Home
Topics
VMware ESX and ESXi administrative tips
Backing up VMware host servers and guest OSes
VMware responds to VMware Data Recovery review

VMware responds to VMware Data Recovery review

The author of the review series, Gabrie van Zanten, thought it would be appropriate to let the vendors speak in response to his reviews. We decided to publish the vendors' responses to give our readers any relevant upcoming product information.

File-level restore is an experimental feature with vSphere 4.0. We currently have an experimental file-level restore client for Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008 (32-bit only) and is command-line based. At VMworld 2009, we demoed a newer version that has a graphical user interface (GUI) and supports 64-bit instances of Windows.

With the release of vSphere 4.0 update 1 we will fully support the file level restore. The screen shots shown what the GUI will look like. Obviously, the UI for the file-level restore is quite different from the command-line tool that is available now, but the underlying fundamental technology to perform the file-level restore is identical. Through the GUI you will be able to mount the back as an extra disk and do the manual file restore.

Jon Bock
Product Marketing Manager
VMware, Inc.

Backup and replication product review directoryI. Introduction
II. Veeam Backup and Replication 3.1 | Veeam responds
III. Vizioncore vRanger Pro 4 Data Protection Platform | Vizioncore responds
IV. esXpress 3.6 VMware Backup | esXpress responds (Coming soon)
V. VMware Data Recovery 1.0 | VMware responds
VI. Conclusions (Coming soon)

Gabrie van Zanten (VCP) has been in the IT industry for 12 years. Currently he is a virtualization architect for a worldwide consultancy company and has designed and maintained virtual infrastructures for a number of customers. He has written articles for magazines and frequently publishes in-depth articles at his weblog, GabesVirtualWorld.

More News and Tutorials

Articles

Related glossary terms

Terms for Whatis.com - the technology online dictionary

This was first published in November 2009

Join the conversationComment

Share

Comments

Results

Contribute to the conversation

All fields are required. Comments will appear at the bottom of the article.

More from Related TechTarget Sites

Server Virtualization
Virtual Desktop
Data Center
Cloud computing

Server Virtualization
- How to achieve optimal resource allocation and why that matters
  
  Optimal resource allocation is a tricky tightrope act for even experienced IT pros, but you can ease the process by asking yourself a few questions.
- Virtualization widens schism between server and networking teams
  
  Virtual networking has revived tensions between server and networking teams within data centers, but it's a dynamic both sides must embrace.
- Strike a common-sense balance when deciding what to automate
  
  Consider the many factors that determine the potential return on investment when deciding when and what to automate.
Virtual Desktop
- VDI thin clients reduce hardware management headaches
  
  The initial hope for VDI thin clients was to reduce costs, but admins now just want convenience. Vendors at Citrix Synergy delivered new options.
- Citrix simplifies VDI again with XenDesktop 7-XenApp combo
  
  Citrix VDI admins can deploy and manage XenDesktop and XenApp under the same architecture, something they expected for years.
- Citrix kills its Application Streaming feature, directs users to App-V
  
  Citrix has officially ceased development and support for its Application Streaming feature, and has directed IT pros to use Microsoft App-V instead.
Data Center
- Data center modernization starts with cloud, SDN and virtualization
  
  Some of the technologies driving data center modernization include cloud computing, flash storage, virtualization and software-defined networking.
- Data center technologies evolve to meet tomorrow's computing demands
  
  VMware's upcoming public cloud and AMD's 64-bit ARM servers are technologies for the data center that exemplify the changes in the IT industry.
- New data center cooling strategies to improve efficiency, lower costs
  
  Stagnant strategies for data center cooling will keep energy bills climbing ever higher, but a more modern approach can bring them back down to earth.
Cloud computing
- Interest in private clouds grows as market matures
  
  Growing interest in private clouds reflects an improved understanding of cloud computing among IT pros, experts say.
- Building a cloud ecosystem with open source software
  
  The open source community fosters innovation in the name of cloud. OW2's Cédric Thomas talks of 'coopitition' and the open source cloud revolution.
- Sequestration stymies federal government cloud ambitions
  
  The federal government is under mandates to consolidate data centers and deliver IT as a Service, but sequestration makes this easier said than done.

All Rights Reserved,Copyright 2007 - 2013, TechTarget