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DeltaV Whitepaper
May 2013 – Page 12 Backup and Recovery FAQs
What is the Backup and Recovery evaluation license?
The Backup and Recovery evaluation license provides a fully functional, 30-day time limited version of Backup
and Recovery Server with Deduplication and can be used to evaluate the Backup and Recovery software on a PC
running any of the supported Windows operating systems. To upgrade to the full version of Backup and
Recovery, simply purchase the appropriate licenses and apply the new licenses to the license server. Up to three
evaluation licenses may be purchased per site.
What is the difference between the workstation and server licenses?
The workstation licenses are used when the backup agent is installed on Windows workstation/client operating
systems, such as Windows XP and Windows 7. The server licenses are used when the backup agent is installed
on Windows server operating systems, such as Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008.
What is Universal Restore?
Universal Restore allows you to recover all your data and applications onto a brand new workstation or server to a
different model or the same model with different components installed. Universal Restore captures all your system
parameters, so there’s no need to reconfigure anything. Simply insert the required device drivers during the
recovery process.
What is Deduplication?
Deduplication allows you to store the same data only one time, regardless of how often the data appears across
your workstations and servers. Deduplication may be applied at the workstation or server being backed up; it may
be applied at the storage node, or both. Apply Deduplication at the PC being backed up to avoid unnecessary
network traffic; apply Deduplication at the storage node to increase the speed of the backup task.
What are the version upgrade licenses?
The version upgrade licenses are used to upgrade from a previous version of Backup and Recovery to the latest
version. To upgrade Backup and Recovery to the latest version, you will need to purchase the appropriate
upgrade licenses.
To upgrade to the latest version of Backup and Recovery, what licenses do I need?
To upgrade to the latest version of Backup and Recovery, you need a version upgrade license for each PC that
you want to upgrade and each PC that will be upgraded must also be licensed with its existing version license. By
example, if you want to upgrade a PC from Backup and Recovery v1.2 to Backup and Recovery v2.3, you will
need a Backup and Recovery v2.3 upgrade license and the PC must have a license for Backup and Recovery
v1.2.
Do I need to purchase the Backup and Recovery version upgrade licenses?
Yes. The Backup and Recovery version upgrade licenses must be purchased from Emerson for each PC that you
want to upgrade. There is a tiered version upgrade license price structure. Backup and Recovery customers that
are current on their DeltaV Foundation Support or Guardian Support contracts will pay a reduced price for their
version upgrade licenses. Backup and Recovery customers that are not current on their DeltaV Foundation
Support or Guardian Support contracts will pay the full price for their version upgrade licenses.
With my DeltaV Foundation Support contract I typically get DeltaV system software
version upgrades at no additional cost. Why do I need to purchase the Backup and
Recovery version upgrade licenses?
Backup and Recovery is based on the Acronis Backup & Recovery Advanced (ABR) software. Emerson’s
commercial agreement with Acronis for use of the ABR software includes a version upgrade license cost to align
with the Acronis version upgrade license policy. Emerson has created a tiered version upgrade license price
structure to give the Backup and Recovery customers that are current on their DeltaV Foundation Support or
Guardian Support contracts a price break on the purchase of their version upgrade licenses.