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Supported CA ARCserve Backup Functionalities

The agent supports the CA ARCserve Backup functionalities that follow:

• Multi-streaming--CA ARCserve Backup lets you submit jobs using multi-streaming at the VM level.
• Staging--CA ARCserve Backup lets you submit VM backup jobs to disk staging and tape staging devices.

  You can restore data at file level granularity directly from the staging device and from final destination media, such as tape media.

• Deduplication--CA ARCserve Backup lets save disk space by eliminating blocks of redundant backup data.
• Multiplexing--CA ARCserve Backup lets you submit jobs using multiplexing.
• GFS and rotation backups--CA ARCserve Backup lets you submit GFS and rotation backup jobs.
• Makeup Jobs:
  • Raw (full VM) backups--CA ARCserve Backup restarts failed jobs at the VM level.
  • Incremental and differential backups--CA ARCserve Backup restarts failed jobs at the volume level.
• Compression--CA ARCserve Backup lets you compress VM backup data on the agent system or the CA ARCserve Backup server.
• Encryption--CA ARCserve Backup lets you encrypt VM backup data on the agent system or the CA ARCserve Backup server.
• CRC verification--CA ARCserve Backup lets you check for data integrity by supporting CRC verification on VM backup data.
• Spanned, Striped, Mirrored, and RAID-5 volumes--CA ARCserve Backup lets you protect VM data that resides in spanned, striped, mirrored, and RAID-5 volumes.

Note: For more information about the above-described functionalities, see the online help or the Administration Guide.