I think this is kind of off-topic, but does anyone use Bacula Enterprice Vmware plugin and would be able to write a few lines about its features / usage to a potential client?
Features:
- requires vCenter for backup/restore operations
- support for esx cluster
- clientless solution (does not require Bacula FD installation at vmguest)
- when using SAN transport - LANless solution, either
- no need to install anything on ESX hosts
- support for Full and Incremental (block level) backups with CBT (incremental based on VMware internal track of changed blocks)
- perform a disk images and vmguest configuration backup
- restore as the new (created) vmguest or local to the backup server as a files - no fear to overwrite original machine
- you can select esx host and datastore where you want to restore
It can be deployed in the new environment in a few minutes (I'm able to do it in this timeline). In my deployments I configure an automatic backup of new vmguests when they are created and disable a backup of deleted vmguests, so backup admin does not need to handle it manually. If you have additional questions, just ask.
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