virtualization agent and exchange

[James_T_Kirk_Ju]

we are running backup exec 11d on a windows 2003 server.  that server also runs our exchange 2003.

we are virtualizing our exchange server.  the plan is to virtualize the exchange server, and since we have available Windows Server licenses we will rename the server that Exchange USED to be on to something else, so it can continue to run Veritas Backup Exec 11d.

so the questions are:

1. I have heard of a "Virtualization Agent", is that what I would need in these circumstances, to backup a virtualized exchange database?
2. can you get virtualization agent for 11D? 

[CraigV · Accepted solution]

Hi,

1. Unless you're looking at backing up the full VM (ie. *.vmdk files), the Exchange agent will be all that you need. You would be able to back up the Information Store and files if need be.

2. There is no AVVI agent for BE 11d. You'd have to migrate to BE 12.5 at a minimum to do so.

Thanks!

[teiva-boy]

You are on OOOOOOLD technology.  Circa 2005 Backup technology.

If you are virtualizing, you need to upgrade BackupExec to the latest 2010 R3 which came out two years ago.  12.5 only supported VCB, and VMware has evolved from that.