What's new in Backup Exec 25
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Table: What's new in Backup Exec 25
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Support for Windows Server 2025 | Backup Exec now supports backups and restores of Windows Server 2025. Backup Exec Server and Backup Exec Agent for Windows can be installed on Windows Server 2025. |
| You can find a list of compatible operating systems, platforms, and applications in the Backup Exec Software Compatibility List (SCL). | |
| http://www.veritas.com/docs/000017788 | |
| Microsoft 365 enhancements | - Backup Exec supports restore of Exchange items to a .pst file. You can access the PST file from your Microsoft Outlook. |
| - Backup Exec supports backup and restore of Teams private channels site data. | |
| - Backup Exec provides the ability to add and apply filters to your Microsoft 365 backup selections that enables you to select multiple users or items significantly faster. | |
| NetApp ONTAP Cluster Aware Backup support | Backup Exec now supports NetApp's ONTAP Cluster Aware Backup (CAB) that allows you to back up a VServer (Virtual Server) or an SVM (Storage Virtual machine). |
| Role-based access control v2 | The role-based access control (RBAC) feature is now enhanced to provide support for the Central Administration Server (CAS) and Managed Backup Exec Server (MBES) environment. |
| Additionally, a new role is created for the restore administrator to manage restore jobs. | |
| Support for self-protect backup job | Backup Exec now supports a self-protect backup job that is automatically |
| created when Backup Exec is installed and performs backup of the metadata on | |
| the media server to facilitate a faster restore process. | |
| Malware Detection v2 | Backup Exec is now enhanced to support malware detection using Symantec Protection Engine (SPE). |
| Support for new cloud storage regions | Backup Exec users benefit through support for the following cloud storage regions, enabling greater flexibility and economy\: |
| - Amazon: Canada West (Calgary) | |
| - Google: Johannesburg (africa-south1) | |
| - Google: Tel Aviv (me-west1) | |
| - Wasabi: Milan (eu-south-1) | |
| Review the Backup Exec Hardware Compatibility List (HCL) for supported cloud storage regions. You can find the HCL at the following URL: | |
| http://www.veritas.com/docs/000017788 |