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Centralized Management
5
October 2008
HOW IT WORKS
CONCEPTUAL OVERVIEW (CONT.)
Central Administration Server (CAS)
A Backup Exec media server including the PowerVault DL2000can be configured as a CAS,
where it is used for central administration tasks such as:
Creating backup jobs by creating policies and selection lists from a centralized location
Centralizing job delegation and load balancing
Managing notification and alerts
Job monitoring and reporting
Job history and job logs
Centralized restore jobs
Managed Media Servers (MMS)
Backup Exec media servers, with one or more backup storage devices attached fall under the
management of the CAS. They are responsible for the actual processing of backup and restore
jobs. In Backup Exec, managed media servers can operate in persistent or non-persistent
network connections. A CAS can also be targeted as a managed media server to process jobs.
ADMINISTRATION
Centralized console
Implementing this type of architecture gives you the flexibility to manage the Backup
Exec for Windows Servers environment from a simple, centralized, and convenient
console. Using CASO means you can now remotely administer individual Backup Exec
media servers from a centralized console.
After configuring a CASO environment, you create policy and selection lists at the CAS.
Jobs created from these policies and selection lists can use the CASO job delegation
feature, which automatically delegates Backup Exec jobs among the various storage
devices connected to the managed media servers in the CASO environment.
Jobs are automatically created and submitted to the CAS's job queue after a policy is
applied to a selection list. Queued jobs are processed in priority order. Depending on
job parameters and system configuration, the CAS then delegates jobs to available
storage devices in a selected device pool.
FEATURES AND BENEFITS OF CASO