Backup3G/EWC/User Guide

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Getting Started The Enterprise Windows Client (EWC) allows the integration of Windows hosts into the backup3G policy based backup environment. The management and delegation of the backup policy is centralised on a UNIX host. The backup environment can contain any number of UNIX and Windows hosts. These hosts and their resources (tape drives, filesystems, etc.) are then accessible by any other host in the environment. This facilitates backup and recovery of Windows data to: • a local Windows tape drive • a remote Windows tape drive • a remote UNIX tape drive The backup tapes are also interchangeable between both operating systems. So a backup of Windows data to a local tape drive can be recovered to another Windows host via a UNIX tape drive. Other features including controlling services and registry backup and recovery are also provided. The EWC software consists of two components. The component that is installed under backup3G is referred to as the Enterprise Windows Client Module. The com2 Getting Started ponent that resides on the Windows host is referred to as the Enterprise Windows Client. EWC supports Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000 and Windows 2003. EBC Module supports both backup3G 3.0 and backup3G 3.2.1. About this manual This manual is the primary reference for setting up and using EWC, and is designed to help users and administrators use EWC and backup3G effectively. It describes: • how to install and configure EWC • how to install and configure the EWC module • how to backup and restore Windows NT data • how to start and stop services • how to backup and restore the registry Who should use this guide This guide is aimed at: • managers who need an overview of what EWC can do • system administrators who need to configure backups and control access to backup3G • operators who may need to run backups or restore files under direction from the Systems Administrator.