Backup Exec backup frequency (Windows)

Module: Backup Integrity

Supported Platforms: Windows 2000, Windows 2003, Windows 2008

This check reports Veritas Backup Exec jobs that have a longer time interval between backups than is specified in the template. This time interval is the time between the end of the previous backup run and the beginning of the next scheduled run. Jobs not listed in the templates will not be reported. This check is not supported on Itanium platforms.

The following table lists the error messages for the check.

Table: Error messages for Backup Exec backup frequency

Message String ID and Category

Platform and Message Numeric ID

Message Title and Description

Additional Information

String ID: ESM_BACKUP_FREQUENCY_GREEN

Category: Policy Compliance

  • Windows 2000 (106436)

  • Windows 2003 (206436)

  • Windows 2008 (249436)

Title: Job run interval too long

Description:The Veritas Backup Exec job has a longer time interval between backups than is specified in the template.

Severity: green-0

Correctable: true

Snapshot Updatable: false

Template Updatable: false

Information Field Format: [%s]

String ID: ESM_BACKUP_FREQUENCY_YELLOW

Category: Policy Compliance

  • Windows 2000 (106437)

  • Windows 2003 (206437)

  • Windows 2008 (249437)

Title: Job run interval too long

Description:The Veritas Backup Exec job has a longer time interval between backups than is specified in the template.

Severity: yellow-2

Correctable: true

Snapshot Updatable: false

Template Updatable: false

Information Field Format: [%s]

String ID: ESM_BACKUP_FREQUENCY_RED

Category: Policy Compliance

  • Windows 2000 (106438)

  • Windows 2003 (206438)

  • Windows 2008 (249438)

Title: Job run interval too long

Description:The Veritas Backup Exec job has a longer time interval between backups than is specified in the template.

Severity: red-4

Correctable: true

Snapshot Updatable: false

Template Updatable: false

Information Field Format: [%s]

String ID: ESM_NO_BACKUP_EXEC

Category: Policy Compliance

  • Windows 2000 (106440)

  • Windows 2003 (206440)

  • Windows 2008 (249440)

Title: Could not connect to Backup Exec

Description:ESM was unable to connect to a Backup Exec server on this agent.

Severity: yellow-2

Correctable: false

Snapshot Updatable: false

Template Updatable: false

Information Field Format: [%s]