ShadowProtect SPX

StorageCraft® ShadowProtect® sector-level backup

is one component of theStorageCraft Recover-Ability™ solution.

Each ShadowProtect edition features a unique user license that determines

the type(s) of operating systems (OS) it installs on.

StorageCraft® ShadowProtect® SPX software is

advertised as “Cross-Platform”

•For Microsoft Windows virtual and physical servers, desktops, and laptops

•For Linux server distributions on virtual and physical servers

•For virtual machines (VMs) hosted in hypervisors such as VMware, Microsoft, Oracle, and Red Hat

Cross Platform

•SP Server•SP Small Business•SP Virtual•SP Desktop

Shadow Protect

Granular Recovery

for Exchange

ShadowProtect

IT Edition

There are different editions of ShadowProtect software:

Official ShadowProtect5 Edition Comparison:

Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About SPX*

*But were afraid to ask

Windows

Linux

Virtual Machines

So how does ShadowProtect5 differ from SPX?

Official StorageCraft SPXSupported Windows Operating Systems

Official StorageCraft SPXSupported Linux Versions

Linux

ShadowProtect5 generates files in a specific format (*.spf, *.spi)

log files

So our eFolder agent can monitor backup health (regardless of edition)

SPX generates files in the same format as other editions of ShadowProtect (*.spf, *.spi)

ImageManager running on the BDR works with both the Linux and Windows versions of SPX.

are used to monitor the health of ShadowProtect5 data by the eFolder backup manager agent.

• Can monitor both SP V5 and SPX• Uses a Linux operating system (Ubuntu)• Can run in a Virtualbox VM on the BDR

ShadowControl Appliance:

Currently Known SPX Support Issues?

RECOMMENDATIONS:

• Continue to recommend, use, deploy and support ShadowProtect version 5.x, until identified SPX limitations are eliminated.

• Advise against moving to SPX until issues found in testing have been addressed

 • Support SPX if it is installed, within

the limitations of the new application.

• SPX upgrades retain current MSP keys

• MSP licenses for SP5 work with SPX

The new SPX management

console is completely

different from SP, with limited functionality.

For example, the SPX console can’t monitor

multiple agents

ImageReady has been

removed as part of the

SPX installation

A newer, upgraded version of

Virtualbox is required for

SPX

SPX will migrate files

and job parameters,

but there is NO rollback to the

previous version.

There are NO backup logs or log directories identified

in SPX

Backups with hidden and unknown

partitions will not migrate

these partitions.

ShadowControl requires the partner to install their

own appliance and expose it

on the Internet

Virtualizing a Linux backup on

a Windows machine is not possible due to

limitations in the Virtualboot Virtualbox

addins.

SPX does not support mounting a backup file that is deduped, mounting a

backup file that is dependent on another backup file that is deduped or

restoring a backup file hosted on a dedup-enabled volume using Recovery Environment if any of the backup files

have been deduped

What is eFolder’s current level of support for SPX?

For partners with Linux servers:

1. Install SPX on the Linux servers.

2. MSP license keys will activate SPX .

3. Backup ShadowProtect data to the BDR with the Linux agent.

4. Windows ImageManager will consolidate Linux *.spf files.

5. Install SPX console on a *different* computer than the Windows BDR.

6. Use console to connect to the Linux SPX agent.

SPX