

If it is now possible to make a custom recovery iso without requiring access to the downloaded Recovery disk in order to make, that is truly a product change. Without a recovery disk, if the hard disk fails with the restore image on it, you're SOL. Macrium Reflect was easier to use and more suitable for UEFI. SSR was faster and made a smaller compressed image, however. Months ago I moved to Macrium Reflect as my preferred imaging program. I haven't used SSR for several months and had forgotten about the multiboot option added to the boot menu. Lightsout worked exactly the same way in all previous versions. So learn something new before you tell people you know the product. The new lighsout is differ with the previous, this one installed as a multi boot with your system, so upon booting you have the choice to boot from lightsout and start your recovery or choose your original system. Symantec has indicated clearly that this new release will not have a recovery disk be issued, the customer has to creat his own upon completion of installation. You simply did not know what you are talking about without understand this R2 release. I used Ghost and then Symantec System Recovery for years, apparently you have not. Previous builds required a downloaded recovery iso from which you could create the recovery disk. Without a recovery disk, if the hard disk fails with the resore image on it, you're SOL. It has been a part of SSR and Ghost before for many years

Lightsout simply allows you to restore an image and start the process from within Windows. DN6KWZF0-EI1ES List Price: 2,915.41 Our Price: 2,623.86 System Recovery 2013 Virtual Edition Standard License Essential, 3 Year BAND-S: Price Per Server. In addition, with this new release, there is something called "Lightsout", which is to build recovery during your system's booting., with it you are no more needing a recovery disk, but it is your choice to have it been installed or not. Symantec System Recovery 2013 Virtual Edition Licenses System Recovery 2013 Virtual Edition Standard License Essential, 1 Year BAND-S: Price Per Server. Upon completion of the installation and after reboot, you will given the options immediately to creat one for your system. Perform seamless, automated physical to virtual (P2V) and virtual to physical (V2P) conversionsĬapture and protect the entire system, including the OS, applications, all files, device drivers, etc.No, according to Symantec, they will not release Recovery Disk for this version. Offsite Backup Copy to FTP location or secondary disk drive for enhanced disaster recovery capabilities Restore physical and virtual servers from local or off-site destinations in minutes, even to bare metal, dissimilar hardware, remote locations, or virtual environments
