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Upgrade Backup Exec 2014 to V-Ray 15 - Licensing question

Ferdinand_M
Level 3

Hi,

Can somebody help me with Licensing question? We have product with /still-active/ 1y maintenance:

- SYMC BACKUP EXEC 2014 SERVER WIN PER SERVER BNDL COMP UG LIC EXPRESS BAND S BASIC 12 MONTHS

We are going to virtualize this server so we need to buy remote agents or upgrade to V-Ray edition. We decided for an upgrade.. I asked 4 Symantec partners and got different answers so would like to make it clear for us - what we really need..

Can we buy this product and do the upgrade?

SYMC BACKUP EXEC 15 V-RAY EDITION WIN 2 TO 6 CORES PER CPU BNDL COMP UG LIC EXPRESS BAND S BASIC 12 MONTHS

We have server with 4 cores and will insall Hyper-V host with 2 VMs

 

Many thanks for help !

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VJware
Level 6
Employee Accredited Certified

Yes.

Per http://www.symantec.com/en/in/backup-exec-vray-edition/agents-options-add-ons/

The Backup Exec V-Ray edition includes, at no additional charge, the following agents and options:

  • Backup Exec Server
  • Agent for Applications and Databases to protect an unlimited number of applications / databases per host
  • Agent for VMware and Hyper-V
  • Deduplication Option

And just to confirm would the BE media server and the Hyper-V host be the same or would BE be installed onto a VM ?

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VJware
Level 6
Employee Accredited Certified

Yes.

Per http://www.symantec.com/en/in/backup-exec-vray-edition/agents-options-add-ons/

The Backup Exec V-Ray edition includes, at no additional charge, the following agents and options:

  • Backup Exec Server
  • Agent for Applications and Databases to protect an unlimited number of applications / databases per host
  • Agent for VMware and Hyper-V
  • Deduplication Option

And just to confirm would the BE media server and the Hyper-V host be the same or would BE be installed onto a VM ?

pkh
Moderator
Moderator
   VIP    Certified
V-Ray edition is good for those installations which needs a lot of Agent for Applications and Databases licences. With your single host and two VM's, it might be more economical to buy a Hyper-V agent licence and the appropriate number of Agent for Applications and Databases licences.

VJware
Level 6
Employee Accredited Certified

Just to add to the above comment -

Licensing edition will not prevent the upgrade from BE 2014 to BE 15. You can opt for various editions as long as the core Backup Exec server license is included.  The ala carte model, V-Ray Edition, Capacity Editions are few of the licensing options available based upon the cost, environment and scalability.