Thursday, April 12, 2012

Backup Exec Desktop and Laptop Option is now a standalone product

With the introduction of Symantec Backup Exec 2012, Backup Exec Desktop and Laptop Option (DLO) is now a standalone product known as Symantec Desktop and Laptop Option 7.0.  Yes, replacing “Backup Exec” with “Symantec” in the name.

Now that it is a standalone product, I am able to install it without having to install Backup Exec Server first.  Furthermore, I am now able to consolidate all the DLO licenses that come with my five copies of Backup Exec Servers and used them on a single DLO server.  However, the major drawback with DLO is still the lack of deduplication functionality.

Here are some screen shots of the installation of Symantec Desktop and Laptop Option 7.0.

The welcome screen.

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License Agreement screen.

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I have all features installed on the same server.

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Where to install DLO.

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Enter the license key for DLO.  Additional license keys can be added by using the command tool DLOLicenseCLI.exe -add <license key>.

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Select the SQL instance to host the database for DLO.

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Enter the SQL Service account.

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Enter the DLO Administrator account.

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Hit Install to install.

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Installation done and ready to launch the console.

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Welcome screen to the recovery password wizard.

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Enter the recovery password.

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Done with the recovery password wizard.

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