Veritas Backup Exec Readme

Backup Exec integrates with Veritas™ Information Map

Backup Exec integrates with Veritas™ Information Map to help organizations gain insight into their data by providing an immersive visual experience of the global information environment for an organization.

Backup Exec can be configured to populate Information Map with metadata of an organization's unstructured data and identify areas of risk, value, waste and interest.

Veritas Update replaces LiveUpdate

LiveUpdate has been replaced with Veritas Update for providing updates to Backup Exec.

Backup Exec now comes with the convenience of Subscription-based Licensing

Backup Exec licensing has changed. Backup Exec is now available in three editions: Backup Exec Bronze, Silver, and Gold. Each edition includes a specific set of features, and are priced on a per-terabyte basis. A Trial edition is also available, which includes all of the agents and features included with the Gold edition.

For more information about licensing changes, see the Backup Exec Administrator's Guide.

Enhancements to Backup Exec with a powerful Deduplication engine

Backup Exec users get improved speed, scale, and stability while backing up to the Backup Exec deduplication folder.

Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) support

Backup Exec can be installed for data protection in an environment configured to use TLS 1.2 in compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) requirements.

Support for SQL Server 2017

Backup Exec now supports backup and restore of SQL Server 2017.