Symantec Backup Exec™ System Recovery

The Gold Standard in Complete Windows™ System Recovery

Overview
Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery 8.5 is a complete, disk-based system recovery solution for Microsoft® Windows based servers, desktops, and laptops that allows businesses to recover from system loss or disasters in minutes, not hours or days—even to dissimilar hardware platforms, to virtual environments, or in remote, unattended locations. From small businesses to larger Windows environments, Backup Exec System Recovery is the gold standard in complete Windows system recovery.

Key Features

  • Dissimilar hardware restoration with Restore Anyware technology including support for the complete Windows Server 2008 platform
  • Comprehensive virtual conversion capabilities directly to VMDK or VHD files with the ability to schedule virtual conversions
  • Offsite backup copy to FTP location or secondary disk drive for enhanced disaster recovery capabilities
  • Granular recovery of Exchange, SharePoint or files and folders from a single, multi-tab interface (via the Granular Restore Option)

 

Key Benefits

  • Easily meet strict recovery time objectives (RTOs) by recovering complete systems in minutes, even from a bare-metal state
  • Eliminate backup windows by capturing the entire live Windows system, without disrupting user productivity or application usage
  • Innovative multi-product integration with market-leading technologies including Symantec ThreatCon and Altiris Notification Server
  • Centrally manage backup and recovery tasks for multiple servers across your entire organization (via Backup Exec System Recovery Manager)

 

New Features

Innovative technologies in Backup Exec System Recovery enable you to recover complete Windows systems in minutes, not hours or days, making Backup Exec System Recovery the gold standard in complete Windows system recovery

Schedule physical to virtual system conversions

IT Administrators can now set a schedule for having their physical recovery points (backups) converted to virtual systems through an easy to use, wizard driven interface. Convert entire systems at once or select volumes at a time.

  • Enables Immediate System Recovery
  • Converted virtual disks can be stored directly to ESX and Hyper-V servers
  • Enables local or site-to-site 'warm failover'

 

Enhanced Virtual Environment Support

Supports the latest virtual environments including VMware ESX 3.5, Microsoft Hyper-V and Citrix XenServer 4.x

  • Converted VMDK's are now uploaded/imported in a single step and include improved performance capabilities
  • Support for the new Microsoft hypervisor including the ability to protect Hyper-V virtual machines

 

Support for the Complete Windows Server 2008 Operating System Portfolio

Including the new Windows Small Business Server 2008, Essential Business Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008

  • Allows organizations who are moving to these new environments to ensure that their systems are enabled for rapid recovery, including hardware independent recovery with Backup Exec System Recovery’s award-winning Restore Anyware technology.

 

Pre-boot, Agentless Protection for Windows Systems

Enables IT Administrators to capture a backup of a system in a pre-boot state and without having to install any software on the system

  • Backup non-bootable or corrupt file systems
  • Enhanced forensics support for eDiscovery or post-mortem system analysis
  • Backup and recover systems in secure or locked-down configurations

 

Offsite Backup Copy

Automatically copy recovery points (backups) to a remote server using FTP or to an external hard drive or network share to enhance your disaster recovery efforts. New! This capability can also be done for remote systems through Backup Exec System Recovery Manager.

Key Continuing Capabilities

Dissimilar Hardware Restoration with Restore Anyware™
Rapid recovery of entire systems to dissimilar hardware breaks the barrier of incompatible storage controllers and hardware abstraction layers, thereby reducing recovery times and saving significant hardware investments. Combines hot-imaging with the ability to restore to different hardware platforms on the fly.

  • NIC driver retargeting supports hardware-independent NIC drivers
  • Perform complete hardware migrations with ease using Restore Anyware

 

Customizable Symantec Recovery Disk

Simplifies and speeds system recovery by allowing IT administrators to build their own recovery environment with drivers unique to their hardware needs. It automatically harvests system drivers from the system on which the customizable SRD is being created. It also allows for manual inclusion of additional 3rd party drivers with the ability to burn to CD or .iso format.

Symantec ThreatCon Integration

Easily configure Backup Exec System Recovery to automatically run a backup when the Symantec ThreatCon level reaches or exceeds the level specified. This feature ties directly into Symantec's global DeepSite ThreatCon infrastructure.

Granular Recovery of Exchange, SharePoint and Other Individual Files and Folders

Backup Exec System Recovery 8 Server Edition delivers many data recovery capabilities, simplifying the recovery of Exchange, SharePoint, as well as individual files and folders. Features include:

  • Recovers individual Exchange emails, SharePoint documents or files and folders from a single interface with the Granular Restore Option (requires additional purchase)
  • Recovers individual files and folders in seconds via the Granular Restore Option or through independent file/folder backup capabilities
  • Enables end-user recovery of files and folders via Google Desktop or Backup Exec Retrieve using a common web-browser interface for fast and simple recovery, without IT intervention

 

Customizable Event Driven Recovery Points

Allows users to specify executable(s) or .com files for which recovery points should be triggered. Users can also select to automatically capture recovery points prior to application installation, user logon or logoff, and configurable storage utilization changes.

Easy Remote System Recovery

Easily restores servers in remote, unattended or distributed locations from a desktop, laptop or Pocket PC using LightsOut Restore functionality. If a server must be recovered from bare metal, you can reboot the server remotely using the baseboard management controller and then accessing the Symantec Recovery Disk stored on the system hard drive to perform a full system restore using the built-in pcAnywhere host for connectivity.

USB Drive Identification

Backup Exec System Recovery intelligently and uniquely communicates to USB drives, running backup jobs to the given device even if the drive letter changes.

 

Symantec Backup Exec™ System Recovery

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