SPX Features and Components

Component

Features

SPX Console

The console manages disaster recovery on Windows machines and Linux servers.

The console can:

  • Configure backup jobs that run unobtrusively in the background.
  • Store backups on any accessible media including network storage (SAN, NAS, iSCSI) and removable drives (USB, FireWire).
  • Create compressed and encrypted backup image files for efficiency and security.
  • Recover a complete data volume, to an exact point in time, using the Restore Volume feature.
  • View backup images for quick file and folder recovery using the Mount feature.
  • Mount any system volume backup image file as a virtual machine using VirtualBoot.
  • Remotely manage system backup and recovery operations.

ShadowProtect Backup Agent

The engine that creates a system's point-in-time backup images, a licensed agent is required on every machine that is to be protected. The SPX console manages the backup agent.

Recovery Environment for Windows

The Recovery Environment for Windows is a bootable environment based on the Windows PE platform. It is a combination of the Recovery Environment and the Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK). The Recovery Environment for Windows is created using the Recovery Environment Builder, which also allows for individual customization by injecting unique drivers during the build process. Refer to the Arcserve Recovery Environment User Guide for details.

Recovery Environment CrossPlatform

The Recovery Environment CrossPlatform is a bootable environment for disaster recovery that doesn't require installing software and can

  • Access all critical features of the SPX Console from a standalone disaster recovery environment.
  • Load from a bootable CD or USB drive.
  • Restore a system (bootable) volume quickly and easily.
  • Back up a non-bootable system before attempting a restore operation.
  • Use Boot Repair to restore a system volume to different hardware or to virtual environments (P2P, P2V, V2P).

For more information, see the Arcserve Recovery Environment CrossPlatform User Guide.