VMware Backup and Recovery

VMware Backup and Recovery

Overview

BDRShield offers agentless backup solutions for VMware ESXi & vCenter. This eliminates the need to install backup agents on each VM. It also provides flexible storage, instant & granular recovery, and centralized management for efficient VM backup.

Watch the Demo Video

See BDRShield's VMware Backup in action by watching our demo video.

Supported Platforms

Platform: VMware vSphere 5.x & above

Hypervisor: ESXi 5.x & above

Management Platform: vCenter Server 5. X & above

How to Get Started  

Step 1: Download and Install BDRShield Backup Server  

  1. Click to Download BDRShield Backup Server here
  2. To install the BDRShield Backup Server, watch the below installation video.

Step 2: Create Backup Repository Configuration  

Configure local or remote storage such as DAS, NAS, SAN, or use your own public cloud storage like S3, Azure, Google, S3 Compatible like Wasabi, MinIO, etc as a backup storage target to store backup data.

Step 3. Add VMware as a Data Source

Navigate to ‘Data Sources - Hypervisors -> VMware vSphere' menu. Watch the How-to Video below for detailed instructions.


Step 4: Configure VMware VM Backup

  1. Specify a backup job name & select the backup repository
  2. Select Hosts/VMs for backup
  3. Exclusions (optional): Exclude specific VMs or Disks from backup
  4. Guest Processing Settings: Enable only if you want to perform transactionally consistent backups, log truncation, and system file exclusions on the VM guest OS.
  5. Configure backup scheduling to perform incremental and full backups
  6. Configure retention, encryption, and backup proxy (optional)
  7. Save the backup job. The backup will run as per schedule
  8. You can centrally manage and monitor backups
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Step 5: VMware Recovery (Full VM Recovery, File Level Recovery, Instant Boot VM, etc)
  1. Navigate to the 'Recovery - Restore Backup Data' menu
  2. Choose the target VM you want to restore
  3. Select the Restore type (Entire VM, File Level, Instant Boot VM, etc)
  4. Select Restore Point or timestamp to restore
  5. Specify the restore details and initiate the restore
Watch the demo video attached above to understand the detailed process of VMware Backup & Recovery.

Additional Resources

How to Setup Remote Proxy for Remote VMware Backups



How to Configure Job using Backup Job Template



How to Configure Backup Proxy for VMware Backup


Key Features

  1. Agentless Backup: Perform host-level backup without installing backup agents on each VM.
  2. Flexible Backup Targets: Store Backup on Local/Remote Storage, Your Own Public Cloud or BDRCloud
  3. Incremental Backups: Efficiently backup only changes made since the last backup, reducing storage requirements and backup time
  4. Instant Boot VM: Instantly restore an entire VM in less than 15 mins to ensure business continuity
  5. Granular Recovery: Restore individual disks or specific files & folders without restoring the entire machine
  6. Automated Scheduling: Set up and manage backup schedules to run at convenient times
  7. V2V Migration: Migrate your VMware virtual machines to any hypervisor such as Hyper-V, Proxmox, KVM, etc

Use Cases

  1. Remote Backup: Backup VMware VMs from any location
  2. Ransomware Protection: Protect backup data from ransomware with Immutable Backups
  3. Disaster Recovery: Quickly restore a fully operational VM in the event of hardware failure or malware attacks
  4. System Migration: Easily move systems to new virtual environments
  5. Data Compliance: Maintain historical records of system states for regulatory compliance and auditing purpose

Other Backup Solutions


Need More Information?  
If you have any questions or need further information, feel free to reach out to our support team bdr-support@vembu.com