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Veritas Backup Exec 22 management console and dashboard
Veritas VCS-BEX-22
45K+ customers
SMB & mid-market
v22 current release
latest GA version
v3 Accelerator
ReFS Block Cloning
15+ cloud targets
supported providers
Authorised Reseller
📦 Free UK Delivery
🔒 Full Warranty
📞 24/7 Support
Key Specifications
Server OSWindows Server 2016, 2019, 2022
DatabaseBundled SQL Server Express or SQL Server Standard/Enterprise
Licensing ModelCapacity-based (TB), per-server, or subscription (SaaS)
DeploymentSingle-server; optional Central Admin Server for multi-site
Remote AgentsWindows, Linux, Solaris, AIX; app agents for Oracle/SQL/Exchange
VMwarevSphere 6.5–8.x; agentless VADP; vSAN; SAN transport
Hyper-VWindows Server 2016–2022; RCT change tracking; cluster-aware
Recovery OptionsInstant Recovery (VM live from backup); file-level; item-level
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VeritasSKU: VCS-BEX-22

Veritas Backup Exec 22

All-in-One Backup for SMB & Mid-Market

Veritas Backup Exec 22 is the purpose-built backup and recovery solution for SMBs and mid-sized organisations, protecting physical servers, VMware, Hyper-V, Microsoft 365, and cloud workloads from a single unified console.

  • 45,000+ SMB and mid-market customers worldwide
  • Single console for physical, virtual, cloud, and Microsoft 365 backup
  • Backup Exec Accelerator v3: faster Forever Incremental on ReFS with Block Cloning
  • Anomaly detection monitors backup jobs for ransomware patterns
  • HPE StoreOnce WORM and immutable storage targets for ransomware protection
  • Supports Impossible Cloud, Wasabi, AWS S3, Azure Blob, and 15+ cloud storage providers
  • Role-based access control with granular recovery permissions
  • Perpetual and subscription licensing with flexible capacity-based pricing

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Key Features

Everything you need in one device

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Unified Management Console

Single pane of glass for all backup, recovery, deduplication, and reporting tasks. No secondary management servers or external databases required — Backup Exec bundles everything into a single Windows-based server deployment.

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Accelerator v3 — Faster Backups

Backup Exec Accelerator v3 leverages Windows ReFS Block Cloning for Hyper-V and VMware Forever Incremental backups. Block-level change tracking eliminates redundant data transfer, delivering significantly faster incremental backup windows.

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Ransomware & Anomaly Detection

Built-in anomaly detection monitors backup job parameters — backup size, duration, changed block ratio — for statistically significant deviations. Alerts signal potential ransomware activity before the backup chain is corrupted.

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Microsoft 365 Protection

Agentless backup of Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, OneDrive for Business, and Teams. Granular item-level recovery with original and alternate location restore, metadata and permission preservation.

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Cloud Storage & WORM Targets

Direct-to-cloud backup targets include AWS S3, Azure Blob Storage, Wasabi, Impossible Cloud, BackBlaze B2, and regional providers. HPE StoreOnce WORM support provides on-premises immutable backup copies for ransomware resilience.

Instant Recovery

Instant Recovery for VMware and Hyper-V spins up VMs directly from backup storage, reducing RTO to minutes. Granular recovery enables file-level, folder-level, and application-item recovery without full VM restore.

About the Backup Exec

Veritas Backup Exec 22 is the industry-standard backup solution for SMBs and growing mid-market organisations, deployed by over 45,000 businesses worldwide. Its single-server, single-console architecture eliminates the complexity of enterprise-grade backup tools, making deployment, management, and support accessible to organisations with limited IT staff.

Backup Exec Accelerator v3, introduced in the 22.x series, delivers a step-change in backup performance for VMware and Hyper-V workloads by exploiting Windows Server ReFS Block Cloning Technology. Forever Incremental backups now run at block-level speed on ReFS volumes, dramatically compressing nightly backup windows without sacrificing recovery granularity.

Ransomware protection is a central design goal of Backup Exec 22. The anomaly detection engine monitors statistical patterns across all backup jobs — any deviation from the established baseline (file count, change rate, backup size) triggers an alert, giving administrators early warning of a potential ransomware event before the backup chain is poisoned. WORM storage target support provides a last line of defence with immutable on-premises copies.

Flexible cloud storage support spans over 15 providers including global hyperscalers and regional specialists. Backup Exec can tier aged backup sets to object storage automatically, reducing on-premises disk costs while maintaining accessible recovery points for any compliance period.

Technical Specifications

Server OSWindows Server 2016, 2019, 2022
DatabaseBundled SQL Server Express or SQL Server Standard/Enterprise
Licensing ModelCapacity-based (TB), per-server, or subscription (SaaS)
DeploymentSingle-server; optional Central Admin Server for multi-site
Remote AgentsWindows, Linux, Solaris, AIX; app agents for Oracle/SQL/Exchange
VMwarevSphere 6.5–8.x; agentless VADP; vSAN; SAN transport
Hyper-VWindows Server 2016–2022; RCT change tracking; cluster-aware
Recovery OptionsInstant Recovery (VM live from backup); file-level; item-level
Backup Accelerator v3ReFS Block Cloning for Forever Incremental (VMware & Hyper-V)
Microsoft 365Exchange Online, SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams; item-level recovery
Cloud Storage TargetsAWS S3, Azure Blob, Wasabi, Impossible Cloud, BackBlaze, Cloudian
DeduplicationVeritas Deduplication Option; source-side dedup for cloud targets
WORM / ImmutabilityHPE StoreOnce Catalyst WORM; cloud WORM via Object Lock policies
Anomaly DetectionStatistical monitoring of job parameters; alerting and reporting
EncryptionAES-256 in transit and at rest; hardware encryption on tape
Access ControlRBAC with granular per-resource permissions; AD/LDAP integration
Audit LoggingJob audit trail; configurable alert thresholds; SNMP/SMTP notifications
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Use Cases

Ideal for a wide range of deployments

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SMB All-in-One Backup

Replace multiple point solutions with a single Backup Exec server protecting all physical, VMware, Hyper-V, NAS, and Microsoft 365 workloads. One licence, one console, one support contract.

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Ransomware Resilience for SMBs

Anomaly detection provides early warning, WORM targets immobilise backup copies, and cloud offload creates geographically separate recovery points — giving SMBs enterprise-grade ransomware protection at a mid-market price point.

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Growing Mid-Market

Backup Exec scales gracefully from 5 servers to hundreds using Central Admin Server for multi-site management. Add capacity licences and cloud targets as the environment grows — no platform replacement required.

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Cloud-First Hybrid

Backup direct to AWS S3 or Azure Blob for DR scenarios. Restore cloud workloads to on-premises VMs or vice versa. Tiered retention automatically moves aged backups to lower-cost cloud object storage.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. What is Backup Exec Accelerator v3?

Accelerator v3 is a performance enhancement for VMware and Hyper-V Forever Incremental backups stored on Windows ReFS volumes. It uses ReFS Block Cloning technology to perform a near-instant block-level copy operation rather than re-reading and re-writing changed blocks. The result is significantly faster backup windows with no increase in storage footprint, because the cloned blocks share physical storage until modified.

Q. How does Backup Exec differ from NetBackup?

Backup Exec is purpose-built for SMB and mid-market organisations — it installs on a single Windows server, bundles its own database, and is managed from a single console. NetBackup targets enterprise environments with thousands of clients, petabyte-scale data, and complex multi-site policies. Backup Exec trades advanced scalability for simplicity of deployment, licensing, and management.

Q. Does Backup Exec support Microsoft 365 backup?

Yes. Backup Exec includes an agent for Microsoft 365 that backs up Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, OneDrive for Business, and Microsoft Teams at the item level. Recovery can restore to the original location or an alternate mailbox/library, preserving permissions and metadata. Backup Exec also supports recovering individual emails, calendar items, and SharePoint documents without a full tenant restore.

Why Servnet

Why buy from Servnet?

Trusted UK IT reseller since 2003 — supplying businesses of all sizes with genuine, competitively priced technology.

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Authorised UK Reseller

Servnet is an authorised IT reseller with direct access to leading product lines at competitive pricing.

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Expert Pre-Sales Advice

Our engineers will help you select the right product and advise on compatibility with your existing infrastructure.

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Fast UK Delivery

Most products ship from UK stock. Express delivery available for urgent deployments.

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Genuine, Warranted Kit

All products are genuine, brand-new, with full manufacturer warranty and RMA support.

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Configuration Services

We can pre-configure your hardware before shipping — reducing on-site deployment time and cost.

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24/7 Support

Post-sale support from our certified engineers. We're here if anything goes wrong.

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