Symantec Backup Exec for Windows Small Business Server

Unified Archiving (powered by Symantec Enterprise Vault)

Backup Exec File System Archive Option uniquely archives data from the backup copy rather than separately pulling data from the source. The archive option will provide administrators with the ability to reduce redundant data from Files server to free up storage space. Overall, administrators will be able to easily index data and set retention periods to efficiently manage data lifecycles.

• Easily automate savings
• Consolidate your data
• Reduce backup management resources
• Improves backup & recovery times
• Optimize file server performance
• Keep storage at predictable levels

Enhanced VMware vSphere 4.0 Support

Integrated backup and deduplication support for both online and offline VMware ESX 3.5 Update 2 and vSphere 4.0 - plus new first-to-market virtual application protection for Microsoft Exchange, SQL, and Active Directory. Administrators will also experience automated Log Truncation of a virtual machine applications from a single-pass backup. From that single backup, administrators can then easily recover either the virtual machine or granular application data such as Exchange mailboxes, messages, calendar items or individual Active Directory user accounts or objects.

• First-to-market granular recovery for applications
• Rapid Exchange and Active Directory backup and recovery
• Eliminate redundant backups and recover data in minutes
• Protect the latest VMware vSphere environments
• Deduplicate virtual server backups
• Reduce and consolidate storage

Enhanced Hyper-V R2 2008 Support

Integrated backup and deduplication support for both online and offline Microsoft Hyper-V 2008 and Hyper-V 2008 R2 environments - plus new first-to-market virtual application protection for Microsoft Exchange, SQL, and Active Directory. Now from a single-pass backup, administrators will experience automated Log Truncation of a virtual machine applications. From that single backup, administrators can then easily recover either the virtual machine or granular application data such as Exchange mailboxes, messages, calendar items, and individual Active Directory user accounts or objects.

• First-to-market granular recovery for applications
• Rapid Exchange and Active Directory backup and recovery
• Eliminate redundant backups and recover data in minutes
• Protect the latest Hyper-V and Hyper-V R2 environments including LiveMigration
• Deduplicate guest machine backups
• Reduce and consolidate storage

Windows 7 , Exchange 2010 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Support

Comprehensive protection for the latest Windows desktop, email and server environments. Get the latest backup support for Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 including support for new VSS Express Writers, plus redirected restore support to .VHD files for simple protection of virtual disk data alongside of traditional physical disk data. Integrated Exchange 2010 support for the new Database Availability Group (DAG) in Exchange 2010 and enhanced granular recovery support provides fast recovery of individual email and mailboxes while eliminating the need to perform an additional mailbox-level backup .

• Backup the latest Windows desktop and server and email application environments with ease
• Easily meet your recovery point objectives for Exchange with unmatched backup technology
• Reduce your Exchange 2010 backup requirements
• Manage your desktop and server backups through a single console

Lotus Domino 8.5 Support

Support for the latest Lotus Domino 8.5 email environments including support for:

• New Domino Attachment and Object Store (DAOS)
• Ability to restore individual Domino NLO (DAOS attachments) from a database-level backup
• 32-bit Domino installations running in a 64-bit Windows environment in order to allow for more flexible Domino environments

Plus an improved restore browse view including new Lotus Domino specific nodes which simplifies the backup selection process

• Protection for the latest shipping version of Lotus Domino
• Provides backup and recovery of the DAOS store and associated NLO files
• Supports both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Lotus Domino

Enhanced Virtual Tape Library (VTL) Support and Licensing

New VTL enhancements that integrates each VTL storage environment as a unique devices and shows only tape functions that are valid for VTLs (i.e. no retention). VTL media can also be modified to erase data that has reached its expiration data to reclaim storage space for more crucial data. In addition Backup Exec introduces a new VTL Unlimited Drive Option with provides unlimited Library Expansion Options per VTL devices

• Enhanced protection for virtual tape libraries
• Simple, cost efficient pricing for VTL devices