I had opened a question about getting back into BE a while ago and found out I needed Windows 2012 Server since I may want to backup my 2012 DC.
I also purchased VMWare vSphere Essentials so I could backup VMWare servers. I received a quote from Symantec for the following:
SYMC BACKUP EXEC 2014 SERVER WIN PER SERVER BNDL STD LIC EXPRESS BAND S ESSENTIAL
SYMC BACKUP EXEC 2014 AGENT FOR APPLICATIONS AND DATABASES WIN PER SERVER BNDL STD LIC EXPRESS
BAND S ESSENTIAL
SYMC BACKUP EXEC 2014 AGENT FOR VMWARE AND HYPER-V WIN PER HOST SERVER BNDL STD LIC EXPRESS
BAND S ESSENTIAL
I have been backing upt to disk (30 minute incremental, full twice daily) using DPM 2007 to an HP MSA20 and weekly to tape to LTO4 for offsite a little less than 1TB. I of course expect that to grow.
Anyway here is my first question: How much server do I need for this operation? I am looking at an HP DL 360p Gen 8, but not certain of CPU, RAM or hard drive space on server. (I am pretty much tied to a rack mounted Proliant.)
My second question: Do I go with Windows 2012 Standard or Windows 2012 R2 for the server OS?
And finally: Currently using U320 SCSI LVD to connect to my Quantum LTO 4 Tape and my HP MSA20, so will need two SCSI connectors in the server. Can I continue as before or do I need to reconsider disk and tape backups?