Viewing the location of Backup Exec databases

On the media server's advanced properties, you can view information about the location of the databases for Backup Exec, which include the Backup Exec database, the device and media database (ADAMM), and the catalog database.

During Backup Exec installation, if you chose the default option to create a local Backup Exec SQL Express instance on which to store the Backup Exec database, the databases are all located on the local media server. If you chose another instance on the network on which to store the Backup Exec database, then the databases are all located on the Microsoft SQL Server that contains that instance.

In a SAN SSO configuration, on the secondary servers, the database locations are the same as the database locations displayed on the primary server.

In a Central Admin Server Option configuration, if the device and media database location is on the central administration server, that information is displayed.

Note:

Advanced properties are displayed only for the media server that the Backup Exec Administration Console is connected to.

To view the location of Backup Exec databases

On the navigation bar, click Devices.
Select the media server from the tree view.

Under General Tasks in the task pane, select Properties, and then click the Advanced tab.

The Media Server Properties Advanced tab provides the following information:

Server	Name of the Microsoft SQL Server that contains the Backup Exec database.
Instance	Name of the instance that the Backup Exec database is installed on.
Name	MS SQL database name of the Backup Exec database.
Path	The path of the Backup Exec database.
Server	Name of the Microsoft SQL Server that contains the Advanced Device and Media Management (ADAMM) database.
Instance	Name of the instance that the Advanced Device and Media Management (ADAMM) database is installed on.
Name	MS SQL database name for the Advanced Device and Media Management (ADAMM) database.
Path	The path of the Advanced Device and Media Management (ADAMM) database.
Server	Name of the Microsoft SQL Server that contains the Backup Exec catalog database.
Instance	Database instance that contains the catalog database.
Name	MS SQL database name for the Backup Exec catalog database.
Path	The path of the Backup Exec catalog database.