Parameters

Segments targeted

Backup Exec
SME, Mid-Sized Business

Latest Release Version

2012 SP3

Back end Database

Microsoft SQL Express bundled in deployment suite

Management Interfaces

Windows GUI and Powershell

Media(Management) Server OS Support

Agent (Client) Support
Itanium Support
Tape Out Support

Windows
Windows, Linux (on Intel x86,x64 Platform)
Discontinued
Yes (SCSI and FC)

Stand Alone Tape Drive Support

Yes, Ease of management for stand alone tape drives

Auto-loader , Tape Library and VTL Support

Yes

Backup Methods
Virtulization Supported
Bare Metal Recovery Integration
Convert backups to VM
Scheduled and Manual Backups Supported
Disk Based Backups
De-Duplication
GRT Restores Supported
GRT Applicable to
Individual File Recovery from VM
NDMP Support

Online and Offline

VMware, Hyper-V
Built In feature, Intelligent Disaster Recovery
Supported, Export backups to Vmware or Hyper-V
Yes
Supported
Supported,(Client and Media Server)
Yes (Requires Disk as backup target)
Microsoft Active Directory, Exchange, SharePoint
Yes
Yes
Partial (Only local data will be sent to SAN, Requires Media
Server to be deployed on every node which requires SAN
backups)
Writes in BKF format

SAN based backups

Tape Formats
Can read from NetBackup/Backup Exec

Cannot read NetBackup images to Backup Exec, All medias

must be restored and must be re-ingested to backup exec
with extended retention as applicable

Licensing Models

Per TB and Per host/option basis

Bundled Solution (Software and Hardware)

Available in form of Appliances (3600,3600 R2)

WAN Optimization

No

Accelerator

NA

Reporting

Native Reporting available

Role Based Access Control (RBAC)

Not Available

Encryption Option

Yes, Passwords/Passphrases have to manage manually

Centralized Management

Yes,Central Admin Server Option can manage multiple

media server deployed across Domain and enforce policy
and retention etc.

Audit Trails
Automated Reports via E-mail

Yes, Via Reports

Yes, available in HTML and PDF

NetBackup
Mid-Sized Business, Enterprise
7.6 (GA version is 7.6.0.1 for Software release and for Appliance 2.6.0.1)
Sybase 12 included in Software Suite
Windows based GUI for Windows platform, JAVA GUI for Cross Platforms
(including Windows). CLI is native. No Powershell commands for Windows
as of now
Windows, Unix, AIX, Solaris, Linux (RHEL, SLES, OLE etc)
Windows, Unix, AIX, Solaris, Linux (RHEL, SLES, OLE etc)
Supported with 7.5 and lower, Discontinued with 7.6 and onwards
Yes (SCSI and FC)
Supported, however Being an enterprise suite stand alone tape drives are
not recommended either due to its nature of management.
Yes
Online and Offline
VMware, Hyper-V
Built In feature, Bare Metal recovery
Supported, Export backups to Vmware or Hyper-V
Yes
Supported, Basic Disk, Advanced Disk
Supported (Client, Media Server, Storage Level)
Yes (Requires Disk as backup target)
Microsoft Active Directory, Exchange, SharePoint
Yes
Yes
Local and Remote clients can be streamed over SAN
Writes data in TAR format
Can read partial backup exec medias, However is certified support for
same is being discontinued since Backup Exec 12. Hence if image import is
not successful, media must be restored and must be re-ingested with
extended retention as applicable
Per TB and Per host/option basis
Available in form of Appliances (502x and 52xx Series)
Available in Software and in Appliance
Available since 7.5 onwards, Boost backup performance. Backup Full at
speed of Incrementals
OpsCenter tool available seperately, can be installed on same as Master.
Gives flexibility to perform charge back and other Business Analytics*
(Requires Analytics license per client)
Available (Active Directory, UNIX)

Yes, Client Side, Media Server level, Tape H/W. Key Management is
automated
NetBackup Master Server (Recommended one per Domain), can manage
multiple media server, SAN media servers and FT media servers and other
clients centrally. Using OpsCenter Now it can be managed via Web GUI
with restricted priviliges for Help Desk and other L1 and L2 resources
where no changes in policy are required.
Yes Available and also Integrates with OpsCenter and RBAC
Yes, available in HTML, PDF, CSV, XML, TSV