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Product Information

Symantec Backup Exec provides comprehensive backup and recovery functionality for desktops and servers. Backup Exec 2010 can protect individual files and folders, Exchange data stores, databases and more whereas Backup Exec System Recovery 2010 provides backup and recovery of entire systems.

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Symantec Backup Exec 2010 R3 for Windows Small Business Server is the perfect data protection solution for Microsoft Windows Small Business Server Standard and Premium Editions. This robust solution provides integrated deduplication, granular restore features, open file protection, disaster recovery and backup protection for Microsoft Exchange, SharePoint Services, SQL and Windows workstations.

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Documents & Downloads

» Symantec Backup Exec 2010 SBS Datasheet

» Symantec Licensing Bandings Overview (PDF)

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New Features

What's new in Backup Exec 2010 R3 for Windows SBS

New platform support

• Backup Exec 2010 R3 brings support for the latest versions of Microsoft Small Business Server 2011. Both SBS 2011 Essentials and SBS 2011 Standard, along with the SBS 2011 Premium Add-On, are supported.

Highly efficient VMware backup

• Improved data deduplication of VMware virtual environments
• Integrated backup monitoring of VMware virtual environments directly from within VMware vCenter.

Better storage management through archiving

• Backup, recovery and migration for Enterprise Vault 10 installations
• Support for archiving from Exchange 2010 SP1
• Access archived emails directly from within Outlook - meaning that users never need to leave the familiar Outlook interface to search, view, and reply to Archived emails.

New security layer

• An advanced network security architecture using TLS/SSL for secure connections better a media server and it's agents.

Rock solid stability

• Numerous usability enhancements, performance enhancements and big fixes.

What's new in Backup Exec 2010 for Windows SBS

New Deduplication Option

• Deduplication reduces storage costs, sizes and time. Any data that is identified as being duplicated is only stored once. Depending on the organisational structure of your systems and data, this can dramatically reduce storage sizes
• Client deduplication deduplicates data at source or on a remote server
• Media server deduplication deduplicates data on a media server
• Appliance deduplication integrates with OpenStorage deduplication appliances
• Deduplicated backup set copy deduplicates data from remote offices to headquarters

New Archiving Options

• Powered by Symantec Enterprise vault, the new unified archiving option for file servers and Exchange servers archives data from the backup copy rather than from the source. This helps to consolidate data and reduce redundant data from the File/Exchange server source. Additionally, system administrators can index the data and set retention policies.

New Platform Support

• Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Support - supports the new Volume Shadow Service Express Writers and enhances support for .VHD files
• Exchange 2010 Support - Supports Exchange 2010's Database Availability Group and enhances granular restore options
• Hyper-V 2008 R2 Support - Backup and deduplication support for Hyper-V 2008 and Hyper-V 2008 R2 virtual machines
• VMware vSphere 4.0 Support - Backup and deduplication support for ESX 3.5 Update 2 and vSphere 4.0
• Domino 8.5 Support - supports Domino Attachment and Object Store (DAOS), restores individual Domino NLO attachments from a database level backup and supports 32-bit Domino installations running in 64-bit Windows.

Virtual Application Support

• vSphere and HyperV Virtual application support for Exchange, SQL and Active Directory running on virtual machines enables you to backup a virtual machine and either recover the entire virtual machine or restore application data such as Exchange mailboxes and messages, Active Directory user account or objects in a granular fashion

Enhanced agent for Enterprise Vault

• Backup and recover Enterprise Vault 8 SP2. Run a single job to protect the entire Enterprise Vault infrastructure.
• Integration support for the Enterprise Vault Migrator which provides archived data to backup tapes

Enhanced Virtual Tape Library

• Virtual Tape Library enhancements include the removal of tape related options that do not apply to Virtual Tape Libraries and the ability to erase data that has reached its expiration date
• A new Virtual Tape Library Unlimited Drive Option provides unlimited library expansion options per device.

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Features

Feature Overview

• Comprehensive data protection for your Windows Small Business Server (2003 or 2008, Standard and Premium)
• Deduplication technology to reduce storage costs and backup time
• Disk and tape storage options for physical environments and virtual environments running VMware or Hyper-V virtual systems
• Granular restore of data from Exchange, SQL Server and Active Directory applications running on physical/virtual machine (e.g. recover mailboxes and Active Directory objects from VM's)
• Continuous data protection for both desktops and laptops providing point-in-time recovery
• Supports Advanced Open File Protection to ensure all data is backed up even when files are open
• Bare metal disaster recovery support with Backup Exec System Recovery 2010

Included Options and Agents

The following options are included with your purchase of Backup Exec 2010 SBS Edition:

• One licence of Backup Exec Agent for Exchange: backup and restore Exchange 2003/2007/2010 mailboxes and individual messages
• One licence of Backup Exec Agent for SQL Server: backup and restore SQL Server 2000/2005/2008 databases and snapshots or use rollback restores to revert a database to a previous point in time
• One licence of Backup Exec Agent for SharePoint: backup SharePoint 2007 servers and restore individual documents, sites and list items
• One licence of Backup Exec Agent for Windows Systems: backup a remote Windows server complete with Continuous Protection Agent capabilities, Open File Option and Intelligent Disaster Recovery Option
• Up to 75 licenses of Backup Exec Desktop and Laptop Option: Continuous data protection for up to 75 Windows client desktop and laptops. Users can even restore their own files backed up by Backup Exec
• Backup Exec System Recovery 2010 (Small Business Server Edition and Server Edition - one of each): Provides bare metal disaster recovery for Windows operating systems - restore to different hardware, virtual environments or remote locations

The majority of agents/options available for Backup Exec 2010 are also now available for Backup Exec 2010 SBS Edition.

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System Req.

Operating system

• Microsoft Windows Small Business Server (SBS) 2000 (only supported by the Agent for Windows Systems- no media server support)
• Microsoft Windows Small Business Server (SBS) 2003 (SP1) (SP1 is min for support of SQLExpress 2005)
• Microsoft Windows Small Business Server (SBS) 2003 R2
• Microsoft Windows Small Business Server (SBS) 2008

Virtual environment support

• VMware Workstation 4, 5, and 6
• VMware ESX 3.0, 3.5, and 4.0
• VMware ESXi 3.5 and 4.0
• VMware Server 1
• VMware GSX Server 3.x (replaced by VMware Server)
• Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 and later
• Microsoft Hyper-V 1.0 and 2.0

Internet browser
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or later. Note that SQL Express 2005 requires I.E. 6.0 SP1.

Memory—Backup Exec Media Server

• Required: 512 MB RAM
• Recommended: 1 GB RAM (or more for better performance)

Virtual Memory Recommendations

• 20 MB above the Windows recommended size for total paging file size (total for all disk volumes)

Note: RAM Requirements may vary depending on the operations performed, the options installed, and the specific computer

configuration.

Processor

• Intel Pentium, Xeon, AMD, or compatible

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.

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.