Which backup software for a small business with a single ESXi server.

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Hi

I am trying to come up with a storage solution for an company ESXi server. The server has multiple VMs;
CentOS file server (raid controller passthrough for disk control), Also runs active directory.
Win Server 2003
Win 7 Pro with MS SQL server 2008
2x Centos tiny servers.

Current volume to be backed up is around 1.8TB.

Backup schedule is once a week and kept for a total of one month.

Data is expected to change pretty rarely with minimal growth.

It would be preferred if the solution could run on the Win Server 2003 VM as this VM just holds a legacy application and takes the resources but does very little else. Failing that a Linux based solution would be good. Whilst I can script it, are there any solutions to save having to ?

Thanks
RB
 
irt droyden:
You'll also need at least a vSphere foundation license for ghettovcb, veeam, or vranger.

irt OP:
Are you looking to back this all up to disk, or disk then to tape?
Are you looking to backup full images of the servers ready to restore, just the data held on them - or a mix of both.

The above solutions are great for taking a full image backup of your servers,
In the case of needing to restore a single file, they are a lot less flexible than a traditional file based backup solution.
 
Thanks everyone for your suggestions.

There is a little bit of budget to play with but possibly not enough to get a VMWare Essentials license plus subscription and a paid backup solution.

The data changes fairly rarely. Basic small business accounting, a few new 2d CAD drawings (less than 50MB).

It would be simpler, I suspect, just to dump a VM image rather than worry about restoring separate files. There is a spare machine that ESXi could be easily installed on and the dumped VM files could just be imported. If the ESXi server goes down then can probably run for a week or so using paper methods and other workstations before feeling any real impact.

A quick look and GettoVCB looks interesting. The pricing of vSphere Essentials also is not so bad so may be able to go that route. I will check the others out as well when I get a chance.

Thanks
RB
 
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