Symantec Backup Exec™ 2012 Agents and Options

Overview

Symantec Backup Exec™ 2012 Agents and Options enhance and extend the Backup Exec features, capabilities, and platform support. Whether you need to protect VMware® ESX®, Microsoft Hyper-V®, physical servers, critical applications, or databases, Backup Exec 2012 has a portfolio of high powered agents and options to scale and grow your Backup Exec environment.

Backup Exec Agents

Backup Exec Agent for VMware and Hyper-V

Provides complete protection of VMware and Hyper-V virtual machines with host-level backup, powered by Symantec™ V-Ray technology. Unlike other solutions, through a single pass backup, this powerful agent enables one-click recovery at the virtual machine, virtual disk, application, file/folder, and even granular object level from that same single image-level backup without restoring the entire virtual machine—eliminating the time and storage requirements of a second file level backup.

  • Protects an unlimited number of Microsoft or VMware guest virtual machines per host
  • Multiple data recovery options from a single pass backup in seconds:
    • Verify the recoverability of virtual machine backups:
      • Full virtual machines
      • Granular data from virtualized applications including: Microsoft® Exchange, SQL®, SharePoint®, and Active Directory®
    • Integration with VMware vSphere™ vStorage API’s to maximize backup and recovery performance
    • Individual VMDK and VHD files
    • Applications and databases
  • Integration with Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) for virtualized application protection
  • Support for disk and tape storage environments

Backup Exec Agent for Applications and Databases

The Backup Exec Agent for Applications and Databases provides market leading data protection for Exchange, SQL, SharePoint, Active Directory, Oracle®, Symantec Enterprise Vault™, and Lotus Domino® in a virtual or physical environment.

  • Protection for Exchange—Revolutionizes data protection and recovery by significantly reducing the number of backups and time required to protect Exchange. Backup Exec 2012 leverages patented Granular Recovery Technology (GRT) which helps IT Administrators save valuable time and money by restoring critical data such as individual emails and mailboxes from a single pass backup in seconds.
  • Protection for SQL Server—Designed to be flexible and easy to use, protection for SQL Server provides fast, online protection with flexible recovery options. Administrators can restore SQL Server databases to destinations other than where they originated.
  • Protection for SharePoint—Quickly and easily recover individual objects, documents, or the entire SharePoint farm with robust data protection.
  • Protection for Active Directory—Dramatically reduce the time to recover from lost or corrupted user accounts, helping to improve employee productivity.
  • Protection for Enterprise Vault—Provides integrated backup protection for Enterprise Vault archives.
  • Protection for Lotus Domino Server—Integrates comprehensive data protection of vital Lotus Domino messaging and collaboration databases.
  • Protection for Oracle on Windows and Linux—Integrated non-disruptive data protection for business-critical Oracle databases.

Backup Exec Agent for Windows

The Backup Exec Agent for Windows provides high-performance data protection for remote Windows servers and includes Open File protection and Simplified Disaster Recovery. This Agent optimizes data transfers for 32-bit and 64-bit remote Windows servers.

Backup Exec Agent for Linux

Provides high-performance protection for remote 32-bit and 64-bit Linux servers. This agent extends the Backup Exec advanced agent technology to Linux operating systems by providing full, incremental, and differential backup support.

Backup Exec Agent for Macintosh

Provides support for online non-disruptive backup of Macintosh operating systems, broadening the data protection offering for Backup Exec customers.

Backup Exec Options

Backup Exec Deduplication Option

Easily reduce data backup storage by 10:1 while optimizing network utilization across physical and virtual environments. It provides an integrated and customizable deduplication offering.

Enterprise Server Option

Provides ultimate licensing simplicity by consolidating three Backup Exec options into one, giving unlimited access to advanced disk-based backup, centralized admin server management, and shared storage.

Backup Exec NDMP Option

Uses the Network Data Management Protocol (NDMP) to backup and restore Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices.

Backup Exec Library Expansion Option

Provides the ability to leverage additional tape drives within a multi-drive tape library.

Virtual Tape Library Unlimited Drive Option

Designed for Virtual Tape Libraries, this option provides simple pricing for VTL devices by supporting an unlimited number of virtual tape drives without separate licensing for each drive.

Backup Exec Exchange Mailbox Archiving Option

Provides unified backup and archiving for growing Exchange environments by archiving data directly from the backup of the Exchange database.

Backup Exec File System Archiving Option

Provides unified backup and archiving for File Systems, allowing administrators to easily index data and set retention periods.

Symantec Desktop and Laptop Option

Provides reliable automated file protection for desktops and laptops, ensuring continuous data protection whether connected to the network or offline.