Backup Solution for Client

art_of_shred

The free 30-day trial UEB from Unitrends will protect virtual and physical, but the "Spicy UEB" (an offer made to those who are Spiceworks account holders), will only protect virtual, and only up to 8 sockets. Last I knew the generic "free UEB" was discontinued... back in October?

@art_of_shred said:

The free 30-day trial UEB from Unitrends will protect virtual and physical, but the "Spicy UEB" (an offer made to those who are Spiceworks account holders), will only protect virtual, and only up to 8 sockets. Last I knew the generic "free UEB" was discontinued... back in October?

It's still here but, not really advertised you just use code "freeexi" I'm not sure if you are allowed to use it on anything but the free version of esxi or not (there are no clear terms posted) http://go.unitrends.com/unitrends-and-free-esxi

handsofqwerty

@thecreativeone91 said:

@art_of_shred said:

The free 30-day trial UEB from Unitrends will protect virtual and physical, but the "Spicy UEB" (an offer made to those who are Spiceworks account holders), will only protect virtual, and only up to 8 sockets. Last I knew the generic "free UEB" was discontinued... back in October?

It's still here but, not really advertised you just use code "freeexi" I'm not sure if you are allowed to use it on anything but the free version of esxi or not (there are no clear terms posted) http://go.unitrends.com/unitrends-and-free-esxi

My ESXi is licensed and I use it without issue. Also, it will back up both physical and virtual machines with the free UEB.

@handsofqwerty said:

My ESXi is licensed and I use it without issue. Also, it will back up both physical and virtual machines with the free UEB.

But that does mean Unitrends really allows it to be used in that manner. @KatieUnitrends should know.

handsofqwerty

@thecreativeone91 said:

@handsofqwerty said:

My ESXi is licensed and I use it without issue. Also, it will back up both physical and virtual machines with the free UEB.

But that does mean Unitrends really allows it to be used in that manner. @KatieUnitrends should know.

My understanding was the Spiceheads free UEB was meant to be just that, free. It limits how many clients you can use for it though, whereas the real UEBs and appliances limit it to what storage you have, not by clients.

@handsofqwerty said:

My understanding was the Spiceheads free UEB was meant to be just that, free. It limits how many clients you can use for it though, whereas the real UEBs and appliances limit it to what storage you have, not by clients.

Well there's two version Spiceworks Free and FreeESXI. Spiceworks free is limited to 8 clients, FreeESXi has no stated client/storage limits that I've found.

The Real UEB and appliances can be licensed by clients or storage which ever makes the most sense for the customer.

IRJ

@Rob-Dunn said:

I've heard lots of great things about Unitrends, although I've never used it. What virtualization technology are you running? VMWare/Hyper-V/Xen, etc.?

Hyper-V

IRJ

I would like to hear from @KatieUnitrends if there is a free solution I can recommend for the client. If not, what will they need?

Dashrender

@thecreativeone91 said:

@handsofqwerty said:

My understanding was the Spiceheads free UEB was meant to be just that, free. It limits how many clients you can use for it though, whereas the real UEBs and appliances limit it to what storage you have, not by clients.

Well there's two version Spiceworks Free and FreeESXI. Spiceworks free is limited to 8 clients, FreeESXi has no stated client/storage limits that I've found.

The Real UEB and appliances can be licensed by clients or storage which ever makes the most sense for the customer.

When did that change? I thought it was always by storage, which is what kept me at bay - out of my pay range.

coliver

@IRJ said:

I would like to hear from @KatieUnitrends if there is a free solution I can recommend for the client. If not, what will they need?

http://mangolassi.it/topic/4941/unitrends-redefines-free-virtual-backup/2

Not a bad option if they have less then 1TB of storage.

@Dashrender said:

When did that change? I thought it was always by storage, which is what kept me at bay - out of my pay range.

Not sure. They've offered both options for a while.

IRJ

@coliver said:

@IRJ said:

I would like to hear from @KatieUnitrends if there is a free solution I can recommend for the client. If not, what will they need?

http://mangolassi.it/topic/4941/unitrends-redefines-free-virtual-backup/2

Not a bad option if they have less then 1TB of storage.

They have a couple physical servers, too.

art_of_shred

@thecreativeone91 said:

@Dashrender said:

When did that change? I thought it was always by storage, which is what kept me at bay - out of my pay range.

Not sure. They've offered both options for a while.

As far back as I know of, it's been either/or. So, at least 2-3 years. I think they have not always been super effective in getting the word out about product details, so things get missed often.

coliver

@IRJ said:

@coliver said:

@IRJ said:

I would like to hear from @KatieUnitrends if there is a free solution I can recommend for the client. If not, what will they need?

http://mangolassi.it/topic/4941/unitrends-redefines-free-virtual-backup/2

Not a bad option if they have less then 1TB of storage.

They have a couple physical servers, too.

Good, this solution will do that. It will backup any client you want as long as it is, total, less then 1TB.

scottalanmiller

@coliver and they made a big deal about that it is 1TB per customer, not just per MSP or whatever.

coliver

@scottalanmiller said:

@coliver and they made a big deal about that it is 1TB per customer, not just per MSP or whatever.

I meant client as in server/workload. Not as in customer. Although that is good to know that it is per customer.

Reid Cooper

@scottalanmiller said:

@coliver and they made a big deal about that it is 1TB per customer, not just per MSP or whatever.

Nice

Rob Dunn

Although I know nothing about them, Altaro has a free backup solution for up to two Hyper-V VM's: http://www.altaro.com/hyper-v-backup/download-free.php

@Rob-Dunn said:

Although I know nothing about them, Altaro has a free backup solution for up to two Hyper-V VM's: http://www.altaro.com/hyper-v-backup/download-free.php

I was actually looking at that today. As well as http://backupchain.com/Feature-Summary.html I haven't tried either though.

@coliver said:

http://mangolassi.it/topic/4941/unitrends-redefines-free-virtual-backup/2
Not a bad option if they have less then 1TB of storage.

This isn't going to work for this environment though.