Symantec Backup Exec™ 3600 R2 Appliance is the only solution that provides Symantec Backup Exec™ 2012 software on optimized hardware integrated into an affordable appliance from the industry leader in backup—Symantec. Equipped with integrated data de-duplication, granular recovery, and virtual machine protection, the Backup Exec 3600 Appliance helps you reduce downtime and storage costs while improving backup performance.

Symantec is announcing the Symantec Backup Exec™ 3600 R2 mid-market backup appliance which delivers turn-key protection and recovery of physical and virtual servers with maximum efficiency utilizing deduplication at the data source and target. Simplify remote office backup processes by replacing tape-based backup and recovery with a modern Backup Exec infrastructure that's a powerful yet easy to use solution that features Symantec Backup Exec 2012 as its core software.

With the slim 1u rack-mount form factor design based on the Intel server system, it provides rapid time-to-value in both datacenters and remote office deployments using web-based configuration and management.

More than just basic disk storage, the Backup Exec 3600 Appliance includes 5.5 TB of RAID 5 data storage and protects a broad range of operating systems platforms, business applications and databases. Featuring highly redundant technologies common to enterprise solutions, the Backup Exec 3600 includes a hardened secure OS on mirrored (RAID1) SSDs, as well as four hot-swap data drives and two hot-swap power supplies.

What's new:

• Backup Exec 2012 software - Backup Exec 2012 offers a single software solution that protects both virtual and physical environments, offers any recovery from an entire server to granular objects in minutes and eliminates backup complexity while improving backup performance.

• Additional Ethernet connectivity NICs - Includes two additional 1Gb ethernet ports available for data (3 total available for data transfer).

• SAS Card for Tape-Out - The Backup Exec 3600 R2 appliance includes a SAS card to be used in the PCIe slot for data set copies to tape for archival and off site storage.

• New Backup Exec 3600 Total Protection Edition and Essential Protection Editions based on Backup Exec 2012 software, are licensed to protect unlimited resources to the full capacity of the Backup Exec Appliance.

• Two available licensing configurations to meet the various needs of challenging local and distributed environments.

• Intel 1U Server System Chassis with single Intel quad-core processor
• 4 x 2TB SAS Disk Drive, Integrated RAID 5 Data Volumes
• 2 x 80GB SATA Solid State Disks, Integrated RAID 1 OS Volumes
• 16GB DDR3 1333 ECC Memory
• 4 x 1Gb Ethernet ports, (3 for data transfer, 1 for Support use)
• 1 SAS HBA card, LSI 9212-4i4e (6Gb/s), for data storage to tape
• 4 USB 2.0 ports (2 front, 2 rear)

Key Features:

• Simplify Backups - More than just disk storage, the Backup Exec™ 3600 R2 Appliance backs-up a broad range of operating systems and platforms plus deep application and database support for faster backups and restores. Advanced technologies such as source and target deduplication are integrated into an easy-to-install, maintain, and upgrade solution that brings enterprise functionality to midmarket companies. Simplify remote office backup processes by removing tape-based backup and recovery and replacing it with a modern Backup Exec infrastructure.

• Reduce the Risks - Appliances are a proven delivery platform for software applications in the security, communications, and storage markets. Backup Exec™ 3600 R2 offers all-in-one versatility, providing comprehensive protection and recovery capabilities, whether running Microsoft Exchange and SQL, or Lotus and Oracle applications, physical or virtual systems with VMware or Hyper-V, and Windows, Linux and Mac. There’s no need for specialized point products.

• Create new Revenue Opportunities - Backup Exec™ 3600 R2 Appliance allows you to explore new revenue opportunities, increase your average backup deal sizes as well as margin dollars per transaction, and build in new services opportunities.

• Source and Target Deduplication - Maximize available storage capacity of the Backup Exec™ 3600 R2 appliance and measurably reduce backup data storage costs while optimizing network utilization using source-side deduplication across both physical and virtual environments.

• Centralized Management - The Backup Exec™ 3600 R2 appliance can be configured as a Master or Managed Media Server for integration with an existing Central Administration Server Option (CASO) or the Backup Exec 2012 Enterprise Server Option. All Backup Exec Application and OS updates are managed by the appliance automatically or can be based upon user defined intervals.

• Security included by predefined policy with Symantec™ Critical System Protection software - Symantec™ Critical System Protection detects abnormal System activities, curtailing insider configuration changes that violate policies in addition to providing comprehensive prevention and detection capabilities to block viruses and worms and blunt hacking attacks and zero-day vulnerability attacks.

• Quickly protect unprotected data - Deploy backups, with fully licensed software and hardware in a pre-configured appliance, avoiding risk of leaving data unprotected.

• Keeps your backup infrastructure up-to-date - Standardized appliance form factor allows for self-managed, consistent product updates (patches, updates etc), reducing ongoing administration overhead required with self-built solutions.

• Consistently deploy across remote locations - Remote management capabilities allow for administrators to design and control backups from a remote location, improving backup productivity and reliability. Appliance "phone-home" capabilities provide proactive alerts that can quickly be responded to by administrators based on health-checks of hardware.

• Quick recovery - Onsite disk backups can mean faster restores compared to traditional tape-based recoveries. Leverage granular recovery using GRT-enabled backups for applications including Exchange, Active Directory and SQL Server databases.

• Complete protection - Protection for applications, databases and virtual machines via hot backup agents.

• Purpose built, security hardened protection - with RAID 5 redundancy and proven Windows 2008 R2 x64 OS optimized for rapid backup and restore.

• Sophisticated troubleshooting - with call-home service for providing diagnostic information and hardware monitoring; plus hardware health status providing a web GUI showing temperature, CPU Fan, RAID controller, and system disk drives.

• Tape out support - Move data offsite with support for tape out utilizing the new integrated SAS port.

Additional Information:

Buy and Sell with Confidence - The Backup Exec 3600™ R2 appliances are sold with 12 or 36 month next business-day Advanced System Replacement (ASR) for parts (limited to Data Disk Drive, and Power Supply) or complete system, and include 24x7 Phone Technical Support for both Symantec hardware and software. 12 or 24 month support renewal SKUs are available for purchase to extend the agreements to a total of five years duration


Kit Contents:
Any order shipped with a Symantec Backup Exec™ 3600 Appliance will include:
- Symantec Backup Exec™ 3600 Appliance pre-configured with Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Standard Edition with embedded license

- Symantec Backup Exec™ Total Protection Suite or Essential Protection Suite (dependent on SKU purchased) and Symantec Critical System Protection

- Software End User license Agreement
- Hardware warranty card
- Backup Exec appliance bezel
- Two power cords
- One SAS HBA cable with mini SAS connectors on each end for users existing tape device
- Set of 19" standard rack mounting rails
- USB thumb drive with electronic files for product documentation and factory image for system recovery
- Appliance Quickstart Guide, and support entitlement for 1 OR 3 years of Appliance hardware and software, including Backup Exec software upgrades released during the entitlement period


Important Notes:

The Symantec Backup Exec™ 3600 R2 Essential Protection Suite Appliance uses a single license file to unlock all of the following: Backup Exec 2012, Backup Exec Deduplication Option, Backup Exec Agent for VMware and Hyper-V, Backup Exec Agent for Windows, Backup Exec Agent for Applications and Databases, Backup Exec Remote Agent for Linux and Backup Exec Remote Agent for Mac. Optional Backup Exec Agents and Options users can separately purchase and install the Backup Exec Enterprise Server Option, Library Expansion Option, NDMP Option and the Remote Media Agent for Linux.

The Symantec Backup Exec™ 3600 R2 Total Protection Suite Appliance uses a single license file to unlock all of the following: Backup Exec 2012, Backup Exec Deduplication Option, Backup Exec Agent for VMware and Hyper-V, Backup Exec Agent for Windows, Backup Exec Agent for Applications and Databases, Backup Exec Remote Agent for Linux and Backup Exec Remote Agent for Mac. It also includes the Backup Exec Enterprise Server Option, Library Expansion Option, NDMP Option and the Remote Media Agent for Linux.


Licensing Options:
Note: The following add-on agents/options cannot be installed on the BE 3600 R2 Appliance:
• Exchange Mailbox Archiving Option
• File System Archiving Option
• Virtual Tape Library Unlimited Drive Option

Electrical and Safety:

This appliance has been certified for the following electrical and safety standards:

Standard Safety Testing
• UL 60950
• CSA22.2 No 60950
• EN60950

Standard Emissions Testing
• FCC Part 15 Class A
• Canada ICES-003 Class A
• Japan VCCI Class A
• EN55022 Level A & EN55024 (Immunity)
• CISPR-22

Standard Certification Marks
• cULus
• CE
• VCCI
• FCC PART 15

Regulatory Compliance
• EU Reach Regulations
• EU Packaging Directive 94.62.EC.
• WEEE Directive 2002.96.EC
• Batteries Directive 2006.66.EC
• EU Rohs Directive 2002.95.EC
• European Directive 2009/251/CE for the restriction of the use of dimethylfumarate.
• China Rohs