Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery 8.5 Desktop Edition
Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery 8.5 Desktop Edition is the software suite to quickly and reliably recover complete Windows installations on PCs and laptops.
Windows OS installations can be recovered in just minutes instead of hours, even if you upgraded your hardware components or your virtual environment changed in the meantime.
Your installations are being additionally protected by Backup Exec's off-site storage facility, Symantec ThreatCon event triggering and you save administration time by using the centralized management console.
Features
- Create backups and recover critical data in minutes
- Save time and money during system recovery – Symantec Backup Exec allows you to restore operating systems, files, folders and settings without the need of reinstallation
- Hot-imaging on live systems allows continuous work without any disruptions
- Backup Exec System Recovery Manager delivers centralized management of backup and recovery for all desktops and laptops within your network
- Recover Windows installations on desktops and laptops quickly and reliably
- Recover individual files and / or folders from saved recovery points
- Intuitive, consistent user interface that is easy to learn and use
- Management console showing backup history allows administrators to browse, view and recover volumes, investigate current protection level of specific drives and track saved recovery points
- Includes advanced monitoring and reporting
- Automatically create recovery points during normal work
- Symantec's Restore Anyware allows you to recover installations even to different hardware and virtual machines configurations:
- Break the barrier of hardware incompatibility during backup and recovery
- Facilitate hot-imaging feature to create and deploy backups on live systems
- Save time and money while creating backup and deploying files between dissimilar configurations
- Support for hardware-independent NIC drivers
- Run eDiscovery diagnostics on dead systems to investigate the causes of a crash or failure
- Increase security of your backups by storing your data off-line using FTP uploads, external drives or media
- Use Google Desktop or Backup Exec Retrieve facilities to browse, search and recover individual files and folders
- Convert physical system installations to their virtual counterparts on a scheduled basis saving recovery points that allow immediate system recovery
- Pre-boot protection captures backups in a pre-boot system state allowing you to backup unbootable, stale or damaged OS installations
- Improved support for third-party virtual environment:
- Backup Exec now supports VHD files to be converted into Hyper-V
- Built-in support for Microsoft Hypervisor that diagnoses and serves protection for
- Microsoft Hyper-V files
- Easily import VMDK files
- VMware ESX 3.5, Citrix Xen Server 4.x and Microsoft Hyper-V are now fully supported
- Integration of Symantec ThreatCon allows you to set Backup Exec to automatically trigger actions when ThreatCon indicates elevated security risk
- Intelligent USB Drive identification used in Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery recognizes re-connecting USB drives even if their mount point or disk letter changes
- Create Symantec Recovery Disk according to your needs: build your own recovery environment, induce own drivers, and create .ISO format CDs
- Recovery Points Creation can be triggered by the events you configure
Sys. req.
Minimum Requirements for Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery Desktop Edition:
Desktop Edition Supported Operating Systems
- Microsoft Windows 32-bit or 64-bit versions:
- Windows XP Professional, XP Home with Service Pack 2 or higher
- Windows XP Media Center
- Windows Vista Business, Vista Enterprise, Vista Ultimate Edition
Free Hard Disk Space
Full installation of Symantec Backup Exec requires ~400 MB of free disk space. You will need additional disk space to install Microsoft .NET Framework (from 300 MB to 700 MB depending on your architecture). LightsOut Restore function requires additional 2 GB and you will need to secure more disk space for saving recovery points during normal Backup Exec operation.
RAM and Processor Requirements
- Processor: 233 MHz or faster
- RAM Memory requirements for specific components:
- Backup Exec System Recovery user interface and Recovery Point Browser: 512 MB
- Backup Exec System Recovery Agent: 512 MB
- Backup Exec System Recovery Disk: 512 MB. Multilingual installations require at least 768 MB RAM
- Backup Exec System Recovery LightsOut Restore: 1 GB
Third-party software required
Backup Exec System Recovery requires Microsoft NET Framework 2.0 to be installed on the system. This software is available for free and can be downloaded from Microsoft's homepage during Backup Exec installation.
CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive
Any BIOS-bootable DVD / CD drive will be suitable to run Backup Exec System Recovery. If in doubt, please consult http://www.gearsoftware.com/support/recorders/ for compatibility details.
Backup Exec System Recovery supported Virtual platforms
- Microsoft Hyper-V
- Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 and newer
- VMware Server 1.0
- VMware ESX Server 2.0, 3.0 and 3.5
- VMware GSX Server 3.x
- VMware Workstation 4, 5, and 6
- Citrix XenServer 4.x
Minimum Requirements for Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery Manager:
Backup Exec System Recovery Manager Console supported operating systems:
- Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP1
- Windows Server 2003 x64 with SP1
- Windows Server 2003 with SP1
- Windows Web Server 2008
- Windows Server 2008 Standard
- Windows Server 2008 Enterprise
- Windows Server 2008 Datacenter
- Windows Small Business Server 2003 with SP1
RAM and Processor requirements
- Minimum processor is Pentium 3 running at least 1 GHz
- Minimum RAM is 2 GB if you are running Windows Server 2008 Standard, Windows Server 2008 Enterprise, Windows Server 2008 Datacenter Edition or Windows Web Server 2008
Third-party software required
Backup Exec System Recovery requires Microsoft NET Framework 2.0 to be installed on the system. This software is available for free and can be downloaded from Microsoft's homepage during Backup Exec installation.
Free Hard Disk Space
Available disk space requirements depend on the components you are installing:
- Backup Exec System Recovery Manager console requires at least 100 MB free disk space
- Backup Exec System Recovery Manager server requires at least 750 MB free disk space
- Backup Exec Retrieve requires at 15 MB free disk space
- Recovery points are stored on the network so that network space will be required to save them