Description
Meet Veritas Backup Exec Simple Core Pack Essential Support, a robust on-premise backup solution purpose-built for educational institutions. This 3-year subscription license empowers you to protect critical data across multiple environments with ease, covering up to 5 instances to scale with your campus or district. Built to simplify data protection for schools, universities, and research facilities, it combines enterprise-grade backup and recovery capabilities with academic-friendly pricing through the Veritas Academic Licensing Program (ALP). With Essential Support included, you’re not just buying software—you’re securing a reliable partner that helps your IT team keep backups healthy, recoveries fast, and systems secure over the long term.
- Comprehensive Data Protection across workloads. Veritas Backup Exec is designed to safeguard a wide range of data environments, including physical servers, virtual machines, and cloud resources. This core pack delivers advanced backup and recovery capabilities that let you protect mission-critical applications and data, perform granular restores, and recover quickly in the event of data loss. Whether you’re protecting student records, research data, or teaching materials, the solution provides a unified approach to backup management that reduces complexity and improves reliability across your on-premises footprint.
- Essential Support Included. The package includes dedicated Essential Support, giving your IT team access to Veritas technical resources and guidance when it’s needed most. This support layer helps troubleshoot issues, validate restore points, and optimize backup performance, ensuring your backup processes stay smooth and your data remains recoverable under pressure. With this support, educational institutions can maintain high availability of critical systems even during peak backup windows or after major system changes.
- Academic Pricing Benefits via ALP. By leveraging the Veritas Academic Licensing Program (ALP), schools and universities can deliver enterprise-grade data protection at an approachable price point. ALP pricing is tailored to educational environments, helping stretch IT budgets further while maintaining robust protection. This makes it feasible to deploy across multiple campuses, departments, or labs without sacrificing reliability or feature availability.
- 5 Instance Access for scalable coverage. The Simple Core Pack provides access to protect up to five instances, enabling you to extend the protection to multiple servers or virtual environments within your organization without incurring additional licensing costs. This multi-instance flexibility is ideal for educational institutions that manage a mix of physical servers, hypervisor-based environments, and diverse data stores, all under a single license and consolidated management interface.
- 3-Year Subscription License for long-term stability. With a three-year license term, you gain predictable budgeting and uninterrupted access to the software’s features and updates. This is especially valuable in education environments where IT plans span multiple academic cycles and system upgrades. The extended term helps ensure you stay current with supported platforms, security improvements, and ongoing performance enhancements without the need for frequent renewals.
Technical Details of Veritas Backup Exec Simple Core Pack Essential Support On Premise Subscription License 5 Instance 3 Year
- Product Type: On-Premise Subscription License
- Number of Instances: 5
- License Duration: 3 Years
- Academic Program: Veritas Academic Licensing Program (ALP)
- Supported Platforms: Windows and various virtual environments
How to Install Veritas Backup Exec Simple Core Pack
- Step 1: Download the software from the official Veritas website or use the installation media provided with your purchase. Ensure you have network access and the appropriate permissions to install software on the target servers.
- Step 2: Run the installer and carefully follow the on-screen prompts to accept the license agreement. Review system prerequisites and ensure your hardware meets the minimum requirements for optimal performance.
- Step 3: Select your installation type and enter your license key when prompted. This activates the 5-instance, 3-year on-premise license and enables the backup plug-ins and agents you need.
- Step 4: Configure the necessary settings to match your network and data environment requirements. This includes defining storage targets, backup schedules, retention policies, and notification preferences for successful or failed operations.
- Step 5: Complete the installation and restart your system if prompted. After reboot, launch the application and verify that the console connects to the protection targets and that you can create or import backup policies.
- Step 6: Begin setting up backup schedules for critical workloads, test restores to verify recoverability, and monitor performance through the centralized management console. Schedule regular verification jobs and ensure off-hours backups minimize impact on production workloads.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is covered under the Essential Support? The Essential Support package includes access to Veritas technical assistance and resources to resolve issues encountered during the use of Backup Exec. This support helps with troubleshooting backup and restore problems, guidance on best practices, and resources to optimize performance and reliability across your environment.
- Can this software be used for both physical and virtual environments? Yes. Veritas Backup Exec is designed to protect data across physical servers, virtual machines, and cloud resources. It provides a unified approach to backing up heterogeneous environments, making it suitable for diverse IT infrastructures common in educational settings.
- Is there a trial version available? Veritas offers trial versions of their software; availability and terms can vary. Please check the official Veritas website or contact a Veritas representative to confirm current trial options and eligibility.
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