Configuring Backup Exec Email Notification

  1. Set all Backup Exec services to one account (BACKUPEXEC).
  2. Login as that account (BACKUPEXEC).
  3. Start Windows Messenging or Outlook (If not installed, go to Control Panel - Add/Remove Programs and install under Windows Services).
  4. Set up Internet email account in Windows Messaging/Outlook to send email. Make sure you make the Account Name descriptive.
  5. Test the email account to make sure it works.
  6. Go to Control Panel and click on the Mail icon. Check the Mail Profile name (usually Windows Messaging Settings)
  7. Start Backup Exec. Go to Tools-Notification Setup and click on E-mail setup.
  8. Put the profile name above (Windows Messaging Settings) for the Email profile name. No password is necessary.
  9. YOU NOW NEED TO SET UP EMAIL NOTIFICATION ON THE JOB ITSELF (stay logged in as BACKUPEXEC).
  10. Right click on the Scheduled Job and go to Properties.
  11. Click the Email Setup button. Check the box next to Enable mail.
  12. Put the profile name above (Windows Messaging Settings) for the Email profile name. No password is necessary.
  13. Click on the Address button. Add a new contact to the Address Book and put in the email address you would like to use.
  14. Click the To button to add the contact as a Message Recipient.
  15. Check the box next to Include log file. Click OK.
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This page last modified on March 16, 2004 by Gary Thorne