Acronis Backup for VMware

Acronis Backup for VMware has been developed as a backup solution for the vSphere virtualization product from Vmware, in order to recover virtual machines quickly and painlessly.

The application allows the user to create images of the virtual environment so that the system can be restored in its entirety in case of disaster.

Considering the nature of the application, the installation procedure goes fast and does not require too much effort; furthermore, there is the possibility to add it as a virtual appliance.

The product offers a central console that permits the user to handle multiple backup files without switching to a different window.

Among the advantages present in the package is integration in the VMware vCenter platform that manages the vSphere environments. This way all the backup, restore and cloning operations are done from a single product.

Acronis VMProtect comes in handy when it comes to replicating a machine on a different host for redundancy reasons as the tool can carry out the task without too much fuss.

As far as storing the resulting safe copy is concerned, there is the possibility to copy or move it to a local path as well as to network shares, ESXi datastore or to an online repository.

Acronis Backup for VMware is flexible and versatile with regards to creating a backup copy of the system and restoring it. The operation should be carried out seamlessly and with little effort from the user.

Although the product is aimed at the professional user handling it should not pose any trouble to the less advanced ones.