Agent for vmware

[Mazhar6520]

If we get agent for vmware, can we backup and restore the Virtual Servers as complete server image and also recover file level restore?

[CraigV]

...the blog below by Kate Lewis explains how the licensing works for V-Ray:

https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/blogs/whats-included-backup-exec-v-ray-edition

The BE 2014 agent licensing guide is on the link below:

http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH178479

The Vray agent allows you to protect an unlimited amount of VMs, and includes the ability to protect as many VMs with DBs (Exchange and SQL for example!) as you have on your network. It doesn't include the RAWS agent which is required to do file-level backups and application GRT and these would need to be purchased separately.

Thanks!

[Mazhar6520]

Hi Craig, I don't have v-day licensing as our licensing is traditional.We need to know does purchasing agent for vmware hyper - v support will let us back up and restore Virtual Servers as complete "server image "and file based ? Thanks

[lmosla]

Yes, refer: https://www.secure.symantec.com/connect/sites/default/files/Backup%20Exec%202014_VMware_White%20Pape...

 and

 https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/sites/default/files/Symantec%20Backup%20Exec%202014%20Bluep...

Check the Backup Exec 2014 SCL for supported applications: http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH205797

You can contact licensing here: https://licensing.symantec.com

[pkh · Accepted solution]

When you buy the hypervisor agent licence, you would be able to backup the VM image and restore the image.  You can also restore individual files/folders from this VM image backup.

However, if you need to restore individual items for applications like Exchange, SQL databases, then you would also need to buy one Agent for Applications and Databases licence for each application/database in each machine.

[Mazhar6520]

Thank you one last thing do we need to purchase system recovery in case if we need to restore the VM on new server?

[CraigV]

Yes, it is a separate product.

Thanks!

[pkh]

No. You can redirect the restore of the VM to a new host, provided it had the hypervisor agent license