Here’s a video that I ran across which explains and shows more about the new archiving feature (powered by Symantec Enterprise Vault) within Backup Exec 2010.
http://video.symantec.com/services/player/bcpid39584950001?bctid=64058504001
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Release: Symantec Enterprise Vault 8.0 SP4 for EV, CA and DA is now available
April 27, 2010Symantec has released Service Pack 4 for Enterprise Vault 8.0, Discovery Accelerator 8.0 and Compliance Accelerator 8.0 on April 21, 2010.
This release should be considered a recommended update for Enterprise Vault.
Enterprise Vault 8.0 SP4 documentation- http://entsupport.symantec.com/docs/350758
Compliance Accelerator 8.0 SP4 documentation – http://entsupport.symantec.com/docs/350770
Discovery Accelerator 8.0 SP4 documentation – http://entsupport.symantec.com/docs/350771
How can Symantec Enterprise Vault customers access this release?
Enterprise Vault 8.0 SP 4 is a full product release and can only be obtained from the Symantec Licensing Portal. http://entsupport.symantec.com/docs/292866
Enterprise Vault 8.0 SP4 provides the following new features:
· Move Archive Wizard
Enterprise Vault’s new Move Archive wizard lets you move content from existing mailbox archives and journal archives to new archives or existing archives in other vault stores. You can use the wizard to move archives between vault stores in one site and, in the case of mailbox archives, between two sites. This includes moves between two sites that are controlled by different Enterprise Vault directories.
Move Archive supports the move of archives between source and destination servers that are running Enterprise Vault 8.0 SP4 or later.
Before you start, read the section called Moving archives in the Administrator’s Guide for detailed information about this new feature.
- System Status Displays in the Vault Administration Console (VAC)
The Enterprise Vault Administration Console now includes a Status display that shows the results of the most recent monitoring checks.
Enterprise Vault automatically runs checks to monitor the health of the Enterprise Vault system. If any check finds a problem Enterprise Vault displays an alert in the Status pane of the Administration Console.
The Status display provides the quickest way for you to check the health of the Enterprise Vault system. There is help on how to fix each problem that is shown in the Status display.
The monitoring checks that System Status uses are those that are enabled on the Monitoring tab of the Site properties. You can customize the monitoring checks as required on the Monitoring tab.
See the ‘Automatic Monitoring’ chapter in the Administrator’s Guide.
Note that the System Status display requires .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 or a later service pack to be installed on the computer that is running the Administration Console. There is no support for .NET Framework 4
· Enterprise Vault Online display in the Vault Administration Console (VAC)
The Enterprise Vault Administration Console now includes ‘Enterprise Vault Online’ in the tree view.
Enterprise Vault Online provides a page with links to many online Enterprise Vault resources, including the Enterprise Vault Compatibility Charts, white papers, data sheets, a knowledge base, and discussion forums.
Use Enterprise Vault Online as a quick means to find information about Enterprise Vault
- Enterprise Vault proxy server for Outlook Anywhere client connections
You can now use an Enterprise Vault server as a proxy server for Enterprise Vault requests from Outlook Anywhere clients. The Enterprise Vault proxy server forwards Enterprise Vault requests to the Enterprise Vault server that hosts the archive. An Enterprise Vault proxy server is useful in the following situations:
- If you do not want to publish multiple Enterprise Vault servers to external users.
- If you want to publish separate URLs for external and internal Enterprise Vault users.
Note The Enterprise Vault proxy server can only be used to manage connections from Outlook Anywhere clients. It cannot be used for other types of connections, such as OWA.
For information on how to configure an Enterprise Vault proxy server, see the chapter, Configuring access to Enterprise Vault from Outlook RPC over HTTP clients, in Setting up Exchange Server Archiving.
Information Management Group Product BLOGS
https://forums.symantec.com/blog?blog.id=EV_team_blog (Enterprise Vault)
https://forums.symantec.com/syment/board?board.id=106 (EV Discussion Forum)
https://forums.symantec.com/blog?blog.id=messaging_security (Mail Security)
Release: Symantec Enterprise Vault – Service Pack 3
November 9, 2009Service Pack 3 for Enterprise Vault 8.0 has been released.
This release should be considered a recommended update for Enterprise Vault for Microsoft Exchange, Lotus Domino, FSA, Sharepoint & SMTP and Accelerators
Enterprise Vault 8.0 SP3 provides the following new features:
- Virtual Vault
Added Support and Enhancements
- New Domino 8.5 support
- New Entourage support
- SharePoint Archiving and Shortcut enhancements
- Discovery Accelerator enhancements
- FSA Reporting and FSA Utility enhancements
- FIPS and FDCC Certification
- EVSVR
How can Symantec Enterprise Vault customers access this release?
Enterprise Vault 8.0 SP 3 is a full product release and can only be obtained from the Symantec Licensing Portal. http://entsupport.symantec.com/docs/292866
So what will the impact of Exchange 2010 have on the archiving industry?
October 23, 2009I’ve heard several “rumblings” from Microsoft as well as other “Archiving Solution” vendors regarding their take on Exchange 2010′s built-in archiving features.
I thought Martin over at Archiving101.com has posted a great write-up about this topic. If you are considering on waiting for Exchange 2010′s archiving capability to do your corporate archiving and E-Discovery, I’d recommend you take a look at his post.
http://www.archiving101.com/?p=178
Take care!
Links to Symantec Enterprise Vault Manuals and TechNotes
August 25, 2009Here’s a concise listing of all of the EV manuals and technotes.
The Compatibility List is available only on-line and applies to all product versions. Here is the link:
Symantec Enterprise Vault ™ 6.0, 7.0, 2007 and 8.0 Compatibility List (includes Partner products)
http://entsupport.symantec.com/docs/276547
Enterprise Vault 8 Manuals
Core Guides
| TechNote Number | Document Link | File Name |
| 317272 | Administrators Guide | Administrators_Guide.pdf Administrators_Guide.chm |
| 328215 | Administrators Guide 8.0 SP2 | Administrators_Guide.pdf Administrators_Guide.chm |
| 312327 | Backup procedures | |
| 317273 | Introduction and Planning Guide | Introduction_and_Planning.pdf Introduction_and_Planning.chm |
| 328448 | Introduction and Planning Guide SP2 | Introduction_and_Planning.pdf Introduction_and_Planning.chm |
| 312319 | Performance Guide | |
| 317276 | Setting_up_Domino_Server_Archiving | Setting_up_Domino_Server_Archiving.pdf Setting_up_Domino_Server_Archiving.chm |
| 317278 | Setting up Exchange Server Archiving | Setting_up_Exchange_Server_Archiving.pdf Setting_up_Exchange_Server_Archiving.chm |
| 328473 | Setting up Exchange Server Archiving SP2 | Setting_up_Exchange_Server_Archiving.pdf Setting_up_Exchange_Server_Archiving.chm |
| 317287 | Setting_up_File_System_Archiving | Setting_up_File_System_Archiving.pdf Setting_up_File_System_Archiving.chm |
| 317288 | Setting_up_SharePoint_Server_Archiving | Setting_up_SharePoint_Server_Archiving.pdf Setting_up_SharePoint_Server_Archiving.chm |
| 317290 | Setting_up_SMTP_Archiving | Setting_up_SMTP_Archiving.pdf Setting_up_SMTP_Archiving.chm |
| 317274 | Registry Guide | Registry_Guide.pdf Registry_Guide.chm |
| 328465 | Registry Guide SP2 | Registry_Guide.pdf Registry_Guide.chm |
| 321591 | Troubleshooting OWA Extensions for EV 8 | |
| 317275 | Utilities Guide | Utilities_Guide.pdf Utilities_Guide.chm |
| 328471 | Utilities Guide SP2 | Utilities_Guide.pdf Utilities_Guide.chm |
| 327522 | Housekeeping for the Monitoring Database | |
| 326694 | Guidelines on using EVSVR | |
| 328452 | Mobile Search Getting Started Guide | |
| 328467 | Reporting Guide SP2 |
Install/Upgrade
| TechNote Number | Document Link | File Name |
| 328438 | Deployment Scanner 8 SP2 | Deployment_Scanner.pdf Deployment_Scanner.chm |
| 317303 | Deployment Scanner | Deployment_Scanner.pdf Deployment_Scanner.chm |
| 317266 | Installing and Configuring Guide | Installing_and_Configuring.pdf Installing_and_Configuring.chm |
| 328439 | Installing and Configuring Guide SP2 | Installing_and_Configuring.pdf Installing_and_Configuring.chm |
| 298949 | Release Notes 8.0 | |
| 321953 | Release Notes 8.0 SP1 | |
| 328525 | Release Notes 8.0 SP2 |
Compliance Accelerator and Discovery Accelerator 8 Manuals
Symantec Declares DeDuplication Everywhere, Backup Exec, Netbackup, Enterprise Vault
July 29, 2009A common question about Symantec’s Netbackup and Backup Exec platform are the ability to support deduplication. Netbackup has Netbackup Puredisk functionality but deduplication has been a little lacking in the Backup Exec world. Well, that will soon change.
According to this Symantec press release, the Puredisk deduplication technology will soon make it’s way into Backup Exec, Enterprise Vault and other Symantec products:
http://www.symantec.com/about/news/release/article.jsp?prid=20090707_01
Another post that I found regarding deduplication that might be useful to customers is at:
http://symantec.dciginc.com/2008/11/symantec-netbackup-takes-the-d.html
From the Press Release:
Symantec is moving deduplication closer to information sources by integrating the technology into its information management platforms: NetBackup, Backup Exec and Enterprise Vault, and centrally managing native deduplication as well as third-party deduplication appliances.
Symantec is delivering on its deduplication strategy with a multi-phased approach:
- Integrated deduplication is available today in NetBackup and Enterprise Vault, offering deduplicated archiving, deduplicated backup storage and global deduplicated remote office backup.
- NetBackup currently offers integrated, centralized management for third-party deduplicated storage from Data Domain, Quantum, Falconstor and EMC through the OpenStorage API.
- NetBackup PureDisk 6.6, scheduled to be available later this year, will improve storage efficiency by adding enhanced deduplication for backups of virtual server images.
- Backup Exec 2010, scheduled to be available later this year, will integrate deduplication (using NetBackup PureDisk technology) into both backup clients and Backup Exec media server. Backup Exec will also add the OpenStorage API to manage third-party deduplication appliances.
- NetBackup 7, scheduled to be available in 2010, will integrate deduplication into the backup client and NetBackup media server.
Enterprise Vault 8.0 SP2 Released for EV, CA and DA
July 17, 2009Today Symantec announced that Service Pack 2 for Enterprise Vault 8.0, Discovery Accelerator 8.0 and Compliance Accelerator 8.0 has been released.
This release should be considered a recommended update for Enterprise Vault for Microsoft Exchange, Lotus Domino, FSA, Sharepoint & SMTP and Accelerators
Enterprise Vault 8.0 SP2 provides the following new features:
- EV Entourage (Mac) client
- EV Mobile Search
- Domino Retention Folders CLI
- New DA reports
- EVSVR Repair
- FSA DOD
- Archive draft & future calendar items
- Improvements to deletion of archived files on placeholder deletion
- Improved handling of calendar, meeting and task items
- Archiving from Domino 8.5 mail servers
- Support for Microsoft SQL Server 2008
- Improved documentation for EV reporting and OWA
Enterprise Vault 8.0 SP 2 is a full product release and can only be obtained from the Symantec Licensing Portal. http://entsupport.symantec.com/docs/292866
Do you need an archiving solution?
June 25, 2009If the answer to any of these questions is “yes” you might consider implementing an e-mail or file system archiving solution:
Do you spend more time trying to get your systems backed up than you do at home with your loved ones? Do you even have loved ones at home any more?
Have you ever had a discussion with your organization’s legal team? Has it involved something other than your personal conduct?
Do the letters “PST” make you break out in sweats?
Do you regularly add capacity to your file servers because they are always out of space? Is the new capacity in the form of drives duck taped to the sides of the servers?
Have you reduced everyone’s mailbox capacity so low that the nightly “mailbox full” notifications now exceed the amount of SPAM in your system?
Do you have certain mailbox users for whom you have memorized their extension so you can avoid their calls?
Is your backup window encroaching on business hours? Your “Halo” time?
