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CA ARCserve Backup Options and Agents
Description
Key Features
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Disk Staging Option - disk staging shrinks backup time by allowing backup data to be staged to fast disk drives before it is automatically moved to tape. Restore requests are redirected to disks automatically, reducing recovery time. The operation is policy driven, reducing operational cost and management overhead. The functionality is built into the base product but Disk Staging Option allows fullest use of the disk staging capabilities like backup of up to 32 streams to disk devices.
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Tape Library Option - supports and provides advanced device and media management for multiple drive libraries. With this option, CA ARCserve Backup can send simultaneous data streams to each drive to optimize throughput on any multiple-drive tape library.
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SAN Option - fully leverages Fibre Channel technology to offload backup and restore tasks from networks. By allowing multiple servers to share the tape libraries the ROI for these devices is greatly improved.
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Backup Image Option- improves the performance and reduces the backup window of a server by backing up a block-level image of the data rather than processing file by file to eliminate any file system bottleneck. This solution retains the flexibility to allow file level restores.
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Agent for Open Files - provides online backup and restore of all files - even those that are open or in use (including system and database files, documents, spreadsheets, drawings, publishing files and more). This ensures all files are backed up including those that are in use and locked by applications. This option supports NetWare 4.x, 5.x, 6.x and Windows NT/2000/XP/2003, including Windows files on 64-bit systems.
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Agent for Microsoft Exchange - delivers the fastest and most flexible online protection of Microsoft Exchange server databases and database objects and provides simple recovery options.
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Agent for Microsoft Exchange Premium Add-on - this add-on (to CA ARCserve Backup Agent for Microsoft Exchange) offers advanced configuration options, including; Message-level restores, Complete support for Single Instance Storage (SIS), Document-level backup and restore, Maximized performance and flexibility by supporting multithreading with multi-CPU systems.
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Agent for Microsoft SQL Server - high-performance backup and recovery for active Microsoft SQL Servers with granular protection down to the individual database or file group. The Agent for Microsoft SQL Server ensures complete data and transactional integrity, performing consistency checks on all physical and logical links before and after each backup and restore.
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Supported Operating Environment Agents - Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP 32 and 64-bit and Windows 2003 32 and 64-bit, All major UNIX derivatives, including Solaris, HP-UX, AIX and Tru64, Major Linux distributions such as Red Hat, SuSE, TurboLinux and Debian, Mac OS X, Novell NetWare 4.2, 5.1, 6.0, 6.5.
Supported Environments
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Microsoft Windows 2003/2000/XP
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IBM AIX, SUN Solaris, HP-UX, Tru64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, TurboLinux, Red Flag, Miracle Linux and Asianux
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Novell NetWare
FAQ
Q: How can I upgrade to the most recent version of my CA product?
A: You can go to the CA website and download the trial of the most recent product.
Q: Is there government, educational, healthcare, non-profit CA pricing?
A: Yes
Q: What is the difference between CA Enterprise and Value maintenance?
A: Enterprise is 24/365 tech support and Value is 8 AM to 8 PM EST Monday thru Friday tech support.
Q: How are ARCserve agents licensed for backing up VMware sessions?
A: 1. When using VMware Consolidated Backup, a Windows Client Agent is required on the proxy server.
2. When you want granular (file level) restore capabilities on a given session.
Q: Can I backup a VMware ESX server with just a VMware agent?
A: Yes, if you merely need to restore the ESX server as a whole, only the VMware agent is needed on that server.