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Symantec Backup Exec 2010
Reliable Backup and Recovery Designed for Your Growing Business
Symantec Backup Exec 2010 delivers reliable backup and recovery designed for your growing business.
Easily protect more data while you reduce storage and management costs through integrated deduplication and archiving technology.
Reduce business downtime, ensure critical information on virtual or physical systems is always protected and restored in seconds.
Key features
- Integrated and adaptable deduplication (using NetBackup PureDisk technology) - Reduce storage costs while optimizing network utilization across physical and virtual environments.
- Unified Archiving (powered by Enterprise Vault) - Easily automate storage and management savings through efficient data lifecycle management.
- First-to-market granular recovery for virtual applications - Eliminate redundant backups for Microsoft Exchange, Active Directory, and SQL in a virtual environment with integrated VMware and Hyper-V backup protection.
- Patent-pending Granular Recovery Technology (GRT) - Recovers critical Microsoft application data in seconds. Restores individual Exchange messages, SharePoint site items or documents, and Active Directory user preferences from a single-pass backup.
- Centralized 3-Tier Set-up, Reporting and Patch Management - Scalable job set-up, reporting and software patch management with Central Admin Server Option (CASO) and Backup Exec Infrastructure Manager (BEIM)*.
- Scalable heterogeneous support through remote Agents and Options - High-powered Backup Exec Remote Agents and Options extend data protection to Linux, Unix, Mac and Netware environments.
- Continuous Data Protection - Backup Exec replication technology ensures data changes are continuously backed up from remote servers.
- Innovative multi-product integration with market leading technologies - Easily complement any Backup Exec environment with complete disaster recovery protection and comprehensive desktop security from Symantec.
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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Server Operating Systems
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 (R2) family
Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2008 (Standard and Premium) R2
Microsoft Windows 2008 Storage Server R2
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 family
Microsoft Windows Essential Business Server 2008
Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2008 (Standard and Premium)
Microsoft Windows 2008 Storage Server
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 family (SP1)
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 family
Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 (SP1)
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server family (only supported by the Agent for Windows Systems - no media server support)
Virtual Environments
VMware ESX Server 3.0 and 3.5 and vSphere 4.0
VMware ESX Server 3.5 Update 2 and later and vSphere 4.0 and later
Microsoft Hyper-V 2008 and Microsoft Hyper-V 2008 (R2)
Client Operating Systems
Microsoft Windows 7 (Supported by Desktop and Laptop Option and Agent for Windows Systems)
Microsoft Windows Vista (Ultimate, Business & Enterprise) (Supported by Desktop and Laptop Option and Agent for Windows Systems)
Microsoft Windows XP Professional (SP2) (SP2 is min for support for SQL Express 2005) (Supported by Desktop and Laptop Option and Agent for Windows Systems)
Note: for Mini-filter drivers (needed for Exchange granular support) Only certain versions of Windows Server 2003 support minifilters.
Note: Storage Provisioning will require Window 2003 R2 or Windows 2008. It will also depend on VDS 1.1
Internet Browser
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or later
Service Pack 1 is required for SQL Server 2005 Express
Memory—Backup Exec Media Server
Recommended: 1 GB RAM (or more for better performance)
Note: RAM Requirements may vary depending on the operations performed, the options installed, and the specific computer configuration.
Backup Exec CASO Server
Recommended: 1 GB RAM
Note: RAM requirements may vary depending on the number of media servers being supported.
Virtual Memory Recommendations
20 MB above the Windows recommended size for total paging file size (total for all disk volumes)
Processor
Intel Pentium, Xeon, AMD, or compatible
Disk Space
1.44 GB (Typical Installation)
2.32 GB (includes all options)
Note: Disk space requirements may vary depending on operations performed, the options installed, and the specific system configuration. Backup Exec database and catalogs require additional space.
Deduplication Environments (optional)
x64-bit Media Server
One Quad-core or 2x dual-core processors
1GB physical memory for each 1TB of deduplicated storage used
If the Deduplication Option is used in conjunction with PureDisk, v6.6 of PureDisk is required.
Exchange Mailbox Archiving Option Environments (optional)
Media Server must be part of a domain or Active Directory
Media Server must have enough disk space to store Archived data
Disk space for Index files must be allocated at approximately 8% of Archived data storage
Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher must be installed on the Media Server
The Media Server and the Exchange Server must be in the same domain or have a trust relationship established with other domains where the Exchange Server or Media Server resides
The media server must be in the same time zone as the file servers and Exchange servers from which eligible data is archived.
A mailbox must be configured for exclusive use by Backup Exec on each Exchange Server on which you want to select mailboxes for archiving.
Only the Exchange server backups that are sent to disk and for which the Granular Recovery Technology (GRT) option is enabled are available for archiving.
Outlook 2003 or 2007 must be installed on the Media Server for Exchange Mailbox Archiving
File System Archiving Option Environments (optional)
Media Server must be part of a domain or Active Directory
Media Server must have enough disk space to store Archived data
Index space must be allocated at approximately 8% of Archived data storage
Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher must be installed on the Media Server
The Media Server and the File Server must be in the same domain or have a trust relationship established with other domains where the Exchange Server or Media Server resides
The media server must be in the same time zone as the file servers and Exchange servers from which eligible data is archived.
File System Archiving can be performed against backups done to disk or tape.
Other Hardware
Network interface card or a virtual network adapter card
DVD-ROM drive
(Recommended) A mouse
(Optional for printer notification) Printer supported by Microsoft Windows
Storage Hardware
Backup Exec requires at least one storage media drive and/or single-drive robotic library and the appropriate controller card. Removable storage devices and non-removable hard drives can also be targeted for backups.
Note: Support for a single robotic library drive is available when you purchase Backup Exec. To enable support for additional robotic library drives, you must purchase Backup Exec Library Expansion Option.
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