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
Easy Access Technology
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Full integration into the backup environment
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Full integration into the management interface
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Restore, clone, replicate VMs onto the original system or an alternative system (time controlled)
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Open File Backup
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Windows VSS Snapshots
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Encryption
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An unlimited number of VMs is supported
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Small Backup Footprint
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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
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VMware Cluster-Support
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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
* only backs up the real data of a VM
Note: All free versions of ESXi require a minimum license from VMware in order to be protected by SEP  sesam. This is due to the lack of vStorage API for Data Protection support in the free unlicensed versions of ESXi and is a current limitation of VMware.