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‎01-20-2009 11:30 AM
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P2V replication for disaster recovery solutions

Hi

I have 4 Physical servers that I want to replicate to 4

Virtual Machines hosted on 1 ESXi server

What is the best software i can use for this small project?

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Rodos
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‎01-20-2009 04:39 PM
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I assume this is not a once of, you want to maintain the copies.

There is host based tools like DoubleTake or CA or many others. I recommend DoubleTake, had good results. No need to have ESXi support here, its all host level.

Then you can use backup/repel tools that work at the ESX layer such as vReplicator or Veeam Backup. Just work through the ESXi support.

There is a start.

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Ken_Cline
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‎01-20-2009 11:48 AM
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Which OS are your four physical machines running?

Ken Cline

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‎01-20-2009 11:57 AM
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all of them is running windows 2003

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Ken_Cline
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‎01-20-2009 01:02 PM
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VMware vCenter Converter ( why do they keep changing the names of things?!?!?) is free and will work just fine...

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‎01-20-2009 01:10 PM
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Hi Ken

so far i know Vcenter Converter does not support replication

i wanto to replicate on a regular base across a WAN connection

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Rodos
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‎01-20-2009 04:39 PM
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I assume this is not a once of, you want to maintain the copies.

There is host based tools like DoubleTake or CA or many others. I recommend DoubleTake, had good results. No need to have ESXi support here, its all host level.

Then you can use backup/repel tools that work at the ESX layer such as vReplicator or Veeam Backup. Just work through the ESXi support.

There is a start.

Rodos

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Rodos {size:10px}{color:gray}Consider the use of the helpful or correct buttons to award points. Blog: http://rodos.haywood.org/{color}{size}
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Ken_Cline
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‎01-20-2009 05:32 PM
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so far i know Vcenter Converter does not support replication 
Correct
i wanto to replicate on  a regular base across  a WAN connection
OK...my misunderstanding. Rodos has the right answer for you...
KLC
Ken Cline
Technical Director, Virtualization
Wells Landers
TVAR Solutions, A Wells Landers Group Company
VMware Communities User Moderator

					
				
			
			
				

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OK...my misunderstanding. Rodos has the right answer for you...
Why thank you Ken ..... now stick-em up and hand over your points buddy! This is a stickup, make it fast! Smiley Happy He he.
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