Symantec Backup Exec.cloud
Get affordable, next-generation hybrid backup that allows you to choose the best backup strategy for your company’s evolving needs. Back up data directly to the cloud, or take advantage of the hybrid option to back up data onsite and to the cloud, ensuring fast backups and retrievals and an offsite copy.
Ideal for small and medium-sized businesses and organizations with remote offices and workers, the solution allows companies to tailor their cloud-based or hybrid backup choice at the organization, department, user, or server level.
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Backup Exec.cloud Overview (10:53)
Desktop hardware requirements
- 300 MHz Intel compatible or faster processor
- 512 MB RAM
- 1GB of available hard disk space
- Network connectivity
Desktop Editions
32 bit
- Windows XP Professional SP2
- Windows XP Professional SP3
- Windows XP Home SP3
- Microsoft Vista Home Basic
- Microsoft Vista Business SP1
- Windows 7 Ultimate SP1
- Windows 7 Professional
64 bit
- Microsoft Vista Ultimate SP2
- Microsoft Vista Enterprise SP2
- Microsoft Vista Home Premium SP2
- Windows 7 Ultimate
- Windows 7 Professional
- Windows 8
Server hardware requirements
- 1-GHz Intel Pentium III compatible or faster processor
- 1 GB RAM
- 1GB of available hard disk space
- Network connectivity
Server Editions
32 bit
- Windows 2003 Standard SP1/SP2
- Windows 2003 Enterprise Server SP1/SP2
- Windows 2003 Datacenter SP2
- Windows 2003 R2 Enterprise SP1
- Windows 2008 Server Standard SP1/SP2
- Windows 2008 Enterprise Server SP2
- Windows 2008 Small Business Server SP2
64 bit
- Windows 2003 Standard SP1/SP2
- Windows 2003 Enterprise Server SP1/SP2
- Windows 2003 Datacenter SP2
- Windows 2003 R2 Standard SP2
- Windows 2003 R2 Enterprise SP2
- Windows 2008 Server Standard SP1/SP2
- Windows 2008 Server Enterprise SP2
- Windows 2008 Small Business Server SP2
- Windows 2008 Server R2 Standard
- Windows 2008 Server R2 Enterprise
- Windows Server 2012
Exchange Editions
X64 Processor
Exchange Server 2010
- Standard/Enterprise Edition of Windows 2008 SP2
- Windows 2008 R2, SBS 2011 Standard
Exchange Server 2007
- Windows 2003 SP2
- Window 2003 R2 SP2
- Windows 2008
- Windows 2008 R2
- SBS 2008
X86 Processor
Exchange Server 2003
- Windows 2003 SP2
- Window 2003 R2 SP2
- SBS 2003 R2
SQL Version
x64/x86 Processor
SQL 2008/2008R2/ SQL 2008 Express
- Windows Server 2003 SP2
- Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2
- Windows Server 2008 SP2
- Windows 2008 R2 64-bit
- Windows XP Professional SP2
- Windows 7 x64
- Windows Vista SP2
- SBS 2011 Standard
SQL 2005/SQL Express
- Windows Server 2003 SP1
- Windows Server 2008 (Note for 64-bit versions only 32 bit SQL 2005 is supported by Microsoft)
- Windows Vista ( Note for 64-bit versions only 32 bit SQL 2005 SP2 is supported by Microsoft)
- SBS 2003 R2/SBS 2008
System requirements for optional hybrid backup server
For serving the backup needs of 5 or fewer workstations
OS—Desktop:
- Microsoft Windows 7 Family (32/64)
- Windows 8
OS—Server:
- Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Family including Standard and Essentials versions
- Microsoft Windows 2008 R2 Family
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012
Memory:
- Minimum Required: 1 GB RAM (8 GB if running Small Business Server 2011)
- Recommended: 4 GB or more (8 GB or more if running Small Business Server 2011)
For serving the backup needs of 6-20 workstations
OS:
- Windows 2008 R2 Server
- Windows Server 2012
Memory:
- Recommended: 8 GB RAM or more
- Note: RAM Requirements may vary depending on the operations performed, the number of concurrent connections and the specific computer configuration
Disk:
- High speed internal disk—SATA RAID configuration recommended
