Backing up several ESXi 4 servers?

[Timmy67]

Hi all,

We've recently moved our servers to four esxi 4 machines. Now I'm almost finished installing and configuring the guests and would like to know if there's an easy way to backup all the guests without me doing it all manually.

I have a spare server with 4TB of disc space that i was thinking about using as a backup server for the guests, but I'm not sure what the easiest way would be.

[kooltechies]

Hi,

You can use VCB or VMware data recovery , both can be automated and schedule backup tasks.

Thanks,

Samir

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[AntonVZhbankov]

You can set up VCB or VMware Data Recovery to backup VMs - it's included to vSphere license.

But as for me the best tool is Veeam Backup - it is not free, but has most features.

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[JaapL]

Hi Tim,

You could also use GhettoVCB or GhettoVCBg2 (a free tool):

http://communities.vmware.com/docs/DOC-8760

http://communities.vmware.com/docs/DOC-9843

But as suggested vDR and Veeam are also an option.

Greetz Jaap