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To protect critical digital assets in your business, Drobo storage is an excellent backup-to-disk destination used with
Symantec Backup Exec. This guide explains the best way to use Drobo as a backup-to-disk destination for Symantec
Backup Exec 2010 R3. It also discusses selected sources to back up to the Drobo, such as VMware virtual machines
(VMs) and an Exchange Server.
This document focuses on key areas such as job setup, job monitoring and device system requirements.
NOTE: Symantec Backup Exec 2010 R3 has many other components that are beyond the scope of this document.
Topics
Setup checklist
Adding a Backup-to-Disk folder
Backing up your local server
Remotely backing up agent-based servers
Protecting your Exchange Server
Backing up VMware VMs easily
Adding a storage location for desktop and laptop options
Maximizing storage capacity with deduplication
What You Will Need
•Drobo iSCSI SAN storage system
•Drobo Dashboard management software (also firmware update if not up-to-date)
•Enterprise-grade 7200RPM SATA disk drives recommended
•Symantec Backup Exec 2010 R3 running on a server

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Setup Checklist
In Backup Exec, ensure that the Logon Accounts have been configured on your resources before proceeding.
It is important to understand that
Drobo iSCSI storage devices will
present their volumes as block
devices to the server. This means
that Backup Exec can use the Drobo
as a locally attached NTFS volume.
To learn more about Drobo and iSCSI, visit: http://www.drobo.com/resources/iscsi.php
Follow the directions in the Drobo Online User Guide to configure the Drobo:
http://www.drobo.com/support/documentation.php
In this document, a unique volume is created for each backup type, as shown below.

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Adding a Backup-To-Disk Folder
STEP 1
Make sure you are under Home in the top navigation menu. Click Configure Devices in the Device and Media Tasks
section to create and configure a new device to be used by Symantec Backup Exec.

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STEP 2
Select the Backup-To-Disk folder in the Disk Storage section.
STEP 3
In the wizard Welcome screen, click Next.

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STEP 4
Enter a name for the new Backup-To-Disk folder.
STEP 5
Choose a folder on the Drobo volume that will be used as a backup-to-disk destination.
NOTE: A top-level directory cannot be used as a destination—it needs to be a folder.

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STEP 6
Select a directory/folder and click OK. (You can also create a new folder if you wish.)
You'll now see that the directory/folder you specified ($drive:\Directory in this case) is used as the destination.

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STEP 7
Follow the on-screen instructions making choices that best fit the needs of your organization. For example, when
prompted to define the low disk space threshold, it is a good practice to set a number that will guarantee that the
Drobo will not run out physical space.
NOTE: Volumes on the Drobo are automatically thin-provisioned. Because of this and that face that data in a backup
environment can rapidly increase, IT administrators should not over-provision volumes exceeding the raw/physical
capacity.
At the end, a summary displays which settings are chosen for your backup-to-disk destination. If they look OK, click
Next. If you want to make further changes, click Back.

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In the Devices area, you'll now see that the backup-to-disk media has been created and can now be used as a
destination for your backups.

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Backing Up Your Local Server
STEP 1
To start a backup job from the local server to the previously created backup-to-disk media, select Job Setup > New
Job. In the Backup Job Properties window, under Source in the left navigation, click Selections. Enter a new
selection list name and select the host or sub-options to be backed up.

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STEP 2
In the left navigation, under Destination, select Device and Media. In the Device list box, select the newly created
media "Main_Server" and modify other settings if you wish. Click Run Now to start the backup job.

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STEP 3
Under Job Monitor in the top navigation menu, a new job is displayed. Notice that the destination "Device Name:
Main_Server" is the backup-to-disk directory that is stored on the Drobo.

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Backing Up Agent-Based Servers Remotely
STEP 1
Backing up remote servers using Symantec Backup Exec is quite easy. Simply follow the instructions in the Backup
Exec Administrator's Guide to install the remote agent. If needed, follow the instructions at the beginning of this
guide to create a new backup-to-disk folder. As you can see below, you will now create a different backup-to-disk
folder to be used as destination for this type of backup.

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STEP 2
Once the new backup-to-disk folder is created, create a new job by going to Job Setup > New Job. Within the
Backup Job Properties under Source-Selections, create a new name for this selection and select the remote servers
that you installed agents on to be backed up.

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STEP 3
In the left navigation, in the Destination section, select Device and Media. In the Device section in the right pane,
click to display available options. Select the newly created media "Remote_Servers" and modify other settings that if
you wish. Click Run Now to start the backup job.

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STEP 4
Under Job Monitor in the main menu at the top, a new job is displayed. Notice that the destination "Device Name:
Remote_Servers" is now an additional backup-to-disk folder on the Drobo.

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Protecting Your Exchange Server
STEP 1
Symantec Backup Exec can also help organizations back up up their Microsoft Exchange Servers without any
downtime. Follow the instructions on the Backup Exec Administrator's Guide to install the remote agent, which will
allow you to select the Microsoft Exchange components as a source. It is recommended that Exchange backups be
kept on a separate volume. Follow the instructions at the beginning of this guide to create a new backup-to-disk
folder.

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STEP 2
Now go to Job Setup > New job. In the Backup Job Properties window, click Source > Selections, Create a new
name for this selection and select the Microsoft Exchange components to be backed up.

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STEP 3
In the left navigation, in the Destination section, select Device and Media. In the Device section, click to display
available options. Select the newly created media "Exchange_Backups" and modify other settings if you wish. Click
Run Now to start the backup job.

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STEP 4
Under Job Monitor in the main menu at the top, a new job is displayed. Notice that the destination "Device Name:
Exchange_Backups" appears as another backup-to-disk directory stored on the Drobo.

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Backing Up VMware VMs Easily
STEP 1
With Backup Exec, you can also back up virtual machines that reside in a VMware virtualized environment. To allow
Backup Exec to protect these VMs, create a Logon Account in Backup Exec. These credentials are the username and
password used to access VMware vCenter or a single ESXi host.
Once this is complete, add new backup destinations following the procedure at the beginning of this guide.