Datasheet

Data Sheet: Backup & Recovery
Symantec Backup Exec™ System Recovery
Confidence in a connected world.
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uniquely communicates to USB drives and will run
backup jobs to the given device even if the drive letter
changes.
• Network bandwidth throttling enables administrators
to generate recovery points to network locations
without overloading the network.
• Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS)
integration automatically sets databases that are
VSS-aware into the “quiet” state so that recovery
points can be captured without taking the databases
offline.
• Pre- and post-command processing allows
administrators to customize additional actions they
wish to take prior to capturing a recovery point or after
a recovery point has been captured.
• Mount recovery points in Windows Explorer for
immediate search, file recovery, or virus scanning.
• Support for Microsoft Active Directory® allows a
restored domain controller to be resynchronized with
its originating domain.
• SNMP traps enable administrators to use existing
network management consoles to report on the status
of scheduled recovery points.
Flexible restoration options
(Symantec Restore Anyware™ technology)
• Quickly and easily restore entire systems to dissimilar
hardware to dramatically reduce recovery times and
save on significant hardware investments.
• Hot imaging combines with the ability to restore to
different hardware platforms on the fly and breaks the
barrier of incompatible storage controllers and
hardware abstraction layers.
• Restore Anyware also supports network interface
controllers (NICs), ensuring that your NIC will function
properly after a recovery point has been restored to
dissimilar hardware.
• Users can migrate their system to a new computer
without requiring a new installation. This is key when
upgrading hardware or repurposing systems to serve a
different role.
Enhanced virtual support
• Leverages the power of virtualization for seamless
physical-to-virtual (P2V) and virtual-to-physical (V2P)
conversions to VMware and Microsoft Virtual Server
disk formats, now including support for VMware ESX
3.5, Microsoft Hyper-V, and Citrix XenServer 4.x.
• An easy-to-use virtual conversion wizard allows for
quick conversion directly to VMDK or VHD files.
Additionally, IT administrators can now set a schedule
for having physical recovery points (backups)
converted to virtual systems, enabling immediate
recovery.
• Simplifies testing and migrations—Perform preflight
testing of patches, application installations,
configuration changes, or driver updates in a virtual
environment before applying changes to production
systems.
Easy remote system recovery
(LightsOut Restore capabilities)
• Eliminate in-person visits to perform a full bare-metal