esx Ranger

ESX Ranger ensures efficient Back up of VM Ware ESX Servers

• Schedule Reccurring Automated Backups, Execute 'Point In Time' Backups As Needed from Windows


• Customizable output of backup file names, Customizable output location of temporary staging files


• Users can back up VM's without Linux login credentials or knowledge


• Automatic restore to original source ESX Server from command line interface


• Automatic detection of VMFS free space to prevent .REDO log from filling VMFS


• Automatic detection of destination and source free disk space


• Ability to commit VM guest .REDO logs from a windows host


• View VMFS partitions, free space and files in VMFS partitions from Windows


• Live Backup Of Servers While In Use & Automatically Compresses Disk '.DSK' Files


• Send '.DSK' File Backups To Linux Or Windows Hosts


• Backup Configuration '.VMX' Files


• Backup Whole Servers For Complete Recovery& Backup All Servers from One Console


• Runs >From A Windows Host


• No Manual Linux or PERL Commands Needed, No Complex Scripts Needed


• Flexible Licensing - Not Per Server, Licensed Per ESX Server CPU


• Automatic space detection, esxRanger spools the temporary files on the destination server vs. local ....VMFS if needed


• Installs In Less Than 1 Minute, Nothing To Install On The ESX Servers, No Linux Or Windows Backup ....Agents


• Detailed information of each backup - .INFO file. This file is read by the GUI providing you with valuable ....information

• New GUI so administrators or users can backup their own VM's without needing administrator credentials or know how and without access to the Linux console OS.


• Customizable output of backup file names and customizable output location of temporary spooling / staging files.


• Automatic space detection, esxRanger knows to spool the temporary files directly on the destination server vs. local VMFS.


• Automatic restore to original source ESX Server.


• Automatic detection of VMFS free space to prevent .REDO log from filling VMFS and detection of destination and source free disk space.


• Ability to transfer compressed .DSK files to a Windows host without additional configuration of Linux console OS.


• No agents needed on VMware ESX Server and no need to log into or operate from each ESX Server, Centralized backup control from a Windows OS without any Linux knowledge, Automatic emailing of .Log files created by esxRanger.


• Custom output file name so backups can overwrite themselves - ie: w2kdc01_week1.tar, w2kdc01_week2.tar or w2kdc01_Monday.tar, w2kdc01_Tuesday.tar.


• Ability to commit VM guest .REDO logs from a windows host.


• View VMFS partitions, free space and files in VMFS partitions from Windows.


• Detailed information of each backup including, user initiating backup, PC or server initiated from, date and time of backup, source ESX Server, disk file names, VMFS names, VM guest display name, VM guest config file, description of backup, log file name for backup, .DSK file original size and more coming. This file is read by the GUI providing you with valuable information.


• Licensed per ESX Server CPU, enterprise licensing available.