Veeam Software, a virtualization management provider, has introduced a new free backup product for VMware and Hyper-V. Veeam Backup Free Edition, released in conjunction with Veeam Backup and Replication 6.1, offers ad-hoc backups of VMware and Hyper-V virtual machines.
Features of Veeam Backup Free Edition include:
- VeeamZIP: Ad-hoc backup of a running VM for operational, archival or portability purposes
- Instant File-Level Recovery: Restore individual guest files directly from an image-level backup
- File Manager: Easily manage VM and host files
- Quick Migration for VMware: Migrate a running VM to any host or datastore—even if you don’t use clusters or shared storage
Veeam Backup and Replication 6.1 also offers new features:
- vPower and Instant VM Recovery for Hyper-V: Enables IT to boot and run a VM directly from a compressed, deduped backup file, in a matter of minutes
- SCVMM 2012 Support: Extends support for System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 to System Center 2012 Virtual Machine Manager. SCVMM support streamlines discovery and ensures protection of VMs managed by SCVMM.
- Updated UI and additional enhancements
Veeam Backup Free Edition is available now at no cost and with no limitations on the number of hosts or VMs. For more information and to download, visit: http://www.veeam.com/free-vm-backup.
Veeam Backup & Replication 6.1 is available now at $1,099 per CPU socket for Enterprise Edition and $699 for Standard Edition. For more information, or to download a free 30-day trial, visit: http://www.veeam.com/vm-backup-recovery-replication-software.html.
