I am currently looking at options to upgrade my server and backup software and hardware. Currently I have two physical servers. One is a backup server running Symantec Backup Exec and some small applications. The second server is a VMware host that has four virtual servers, a file and print share server, and three web application servers. The backups are currently approx. 2TB in size. It is a small business so cost is an issue.
Ideally I would like to keep the old server to act as a backup server in the case of a hardware failure or as a test environment for restores. I would also like the ability to send a backup to a remote disk in our parent company for DR purposes. I also need to perform backups to tape and be able to restore a file or a whole server if needed. This would be a normal nightly, weekly, monthly routine.
I was thinking of VMware Essentials for the new and old server, with Backup Exec 2014. Would anybody have a similar setup or opinions on this?