Backup Solution for Client

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.

IRJ

I am beyond confused with all this Unitrends talk. Can someone summarize what is going on? Are there now 3 versions of Unitrends free? Do any of these versions work on physical servers?

coliver

@thecreativeone91 said:

@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.

You're right, I discovered that after mentioning it.

coliver

@IRJ said:

I am beyond confused with all this Unitrends talk. Can someone summarize what is going on? Are there now 3 versions of Unitrends free? Do any of these versions work on physical servers?

Basically this new Unitrends platform allows unlimited hypervisor based backups, up to 1TB of source data. It would work really well for moderate VMs without any application backup needs... other then that it has quite a few limitations. So for this instance with two physical servers... unless you could P2V them you wouldn't be able to back them up with UEB Free.

@IRJ said:

I am beyond confused with all this Unitrends talk. Can someone summarize what is going on? Are there now 3 versions of Unitrends free? Do any of these versions work on physical servers?

The Spiceworks UEB Edition will backup Virtual and Physical servers up to 8 devices total. And will do Agent Based backups or agentless. Not limit no the amount of data

The FreeESXi Version will backup both Virtual and Physical server, it's the version I'm using it does not backup at the VM Host level but will do agent backups. And I'm not aware of limits on the storage or number of devices. You could do agentless backups from another (licesned) host like ESXi or hyper-v but not on itself running on ESXI free I believe

The Unitrends Free only backups Agenetless so will only backup Hyper-V or ESXi VMs. and ESXi must be licensed with at least essentials.

IRJ

@thecreativeone91 said:

@IRJ said:

I am beyond confused with all this Unitrends talk. Can someone summarize what is going on? Are there now 3 versions of Unitrends free? Do any of these versions work on physical servers?

The Spiceworks UEB Edition will backup Virtual and Physical servers up to 8 devices total. And will do Agent Based backups or agentless. Not limit no the amount of data

The FreeESXi Version will backup both Virtual and Physical server, it's the version I'm using it does not backup at the VM Host level but will do agent backups. And I'm not aware of limits on the storage or number of devices. You could do agentless backups from another (licesned) host like ESXi or hyper-v but not on itself running on ESXI free I believe

The Unitrends Free only backups Agenetless so will only backup Hyper-V or ESXi VMs. and ESXi must be licensed with at least essentials.

Thanks!

Nic

Do you care about on-site vs cloud? Backblaze has a business version now:
https://www.backblaze.com/business.html

@Nic said:

Do you care about on-site vs cloud? Backblaze has a business version now:
https://www.backblaze.com/business.html

And there's also http://www.cloudbacko.com/vmware-esxi-backup.jsp which is software only, not the cloud storage.

KatieUnitrends

Sorry for my delayed response on this - traveling to Spiceworld London took up all of my time last week (sometimes I wish I could clone myself). Unfortunately, none of our free versions include protection for physical clients at this time. Our Spiceworks Edition, which will protect up to 8 VMs running either Hyper-V or VMware, including ESXi clients with or without Essentials, is a great option, especially if you're an ESXi user (you'll need to notate this during download, and if you forget, just email [email protected] so they can help you get the correct licensing). Our new UnitrendsFree will protect up to 1TB of VMs (except for ESXi clients without Essentials), and both versions include all features, like advanced backup scheduling, instant recovery, & more.

Since it sounds like our free versions don't exactly meet your needs, you should probably look at either our physical appliances or a paid license of Unitrends Enterprise Backup (UEB). Both offer the exact same software, it's just a matter of who provides the hardware, - Unitrends or you. Both can protect over 120 different OSs and applications, including VMware, Windows, Linux, Unix, & much more. Please let me know what questions you may have.

@KatieUnitrends said:

Sorry for my delayed response on this - traveling to Spiceworld London took up all of my time last week (sometimes I wish I could clone myself). Unfortunately, none of our free versions include protection for physical clients at this time. Our Spiceworks Edition, which will protect up to 8 VMs running either Hyper-V or VMware, including ESXi clients with or without Essentials.

Huh? I have used the free version and the agent backups for physical versions still works in the Spiceworks UEB/FreeESXi UEB.

There's also AppAssure (now owned by dell) to consider.

Dashrender

@thecreativeone91 said:

There's also AppAssure (now owned by dell) to consider.

I use it.. the new version is definitely taking some getting used to.

IRJ

@thecreativeone91 said:

There's also AppAssure (now owned by dell) to consider.

Free solution?

@IRJ No. I don't this nk they have a free version.