Question : Problem: Veritas Backup Exec and Exchange 2000 Server

We are looking to purchase Veritas Backup Backup Exec with Client Access Licences
(CAS) for our Exchange 2000 Enterprise Servers solution.

Questions I have in mind are:

1. How does the CAS work with Exchange Enterprise Server and clients
2. Will Veritas Enterprise Backup to a SAN as well as to a NAS? Virtual
   disks that is?
3. How about System State does it support this as well?
4. Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) -  does it support this as well?
5. We are not looking at Brick-Level backups.
6. What will be the approx. cost of Server and CAS?

Please note we are based in the United Kingdom. This is a quick research
before I engage Symantec, thanks.

Exchange 2000 Enterprise Servers are running on Windows 2000 Server.
We have 2 mailbox servers to backup with 20 stores each.

Answer : Problem: Veritas Backup Exec and Exchange 2000 Server

1. you install the software onto a backup server and then you purchase a exchange remote agent that you push to the exchange machine you want to backup.

2. backup exec does ork in a san enviroment not sure if you need an agent and not sure if it works on server 2000 but its called "SAN Shared Storage Option"

3. yes

4. yes but i have found problems using this and wanting to restore to a RSG it dont like it so i backup without VSS

6. think the server software is aroung £450  and you get a remote agent with that  but you will need the exchange agent which again is about £450 i think