Solutions for VMware - Symantec Corp.

SYMANTEC'S SOLUTIONS FOR VMWARE set the standard for managing heterogeneous virtual and physical environments in enterprise data centers, delivering best-in-class functionality and security. Symantec’s virtualization solutions provide industry-leading infrastructure capabilities that support VMware and all major server virtualization platforms.

Data Protection

Veritas NetBackup

Protect the data on your virtual machines with NetBackup, which provides enhanced granular recover capabilities. NetBackup significantly enhances VMware's technology by providing two restore capabilities from one backup.

Key Features

Provides a single backup pass, two types of restore
Saves storage space with de-duplication of VMware backups
Provides automatic discovery of virtual machines

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Windows Protection

Backup Exec
Backup Exec System Recovery

Know that your Windows data running in VMware environments is protected. Perform granular file-level and image-level recovery with a single backup. Easily recover virtual machines in minutes, even to dissimilar hardware. Supports the latest VMware environments including ESX 3.5.

Key Features

Fast and efficient data protection for physical and virtual server environments from a single console
Simple backup of unlimited virtual guest machines to disk or tape with a single agent
Seamless physical to virtual (P2V) and virtual to physical (V2P) recovery conversions

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High Availability / Disaster Recovery

Cluster Server for VMware ESX

Achieve higher levels of availability for your VI3 environments using Cluster Server for VMware ESX, which provides comprehensive availability for the underlying server, virtual machines and the applications running on the virtual machines.

Key Features

Manages multiple local and remote clusters in physical and virtual environments across any distance from a single console, regardless of operating system
Monitors the server, application and virtual machine
Automates disaster recovery testing without affecting the production environment

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Storage Management

CommandCentral Storage

Take command of storage management complexities presented by virtualization with CommandCentral Storage, which automatically discovers and associates ESX server and Guest OS resources to the underlying storage infrastructure.

Key Features

Enables centralized visibility and control across heterogeneous storage environments
Provides in-depth storage reports for VMware environments, enabling increased storage utilization
Monitors the health of VMware environments and takes corrective action based on user defined policies

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Server Management

Server Foundation

Leverage your resources more efficiently and gain control over your virtual environment by using Server Foundation, a comprehensive server and application management solution for data center automation (DCA), consisting of Application Director and Configuration Manager.

Key Features

Provides a centralized policy based management
Automates and standardizes server builds to enable rapid and error-free server and application provisioning
Automatically discovers server and software configurations, including out of the box and custom developed software

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Endpoint Management

Altiris Server Management Suite

Manage your virtual machines as easily as your physical counterparts by using Altiris’ integrated solutions. Altiris’ Server Management Suite 6 helps automate manual efforts and ensure a consistent, reliable, and supportable IT environment.

Key Features

Manages virtual machines as easily as their physical counterparts
Provisions VMware ESX and GSX servers
Provides an intuitive user interface integration with Virtual Center

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