VMware ESXi and Veeam Backup & Replication - VMware license requirements
Hi Everyone
Thought it would be easier to ask as im just wasting time searching around on the internet.
I want to use Veeam backup and replication.
I have a physical host running VMware ESXi (free version) with 4 VM servers on.
Veeam backup and replication says it will not work on ESXi free edition. But what edition/ license of ESXi do I need to buy??? ESXi free edition does everything I need, so I don't need to spend money on VMware products, licenses that I don't need... what is the minimum I can purchase to enable me to use Veeam Backup & Replication??? Is there simply a paid version of ESXi license I can buy and input the license key so I can use Veeam?
Thought it would be easier to ask as im just wasting time searching around on the internet.
I want to use Veeam backup and replication.
I have a physical host running VMware ESXi (free version) with 4 VM servers on.
Veeam backup and replication says it will not work on ESXi free edition. But what edition/ license of ESXi do I need to buy??? ESXi free edition does everything I need, so I don't need to spend money on VMware products, licenses that I don't need... what is the minimum I can purchase to enable me to use Veeam Backup & Replication??? Is there simply a paid version of ESXi license I can buy and input the license key so I can use Veeam?
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Thanks for the reply John. I understand the product you have recommended would provide my backup instead of Veeam. But I do want to use Veeam, I like the product.
I would like to know what product/ license I have to pay for (VMware product) which will then allow me to use Veeam?
I would like to know what product/ license I have to pay for (VMware product) which will then allow me to use Veeam?
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12 commercial software backup products for VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) you should be evaluating today
Essentials for approx $500 will do it, BUT you do KNOW there are NO Backup Apps which work with the ESXi FREE license ?
12 commercial software backup products for VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) you should be evaluating today
Essentials for approx $500 will do it, BUT you do KNOW there are NO Backup Apps which work with the ESXi FREE license ?
HPE VM Explorer (formerly Trilead VM Explorer) can backup VMs on a free Esxi...It creates a snapshot of the running machine and backups the snapshot....but it doesn't use the Backup enging of ESXI...
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If you don't need vMotion you can get the required functionality by buying the vSphere Essentials license.