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Windows 7 Support

Support for Microsoft’s latest Server Operating System, including Restore Anyware technology for dissimilar hardware and P2V restoration
  • Full system backup and recovery of the latest Microsoft operating systems
  • Allows organizations who are moving to these new environments to ensure that their systems are enabled for rapid recovery of systems and data

Backup Exec System Recovery Management Solution

Backup Exec System Recovery Management Solution is a highly scalable centralized management solution designed to add rapid Windows backup and recovery to the new Symantec Management Platform. Centrally manage system backup and recovery operations for Backup Exec System Recovery 2010, 8.5 and 8.0 as well as Backup Exec System Recovery Linux Edition.
  • Create, edit, and distribute backup jobs, policies, installation packages, upgrade packages, and client settings
  • Discover unprotected clients with remote client discovery
  • Enables remote recovery of volumes or complete systems
  • Manage physical to virtual conversions, off-site copy capabilities and backup destination monitoring from a central location
  • Advanced reporting and management capabilities via integration with the Symantec Management Platform
  • Supports both Windows and Linux editions of Backup Exec System Recovery

Enhanced Virtual Environment Support

Supports the latest virtual environments including VMware vSphere 4.0, Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 and Citrix XenServer 5.x.
  • Convert backup images to VMware and Hyper-V virtual formats
  • Converted VMDK’s are now uploaded/imported in a single step and include improved performance capabilities
  • Converted VHD files can be stored directly to Hyper-V instance

Key Continuing Capabilities

Revolutionary, Simple User Interface

Calendar view shows past, present and future recovery points and the protection level for each volume on the system, including backed up, attention needed or at risk.
  • Simple, Easy-To-Use
  • Incorporates Automated Best Practice Decision Making and Reporting

Flexible Data Recovery Capabilities

Backup Exec System Recovery Desktop Edition delivers many data recovery capabilities, simplifying the recovery of individual files and folders. Features include:
  • Recovers individual files and folders in seconds from either recovery points or file/folder backups
  • Enables end-user recovery of files and folders via Google Desktop or Backup Exec Retrieve using a common web-browser interface for fast and simple recovery, without IT intervention

Dissimilar Hardware Restoration with Restore Anyware

Combines hot-imaging with the ability to restore to different hardware platforms on the fly thereby reducing recovery times and saving significant hardware investments.
  • Eliminates the need to manually reinstall and reconfigure operating systems, applications, settings and preferences.

Schedule Physical to Virtual System Conversions

IT Administrators can set a schedule for having their physical recovery points (backups) converted to virtual systems through an easy to use, wizard driven interface. Convert entire systems at once or select volumes at a time.
  • Enables immediate system recovery
  • Converted virtual disks can be stored directly to ESX and Hyper-V servers
  • Enables local or site-to-site ‘warm failover’

Offsite Backup Copy

Automatically copy recovery points (backups) to a remote server using FTP or to an external hard drive or network share to enhance your disaster recovery efforts.
  • Select up to two offsite destinations
  • Works quietly in the background with no noticeable effect on your computer’s performance

Symantec ThreatCon Integration

Easily configure Backup Exec System Recovery to automatically run a backup when the Symantec ThreatCon level reaches or exceeds the level specified. This feature ties directly into Symantec's global DeepSite ThreatCon infrastructure.

Customizable Symantec Recovery Disk

Simplifies and speeds system recovery by allowing IT administrators to build their own recovery environment with drivers unique to their hardware needs. It automatically harvests system drivers from the system on which the customizable SRD is being created. It also allows for manual inclusion of additional 3rd party drivers with the ability to burn to CD or .iso format.

Customizable Event Driven Recovery Points

Allows users to specify executable(s) or .com files for which recovery points should be triggered. Users can also select to automatically capture recovery points prior to application installation, user logon or logoff, and configurable storage utilization changes.

Cold Imaging Technology Provides Agentless Protection for Windows Systems

Enables IT Administrators to capture a backup of a system in a pre-boot state and without having to install any software on the system.
  • Backup non-bootable or corrupt file systems
  • Offers an additional level of protection for computer systems