esx Ranger Tech.-Info

esxRanger runs on a windows host and can be scheduled to perform online hot backups of guest operating systems on VMware ESX Server.

esxRanger is the perfect solution for sending VMs local or across the WAN because it compresses the disks before sending them to the destination server.

esxRanger can be scheduled to run using the standard windows scheduler. There are NO Agents needed on the ESX Servers or the guest operating systems.

esxRanger uses the some of the standard COM interfaces provided by VMware.

While it is possible to achieve a similar functionality with scripting, there are many hidden costs and known bugs to consider.

There is no interface to provide the compression, file transfer, safety checks, logging and restore functions provided by esxRanger.

esxRanger will create "point in time" backups of VMware ESX Server guest operating systems.

This is a very important step in your backup, change control and disaster recovery strategy. esxRanger has made it easy to backup online VMware ESX Server guest operating systems (.dsk files).

• 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 ?

esxRanger runs on a Windows host and can be scheduled to perform online hot backups recurring or as needed. With esxRanger there is no need for complex scripting.

esxRanger can be scheduled to run using the standard Windows scheduler. There are NO agents needed on the ESX Server or the guest operating systems.

esxRanger will compress your disks ".dsk files" before sending them to the destination server of your choice.

This destination server can be the local ESX Server VMFS, a Linux server or a Windows server. NAS, SAN, Novell, UNC & mapped drives are also supported if accessible by the Windows host.