{"id":22400,"date":"2017-11-02T09:00:54","date_gmt":"2017-11-02T08:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/?p=22400"},"modified":"2020-03-15T18:15:09","modified_gmt":"2020-03-15T17:15:09","slug":"top-5-backup-solutions-for-vmware-hyper-v-micro-focus-vm-explorer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/top-5-backup-solutions-for-vmware-hyper-v-micro-focus-vm-explorer\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 backup solutions for VMware &#038; Hyper-V: HPE-Micro Focus VM Explorer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22402 size-full\" title=\"top-5-backup-hpe01\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/top-5-backup-hpe01.jpg\" alt=\"top-5-backup-hpe01\" width=\"602\" height=\"202\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Micro Focus (formely HPE Software) VM Explorer is a backup solution that offers fast VM and\u00a0granular restore, replication, and verifcation of VMware vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V environments.<\/p>\n<p>VM Explorer <strong>product is currently rebranding<\/strong>\u00a0since former software division of Hewlett Packard Enterprise was recently <strong>acquired by Micro Focus<\/strong>. The current version of VM Explorer still has the HPE logo.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Blog Series<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/top-5-backup-solutions-vmware-hyper-v-nakivo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nakivo Backup &amp; Replication<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/top-5-backup-solutions-for-vmware-hyper-v-altaro-vm-backup\/\">Altaro VM Backup<\/a><br \/>\nMicro Focus VM Explorer (former Trilead, HPE)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/top-5-backup-solutions-vmware-hyper-v-vembu-vmbackup\/\">Vembu VMBackup<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/top-5-backup-solutions-vmware-hyper-v-veeam-backup-replication\/\">Veeam\u00a0Backup &amp; Replication<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Micro Focus VM Explorer<\/h2>\n<p>Currently available as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/hpe-vm-explorer-6-6-released\/\">version 6.6<\/a>, Micro Focus VM Explorer is\u00a0a low-cost, easy-to-use and reliable backup solution suitable for\u00a0<strong>small and mid-market environments<\/strong>\u00a0and supports VMware and Hyper-V virtual platforms. The application can be <strong>installed on\u00a0Windows OS only<\/strong>\u00a0and the light-weight installer completes the installation in less\u00a0than a minute and the application requires few resources to run.<\/p>\n<p>The management of VM Explorer is done through an easy to use and intuitive\u00a0<strong>web-based interface<\/strong> available in\u00a0<strong>9 languages<\/strong> and allows the configuration of backups and replications of your virtual machines in a few simple clicks.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22404 size-large\" title=\"top-5-backup-hpe02\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/top-5-backup-hpe02-600x361.jpg\" alt=\"top-5-backup-hpe02\" width=\"600\" height=\"361\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>License and available editions<\/h4>\n<p>The product is <strong>socket-based\u00a0pricing<\/strong> and the number of CPU socket can be increased without the need\u00a0to upgrade to the next edition. The solution is very cost-effective since self-service features enables <strong>easy maintenance<\/strong> and removes the need for special training.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22405 size-large\" title=\"top-5-backup-hpe03\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/top-5-backup-hpe03-600x277.jpg\" alt=\"top-5-backup-hpe03\" width=\"600\" height=\"277\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Micro Focus VM Explorer is available in\u00a0<strong>two editions<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Professional<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 offers an automated and efficient backup and\u00a0replication solution with the support of tapes, incremental\u00a0backup, off-site backup, file level restore,\u00a0scheduled jobs and backup verification.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Enterprise<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 all features of the Professional edition are available with the addition of Instant VM Recovery, backup\u00a0encryption features and the support for cloud\u00a0backups (public and private), StoreOnce\u00a0Catalyst storage device.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Micro Focus offers also a\u00a0<strong>Free edition<\/strong>\u00a0that provides\u00a0<strong>basic manual VM\u00a0backup and restore<\/strong>. To test the application, Micro Focus VM Explorer is available as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/software.microfocus.com\/signup\/try\/vm-server-backup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">15-day trial<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Backup features<\/h4>\n<p>Micro Focus creates\u00a0<strong>image-based backup<\/strong>\u00a0(snapshot technology) and all VM backups are\u00a0<strong>forever incrementals<\/strong>\u00a0and support\u00a0<strong>Changed Block Tracking<\/strong> (CBT) and <strong>Resilient Change Tracking<\/strong> (RCT) to send only changed blocks to the repository since the\u00a0last backup or replication job. Backups are dynamically compressed and use the <strong>NBD protocol<\/strong> to transfer data where the throughput\u00a0is <strong>limited only by the available network\u00a0bandwidth<\/strong> and the <strong>disks speed<\/strong> of the\u00a0source and target systems.<\/p>\n<p>During the backup process, VM Explorer ensures\u00a0<strong>consistency for the file system<\/strong> through the VSS service. The software also\u00a0supports <strong>Active Directory integration<\/strong> and <strong>multi-user\u00a0access<\/strong> mode.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22406 size-large\" title=\"top-5-backup-hpe04\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/top-5-backup-hpe04-600x431.jpg\" alt=\"top-5-backup-hpe04\" width=\"600\" height=\"431\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0integration with leading storage products, such as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/hpe-vm-explorer-6-6-released\/\">HPE StoreOnce\u00a0Catalyst<\/a>, HPE StoreVirtual VSA,\u00a0HPE StoreEver tape libraries, NAS, VTL, <strong>optimizes the storage use<\/strong> and provides a complete flexibility to your environment. The b<span class=\"fontstyle0\">uilt-in <strong>snapshot integration<\/strong> for HPE\u00a0StoreVirtual VSA and EMC ScaleIO offloads <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">the hypervisor host<\/span>\u00a0during backups.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22407 size-large\" title=\"top-5-backup-hpe05\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/top-5-backup-hpe05-600x210.jpg\" alt=\"top-5-backup-hpe05\" width=\"600\" height=\"210\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Instant Virtual Machine Recovery<\/h4>\n<p>With VM Explorer you can boot VM <strong>directly from the backup<\/strong> and supports a granular recovery for files (instant file recovery is not available if the datastore is formatted VMFS 6) and <strong>Microsoft Exchange<\/strong> emails directly from any backup. The Instant Virtual Machine Recovery technology allows to power on VMs directly from backup without the need of restoring a full backup first.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22411 size-large\" title=\"top-5-backup-hpe06\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/top-5-backup-hpe06-600x296.jpg\" alt=\"top-5-backup-hpe06\" width=\"600\" height=\"296\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Copy backups Offsite and to Cloud<\/h4>\n<p>To have offsite backup copies, VM Explorer can securely backup VMs directly to cloud targets including <strong>Amazon S3<\/strong>, <strong>Rackspace<\/strong>, <strong>Microsoft Azure<\/strong>, <strong>Scality<\/strong> and <strong>OpenStack<\/strong> without any intermediary gateway.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22412 size-large\" title=\"top-5-backup-hpe06\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/top-5-backup-hpe07-600x355.jpg\" alt=\"top-5-backup-hpe06\" width=\"600\" height=\"355\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Replication<\/h4>\n<p>Mission critical VMs can be <strong>replicated to another host or copied to the cloud<\/strong> and can be started and accessed on-demand. To keep the environment in sync with a quick disaster recovery, only changes occurred in the source VM since last replication are transferred to the replicated VM in the new target.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22413 size-large\" title=\"top-5-backup-hpe08\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/top-5-backup-hpe08-600x350.jpg\" alt=\"top-5-backup-hpe08\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Test backups<\/h4>\n<p>VM Explorer performs a dual verification to checks the <strong>integrity and restorability of VM backups<\/strong> as well as the <strong>file system consistency<\/strong>. The verification test doesn't affect the production environment and reports including screenshot images\u00a0taken at custom intervals are generated as proof and <strong>sent via email<\/strong>. Currently this feature is\u00a0available for\u00a0<strong>VMware only<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22424 size-large\" title=\"top-5-backup-hpe09\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/top-5-backup-hpe09-600x476.jpg\" alt=\"top-5-backup-hpe09\" width=\"600\" height=\"476\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A complete guide for the installation and configuration of Micro Focus VM Explorer can be found in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/trilead-vm-explorer-5-2-setup-part-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this article<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Website:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/software.microfocus.com\/en-us\/software\/vm-server-backup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/software.microfocus.com\/en-us\/software\/vm-server-backup<\/a><\/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>Micro Focus (formely HPE Software) VM Explorer is a backup solution that offers fast VM and\u00a0granular restore, replication, and verifcation of VMware vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V environments. 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