Symantec released the latest version of Backup Exec for data and system recovery of virtual and physical systems, introduced Backup Exec Infrastructure Manager 12.5 and announced Windows Server 2008 support.
Backup Exec 12.5 provides “comprehensive data protection for VMware Infrastructure, Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V and conventional systems from a single console,” says Symantec. The new version allows users to “backup an unlimited number of guest machines within a VMware ESX or Microsoft Hyper-V host environment to disk or tape from a single agent.”
Also new to the Backup Exec product family is Microsoft Windows Server 2008 portfolio support, including Windows Small Business Server 2008, Windows Essential Business Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008.
Symantec’s new Backup Exec Infrastructure Manager 12.5 “simplifies the upgrade process and patch management of Backup Exec installations and reduces total cost of ownership through centralized license discover, inventory and disk-capacity monitoring.” It features a web-based interface and provides a graphical map of the Backup Exec deployment.
Backup Exec 12.5 and Backup Exec System Recovery will be available worldwide October 6, 2008. Backup Exec Infrastructure Manager 12.5 is scheduled for release in the late fall of 2008.