NCIRC Security Tools NIAPC Submission Summary Livestate Recovery Advanced Server

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1 NCIRC Security Tools NIAPC Submission Summary Livestate Recovery Advanced Server Document Reference: Security Tools Internal NIAPC Submission NIAPC Category: Storage & Disaster Recovery Date Approved for Submission: Evaluation/Submission Agency: NCIRC Issue Number: Draft 0.01 NATO UNCLASSIFIED RELEASABLE TO THE INTERNET

2 TABLE of CONTENTS 1 Product Category Role Overview Certification Company Country of Origin Web Link Product Description Technical Requirements Limitations Evaluation/Review Conclusions/Comments...5 NATO UNCLASSIFIED RELEASABLE TO THE INTERNET Page 2 of 5

3 1 Product Livestate Recovery Advanced Server, version 6 (Now called Backup Exec System Recovery Server). 2 Category Storage & Disaster Recovery. 3 Role Server storage/drive disaster recovery tool. 4 Overview Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery Server Edition (now called Symantec LiveState Recovery) allows for bare-metal Windows system recovery with dissimilar hardware restoration and lights-out operation. 5 Certification This product has not undergone certification. 6 Company Symantec Inc. 7 Country of Origin USA. 8 Web Link 9 Product Description Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery Server Edition (now called Symantec LiveState Recovery) combines the speed and reliability of disk-based, bare-metal Windows system recovery with dissimilar hardware restoration and lights-out operation. IT administrators can minimize downtime for critical IT services by rapidly recovering entire systems to dissimilar hardware platforms or virtual environments. Unattended servers can be restored remotely from a Windows desktop, laptop or Pocket PC. Key Features Rapidly recover entire servers to dissimilar hardware platforms or even to virtual environments. NATO UNCLASSIFIED RELEASABLE TO THE INTERNET Page 3 of 5

4 LightsOut Restore technology enables remote server recovery without going on site. Create real-time, while-you-work recovery points of the entire system to eliminate backup windows. Save recovery points to virtually any disk storage device including SAN, NAS, direct attached storage, CD/DVD, etc. Key Benefits Restore servers from a "bare-metal" state in minutes, rather than hours or days. Unique recovery environment eliminates the need to reinstall and reconfigure operating systems, applications, system settings and personalities. Saves significant hardware investment by eliminating the need to recover systems to the identical hardware platform. 10 Technical Requirements This product requires considerable data storage. Supported operating systems (for Console and Agent): Windows Server 2003 Windows Small Business Server Advanced Server (SP4 or greater) 2000 Server (SP4 or greater) 2000 Professional (SP4 or greater) Windows Small Business Server 2000 (SP1 or greater) XP Professional (SP1 or greater) Note: Imaging Microsoft Exchange requires Windows Server 2003 SP1 or greater. XP Professional and 2000 Professional are the supported operating systems for the Desktop Edition, and Small Business Server 2003 and Small Business Server 2000 are the supported operating systems for the Small Business Server Edition. Processor 233 MHz or greater, or as required by the operating system RAM requirements for all platforms Agent/Client: 256 MB required; 384 MB recommended Recovery environment: 256 MB required (may not run on shared video memory systems); 384 MB recommended Restore Anywhere capability: 512 MB total RAM required LightsOut Restore capability: 1 GB total RAM required Disk requirements Server agent: 90 MB available hard disk space Console: 200 MB available hard disk space Recovery Point Browser: 40 MB available hard disk space Desktop: 235 MB available hard disk space Restore Anywhere capability: 5 MB available hard disk space LightsOut Restore capability: 525 MB available hard disk space 11 Limitations The bare-metal recovery functionality has not been evaluated. NATO UNCLASSIFIED RELEASABLE TO THE INTERNET Page 4 of 5

5 12 Evaluation/Review Conclusions/Comments This product has proven itself as a backup and disaster recovery solution. It is simple to use and allows for quick recovery of servers. NATO UNCLASSIFIED RELEASABLE TO THE INTERNET Page 5 of 5