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Symantec™ System Recovery 2013 Management Solution Solution Overview: Backup and Disaster Recovery Centralized management of Symantec™ System Recovery A system recovery solution must be flexible, fast, scalable, and most of all, reliable. Most system recovery solutions today are based on legacy technology packaged as an
Key benefits
add-on option to tape based backup products. These solutions simply automate the
• Remote client discovery and
re-installation of a bare-bones version of Windows® along with the backup
agent deployment simplifies
applications “agent” or “client” to eventually facilitate a restore of data from the
implementation and overall
backup application. They are not designed to be a complete system recovery
management.
application that deals with the complexities of recovering an entire modern Linux® or
• Management of both Windows and Linux clients from one
Windows system. For example, most system recovery solutions today cannot deal effectively with the following questions: • How will I remotely recover a complete server, desktop, or laptop without having to manually reinstall the operating system (OS), patches, service packs, or drivers? • How can I implement a scalable, centrally managed recovery solution that supports both my Windows® and Linux® servers? • Will I be able to streamline implementation of my managed system recovery solution through remote client discovery and central agent distribution technologies? • Will I be able to easily view the overall system protection status of my environment as well as quickly identify and drill-down to problem areas that need attention? • How can I recover a system to a completely different hardware platform with a different RAID controller, network controller, or processor type (cores, brands, count, etc)? • Will I be able to manage my backup storage resources through centralized monitoring, incremental backup technologies, compression, automated removal of expired backups, etc? • Will I have to shut down my Windows and Linux server systems to capture a recovery image?
console. • Dashboard status view and powerful filtering system enable quick identification of problem areas. • Policy-based implementation simplifies management of backup jobs across large numbers of systems. • Remote system recovery eliminates need for direct visit to affected system. • Storage monitoring allows prevention of storage saturation and backup failure. • Remote management of offsite data transfers and virtual conversions enhances disaster recovery protection.
• If there is no physical replacement system available, will I still be able to perform a recovery? • How can I manage and automate the transfer of system recovery data to off-site locations for disaster recovery purposes, without overburdening my production systems? • How can I leverage virtualization platforms like VMware® vSphere™ and Microsoft Hyper-V® for disaster recovery? • How can I recover virtualized systems back to physical once replacement hardware is obtained?
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Solution Overview: Backup and Disaster Recovery Symantec™ System Recovery 2013 Management Solution Many of these key questions are often neglected until a critical recovery is required. The ideal system recovery solution should enable quick recovery of a system when needed, and should provide management of all phases of the system recovery process, including installation, backup scheduling, and monitoring of all backup and recovery operations from a central console. Symantec System Recovery is different Symantec System Recovery is unlike legacy recovery solutions that enable recovery from a traditional tape-based solution only after reinstalling the OS. Symantec System Recovery captures a complete, "hot" image of an active Windows system, and integrates with Microsoft® Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) to ensure compliance with Microsoft best practices for OS and application protection. The image contains a complete snapshot of the system, including: • All OS files including the registry, drivers, patches, service packs, etc. • All user data files. • All applications installed. With the Symantec System Recovery image-based technology, you can be sure you have an exact image of any system you are protecting at the time of the backup to be used during a recovery. The Symantec System Recovery generated image can then be used to recover the entire system to: • The original hardware configuration. • Completely dissimilar hardware, including different RAID types, processor types, network controllers, etc. • Virtual environments, including vSphere, VMware ESX®/ESXi™, server, and workstation; Hyper-V. Symantec System Recovery manages the entire recovery process, including booting of the inoperative system, locating and installing the necessary drivers for different hardware, and resizing the disk during recovery for growing or shrinking a recovered volume partition. For more information on the unique capabilities of Symantec System Recovery, please see www.symantecsystemrecovery.com. The power of the Symantec™ Management Platform As Symantec System Recovery becomes distributed in an organization's IT infrastructure, the importance of an effective, scalable, centralized management solution increases. Leveraging the power of the Symantec Management Platform (also known as the Altiris™ Notification Server from Symantec™), the Symantec™ System Recovery Management Solution delivers a highly scalable application for complete Symantec System Recovery management based on industry-proven technology. Symantec System Recovery Management Solution allows for the management of up to 10,000 remote Symantec System Recovery clients from a single management server and supports all product editions, including Server, Desktop, Small Business Server, Virtual, and Linux editions. Symantec System Recovery Management Solution can manage either a pure Windows environment or a mixed environment that includes both Windows and Linux systems all from a single console. The benefits of the Symantec Management Platform are already utilized by many Symantec customers today who manage thousands of systems and their applications worldwide. Additional information on the Symantec Management Platform and CMDB technology are available at the following link: http://www.altiris.com/Products/AssetCMDB.aspx. How the Symantec System Recovery Management Solution works Symantec System Recovery Management Solution was created to help organizations reduce the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of Symantec System Recovery. It was designed to reduce the time involved in remotely recovering entire Windows and Linux servers, and Windows desktops and laptops in large organizations from a central location. Symantec System Recovery
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Solution Overview: Backup and Disaster Recovery Symantec™ System Recovery 2013 Management Solution Management Solution is built on the Symantec Management Platform version 7.0 MR4 (version 7.1 SP2 for 64-bit support), which allows customers to solve additional aspects of the overall server and desktop management problem via other Server and Client Management Solutions designed for the Management Platform, all from the same platform instance. After configuring a Symantec System Recovery Management Solution installation, all Symantec System Recovery operations can be centrally managed, including: • Dashboard view of global environment status and backup storage consumption. • Easy identification and drill-down to problem areas through powerful filtering system. • Central deployment of management and protection agents. • Management of policies that govern backups, client settings, movement of backup data off-site, and virtual conversions. • Remote recovery operations of entire systems or individual volumes. • Monitoring and reporting capabilities.
Features and benefits Features
Benefits
Scalable management of Symantec S Sys ystem tem Recover Recoveryy
Centrally managed disaster recovery protection of both Windows environments as well as mixed Windows/Linux environment all from a single console.
Centraliz Centralized ed resource discover discoveryy
Discover target systems to protect with Symantec System Recovery from a central location via Microsoft Active Directory® import or general network search.
Remo Remote te agent dis distribution tribution
Distribute management and protection packages without visiting systems directly; control order and time of agent installs to minimize impact on business operations.
Dashboard landing page
Instantly view global system recovery protection status of your environment; quickly drill-down to problem areas for troubleshooting and remediation.
Polic olicy-based y-based management
Configure backup and client settings policies and assign them to groups of clients, saving time and simplifying management.
Off Off-site -site copy and virtual con conversions versions management
Remove processing overhead for copying backup data offsite or for converting backups to virtual format from critical production servers; copy backups to secondary locations for disaster recovery protection or quick virtual failover.
Remo Remote te sys system tem recover recoveryy
Eliminate downtime with image-based recovery of Windows servers, desktops, and laptops. Recover entire systems quickly without worry about hardware and driver differences.
Backup sstorage torage monitoring
View status of backup destinations to monitor storage consumption, prevent problems such as storage saturation, and understand potential need for additional storage.
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Solution Overview: Backup and Disaster Recovery Symantec™ System Recovery 2013 Management Solution Features
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Reports and alerts
Learn about problems as soon as they happen and identify trends through built-in reporting and alerting systems.
Symantec Management Platf Platform orm inte integration gration
Integration with the Symantec Management Platform enhances scalability and management capabilities, and allows management alongside other Altiris solutions
Symantec System Recovery Solution Licensing Symantec System Recovery Management Solution is an additional product option that is offered at no charge. Customers that purchase Symantec System Recovery (Server Edition, Desktop Edition, Small Business Server Edition, Virtual Edition, or Linux Edition) can use the Symantec System Recovery Management Solution at no additional expense. For more information Symantec Enterprise Sales Support: www.symantec.com/business/contact_sales.jsp Symantec System Recovery: www.symantecsystemrecovery.com More Information Visit our website http://enterprise.symantec.com To speak with a Product Specialist in the U.S. Call toll-free 1 (800) 745 6054 To speak with a Product Specialist outside the U.S. For specific country offices and contact numbers, please visit our website. About Symantec Symantec protects the world’s information and is the global leader in security, backup, and availability solutions. Our innovative products and services protect people and information in any environment—from the smallest mobile device to the enterprise data center to cloud-based systems. Our industry-leading expertise in protecting data, identities, and interactions gives our customers confidence in a connected world. More information is available at www.symantec.com or by connecting with Symantec at go.symantec.com/socialmedia. Symantec World Headquarters 350 Ellis St. Mountain View, CA 94043 USA +1 (650) 527 8000 1 (800) 721 3934 www.symantec.com
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