Data Sheet

Data Sheet: Data Protection
Symantec Backup Exec™ System Recovery
Confidence in a connected world.
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• 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.
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 Exchange, SharePoint, and file/folder recovery
(Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery Granular Restore
Option – now included with the core Server and Small
Business Server Editions)
• From a single, multi-tab interface, quickly recover
individual Exchange messages, SharePoint documents,
or files and folders.
• Recover critical Exchange mailboxes, folders, or
messages with any associated attachments in
seconds—without the need for mailbox backups—and
forward them directly through Microsoft Outlook® if
desired. Now supports Exchange 2010!
• Recover Microsoft SharePoint Server documents in
seconds from a single system recovery point.
• Restore files and folders in seconds with the ability to
search multiple recovery points at the same time.
Enhanced virtual support
• Leverages the power of virtualization for seamless
physical-to-virtual (P2V) and virtual-to-physical (V2P)
conversions, now including support for VMware vSphere
4.0, Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2, and Citrix
XenServer 5.x.
• An easy-to-use virtual conversion wizard allows for quick
conversion directly to VMDK or VHD files. Additionally, IT
administrators can 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