Overview
EMC Retrospect provides Mac users with an easy-to-use application that automates the backup process for networked computers in small office/home offices, small and midsize businesses, branch offices and departments in large organizations. It's simple to use, and it protects Mac, Windows and Linux computers, so it's easy to implement a complete and reliable backup strategy.

Powerful and flexible

Enterprise-level features and performance that small businesses need, without requiring dedicated IT staff to manage backup and recovery.

Reliable and secure

With more than two decades of proven reliability, EMC Retrospect ensures that small businesses can protect their valuable information against costly data loss.

Features

• Complete protection for Mac OS X, Windows and Linux systems
• Backs up to direct- and network-attached hard disk, tape and optical drives
• Independent Media Sets provide multiple destinations for additional safety and easy, affordable, offsite backups
• Copy feature clones Mac OS X boot volumes
• Protects virtualized Windows and Linux OSes running in VMware Fusion or Parallels
• Restores entire drives or just selected files and folders precisely to any previously backed up point in time
• Searches for and restores multiple versions of files based on a multitude of criteria
• User-definable rules filter unwanted files, such as cache and temp files
• File-level deduplication: Smart Incremental backups copy only unique files
• Grooms outdated files from disk backups to reclaim and re-use disk space
• Wake-on-LAN technology wakes sleeping Macs for greener, more energy efficient backups
• Provides multiple encryption options for backup media including certified AES-256
• Supports disk-to-disk-to-disk (D2D2D) and disk-to-disk-to-tape (D2D2T) backups
• Multiple verification options ensure that backed up files are restorable
• Patented Proactive Backups watch for computers and back them up when they connect to the network
• Sends email notification of completed backup and restore activities
• Additional client licenses can be added

Did you notice?

Thanks to its all-new user interface that was built from the ground up using familiar Mac OS X design components, Retrospect 8 is much easier to use. It can also protect Windows and Linux computers and virtual machines running in VMware Fusion or Parallels Desktop.

Professional and small/home office users who need to safeguard their networked desktops and notebooks against unexpected data loss, especially those who also have Windows or Linux systems. Retrospect Desktop can augment Time Machine and Time Capsule backups with offsite copies for added protection.

System requirements

Retrospect 8.1 console (manages the Retrospect engine locally or across a network)

PowerPC G4 or G5 or Intel processor
Mac OS X v10.5.5 or later
1GB of RAM minimum
50MB of free hard-disk space
Retrospect 8.1 engine (performs backups and restores)

Intel Core Duo or better processor
Mac OS X v10.5.7 or later
2GB of RAM minimum
10-15GB of free hard-disk space for each concurrent activity (backup, restore, etc.)
Storage for backups

Mac OS X clients

PowerPC G3, G4 or G5 or Intel processor
Mac OS X v10.3.9 or later
RAM that meets Apple guidelines for each OS
Windows clients

Pentium processor or later
Windows 2000/XP/Vista
RAM that meets Microsoft guidelines for each OS

Linux clients
x86-based system running Red Hat Linux, SUSE Linux Desktop or SUSE Linux Professional
glibc v2 or later
GUI requires Java v1.2 or later

Storage devices
Retrospect supports a wide variety of storage devices as the destination for backups, including hard drives (both direct- and network-attached), tape drives and autoloaders and removable disk drives. Backing up to optical media such as CD, DVD and Blu-ray requires manually activating this feature; please see the Retrospect 8 Read Me for details.