypted, the encryption key for the original job is applied to the Symantec Online Storage for Backup Exec job.

    Complete any other options as necessary.

    See Network and Security backup options.

11. If you want Backup Exec to notify someone when the backup job completes, in the Properties pane, under Settings, click Notification.

    See Notification options for jobs.

12. Do one of the following:

    
    

    To duplicate data from a scheduled backup job	Click Run Now.
    To duplicate data from an existing backup set	Click Run Now, or under Frequency, click Schedule.