Media server general tab

On the media server's general properties, you can view information about what type of media server this is, the server status, the version of Backup Exec that is running, and time and date information.

Name

The name of the media server.

Communication status

If the Central Admin Server Option is installed, displays the status of communications between the managed media server and the central administration server.

See Administering managed media servers in CASO.

Media server status

The status of the media server:

  • Online - All services are running.

  • Pause - The server has been paused. You can pause a media server to prevent scheduled and new jobs from running on that server while maintenance activities, such as replacing a tape device, are being performed. Active jobs will not be affected if they started before the server was paused.

  • Unavailable - The Backup Exec services are not responding. Depending on the thresholds that were set, active jobs will become stalled, then failed, and then will be recovered.

    See Setting thresholds to recover jobs.

  • Offline - The media server is not online. Services have been stopped.

If the Central Admin Server Option is installed, additional statuses are displayed.

See Administering managed media servers in CASO.

Media server type

If this is a single installation of Backup Exec, the media server type displayed is a stand-alone media server.

If the Central Admin Server Option is installed, the media server type displayed is either a managed media server or a central administration server.

See Administering managed media servers in CASO.

Description

Enter a description of the server.

Version

Backup Exec version and revision information.

License key

The license key under which Backup Exec is installed. "Evaluation Edition" is displayed if a license key was not provided during Backup Exec's installation.

Time zone

Displays the time zone set for this media server.

Start date and time

Date and time Backup Exec was initially installed and launched on this media server.

Current date and time

Current date and time.

Run Diagnostics

Click to run the Diagnostics utility to a file.