Backup Solution for Client
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@thecreativeone91 said:
@handsofqwerty said:
My understanding was the Spiceheads free UEB was meant to be just that, free. It limits how many clients you can use for it though, whereas the real UEBs and appliances limit it to what storage you have, not by clients.
Well there's two version Spiceworks Free and FreeESXI. Spiceworks free is limited to 8 clients, FreeESXi has no stated client/storage limits that I've found.
The Real UEB and appliances can be licensed by clients or storage which ever makes the most sense for the customer.
When did that change? I thought it was always by storage, which is what kept me at bay - out of my pay range.
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@IRJ said:
I would like to hear from @KatieUnitrends if there is a free solution I can recommend for the client. If not, what will they need?
http://mangolassi.it/topic/4941/unitrends-redefines-free-virtual-backup/2
Not a bad option if they have less then 1TB of storage.
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@Dashrender said:
When did that change? I thought it was always by storage, which is what kept me at bay - out of my pay range.
Not sure. They've offered both options for a while.
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@coliver said:
@IRJ said:
I would like to hear from @KatieUnitrends if there is a free solution I can recommend for the client. If not, what will they need?
http://mangolassi.it/topic/4941/unitrends-redefines-free-virtual-backup/2
Not a bad option if they have less then 1TB of storage.
They have a couple physical servers, too.
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@thecreativeone91 said:
@Dashrender said:
When did that change? I thought it was always by storage, which is what kept me at bay - out of my pay range.
Not sure. They've offered both options for a while.
As far back as I know of, it's been either/or. So, at least 2-3 years. I think they have not always been super effective in getting the word out about product details, so things get missed often.
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@IRJ said:
@coliver said:
@IRJ said:
I would like to hear from @KatieUnitrends if there is a free solution I can recommend for the client. If not, what will they need?
http://mangolassi.it/topic/4941/unitrends-redefines-free-virtual-backup/2
Not a bad option if they have less then 1TB of storage.
They have a couple physical servers, too.
Good, this solution will do that. It will backup any client you want as long as it is, total, less then 1TB.
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@coliver and they made a big deal about that it is 1TB per customer, not just per MSP or whatever.
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@scottalanmiller said:
@coliver and they made a big deal about that it is 1TB per customer, not just per MSP or whatever.
I meant client as in server/workload. Not as in customer. Although that is good to know that it is per customer.
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@scottalanmiller said:
@coliver and they made a big deal about that it is 1TB per customer, not just per MSP or whatever.
Nice
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Although I know nothing about them, Altaro has a free backup solution for up to two Hyper-V VM's: http://www.altaro.com/hyper-v-backup/download-free.php
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@Rob-Dunn said:
Although I know nothing about them, Altaro has a free backup solution for up to two Hyper-V VM's: http://www.altaro.com/hyper-v-backup/download-free.php
I was actually looking at that today. As well as http://backupchain.com/Feature-Summary.html I haven't tried either though.
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@coliver said:
http://mangolassi.it/topic/4941/unitrends-redefines-free-virtual-backup/2
Not a bad option if they have less then 1TB of storage.This isn't going to work for this environment though.
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I am beyond confused with all this Unitrends talk. Can someone summarize what is going on? Are there now 3 versions of Unitrends free? Do any of these versions work on physical servers?
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@thecreativeone91 said:
@coliver said:
http://mangolassi.it/topic/4941/unitrends-redefines-free-virtual-backup/2
Not a bad option if they have less then 1TB of storage.This isn't going to work for this environment though.
You're right, I discovered that after mentioning it.
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@IRJ said:
I am beyond confused with all this Unitrends talk. Can someone summarize what is going on? Are there now 3 versions of Unitrends free? Do any of these versions work on physical servers?
Basically this new Unitrends platform allows unlimited hypervisor based backups, up to 1TB of source data. It would work really well for moderate VMs without any application backup needs... other then that it has quite a few limitations. So for this instance with two physical servers... unless you could P2V them you wouldn't be able to back them up with UEB Free.
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@IRJ said:
I am beyond confused with all this Unitrends talk. Can someone summarize what is going on? Are there now 3 versions of Unitrends free? Do any of these versions work on physical servers?
The Spiceworks UEB Edition will backup Virtual and Physical servers up to 8 devices total. And will do Agent Based backups or agentless. Not limit no the amount of data
The FreeESXi Version will backup both Virtual and Physical server, it's the version I'm using it does not backup at the VM Host level but will do agent backups. And I'm not aware of limits on the storage or number of devices. You could do agentless backups from another (licesned) host like ESXi or hyper-v but not on itself running on ESXI free I believe
The Unitrends Free only backups Agenetless so will only backup Hyper-V or ESXi VMs. and ESXi must be licensed with at least essentials.
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@thecreativeone91 said:
@IRJ said:
I am beyond confused with all this Unitrends talk. Can someone summarize what is going on? Are there now 3 versions of Unitrends free? Do any of these versions work on physical servers?
The Spiceworks UEB Edition will backup Virtual and Physical servers up to 8 devices total. And will do Agent Based backups or agentless. Not limit no the amount of data
The FreeESXi Version will backup both Virtual and Physical server, it's the version I'm using it does not backup at the VM Host level but will do agent backups. And I'm not aware of limits on the storage or number of devices. You could do agentless backups from another (licesned) host like ESXi or hyper-v but not on itself running on ESXI free I believe
The Unitrends Free only backups Agenetless so will only backup Hyper-V or ESXi VMs. and ESXi must be licensed with at least essentials.
Thanks!
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Do you care about on-site vs cloud? Backblaze has a business version now:
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@Nic said:
Do you care about on-site vs cloud? Backblaze has a business version now:
https://www.backblaze.com/business.htmlAnd there's also http://www.cloudbacko.com/vmware-esxi-backup.jsp which is software only, not the cloud storage.
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Sorry for my delayed response on this - traveling to Spiceworld London took up all of my time last week (sometimes I wish I could clone myself). Unfortunately, none of our free versions include protection for physical clients at this time. Our Spiceworks Edition, which will protect up to 8 VMs running either Hyper-V or VMware, including ESXi clients with or without Essentials, is a great option, especially if you're an ESXi user (you'll need to notate this during download, and if you forget, just email [email protected] so they can help you get the correct licensing). Our new UnitrendsFree will protect up to 1TB of VMs (except for ESXi clients without Essentials), and both versions include all features, like advanced backup scheduling, instant recovery, & more.
Since it sounds like our free versions don't exactly meet your needs, you should probably look at either our physical appliances or a paid license of Unitrends Enterprise Backup (UEB). Both offer the exact same software, it's just a matter of who provides the hardware, - Unitrends or you. Both can protect over 120 different OSs and applications, including VMware, Windows, Linux, Unix, & much more. Please let me know what questions you may have.
