nielse wrote:
You can take a look at this free script: ghettoVCB.sh - Free alternative for backing up VM's for ESX(i) 3.5, 4.x & 5.x
Other paid alternatives are Veeam Backup and Replication, Unitrends backup and vSphere Data Protection (VMware vSphere Data Protection, Virtual Machine & Server Backup)
Just wanted to check in an see if you found a solution.
As an update to nielse's post (thanks nielse for the shoutout!), Unitrends offers both a Free Edition (4VMs, Free Forever) as well as a paid Enterprise Edition.
A few solution highlights:
- Deploy as a physical appliance or virtual appliance (VMware or Hyper-V)
- Protect virtual AND physical environments
- Heterogeneous protection (100+ versions of operating systems and applications)
- Instant recovery via failover virtualization
- Archive data to tertiary storage for long-term retention (archive to SAN, NAS, or tape!)
- Virtual appliance available in per TB or per resource model (whichever fits your environment and budget best)
- 30-Day Unlimited Free Trial Available: http://www.unitrends.com/products/software/download
- Free Edition Available (4VMs, Free Forever): http://www.unitrends.com/products/software/download
[disclaimer: I'm not in sales, but I do work for Unitrends]