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Angelique28
Level 4
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Know more about the new features of Symantec Backup Exec™ 2010.


What is Deduplication and how does it work?

What is Deduplication and how does it work? Data deduplication (often called "intelligent compression" or "single-instance storage") is a method of reducing storage needs by eliminating redundant data. Only one unique instance of the data is actually retained on storage media, such as disk or tape. Redundant data is replaced with a pointer to the unique data copy. 

 File vs. Block Level Deduplication: Data deduplication can generally operate at the file, block, and even the bit level. File deduplication eliminates duplicate files. Block and bit deduplication looks within a file and saves unique iterations of each block or bit. Each chunk of data is processed using a hash algorithm. Backup Exec 2010 delivers “block level” deduplication thus providing a higher level of compression and storage savings over files level deduplication.

 
Deduplication  via Client/Source,Media Server and Appliance.


                 Client/Source Deduplication              
 
 Media Server Duplication
 
     Appliance   Deduplication
- requires a Remote Agent for Windows on the source server
- valid deployment for Windows platforms only
- with Media server
- x64-bit Media Server* - requires a third party OST certified deduplication appliance and a Deduplication Option.

 Benefits to your business


  • Save time and storage costs
  • Minimize Backup Windows
  • Operational Simplicity Fully Integrated info Backup Exec
  • Easily Adaptable to Your Environment

 



Unified File and Email Archiving Option
Unified File and Email Archiving Option: Focusing on Storage Management for Exchange and File Servers.
Backup Exec’s two NEW Archive Options provide unified backup and archiving for File and Exchange environments by uniquely archiving data from the backup copy rather than separately pulling data from the source. The archive option will provide administrators with the ability reduce redundant data from the Exchange or Files server source to improve backup performance free up storage space. Overall administrators will be able to easily index data and set retention periods to efficiently manage data lifecycles.

Benefits


  • Easily automate storage and management savings through efficient data lifecycle management.
  • Consolidate Your Data.
  • Reduce Backup Management Resources.
  • Improves backup & recovery times.
  • Optimize Exchange and File Server Performance.
  • Keep storage at predictable levels.

 


Top reasons to upgrade to Backup Exec 2010.

 


See what the latest version of Backup Exec can do for your organization.
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CLIENT / OS SUPPORT

Integrated and adaptable
deduplication
 
Reduce storage costs while optimizing network utilization across physical and virtual environments.
 
Unified archiving
 
Easily automate storage and management savings through efficient data lifecycle management.
 
First-to-market granular recovery
for virtual applications
 
Eliminate redundant backups for Microsoft® Exchange, Active Directory®, and SQL in a virtual environment with integrated
VMware and Hyper-V backup protection for virtual applications.
 
Reduce your backup window
 
Eliminate tedious duplicate granular backups that take hours by using our patented granular recovery technology that allows
you to restore individual items from your Microsoft Exchange, SharePoint®, or Active Directory full backups.
 
Eliminate tape
 
Symantec Backup Exec™ 2010 still supports the latest tape devices—and even adds advanced encryption to protect your
data—but also supports backups to disk as well as offsite data protection to reduce media costs and time to manage storage.
 
Virtualize
 
Backup Exec 2010 supports the latest VMware and Microsoft Virtual Server environments to reduce the time and cost of
managing separate backup solutions for your virtual systems.
 
Automate data retention
 
Save time and money on storage while adhering to corporate and legal data retention policies by deploying Symantec
Enterprise Vault™, with fully integrated backup protection by Backup Exec 2010.
 
Protect the latest Windows®
environments
 
If you are adding new Windows servers to your infrastructure, you can be assured that your data is protected with Backup Exec
2010 which now supports Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2, Hyper-V R2, Exchange 2010, and Windows 7.
 
Experience market-leading
technologies from Symantec
 
Integrated protection across multiple Symantec product lines simplifies your experience to secure, back up, and archive
Windows-based environments with market-leading products that surpass the competition in features and functionality.
Backup Exec 2010 integrates with Symantec™ Endpoint Protection, Symantec Backup Exec™ System Recovery, and Symantec
Enterprise Vault.
 

Addional information: Client / OS Support


Operating Systems Supported
  •  Microsoft Windows Server 2008 (R2)
  •  Microsoft Windows Essential Business Server 2008
  •  Microsoft Windows Server 2003 family (SP1).
  •  Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 family.
  •  Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003.(SP1)
  •  Microsoft Windows 2000 Server family.( only supported by the Agent for Windows Systems- no media server support)
  •  Microsoft Windows Small Business Server (SBS) 2000 (only supported by the Agent for Windows Systems- no media server support)
  •  Microsoft Windows Small Business Server (SBS) 2003 (SP1) (SP1 is min for support of SQL Express 2005)
  •  Microsoft Windows Small Business Server (SBS) 2003 R2
  •  Microsoft Windows Small Business Server (SBS) 2008
Virtual Environments
  •  VMware ESX Server 3.0 and 3.5 and vSphere 4.0
  •  VMware Infrastructure 3 (replacement/rename for ESX Server)
  •  VMware Server 1.0 (replacement/rename for GSX Server)
  •  Microsoft Hyper-V (R2)
Client Support
  •  Microsoft Windows 7 (Supported by DLO and Remote Agent for Windows Servers)
  •  Microsoft Windows Vista (Ultimate, Business & Enterprise) (Supported by Remote Agent for Windows Servers only)
  •  Microsoft Windows XP Professional (SP2) (SP2 is min for support for SQL Express 2005)
For Mini-filter drivers (needed for Exchange granular support), only certain versions of Windows Server 2000 and Windows Server 2003 support minifilters. Specifically: Windows Server 2000 must have SP4 and the ?Update Rollup 1 for Windows SP4?.Windows Server 2003 must have at least



For more information on your Backup Exec 2010 upgrade, please contact:
• Your local Symantec reseller. To find a local reseller please visit: http://www.symantec.com/partners/
• Symantec Sales at http://www.symantec.com/business/contact_sales.jsp.
Or visit our website: www.backupexec.com

Hope you find this article informative...smiley
-Angel
Comments
nylsher
Level 3
Nice one.
Angelique28
Level 4
Employee
Thanks.
Sacha_Brown
Level 5
Partner Accredited
Is this option free? When i tried to install this option i saw that it was available for trial until bought. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

Thanks
nylsher
Level 3

The Backup Exec Deduplication Option needs a license key for activation. But it is available for trial version and will run for 60 days on evaluation mode.

Link on how to install the Trial Version: http://seer.entsupport.symantec.com/docs/341808.htm
 
To purchase this product, please contact a Symantec Reseller. If you don't have a reseller you may login to the PartnerLocator Site: http://partnerlocator.symantec.com/public/search/
 
Sacha_Brown
Level 5
Partner Accredited
Thank you so much. This helps alot.
nylsher
Level 3
You are welcome.
manol4ik
Level 5
Partner Accredited

tnx!! it was usefull

UFO
Level 6

Client/Source Deduplication - used for clients with slow connection, yes?
What is the % stats on Symantec customers usage on these three types (client/media/appliance) of deduplication?

UFO
Level 6

Client/Source Deduplication - used for clients with slow connection, yes?
What is the % stats on Symantec customers usage on these three types (client/media/appliance) of deduplication?

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