Veritas Backup Exec for Windows NT/2000 Small Business Server
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the same backup solutions used for larger companies at a fraction
of the cost and complexity. VERITAS Backup Exec™ for
Windows NT and Windows 2000 Small Business Server Edition
provides backup, restore, virus cleaning, and single-drive
library support in a single suite to protect Microsoft's Small
Business Server 4.5 and 2000, including Exchange 2000 and
SQL Server 2000.
Product Highlights
- Centralized management of backup, restore, and device
operations gives administrators a single point for managing
and controlling a group of servers running Backup Exec for
Windows NT and Windows 2000.
- An intuitive user interface based on the Microsoft Management
Console enables the backup operator to learn functions quickly
and manage by exception.
- Enhanced policy-based management offers a scalable approach
to efficiently manage hundreds of network resources and
thousands of jobs. Copy policies from one master server
to another for increased efficiency.
- Backup server pooling permits load balancing across Backup
Exec servers and delivers higher levels of fault tolerance.
- An embedded, centralized database provides a robust platform
that stores all job, device, media and configuration information
in an easily accessible format that makes superior performance,
data integrity and reliability possible.
- Enhanced integration with Crystal Reports provides administrators
with over 30 different management reports instantly with
a “point and click."
- Create a centralized LAN-free backup solution in a SAN
by combining the Network Storage Executive with VERITAS
Backup Exec SAN Shared Storage Option.
- Enhanced Load Balancing allows the movement of protected
resources from one master server domain to another.
Centralized Management
Administrators responsible for several backup servers can
save valuable time and increase efficiency by centralizing
the management of these servers. Veritas Backup Exec Network
Storage Executive centralizes management activities across
all Backup Exec servers within a single storage domain under
the control of the Network Storage Executive Master, thus
allowing more backup servers to be managed by each administrator.
The Network Storage Executive Master sends commands to the
Backup Exec servers to carry out various backup, restore,
or device operations. Once these jobs are processed, results
are stored in a central database using Microsoft SQL Server
7.0, providing a consolidated view of all job history. Media
catalog information is stored in a central catalog repository
so the administrator can quickly find any data that needs
to be restored. Centralized media and device management ensures
that standardized media protection policies are followed and
presents a single consolidated view of all media and device
inventory, location, and status information.
To speed up deployment and ease future upgrades, Network
Storage Executive allows the administrator to remotely install
new Backup Exec servers and all options and update them in
the future by pushing the software out from the Network Storage
Executive Master.
Intuitive User Interface
The Network Storage Executive interface is based on the Microsoft
Management Console (MMC), providing a familiar look and feel
for users of Windows 2000. Wizards introduced by the “Getting
Started Taskpad” walk new users through the most common
tasks. Profiting from MMC’s versatility, administrators
can now customize consoles to enhance security or simplify
the interface for less technical users. Security is further
enhanced by an audit log that tracks user interface activity.
Many backup administrators prefer to focus their attention
on the most urgent information first and manage by exception.
Within the Network Storage Executive interface, red icons
identify where backups have recently failed. Less critical,
noteworthy details are highlighted with yellow icons. Customizable
job and alert filters allow the administrator to hide unimportant
details. Over twenty-seven standard reports, created with
the embedded Crystal Reports reporting engine, enable administrators
to quickly find the information they need most. Reports that
show data at risk, protection status, performance trends,
and service levels help backup administrators work smarter,
not harder. option to retry failed jobs.
Policy-Based Management
As the demands of the storage environment change, backup administrators
can spend significant time adjusting backup systems to accommodate
these changes. Network Storage Executive enables the administrator
to quickly adapt by establishing common backup policies to
enforce data protection across the network.
Backup policies may be reused to protect any desired number
of network resources via simple drag-and-drop actions. Changes
to a policy are automatically passed on to all resources that
use this policy. It is therefore very easy to quickly reconfigure
the backup strategy at a moment’s notice. In a multimaster
deployment, policies can be quickly exchanged among Network
Storage Executive Master Servers as backup strategies evolve
and protected resources are exchanged across storage domains.
The backup administrator also needs greater control over
the backup process to help manage a large number of resources
and tasks in a scalable way. Resource priority and availability
settings allow the administrator to identify when and in what
order backup jobs will be performed. This prevents jobs from
running during peak business hours and makes sure the most
important data is backed up first. Automated error-handling
rules customized for several unique error categories further
increase reliability and fault tolerance by giving administrators
the option to retry failed jobs.
Backup Server Pooling
By pooling together several Veritas Backup Exec servers, administrators
can create a more powerful, flexible and fault tolerant backup
system. Network Storage Executive improves overall backup
performance and resource utilization by intelligently load-balancing
backup jobs across all available Backup Exec servers and backup
devices within a user-defined pool.
Capacity planning is greatly simplified, since the backup
administrator no longer needs to determine exactly what data
each Backup Exec server must back up, and new Backup Exec
servers can be quickly incorporated into existing backup server
pools with minimal configuration. Backup server pooling also
improves fault tolerance by rerouting jobs to other Backup
Exec servers and thus ensuring backup jobs will complete in
the event a backup server or device is not available or fails
during a backup.
Centralized Database
Integration with Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 provides Network
Storage Executive with a robust database platform offering
superior performance, full data integrity and uncompromised
reliability. Using standard ODBC interfaces, administrators
can enjoy unlimited management flexibility as they develop
their own tools to access and report on information stored
in the database. A runtime version of Microsoft SQL Server
7.0 Standard Edition is included with Network Storage Executive.
Create a Completely Centralized LAN-Free Backup Solution
The combination of Network Storage Executive with VERITAS
Backup Exec SAN Shared Storage Option lets backup administrators
create a completely centralized, LAN- free backup solution
for Windows NT and Windows 2000 servers connected to a SAN.
SAN Shared Storage Option allows dynamic sharing of centralized
storage devices while Network Storage Executive centralizes
storage management.
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