Backup Exec System Recovery 8 Desktop Edition is the gold standard in complete Windows
system recovery that restores desktops/laptops in minutes, not hours or days, even to dissimilar hardware and virtual environments. Additional benefits include flexible off-site protection, integration with
Symantec security and
systems management solutions and centralized management to help simplify administration.
Backup Exec System Recovery 8 now includes flexible offsite protection that enables administrators to automatically copy
recovery points to a remote
server using FTP or to an external hard drive or network share. A new Granular Restore Option enables organizations to recover Microsoft Exchange mailboxes, folders, messages, and attachments; individual Microsoft SharePoint documents; and individual files or folders in minutes from a single, multi-tab interface.
In addition, Backup Exec System Recovery 8 also includes integration with
Symantec's ThreatCon global security alerting
system to enable
system recovery points to be captured immediately and automatically in the event of an elevated Internet ThreatCon level.
Integration of
Backup Exec System Recovery 8 with the Altiris management platform enables administrators to control
backup tasks from a familiar interface and database framework. In addition,
Backup Exec System Recovery 8 can now intelligently and uniquely communicate to external USB drives and run
backup jobs to the given device, even if Windows changes the drive letter for the device.
Also new with Backup Exec System Recovery 8 is logo-certified support for Windows
Server 2008, including Restore Anyware technology for dissimilar hardware and physical-to-virtual restoration.
Backup Exec System Recovery 8 leverages the power of virtualization for seamless physical to virtual (P2V) and virtual to physical (V2P) conversions to VMwareŽ ESX
Server, VMware
Server, VMware Workstation and Microsoft Virtual
Server disk formats.