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    Unitrends Redefines "Free" Virtual Backup

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    • DashrenderD
      Dashrender @Jaguar
      last edited by

      @Jaguar said:

      @Dashrender You can do that, but not with the new Unitrends Free product. It's for agentless VM snaps only (at this time)

      Wait, so the new free product won't work for stand alone, non VM servers?

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      • JaguarJ
        Jaguar
        last edited by Jaguar

        Also, just in case anybody is concerned or thinks I'm an official source for Unitrends information, please view my posts as my thoughts and opinions alone and not representing Unitrends in any way. I hope you guys understand why I have to say this, but think of me as an individual or employee of NTG and do not allow any opinions to be formed of Unitrends as a result of my posts. I am not working in any official capacity of Unitrends while posting here.

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        • ?
          A Former User @Jaguar
          last edited by

          @Jaguar said:

          @Dashrender You can do that, but not with the new Unitrends Free product. It's for agentless VM snaps only (at this time)

          Wait, Unitrends free is agentless only now? That's pointless. Wow. All this for nothing. I wouldn't even consider it now.

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          • ?
            A Former User @Dashrender
            last edited by A Former User

            @Dashrender said:

            @Jaguar said:

            @Dashrender You can do that, but not with the new Unitrends Free product. It's for agentless VM snaps only (at this time)

            Wait, so the new free product won't work for stand alone, non VM servers?

            Not only that but you don't get the granularity that you get with agent backups when using host only.

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            • JaguarJ
              Jaguar @Dashrender
              last edited by

              @Dashrender I don't think the new interface will let you set up different backup devices like that... Would have to try to see, but you may potentially be able to add multiple backup devices, but archiving is still the preferred method here.

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              • JaguarJ
                Jaguar @A Former User
                last edited by

                @thecreativeone91 Correct, which this will provide, assuming you have paid vSphere

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                • DashrenderD
                  Dashrender
                  last edited by Dashrender

                  I'm more concerned that it sounds like there is no more agent for the free version. i.e. will only backup at the VM host level.

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                  • JaguarJ
                    Jaguar @A Former User
                    last edited by

                    @thecreativeone91 You can still get the SpicyUEB version which allows agents, and the other 'original' free.

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                    • ?
                      A Former User @Dashrender
                      last edited by

                      @Dashrender said:

                      I'm more concerned that it sounds like there is no more agent for the free version.

                      Exactly this is really stripped down even from the old free version if so. Unitrends Free will be much more limited.

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                      • DashrenderD
                        Dashrender
                        last edited by

                        What's the gain again?

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                        • JaguarJ
                          Jaguar @A Former User
                          last edited by

                          @thecreativeone91 You can still do file level recovery.

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                          • JaguarJ
                            Jaguar @Dashrender
                            last edited by

                            @Dashrender Just "this" free version, as far as I'm aware the spicyUEB and NFR editions still provide everything they always have.

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                            • ?
                              A Former User
                              last edited by

                              Wow. Well. this isn't even worth trying.

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                              • JaguarJ
                                Jaguar @A Former User
                                last edited by

                                @thecreativeone91 This is giving people the ability to test out the new HTML5 interface and is still providing 1TB of FREE HyperV and VMware snapshots, if you were happy with the previous offering, it's still available 🙂

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                                • DashrenderD
                                  Dashrender @A Former User
                                  last edited by Dashrender

                                  @thecreativeone91 said:

                                  Wow. Well. this isn't even worth trying.

                                  Well it is for my client, but it's not for me. I have 2 physical servers I still have to backup, and two VMWare hosts.

                                  It's great that we can now install the UEB VM on the internal disk, and use an external NAS for the storage, but removing the ability to backup physical hosts completely - I don't get it.

                                  I couldn't use the old versions because they required the UEB VM OS and backup storage to all be together, and since I don't have a decent speed NAS to run the UEB from, nor the internal storage on my VM host, I was left in the cold..

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                                  • ?
                                    A Former User @Dashrender
                                    last edited by

                                    @Dashrender said:

                                    I couldn't use the old versions because they required the UEB VM OS and backup storage to all be together, and since I don't have a decent speed NAS to run the UEB from, nor the internal storage on my VM host, I was left in the cold..

                                    You can backup the old one to a NAS but by default you will have 250GB (I Believe) of storage locally as well.

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                                    • DashrenderD
                                      Dashrender @A Former User
                                      last edited by

                                      @thecreativeone91 said:

                                      @Dashrender said:

                                      I couldn't use the old versions because they required the UEB VM OS and backup storage to all be together, and since I don't have a decent speed NAS to run the UEB from, nor the internal storage on my VM host, I was left in the cold..

                                      You can backup the old one to a NAS but by default you will have 250GB (I Believe) of storage locally as well.

                                      OH, thanks, I never got that far. While I probably do have that kind of storage available (because I needed IOS, not space) that still seems like a waste. In that case do you know, was the data stored in the 250 GB locally first, then sent to the NAS?

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                                      • ?
                                        A Former User @Dashrender
                                        last edited by A Former User

                                        @Dashrender said:

                                        OH, thanks, I never got that far. While I probably do have that kind of storage available (because I needed IOS, not space) that still seems like a waste. In that case do you know, was the data stored in the 250 GB locally first, then sent to the NAS?

                                        I think it goes straight to the NAS but not sure, I have mine going to a NAS, but I can't say for certain it doesn't store locally first.

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                                        • JaguarJ
                                          Jaguar @Dashrender
                                          last edited by

                                          @Dashrender
                                          New interface
                                          New community
                                          New features
                                          Stateless UEB
                                          New HyperV CBT filter driver
                                          Cloudhook
                                          and more 😄

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                                          • ?
                                            A Former User
                                            last edited by

                                            This is Unitrends Official response on 6.0 but the "Unitrends Free" Version will not work with ESXi unless it has an essentials licenses or greater now as it's is only agent less. Nor any physical servers.

                                            Unitrends Community Edition is based on the latest and greatest engine we have for our backup software. vSphere 6.0 is supported with this release, especially during this beta program

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