Documentation Changes

Documentation Changes

The following CA ARCserve D2D r16 changes have been included in the documentation as of the last release:

Update 8

• Test Fixes installed. For more information, see Issues Fixed in the Release Notes.
• Microsoft Exchange 2010 SP3 support is added.

Update 7

• Option to create recovery sets (Disable infinite incremental backups when needed).

  You can configure how many recovery sets to retain, starting with a full backup, and when the number of recovery sets exceeds the user-specified one, the oldest recovery set will be deleted, instead of merged.

• Merge Multiple Sessions at the Same Time.

  This process separates the merge job in a dedicated application, allowing the merge job to merge multiple sessions at the same time. The merge job can be started/stopped and paused/resumed on demand and does not affect any other jobs.

  This new merge process avoids multiple reads and writes because it only merges the latest change for each block. The merge process ignores all the changes that have occurred to the same block during any intermediate incremental backups. Merging multiple sessions at the same time is faster than merging them individually.

• CA ARCserve D2D Probe for Nimsoft.

  The CA ARCserve D2D Probe for Nimsoft is a software module that sends the CA ARCserve D2D alerts and backup job status to the Nimsoft server. You can view the alerts from both the Nimsoft Infrastructure Manager and the Nimsoft Unified Management Portal (UMP). However, you can only view the job status data from the UMP. The advantage of using Nimsoft to monitor the alerts and status is that you can monitor multiple CA ARCserve D2D servers from one central location. Nimsoft also lets you run CA ARCserve D2D commands such as full backup, incremental backup, and verify backup using the Nimsoft Probe utility.

Update 6

• Support for all Amazon regions.

  The following regions are supported and can be selected as the file copy destination:

  • AP_Singapore
  • EU_Ireland
  • US_Standard
  • US_West (Northern California)
  • AP_Tokyo
  • US_West (Oregon)
  • SA_East (Sao Paulo)
• Support for cloud vendor Fujitsu Cloud (Windows Azure).
• Support for VMware Virtual Disk Development Kit (VDDK) 5.0 Update 1. (Shipped with CA ARCserve D2D Update 6)
• Animated CA ARCserve D2D Monitor tray icon indicates when any job is running and includes the progress completed.

  You can easily find out if a job (backup, restore, file copy, copy recovery point, catalog, or granular restore catalog) is running without logging in to CA ARCserve D2D. The job status is indicated on the CA ARCserve D2D tray monitor with an animated icon when the job starts.

• Live Chat link added to the CA ARCserve D2D home page.

  Live Chat provides real-time monitoring and live help/support. Live Chat lets you optimize intelligent conversation between you and the CA ARCserve D2D Technical Support team, allowing you to address your concerns and questions immediately, while still maintaining access to the product. Upon completion of the chat session, you can send a transcript of the chat to your email address.

  Note: You may need to add the Live Chat link to your Trusted sites.

• The date/time format for supported languages is displayed based on the locale.

Update 5

• UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) Support--UEFI is a firmware interface that Windows Vista SP2 (x64), Windows 2008 (x64), Windows 2008 R2, and Windows 7 (x64) supports. CA ARCserve D2D includes the following UEFI Support:
  • Computers that adhere to the Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) use the EFI System Partition, which is a partition on a data storage device. The EFI System partition is critical for Bare Metal Recovery (BMR). Therefore, when you select boot volume "C" on a UEFI system, the EFI System Partition is selected automatically for the backup source for BMR and an information message is displayed.
  • To perform BMR for a UEFI system, you must boot the computer in UEFI mode. BMR does not support restoring a computer with different firmware.
• Mount Recovery Point--Provides the ability to mount a recovery point to a drive letter (volume) or an NTFS folder, to view, browse, copy, or open the backup files directly in Windows Explorer.
• Application Recovery Support--CA ARCserve D2D now supports Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Express/Web/Standard/Business Intelligence/Enterprise.

Update 4

• Addition of a Test Email feature on the Email Settings dialog (Preferences Settings).
• Email alerts for failed or crashed jobs are sent with a high importance visual indicator.
• Addition of an Advanced Backup Settings field for Reserve Space on Destination.

Update 3

• No documentation impact.

Update 2

• No documentation impact.

Update 1

• No documentation impact.

GA Release

• Rebranded to CA Technologies.
• Updated to include the following new features:
  • Updates - Added the capability to check for new updates to CA ARCserve D2D (manually initiated or scheduled automatically), and to download and install these updates when available.
  • File Copy - Added the capability to copy files (and retain or move from the source location) to help you reduce storage cost, meet compliance, and improve data protection. Lets you copy files to disk or to cloud based upon your specified policies.
  • Encryption/Decryption - Added the capability to encrypt and protect (with encryption passwords) your sensitive data and also decrypt the encrypted data after recovery.
  • Exchange Granular Restore - Added the capability to perform granular-level recovery of Microsoft Exchange objects (mailboxes, folders, or mail).
• Updated to include user feedback, enhancements, corrections, and other minor changes to help improve the usability and understanding of the product or the documentation itself.