CA ARCserve Backup r12.5

CA ARCserve Backup® r12.5 delivers comprehensive data protection - including data deduplication, storage resource management reporting, and media assure technology in a single package. This high performance solution combines innovative "D2D2T" (disk-to-disk-to tape) backup with powerful, integrated anti-virus and encryption tools, making it one of the most secure "out-of-the-box" backup solutions offered. New features in this release enhance virtualized servers providing both image-level and file level backups with rapid granular file restores, password management for encryption keys helps ensure rapid recovery of your protected data and new access controls integrate Windows authentication into the audit and role management process providing greater control in meeting compliance requirements.

Key Features

*         Data deduplication built into CA ARCserve Backup

*         Storage Resource Management delivered as part of backup

*         One-step granular file restore from VM image-level backup

*         Extensive support for VMware, Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V virtual server technologies integrated in user interface

*         Certification of virtual machine backups from Citrix XenServer environments

*         Media Assure to verify the recoverability of backup data

*         Wide platform and application support

*         Enhanced centralized management of the backup environment

*         Integrated virus protection and encryption

o    Password management for encryption keys

o    Perform encryption at the tape drive, on the backup server or on the production server.

*         Access controls and auditing enable definable user access levels for report operator, restore operator, tape operator, backup operator and administrator.

*         Disk staging backup (disk-to-disk-to-tape; D2D2T)

What’s New

*         Built-in Data De-duplication

*         Enhanced Support for Virtualized Server Environments

o    VMware

o    Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V

o    XenServer

*         Business Intelligence Dashboard

o    Storage Resource Management Reporting

o    Proactive Reports with Actionable Information

*         Media Assure

*         Access Controls and Auditing

*         Encryption Key Management

*         New Oracle RMAN-based Agent

*         Direct Access to CA Support Online