About Backup Exec's standard features
The following features are included with Backup Exec at no additional cost. When you install Backup Exec, you can select any of these features that you want to use.
Table: Backup Exec's standard features
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Tape Device Drivers
| Installs the Symantec tape device drivers for all supported tape devices that are attached to the server. If there are no tape devices attached to your Backup Exec server, uncheck this option.
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Online Documentation
| Installs the Backup Exec Administrator's Guide in a pdf file format.
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Enable Robotic Library Support
| Enables support for tape libraries, or optical robotic libraries and library storage systems. Backup Exec includes support for one drive in every robotic library. Each additional drive in a library requires a Library Expansion Option license.
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Copy Server Configurations
| Enables you to copy configuration settings and logon information between Backup Exec servers. This option is recommended for environments that contain multiple Backup Exec servers. This option is required for the Central Admin Server Option.
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Managed Backup Exec server
| Installs the managed Backup Exec server component of the Central Admin Server Option. You can install managed Backup Exec servers after you install a central administration server.
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Virtual Tape Library Support | Provides support for every single-drive Virtual Tape Library (VTL). You must purchase the Virtual Tape Library Unlimited Drive Option to support additional drives in each VTL. If you select this option, the option is selected automatically. You cannot uncheck unless you uncheck |
All other options and agents require the purchase of additional licenses. Installing a trial version enables many options that must be purchased separately and are not included as part of Backup Exec.
If you have a licensed version of Backup Exec, you can use a trial version of most options and agents for a specified period of time.
See Installing a trial version of Backup Exec agents and options
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