That's insane when the whole system backup from my SSD to my USB3.0 only took 9 minutes. It took 15 minutes to back up 7,000 of them, and thus would take 2 hours for the whole deal. I started doing that but after specifying the folders I wanted covered (which included My Pictures which is a 29GB folder) it told me there were 55,000 items to back up. On that one you specifiy which files and/or folders you want to back up and that one will allow you to retrive an individual file or folder. The other backup is called a Files & Folders. One backup creates an image that you then use the System Recovery Disk to restore with. Sounded like I was talking to India, just an observation, but he was good as was the webex connect.īut, what I just found out is that unlike Ghost, you cannot just do a backup and then go into the data to retrieve just one file.
(I ncremental Backup without reconcile at least 35%, Full Backup 15% faster, Incremental Backup with reconcile – At least 750% faster than Norton Ghost 15)įirst, the support guy I spoke with was good. In addition, incremental backups are now up to 750% faster. Smart Reconciliation: Now Backups and reconciliation are efficiently done by smartly tracking changed blocks. The reconcile time is drastically reduced to seconds by eliminating the need to do a complete reconcile in cases of crashes or abrupt shutdowns.Improved support for virtual environments: Greater support for ESX, VMWare, HyperV, and Citrix.Intuitive GUI along with essential action controls provide crisp status along with ability to take desired actions seamlessly through the same view. It's a standalone and lightweight solution for managing up to 100 nodes. It’s simplicity and no extra dependency eliminates the learning curve for users. Advanced Monitoring and Reporting : Symantec System Recovery Monitor is a new monitoring solution that's extremely simple to use and is FREE of charge to all Symantec System Recovery 2013 customers.USB Recovery Disk: C reate a custom Symantec System Recovery Disk on a USB device.
64 bit Support: 32-bit and 64-bit recovery disks are now included.UEFI Support : Symantec System Recovery now enables boot from UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) in addition to BIOS.Support for Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8.Here are a few of the changes in SSR 2013 from Ghost 15: However, the engine itself has gone through several improvements. The console hasn't changed much, so using the product itself should not be much of a learning curve. On the surface, Ghost 15 and SSR 2013 are very similar in the look and feel. Simply start your own thread with your question. This board is monitored by several SSR specialists, ready to assist. If you encounter a technical issue and require technical epertise, you are in good hands.
We'd like to welcome those customer who already have made the transition, or are thinking about it! Please use this thread to discuss any non-technical issues, such as functionality, upgrade information, etc. As announced today (15 March 2013), Norton Ghost 15 is being discontinued, and will be replaced with Symantec System Recovery (SSR) 2013 Desktop edition.