{"id":19049,"date":"2016-11-14T09:00:55","date_gmt":"2016-11-14T08:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/?p=19049"},"modified":"2020-03-15T18:13:33","modified_gmt":"2020-03-15T17:13:33","slug":"top-backup-solutions-for-vmware","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/top-backup-solutions-for-vmware\/","title":{"rendered":"Top backup solutions for VMware"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-19052 size-full\" title=\"backupsolutionsvsphere01\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/backupsolutionsvsphere01.jpg\" alt=\"backupsolutionsvsphere01\" width=\"602\" height=\"202\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Protecting the virtual infrastructure and its data it's a <strong>mandatory task<\/strong> for each IT administrator and the market offers several valid solutions\u00a0you can choose from.<\/p>\n<p>During the backup products selection there are <strong>different aspects to consider<\/strong>: infrastructure complexity, supported platforms, backups type, licensing, budget and so forth.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0backup solutions described in this post are some of the products available in the market and the description doesn't follow <strong>any classification<\/strong>, the sequence is purely random. The solution I use or I prefer doesn't mean that it is the product that <strong>meets your business requirements<\/strong> and fits in your environment.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Nakivo Backup &amp; Replication<\/h2>\n<p>Nakivo Backup &amp; Replication is currently <a href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/nakivo-backup-replication-6-2-released\/\">available as 6.2 release<\/a>\u00a0and, compared with other solutions, it can be deployed as <strong>virtual appliance<\/strong> saving Windows license costs. Windows, Linux are the other supported platforms. The management is\u00a0done through an easy and intuitive <strong>HTML5-based console<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The installation and usage are\u00a0<strong>very simple<\/strong> and this product offers all the features required by modern datacenter. You just need few minutes to have the software up and running.<\/p>\n<p>To test the product a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/nakivo-backup-replication-6-0-overview\/\">setup guide<\/a> is available in this blog. Check out other\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en?s=nakivo\">articles <\/a>related to Nakivo.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-19062 size-large\" title=\"backupsolutionsvsphere02\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/backupsolutionsvsphere02-600x379.jpg\" alt=\"backupsolutionsvsphere02\" width=\"600\" height=\"379\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Features<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Supported platforms: Windows, Linux, Virtual Appliance, NAS<\/li>\n<li>Backup: Full VM backup, Incremental backup, Copy backup, Cloud backup,\u00a0Replication, Cloud replication<\/li>\n<li>Restore: Restore Full VMs, Instant file recovery, Instant object recovery (Active Directory, Exchange)<\/li>\n<li>Cloud platforms: Amazon EC2 (you can back up and replicate EC2 instances), Azure<\/li>\n<li>Instant VM recovery: supported<\/li>\n<li>Deduplication: supported<\/li>\n<li>Supported hypervisors: VMware<\/li>\n<li>Licensing: per physical CPU Socket<\/li>\n<li>Trial: 15-days full product.\u00a0<strong>Free edition<\/strong> available but supports only two VMs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nakivo.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.nakivo.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Veeam Backup &amp; Replication<\/h2>\n<p>Veeam Backup &amp; Replication is currently <a href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/veeam-backup-and-replication-9-whats-new\/\">available as 9.0 release <\/a>but newest 9.5 will be soon released.\u00a0Easy to install and manage, Veeam offers robust and powerful backup and replication features to protect the entire virtual infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>The product management is\u00a0done through a <strong>console you deploy<\/strong>\u00a0in the administrators' computers or with a <strong>web-based console<\/strong> addressed for corporate environments (management of multiple backup servers).\u00a0Despite its simplicity, Veeam just works and protect the infrastructure in a very <strong>robust and reliable way<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>To test the product is available an easy\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/installing-veeam-backup-replication-7-vmware\/\">setup guide<\/a>\u00a0and some <a href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en?s=veeam\">articles<\/a> related to Veeam.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-19063 size-large\" title=\"backupsolutionsvsphere03\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/backupsolutionsvsphere03-600x464.jpg\" alt=\"backupsolutionsvsphere03\" width=\"600\" height=\"464\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Features<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Supported platforms: Windows<\/li>\n<li>Backup: Full VM backup, Incremental backup, Copy backup, Cloud backup, Tape backup,\u00a0Replication, Cloud replication<\/li>\n<li>Restore: Restore Full VMs, Instant file recovery, Instant object recovery (Active Directory, Exchange, MS-SQL, SharePoint, Oracle)<\/li>\n<li>Cloud platforms: Amazon EC2, Azure, Veeam Cloud Connect<\/li>\n<li>Instant VM recovery: supported<\/li>\n<li>Deduplication: supported<\/li>\n<li>Supported hypervisors: VMware, Hyper-V<\/li>\n<li>Licensing: per physical CPU Socket<\/li>\n<li>Trial: 30-days full product.\u00a0<strong>Free edition<\/strong>\u00a0available but limited to full backups only and vPower and VMs replication are not available.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.veeam.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.veeam.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Altaro VM Backup<\/h2>\n<p>Altaro\u00a0VM Backup is currently <a href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/altaro-vm-backup-6-5-released\/\">available as 6.5 release<\/a>\u00a0and it is\u00a0deployed to Windows platform. Altaro started covering VMware vSphere environment from version 6.0 (previously they were focused on Hyper-V only) and\u00a0offers all the features\u00a0required by the <strong>disaster recovery<\/strong> to protect the virtual infrastructure. There\u2019s no need for a dedicated <strong>Windows machine or SQL service<\/strong> and the product is easy to use with an intuitive design and a full control over backup jobs across all hosts.<\/p>\n<p>The application is managed by a\u00a0<strong>console you can deploy<\/strong>\u00a0in the administrators' computers.\u00a0The management console can be used as a <strong>central monitoring<\/strong> for several Altaro VM instances.<\/p>\n<p>To test the product a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/altaro-vm-backup-6-1-installation-pt-1\/\">detailed setup guide<\/a> is available as well as some\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en?s=altaro\">articles<\/a> related to Altaro.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-19064 size-large\" title=\"backupsolutionsvsphere04\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/backupsolutionsvsphere04-600x342.jpg\" alt=\"backupsolutionsvsphere04\" width=\"600\" height=\"342\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Features<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Supported platforms: Windows<\/li>\n<li>Backup: Full VM backup, Incremental backup, Copy backup, Cloud backup, Replication<\/li>\n<li>Restore: Restore Full VMs, Instant file recovery, Instant object recovery (Exchange)<\/li>\n<li>Cloud platforms: Amazon EC2, Azure,\u00a0Google Cloud Platform<\/li>\n<li>Instant VM recovery:\u00a0currently not supported<\/li>\n<li>Deduplication: supported<\/li>\n<li>Supported hypervisors: VMware, Hyper-V<\/li>\n<li>Licensing: per physical\u00a0host<\/li>\n<li>Trial: 30-days full product. <strong>Free edition<\/strong> available but supports only two VMs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.altaro.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.altaro.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>HPE VM Explorer<\/h2>\n<p>HPE VM Explorer is currently <a href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/hpe-vm-explorer-6-2-is-ga\/\">available as 6.2 release<\/a>\u00a0and can be deployed on Windows Server and Client VMs. Formerly known as <strong>Trilead VM Explorer<\/strong>, the software is managed using a simple and easy <strong>web-based console<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The product is <strong>available in different languages<\/strong> you can select from the configuration area: English, German, Italian, French, Spanish, Chinese, Russian, Japanese and Portuguese.<\/p>\n<p>To test the product a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/trilead-vm-explorer-6-0-installation-pt-1-2\/\">step-by-step setup guide<\/a> is available in this blog. Check out other\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en?s=vm+explorer\">articles<\/a> related to HPE.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-19065 size-large\" title=\"backupsolutionsvsphere05\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/backupsolutionsvsphere05-600x323.jpg\" alt=\"backupsolutionsvsphere05\" width=\"600\" height=\"323\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Features<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Supported platforms: Windows<\/li>\n<li>Backup: Full VM backup, Incremental backup, Copy backup, Cloud backup, Tape backup, Replication<\/li>\n<li>Restore: Restore Full VMs, Instant file recovery<\/li>\n<li>Cloud platforms: Amazon S3, OpenStack,\u00a0HP, Rackspace<\/li>\n<li>Instant VM recovery: supported<\/li>\n<li>Supported hypervisors: VMware, Hyper-V<\/li>\n<li>Licensing: per physical CPU Socket. VM explorer editions are licensed with a Starter Pack (Pro 4 CPU sockets, Enterprise 6\u00a0CPU sockets)<\/li>\n<li>Trial: 30-days full product. <strong>Free edition<\/strong> available but only supports full backups and no scheduler available.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www8.hp.com\/us\/en\/software-solutions\/vm-server-backup\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.hp.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>How to choose the right solution?<\/h2>\n<p>During the product selection <strong>some considerations<\/strong> should be done before taking the final decision:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>requirements - rpo? rto? network complexity?<\/li>\n<li>supported platforms - windows? linux? apple? appliance?<\/li>\n<li>cloud support - aws? azure?<\/li>\n<li>quality of product support - technical support response time? quality?<\/li>\n<li>management console - local installation? HTML based?<\/li>\n<li>patching (ESXi updates often <a href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/vmware-vsphere-6-0-cbt-issue-during-backup\/\">broke the backup<\/a> functionality) - time needed to release a fix?<\/li>\n<li>licensing model - per cpu socket? per host?<\/li>\n<li>costs - features vs performance? maintenance?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Network infrastructures and configurations are very different among companies and the right solution can be found when the <strong>business requirements are met<\/strong>.\u00a0If you make the wrong choice, the backup solution change can be a hard job with the result of wasting a lot of money and time.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"signature\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/firma.jpg\" alt=\"signature\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Protecting the virtual infrastructure and its data it's a mandatory task for each IT administrator and the market offers several valid solutions\u00a0you can choose from. 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