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    • Obsolesce
      Obsolesce last edited by

      Could it be like this because the .EXE automatically extracts AND configures the VM? If so, then it would make sense to require Hyper-V Role be installed.

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      • black3dynamite
        black3dynamite @Obsolesce last edited by

        @obsolesce said in Unitrends Free is still useless:

        Could it be like this because the .EXE automatically extracts AND configures the VM? If so, then it would make sense to require Hyper-V Role be installed.

        If I remember correctly when you start the installation, there’s a temporary folder with multiple powershell scripts that does most of configuration.

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        • scottalanmiller
          scottalanmiller @Obsolesce last edited by

          @obsolesce said in Unitrends Free is still useless:

          Could it be like this because the .EXE automatically extracts AND configures the VM? If so, then it would make sense to require Hyper-V Role be installed.

          That's definitely not a good reason for the role to be needed.

          Nothing like requiring a non-production approach! It speaks volumes as to how they see themselves.

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          • Obsolesce
            Obsolesce @scottalanmiller last edited by

            @scottalanmiller said in Unitrends Free is still useless:

            @obsolesce said in Unitrends Free is still useless:

            Could it be like this because the .EXE automatically extracts AND configures the VM? If so, then it would make sense to require Hyper-V Role be installed.

            That's definitely not a good reason for the role to be needed.

            Nothing like requiring a non-production approach! It speaks volumes as to how they see themselves.

            It's a reason to, but I never suggested it was a good one!

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              taurex last edited by taurex

              Btw, is there anything agentless and free for Hyper-V or vSphere that can be used for scheduled VM backup? I had hopes for the free Unitrends but now they're shattered after this post.

              Edit: Looks like the Unitrends' free offering for VMware is better but it's a topic for a different thread I guess:)

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              • black3dynamite
                black3dynamite @taurex last edited by

                @taurex said in Unitrends Free is still useless:

                Btw, is there anything agentless and free for Hyper-V or vSphere that can be used for scheduled VM backup? I had hopes for the free Unitrends but now they're shattered after this post.

                Edit: Looks like the Unitrends' free offering for VMware is better but it's a topic for a different thread I guess:)

                Altaro can and the free version allows you to backup 2 VMs.

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                • NerdyDad
                  NerdyDad @taurex last edited by

                  @taurex said in Unitrends Free is still useless:

                  Btw, is there anything agentless and free for Hyper-V or vSphere that can be used for scheduled VM backup? I had hopes for the free Unitrends but now they're shattered after this post.

                  Edit: Looks like the Unitrends' free offering for VMware is better but it's a topic for a different thread I guess:)

                  Which part do you want free? ESXi/vSphere slash Hyper-V or Veeam?

                  VBR does offer a free edition, but does not include scheduling capabilities. You can get around that with PS scrips invoking the jobs and Task Scheduler. However, if it breaks, then you get "Best Effort" support.

                  VMware ESXi/vSphere - No, because the API's will not be enabled for something like Veeam to interact with it..

                  Hyper-V - If you download the free Microsoft Hyper-V 2016 hypervisor (not a full blown 2016 server and add the Hyper-V role), then it is too free, but can be a pain to manage sometimes, but does allow for you to have VBR interact with it for free. Only downside for it with VBR is that you don't get all of the features that you could get with ESXi/vSphere.

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                  • DustinB3403
                    DustinB3403 last edited by DustinB3403

                    Quite honestly I would just setup hyperv templates with UrBackup at this point..

                    Agentless is great if you have a ton of systems but the needs for UrBackup server and agent are trivial to disregard it.

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                    • scottalanmiller
                      scottalanmiller @taurex last edited by

                      @taurex said in Unitrends Free is still useless:

                      Btw, is there anything agentless and free for Hyper-V or vSphere that can be used for scheduled VM backup? I had hopes for the free Unitrends but now they're shattered after this post.

                      Edit: Looks like the Unitrends' free offering for VMware is better but it's a topic for a different thread I guess:)

                      Unitrends can't answer how it works. But it can't be agentless as there isn't a way for that to work on VMware Free. But they post conflicting marketing material if you ask about it.

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                      • JaredBusch
                        JaredBusch last edited by

                        And I can’t tell you because I can’t install the motherfucking thing.

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