Complete data protection for Windows-based server environments
Provides reliable, trusted data protection for Windows based businesses, including optimized support of Microsoft Windows Server 2008 with complete out-of-the-box backup protection for all open files and basic system recovery.
Patent-pending Granular Recovery Technology (GRT) to recover critical application data in seconds
Restores individual Exchange messages, SharePoint documents, and Active Directory items from a single-pass backup, eliminating multiple backup jobs.
Continuous data protection
Eliminates the backup window with Backup Exec Continuous Protection Server, which continuously protects data as it changes, making it easy to meet recovery-point objectives for Exchange, File Server, SQL Server, and desktop data.
FIPS validated data encryption
Includes FIPS validated 256-bit AES encryption (pending CMVP validation) for flexible data encryption across the network or to the storage device.
Open file data protection
Helps ensure that open files on local media servers or remote Windows servers are protected while in use—and are not skipped when running a backup job; Symantec Backup Exec Advanced Open File Option (now included with Backup Exec software) protects open files at the volume level.
Innovative multi-product integration with marketleading Symantec technologies
Provides integrated security, recovery, and archive functionality with Symantec Endpoint Protection, Symantec Enterprise Vault, Symantec Online Storage, and complementary Backup Exec System Recovery Option, further providing advanced protection for growing businesses.
Scalable heterogeneous support through remote agents and options
Complementary high-powered Backup Exec remote agents and options effectively prevent data loss on heterogeneous servers and maximise backup and recovery performance for supported NDMP filers and SAN
environments.
3-tier centralised management
Provides robust, scalable backup operations, including load-balancing, distributed catalogs, bandwidth throttling, fault tolerance, and monitoring and reporting, for many Symantec Backup Exec media servers in a
Windows data center, distributed throughout the network, or at remote offices.
Advanced system recovery to dissimilar hardwar and virtual server environments
Provides disk-based system recovery in minutes to different hardware or even virtual servers in the event of catastrophic failure, helping to ensure extremely fast and flexible recovery for Windows servers with Backup
Exec System Recovery Option.
Basic disaster recovery
Offers tape-based disaster recovery for traditional backup environments with Intelligent Disaster Recovery Option, now included with every media server and Agent for Windows Server License.
Supported operating systems
- Windows Server 2008
- Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
- Windows XP (with SP2)
- Windows Storage Server 2003 (with SP1)
- Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions
- Windows Server 2003
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server (with SP4 and Update Rollup 1 for SP4)
Supported clients
- Microsoft Windows Vista
- Microsoft Windows XP
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Supported Internet browsers
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or later
- Service Pack 1 is required for SQL Server 2005 Express
Supported processors
- Intel Pentium, Xeon, AMD, or compatible
Memory—Backup Exec Media Server
Note: RAM requirements may vary depending on the operations performed, the options installed, and the specific computer configuration.
- 256 MB RAM (required)
- 512 MB RAM (or more, for better performance)(recommended)
Memory—Backup Exec CASO Server
Note: RAM requirements may vary depending on the number
of media servers being supported.
- 512 MB RAM (required)
- 1 GB RAM (recommended)
Virtual memory recommendations
20 MB above the Windows recommended size for total
paging file size (total for all disk volumes)
Disk space
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.
- 696 MB (typical Installation)
- 805 MB (includes all options)
Other hardware
- Network interface card or virtual network adapter card
- CD-ROM drive
- Mouse (recommended)
- Modem supported by Microsoft Windows (optional, for pager notification)
- Printer supported by Microsoft Windows (optional, for printer notification)
Storage hardware
Symantec Backup Exec requires at least one storage media drive and/or single-drive robotic library and the appropriate controller card. Removable storage devices and nonremovable hard drives can also be targeted for backups.
Note: Support for a single robotic library drive is available when you purchase Symantec Backup Exec. To enable support for additional robotic library drives, you must purchase Backup Exec Library Expansion Option.