VMware vSphere Hot Backup
The SEP sesam VMware vSphere Extension offers Disaster Recovery and functionality for VMware VMs.
The precise depiction of the vSphere infrastructure is displayed in the management interface showing available virtual guest systems simplifying planning and execution of automated backup processes. No additional effort is required to backup and protect any vSphere environment.
SEP sesam is verified for VMware vSphere and reliably secures virtual machines - ready for a complete recovery.
By implementing SEP sesam, companies realize savings in operation expenses, time and manpower.
| Key Features |
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| Easy Access Technology | X |
| Full integration into the backup environment | X |
| Full integration into the management interface | X |
| Restore, clone, replicate VMs onto the original system or an alternative system (time controlled) |
X |
| Open File Backup | X |
| Windows VSS Snapshots | X |
| Encryption | X |
| An unlimited number of VMs is supported |
X |
| Small Backup Footprint |
X |
| Disaster Recovery on VMs | all Operating Systems |
| Backup Methods | Hot |
| Backup Types | Full, Thin Full*, Block-Level Incremental |
| Granularity | Image-Level, Image-Block-Level |
| Start VMs directly from the SEP sesam DataStore | X |
| VMware Cluster-Support | X |
| Supported vSphere 4.x Platforms |
ESX 4.0, ESX 4.1 ESXi 4.0, ESXi 4.1 vCenter 4.0, vCenter 4.1 |
| Supported VMware Infrastructure 3 Platforms | ESX 3.0, ESX 3.5 ESXi 3.x Virtual Center 2.0 & 2.5 |



