Enable Symantec Backup Exec™ to store and retrieve backup
data to Cloud storage using CloudArray™ software
For virtualized and physical server environments
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Overview
The following presentation provides a functional overview on:
How Symantec Backup Exec software together with CloudArray work
seamlessly to protect virtualized and physical environments
This solution provides an economic and highly reliable storage tier for
offsite data backup and replication without the logistics and cost of tape
transport.
The presentation also provides a 3-year TCO summary on CloudArray
vs. existing backup and replication solutions
Details for a Free 30-day evaluation of CloudArray software
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Example Environment
3 physical hosts and 14 virtual machines on VMware ESX servers
Backup Exec implemented as data protection solution
Initial Backup Exec backup targets: tape and offsite tape storage
Enhancement solution for Backup Exec backup target:
CloudArray software
Cloud storage providers
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Backup Targets
Tape and/or D2D
Proxy Server running
Backup Exec
VM
Ph. Host
VM disk files on
primary storage
Data Center
D2D
Tape
Host n
SAN
LAN
Offsite Tape
Backup Storage
Typical backup
solution using
Backup Exec
VM and PS
Data backup
VM and PS
Data restore
(CIFS)
VM=virtual machine, PS=physical server
Backup Exec
Backup target
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Backup Targets
Tape and/or D2D
Proxy Server running
Backup Exec
VM
Ph. Host
VM disk files on
primary storage
Data Center
D2D
Tape
Host n
SAN
LAN
Offsite Tape
Backup Storage
VM and PS
Data backup
VM and PS
Data restore
(CIFS)
VM=virtual machine, PS=physical server
Backup Exec
Backup target
Challenges with
backup to tape and
offsite tape
management;
• Time consuming
• Costly
• Not Secure
• Data Integrity issues
• Time to restore
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Backup Targets
Tape and/or D2D
Proxy Server running
Backup Exec
VM
Ph. Host
VM disk files on
primary storage
Data Center
D2D
Tape
Host n
SAN
LAN
Offsite Tape
Backup