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How to backup VMS running on Vmware ESXI 7 Free version?

Hi there,

A client hired us to install a new DELL T340 PE server running Vmware ESXI 7 U2 for them.
They want to be able to backup the 2 vms without shutting them down.

I had explained that you need a licensed version of ESXI to enable the APIs to do this.

They are telling me that with version 7 this is no longer the case?

I don't believe this to be true.

Look forward to your feedback on this
Thanks

Pete Long

ASFAIK you dont get access to the VAPI in the free version? You could install agents into the VMs themselves, and back them up with the free version of Veeam (community edition)I suppose?

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ASKER

This is my understanding as well
But they have an IT consultant that claims with version 7 and higher vmware now allows this?

Pete Long

<doubt> The API is normally read only?

Wanders over to his test bench...................

Pete Long

----For reasons to long an tedious to go into, I cant get my Veeam server and an ESX7 machine on the same network :(
-I've got Veeam to upgrade - a VPN to fix, and a SAN to reboot - wish I'd never started now.

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I agree he claims version 7 allows this is not the case!

Does anyone know if the really basic license I believe called TERM or KIT? allows backups?

Pete Long

I've never heard of either of those? But then I work for a VMware provider, so we have a different licence model, and anyone who wanted to run a free hypervisor in one of our DCs would be on their own.

Its cost more for me to have these conversations that a VMware licence would cost!

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