Data Sheet

NEW FEATURES

Schedule physical to virtual system conversions
IT Administrators can now 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'

Enhanced Virtual Environment Support
Supports the latest virtual environments including VMware ESX 3.5, Microsoft Hyper-V and Citrix XenServer 4.x

• Converted VMDK's are now uploaded/imported in a single step and include improved performance capabilities
• Support for the new Microsoft hypervisor including the ability to protect Hyper-V virtual machines

Support for the Complete Windows Server 2008 Operating System Portfolio
Including the new Windows Small Business Server 2008, Essential Business Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008

• Allows organizations who are moving to these new environments to ensure that their systems are enabled for rapid recovery, including hardware independent recovery with Backup Exec System Recovery’s award-winning Restore Anyware technology.

Pre-boot, 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
• Enhanced forensics support for eDiscovery or post-mortem system analysis
• Backup and recover systems in secure or locked-down configurations

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. New! This capability can also be done for remote systems through Backup Exec System Recovery Manager.

• Simplifies IT administration for remote systems enabling them to ensure they are protected in case of site disaster

KEY CONTINUING CAPABILITIES

Revolutionary, Simple User Interface
Calendar view shows past, present and future recovery points and protection level for each volume on the system. Features include:

• Simple and intuitive user interface
• Incorporates Automated Best Practice Decision Making and Reporting

Dissimilar Hardware Restoration with Restore Anyware™
Rapid recovery of entire systems to dissimilar hardware breaks the barrier of incompatible storage controllers and hardware abstraction layers, thereby reducing recovery times and saving significant hardware investments. Combines hot-imaging with the ability to restore to different hardware platforms on the fly.

• NIC driver retargeting supports hardware-independent NIC drivers
• Perform complete hardware migrations with ease using Restore Anyware

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.

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.

Granular Recovery of Exchange, SharePoint and Other Individual Files and Folders
Backup Exec System Recovery 8 Server Edition delivers many data recovery capabilities, simplifying the recovery of Exchange, SharePoint, as well as individual files and folders. Features include:

• Recovers individual Exchange emails, SharePoint documents or files and folders from a single interface with the Granular Restore Option (bundled with the SBS Edition)
• Recovers individual files and folders in seconds via the Granular Restore Option or through independent file/folder backup capabilities
• 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

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.

Easy Remote System Recovery
Easily restores servers in remote, unattended or distributed locations from a desktop, laptop or Pocket PC using LightsOut Restore functionality. If a server must be recovered from bare metal, you can reboot the server remotely using the baseboard management controller and then accessing the Symantec Recovery Disk stored on the system hard drive to perform a full system restore using the built-in pcAnywhere host for connectivity.

USB Drive Identification
Backup Exec System Recovery intelligently and uniquely communicates to USB drives, running backup jobs to the given device even if the drive letter changes.

Integration with Altiris Notification Server
Manage system backup and recovery tasks directly in Altiris Notification Server.

Operating Systems for the Windows Small Business Server Edition

• Windows Small Business Server 2000
• Windows Small Business Server 2003
• Windows Small Business Server 2008

Processor

• 233 MHz or greater, as required by the operating system

RAM
Memory requirements per key components:

• Backup Exec System Recovery Agent: 512 MB
• Backup Exec System Recovery user interface and Recovery Point Browser: 512 MB
• Symantec Recovery Disk: 512 MB minimum (dedicated)
  Note: If you are installing a multilingual version of the product, you must have a minimum of 768 MB of RAM (dedicated) to run the multilingual version of the Symantec Recovery Disk.
• Backup Exec System Recovery LightsOut Restore feature: 1 GB

Available hard disk space
When installing the entire product: Approximately 250 to 390 MB, depending on the language of the product you are installing

• Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0: 280 MB of hard disk space required for 32-bit computers, and 610 MB for 64-bit computers
• Recovery points: Sufficient hard disk space on a local hard disk or network server for storing recovery points
• Backup Exec System Recovery LightsOut Restore feature: 2 GB

CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive
The drive can be any speed, but must be bootable from the BIOS in order to boot the Symantec Recovery Disk CD-ROM.. Backup Exec System Recovery uses Gear Software technology. To verify that your CD writer or DVD writer is compatible, visit http://www.gearsoftware.com/support/recorders/index.cfm. You can look up information about your writer if you know the name of the manufacturer and model number of your writer.

Software
The .NET Framework 2.0 is required to run Backup Exec System Recovery. If the .NET Framework is not already installed, then you will be prompted to install it once Backup Exec System Recovery is installed and your computer is rebooted.

Virtual platforms (for converted recovery points)

• VMware ESX Server 2.0, 3.0 and 3.5
• VMware Server 1.0
• VMware GSX Server 3.x (replaced by VMware Server)
• VMware Workstation 4, 5, and 6
• Microsoft Hyper-V
• Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 and later
• Citrix XenServer 4.x

Requirements for Backup Exec System Recovery Manager

Operating Systems Supported for Backup Exec System Recovery Manager Console

• Windows Vista Ultimate
• Windows Vista Business
• Windows XP Professional x64 Edition (SP 2 or later)
• Windows XP Professional (SP 2 or later)
• Windows 2000 Server (SP4) and Update Rollup 1 for SP4
• Windows 2000 Advanced Server (SP4)
• Windows Small Business Server 2000 (SP4)
• Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2 Premium
• Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions (SP1)
• Windows Server 2003 R2 Editions (SP1)
• Windows Server 2003 (SP1)
• Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V

Operating Systems Supported for Backup Exec System Recovery Manager Server

• Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions (SP1)
• Windows Server 2003 R2 Editions (SP1)
• Windows Server 2003 (SP1)
• Windows Small Business Server 2003 (SP1)
• Windows Server 2008 Standard
• Windows Server 2008 Enterprise
• Windows Server 2008 Datacenter
• Windows Web Server 2008

Processor
Pentium 3: 1 GHz or higher (Pentium 4: 3.0 GHz or higher recommended)

RAM
The memory requirements for the two main components are as follows:

• Backup Exec System Recovery Manager server: 1 GB (2 GB if you are using Windows Server 2008 Standard/Enterprise/Datacenter or Windows Web Server 2008)
• Backup Exec System Recovery Manager console: Dependent on the operating system

Available hard disk space
The hard disk space requirements for each component are as follows:

• Backup Exec System Recovery Manager console: 100 MB
• Backup Exec System Recovery Manager server: 750 MB
• Backup Exec Retrieve: 15 MB
• Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0: 280 MB (32-bit computers); 610 MB (64-bit computers)
• Storage space on the network for the recovery points

Software
Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 is required to run Backup Exec System Recovery Manager and Backup Exec System Recovery. When you start the Backup Exec System Recovery Manager console for the first time, .NET is automatically installed if it does not already exist or an older version exists. However, it does not get installed when Backup Exec System Recovery is installed on client computers. Note: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 must be installed on client computers before you install Management Control.

Requirements for Backup Exec System Recovery Granular Restore Option

Operating Systems
Windows 32-bit or 64-bit operating systems:

• Windows Vista Ultimate
• Windows Vista Business
• Windows XP Professional (SP2 or later)
• Windows Small Business Server 2000
• Windows Small Business Server 2003
• Windows Small Business Server 2008
• Windows Essential Business Server 2008
• Windows 2000 Server (SP4 or later)
• Windows 2000 Advanced Server (SP4 or later)
• Windows Server 2003
• Windows Server 2008 Standard, including SP 1
• Windows Server 2008 Enterprise

Processor

• Intel Pentium class or better

RAM

• 512 MB minimum

Available hard disk space

• 35 MB

Software
You must have the following software installed on your computer before you install the Granular Restore Option

• Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery
• Microsoft Outlook 2003 or 2007 (for granular Exchange recovery)
• .NET Framework 2.0 (included in the installation)

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