Symantec Backup Exec for Windows Small Business Server

This agent comes included with Backup Exec for Windows Small Business Server – Standard or Premium Editions. It provides continuous data protection for Exchange Server and revolutionizes data protection and recovery by eliminating the daily backup window for Exchange backup jobs while still allowing recovery of individual messages, folders and mailboxes—in seconds with patent-pending Granular Recovery Technology. Additionally, administrators do not need to run a mailbox (or MAPI) backup, which significantly reduces the number of backups, time and cost required to protect Exchange. With Granular Recovery Technology the enhanced Exchange Agent can granularly recover from a single full backup, eliminating the need for multiple Exchange backups. Backup Exec 12.5 granular recovery backup jobs can now be easily stored to a remote or removable disk drive, or off to a fiber channel or iSUSI SAN environment. Fast, flexible technology protects vital Exchange Server 2000, 2003, and 2007 data while the application is still online.

This agent comes included with Backup Exec for Windows Small Business Server Premium Edition and provides continuous protection of SQL databases. Efficiently eliminate the daily backup window for SQL servers and enable recovery of database transactions that have been made right up to the time of the hardware or software failure. Additionally, flexible recovery options allow IT administrators to restore SQL databases to destinations other than where they originated, directing a copy of the actual data streams being sent to media by a SQL database to a local directory for later use. The SQL Server 2005 snapshots are integrated into the Backup Exec catalog for a consolidated look at all data copies available for recovery in seconds. This agent provides SQL Server 7.0, SQL Server 2000, SQL Server 2005 and 2008 administrators with granular protection on 32- and 64-bit systems down to the individual database or file group.

Provides high-performance networkwide data protection for the Microsoft Data Protection Manager, including SQL Server components.

The Agent for Windows Systems includes the Remote Agent for Windows Servers and the Continuous Protection Agent. This agent expands network-wide data protection and optimizes data transfers for 32- and 64-bit remote Windows servers, including local registry and system state information. Exclusive Agent Accelerator technology maximizes backup and recovery performance by providing source-level compression and distributed processing at the client. The result is reduced network traffic and maximized data throughput.

The functionality of the Continuous Protection Agent delivers continuous disk-based data protection for remote file servers with LAN or WAN connectivity to the Backup Exec Continuous Protection Server. It simplifies backups by consolidating data protection and recovery into a central server, eliminates the backup window needed to protect each file server, and provides faster restores by helping to ensure that business-critical data is immediately accessible. Point-in-time snapshots of data on the Continuous Protection Server are periodically captured and protected to provide versioning and granular point-in-time recovery of files. Full system state information is also protected. You can seamlessly retrieve previous versions of files using Backup Exec Retrieve, a simple Web-based recovery tool.

This agent helps ensure that files on remote servers are protected even while in use. The Backup Exec Advanced Open File Option handles open files at the volume level and is seamlessly integrated into Backup Exec software. There is no need to know which files are open ahead of time; just set a scheduled backup to use this option with a simple mouse click. It can back up multiple volumes in one job while creating a snapshot of only one logical volume at a time. After the logical volume is snapped and backed up, the snapshot is deleted before the next logical volume is snapped. This feature increases the ability to meet the minimum quiet time needed to complete a snapshot. Advanced technology also makes it possible to detect and leverage alternate frozen image technologies such as Microsoft VSS on Windows Server 2003 or Veritas Storage Foundation for Windows FlashSnap for increased application availability.