Copying configuration settings

You can copy configuration settings and logon information from one media server to another. This copy ability allows you to quickly set up a group of media servers with the same configuration or logon settings.

To copy configuration settings and logon information to other media servers, the Copy Server Configurations feature must be installed.

See Installing Backup Exec options to remote computers.

To copy configuration settings

  1. From the Tools menu, click Copy Settings to Media Servers.

  2. Select the appropriate settings to copy as follows.

    Default job options

    Select this option to copy the default job options from this media server to selected servers.

    See About Backup Exec defaults.

    Default schedule

    Select this option to copy the default schedule from this media server to selected servers.

    See Configuring default schedule options.

    Error-handling rules

    Select this option to copy error-handling rules from this media server to selected servers.

    See Error-handling rules.

    Alert configuration

    Select this option to copy alert configurations to selected servers.

    See Configuring alert category properties.

  3. If the destination media servers appear on the list, select all of the media servers that you want to copy to.

  4. Click OK.

To add a destination media server in a non-CASO environment

  1. If a destination media server name does not appear, click Add.

  2. Enter the name of the media server.

  3. If necessary, click Change Logon Account and select or enter the correct logon account information

    See Configuring logon accounts.

    Changing a logon account does not permanently change the logon account for each selected media server.

  4. Click OK.

  5. Repeat the previous steps, if necessary, to add another media server that you want to copy the configurations to.

  6. After all media servers have been selected, click OK.

To add a destination media server in a CASO environment

  1. If a destination media server name does not appear, click Add.

  2. Select one of the following:

    Add an individual media server

    This option lets you add an individual media server. Select this option and then enter a media server in the Media server name box. You can also click the ellipsis button and then browse to the media server you want to add.

    Add the managed media servers in a media server pool

    This option lets you add all the managed media servers in a media server pool. Select this option, and then select a media server pool in the Media server pool name box to which you want to copy configuration settings and logon information.

    See Creating a media server pool in CASO.

    Add all managed media servers

    This option appears only if CASO is installed. Select this option to copy configuration settings and logon information to all of the managed media servers in the CASO environment.

  3. If necessary, click Change Logon Account and select or enter the correct logon account information to be used to complete the copy operation.

    See Configuring logon accounts.

    Changing a logon account credentials for a copy operation does not permanently change the logon account.

  4. If you want to import a list of media servers, click Import List, browse to select the list, and then click Open.

  5. After all media servers have been selected, click OK.

To edit existing media server information

  1. On the Copy Settings dialog box, in the Destination media servers box, select a media server.

  2. Click Edit.

  3. Make the appropriate changes and then click OK.

To remove an existing media server from the Destination media servers box

  1. On the Copy Settings dialog box, in the Destination media servers box, select a media server.

  2. Click Remove.

  3. Click OK.

To import a list of media servers

  1. On the Copy Settings dialog box, click Import List.

  2. Browse to select the list, and then click Open.

  3. Click OK.

More Information

Creating a Backup Exec logon account

Editing a Backup Exec logon account

Deleting a Backup Exec logon account

Changing your default Backup Exec logon account

Creating a new Backup Exec System Logon Account

Copying logon account information