Clustering Backup Exec using Veritas Cluster Server

Clustering Backup Exec makes the application highly available in an active passive configuration. The Backup Exec services can only run on one cluster node at a time. Should the active node go offline, the services and any active jobs will be restarted on another node in the cluster.

To cluster Backup Exec using Veritas Cluster Server

  1. Install and configure Veritas Cluster Server on each machine that will be a part of the cluster. For more information on installing and configuring Veritas Cluster Server, refer the Storage Foundation for Windows Servers High Availability Edition Administrator's Guide.

  2. Install Backup Exec to the local drive on each machine that will be part of the Backup Exec service group.

  3. Create a dynamic disk group and assign a drive letter to the volume that will be used as the shared disk resource. For more information on creating dynamic disk groups, refer the Storage Foundation for Windows Servers High Availability Edition Administrator's Guide.

  4. Verify that the volume is online and a drive letter is assigned to it only on the node where the Backup Exec Cluster Configuration Wizard will be run.

  5. On the Tools menu, click Wizards>Cluster Configuration Wizard.

  6. At the Cluster Configuration Wizard welcome screen click Next.

  7. Enter a name for the Backup Exec cluster group or use the default name.

    The cluster group name must not contain spaces.

  8. The wizard lists the shared location where the Backup Exec application files will be copied. To specify a different location click Change.

  9. Click Next.

  10. Enter a name for the Backup Exec virtual server or use the default name.

  11. Enter the IP address and subnet mask of the virtual server.

  12. Click Next.

  13. The wizard will validate the entries.

  14. Select the nodes that will participate in the cluster. By default, the node on which the cluster configuration wizard was run is included as part of the cluster group.

  15. Click Next.

  16. Click Configure to have the wizard create the service group and move the files to the shared disk.