Introducing Retrospect X for Macintosh

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Universal Binary

Runs native on Apple’s new x86 (Intel) and PowerPC Macintosh computers for faster processing.

New user interface with a remote management console

A new user interface that has the Apple Leopard OS 10.5 look and feel with a console that allows for remote management of your backup server(s).

Multiple drives & multiple executions

MDME gives Retrospect the ability to backup multiple destinations at the same time, maximizing your window of time for backup. Restore from one backup set without having to stop the current backup to a different set.

Protect heterogeneous networked computers

Back up Mac OS X, Mac OS classic, Windows, Red Hat Linux, SUSE Linux, Solaris, and NetWare computers automatically to a central Macintosh backup server. Retrospect X has added support for newer versions of operating systems.

Desktop and notebook backup

Protect desktops and notebooks, which contain up to 80% of a business’s critical data. Clients are backed up when they become available on the network, rather than on a fixed schedule. This is especially useful for notebooks, which are not always connected to the network. Backup verifications can be done outside the backup windows, allowing more networked computers to be protected each day.

Protect Microsoft Exchange Server

Optional add-on protects an Exchange Server while it is up and running. Easily back up and restore the entire Exchange database, Storage Groups, public folders, and individual mailboxes including messages, calendar entries, and tasks. Supports two-node clusters and automatically includes new mailboxes for backup as they are added.

Protect Microsoft SQL Server

Optional add-on protects a Microsoft SQL Server/databases while in use. Single-instance storage Retrospect recognizes identical files on desktops, notebooks, and file servers and backs up just one copy, saving time and space on the backup media.

Self-adjusting backup operations

Backup operations are automatically adjusted to ensure that all computers are protected without requiring manual intervention by IT staff. With Retrospect there is no need to write new backup scripts each day to keep backups running smoothly.

Check-point restart

If backups or restores are interrupted, Retrospect resumes where it left off.

No need to perform a full backup each week

With Retrospect there is no need to perform a time-consuming full backup each week. Other backup applications require weekly full backups and daily incremental or differential backups in order to prepare for an accurate restore of a computer to any prior point in time.

Customized reporting

View and create dynamic reports that update in real-time. Unparalleled restore accuracy Only Retrospect’s patented Smart Restore™ technology automatically compiles a list of data on the hard drive prior to every backup. Retrospect uses this list to select the exact data needed to restore a computer to a point in time without returning unwanted files that were previously deleted, moved, or renamed.

Automatic grooming of disk backups

Establish a policy to retain a set number of backups and automatically remove older data to make room for newer backups. Retrospect X supports grooming of encrypted disk Backup Sets.

Synthetic full backups

Utilize existing backups on disk to create a new full backup on tapes for offsite storage without affecting systems, users, or your network.

Backup to disk, tape, or optical media

Back up to local disk, networked disk such as NAS or a storage array, single-tape drives, autoloaders, large tape libraries, and CD/DVD devices. Supports TapeAlert and DLTSage.

Advanced tape support

Optional add-on enables backups to as many as eight tape drives in parallel, including stand-alone drives and drives in libraries and autoloaders. Barcodes are supported for quick media identification.

AES encryption

Encrypt backups on CD/DVDs, disk, or tapes using 128-bit or 256-bit AES encryption, the strongest levels of encryption available.