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Rocking Chair Software is an authorized esXpress reseller. The ONLY scalable and completely fault tolerant backup, restoration and disaster recovery solution for Virtual Infrastructure 3.x. Whether you have 1TB of data or 50TB, esXpress makes a 100% complete backup of your entire virtual farm every night. http://www.esxpress.com esXpress v3.1 Features NEW File Level Backups (FLB) in addition to VM Image Backups. NEW Support for Automatic Template Backups. NEW Updated Background Restore Engine. NEW Supports up to 16 VBAs per host (With VBA Doubler plugin). NEW Backing up VMs with Existing Snapshots, with separate target available. NEW Additional Detailed Backup Archive Reporting. NEW Backups to CIFS/SMB Targets (Windows file shares, Data Domain device, etc. NEW Automatic Retry of Failed Backups Option. NEW Supports ESX 3.5 ( ** see ESX 3.5 release not below ) NEW Enhanced Simple Replication/Mass Restore Engine esXpress v3 Features Uses VMware recommended VBAs, Virtual Backup Appliances Integrated with Virtual Infrastructure 3 client. Control and monitor backups right from the VI3 client VMware DRS aware and Vmotion compatible. VMs can be Vmotioned while backups are in progress Backup target failover feature combined with VMware's HA means NO SINGLE POINT OF FAILURE Special One-Up backup mode Skip Delta backup if a Virtual Machine has not changed Virtual Backup Appliance. Offloads the processing of backups from the service console into the virtual space. Fast. Reliable. Scalable. Multi-threaded processing of backups allows multiple simultaneous backups with minimal system impact Multiple backup transports and targets; ftp, ssh, smb/cifs, iSCSI (VMFS), SAN (VMFS), local storage and more Now with LZOP compression. Increase your backup speed by as much as 50% The ONLY ESX Backup solution that uses Patent Pending Intelligent Delta Technology The ONLY 256 Bit Encrypted ESX VMDK Backups solution esXpress will automatically backup ALL of your Virtual Machines every day with compression and optional encryption Each ESX host is autonomous and responsible for backing itself up. No Windows scheduler required, no cutting and pasting DOS commands No Centralized Windows GUI required. No Single Point of Failure. DOES NOT consume service console CPU, RAM or network. Will not interfere with VI Client, Web Access or VirtualCenter operation NO additional software or operating systems required NO dedicated physical servers esXpress is licensed per HOST not per CPU Live Backup Statistics Mass Auto Restore/Replication feature. One-to-Many. Complete Data Center Replication. Backup Archive Management feature Full Reporting with Email notifications Portable Self Extracting Delta Backups are restorable to VMware Server under Windows and Linux. Simple installation and setup Full Linux text menu available for all actions, including manual backups, restores and additional reporting. esXpress is fully scriptable for integration with other backup solutions and scripts Proven PHD Technology How do the various products compare?   Feature esXpress vRanger VCB vRanger w/VCB   Backup and Restoration Comprehensive Backup Capabilities Yes Yes No Yes On demand “one up” backups from VI3 Client or Console Yes No No No Backup VM Templates (Registered and/or Unregistered) Yes No No No Comprehensive Restore Capabilities Yes Yes No Yes Networkless Backup (disk to disk) Yes Yes Yes Yes Network backup Yes Yes No No Backup to network and disk simultaneously Yes No No No Networkless Restore Yes Yes No No Network Restore Yes Yes No Yes Easy one step restoration process Yes No No Yes Restore to original location Yes Yes Yes Yes Restore to new location Yes Yes No Yes Rename restored VM Yes Yes No Yes Rename VMDK files on Restoration Yes Yes No Yes Restore VM Configuration File (.vmx) Yes Yes Yes Yes Register VM After Restoration Complete Yes Yes Yes Yes Prompt before overwriting existing VM Yes No Yes No Keeps original UUID Yes No Yes No Allows Multiple Restorations to a LUN    Without VMDK Fragmentation Yes No Yes No   Replication Built in Replication Engine Yes No No No Easily replicate virtual machines Yes No No No One to One Replication Yes No No No One to Many Replication Yes No No No   Basic Operational Capabilities Easy to Install and Configure Yes No No No Point and click GUI Yes Yes Command Line Only Yes Start, Cancel and Pause Backups Yes No No No Easily enable, disable backups for a ESX host Yes No No No Backup Options Configurable Per ESX Host Yes No No No Backup Options Configurable Per VM Yes No No No Number of simultaneous backup jobs per ESX host 16 2 No 2 Number of simultaneous backup jobs per farm N-cores +1 10 or less 60 10 or less Completely Safe with No Risk fo ESX Host Data Loss Yes Yes No No Completely Fault Tolerant Yes No No No Scales Vertically Without Additional Hardware Purchase Yes No No No Scales Horizontally Without Additional Hardware Purchase Yes No No No   Advanced Operational Capabilities Leaves Existing VMware Snapshots intact During Backup Yes No No No Skip Powered-Off VMs That Have Not    Changed Since Last Backup Yes No No No Simultaneous Parallel Backup Jobs for    VMs with Multiple VMDKs Yes No No No Abort Backup if VM Snapshot has Exhausted Disk Space Yes No No No Retry Failed Backups Yes No No No Native Support for 32, 64 and 128 Core Hosts Yes No No No   Additional Benefits / Features Complete Self Contained Solution Yes No No No Uses Virtual Backup Appliance Yes No No No Hardware Independent Solution Yes No No No Operating System Included Yes No No No Integrated scheduler Yes No No No Completely GREEN solution Yes No No No   Full and Differential (Delta) Backups Creates Differential Archives Yes Yes Full Only Full Only Creates Portable, Self-Extracting Archives Yes No No No Store Differential Archives on Non-Windows Targets Yes No N/A N/A Restore Differentials Without Original Software Yes No N/A N/A Restore Differentials With No Database Required Yes Yes N/A N/A Size Thresholds for Deltas Yes Yes N/A N/A Skip Delta Backup if VM is Unchanged Yes No N/A N/A Requires Holes in the ESX Firewall to Create Backups No Yes N/A N/A Requires Additional Firewall Holes for Differentials No Yes N/A N/A Backup ANY ESX storage volume Yes Yes No No Uses Industry Standard Compression (gzip, lzop, zip) Yes Proprietary No Proprietary Uses Industry Standard Encryption (AES-256) Yes N/A N/A N/A   File Level Backup and Restore File Level Backup Yes No Yes No File Level Restore Yes Yes No Yes Requires Scratch Space Equal to Original VM Size No Yes No Yes Instant Restorations Yes No No No Supports Windows VMs Yes Yes Yes Yes Supports Linux VMs Yes No No No File Level Backup Runs Simultaneous to Image Level Backup Yes No No No   Security Features Creates Fully Encrypted Archives Yes No No No Support for DSA, RSA, AES256, AES, 3DES,     Blowfish and Twofish Algorithms Yes No No No 2 Level of Passwords for Each Archive Yes No No No Password Protection of File Level Backup Archives Yes No No No   Virtual Infrastructure 3 Client Integration Issue Backup Commands from VI3 Client Yes No No No View Live Backup Status with the VI3 Client Yes No No No Configure/Change Backup Parameters from    within the VI3 Client Yes No No No View Backup history from VI3 Client Yes No No No View Running ESX Host Processes from the VI3 Client Yes No No No   Multiple Backup Targets with Fail Over Capability Up to 10 Preconfigured Backup Targets Yes No No No Backup Target Fail-over Yes Limited No Limited Backup to Disk and Network Simultaneously Yes No No No Define a Target as Backup Only Yes No No No Define a Target as Restore Only Yes No No No Roll Over Targets (no single point of failure) Yes No No No User Definable Ports Yes Limited Yes Limited User Definable Target for Templates Yes No No No User Definable Target for "Special One Up" Backups Yes No No No User Definable Target for File Level Backups Yes No No No   Transport Methods FTP to and FTP Server Yes No No No SSH Yes Yes Yes Yes CIFS/SMB Yes Yes Yes Yes Disk to Disk (SAN, iSCSI, Local) Yes Yes Yes Yes   Resource Usage Disk Throttling Yes No No No Disk Throttling by Time of Day Yes No No No Maintains QOS Guarantees Yes No No No Set esXpress Backup Resources Using VI3 Resource Groups Yes No No No   Maintain Backup Archives Retention Policy Based Upon Calendar Days Yes Yes No Yes Automatic Archive Purge Yes Yes No Yes Separate Retention Policies for Local and Remote Targets Yes Yes No No Separate Retention Policies for Fulls and Differentials Yes No No No Purge Child Deltas when Parent Full Deleted Yes Yes No Yes Purge Archives Before Backup No Yes No Yes Purge Archives After Backup Completes Yes No No No Separate Retention Policies for Full Archives Yes No No No Separate Retention Policies for Differential Archives Yes No No No Separate Retention Policies for File Level Backup Archives Yes No No No   Reporting Daily Email Reports Yes Yes No Yes Send Reports in PDF format Yes No No No Send Reports on Error Only Yes No No No Send reports to an SMTP server that requires authorization Yes No No No Can use predefined mailto list Yes No No No On Demand Reports Yes Yes No Yes Backup Target Report Yes No No No Restoration/Replication status Emails Yes No No No   Licensing Licensed Per ESX Host or Per CPU Socket Host Per Socket Host Per Socket License Required for Disaster Recovery Hosts No Yes Yes Yes   All information to create this chart was taken from the product manuals and support forums for competing products. vRanger is a trademark of Vizioncore, and VCB is a trademark of VMware. DOWNLOAD it here http://www.esxpress.com Pricing Pricing for esXpress is a simple flat fee per host. No complicated per CPU pricing, no upgrading licenses because you upgraded hardware, no penalties for running high end servers We also offer competitive upgrades and special educational and government pricing.     Offering Includes Price Support Fee - Year 1 Support - Year 2 and greater esXpress FREE Mode Fully Functional Backup and Restores. Includes VBA Technology (limit 2 VBAs throttled at 13MB/sec each) Thats 91 GB per hour per host for backups. Will automatically backup all your VMs everynight, FULL backups only. Restoration of backups do not require a License. The FREE Mode will always work for restores. Properly Imports Deltas Backups into VMFS Daily emailed reports and email alerts. No Limitations on number of Hosts or number of CPUs Web support VI3 Client Integration 30 day demo of all Enterprise/Pro features* $FREE esXpress LE Starter Edition Includes all the feature of FREE Mode Includes VBA Technology (limit 2 VBAs throttled at 18MB/sec each) Thats 126 GB per hour per host for backups. Intelligent Delta Technology FTP Auto delete, space management of FTP servers Auto backup of Templates Backing up VMs that already have snapshots  Background Restores Simple Replication  Product Upgrades Basic Support $499.00 per ESX host Basic Support Included $119.00 Basic support esXpress Pro Includes all the features of LE Includes VBA Technology (limit 4 VBAs) Intelligent Delta Technology No Speed Limit! The highest so far is 638 GB per hour. Special One-Up Backups Local VM Configuration Files Skip Delta Backups if Un-Changed Product Upgrades Gold Support $1,249.00 per ESX host Gold Support Included $299.00 Gold esXpress Enterprise Includes all the features of PRO Includes VBA Technology (limit 8 VBAs) Intelligent Delta Technology 256-bit Encryption File Level Backups (FLB) Product Upgrades Gold Support $1,999.00 per ESX host Gold Support Included $499.00 Gold     Plug-ins Includes Price Support Fee - Year 1 Support - Year 2 and greater FLBs (File Level Backups) Creates separate Zip, Lzop or Tar archives Password protected archives Supports Windows, Linux and Solaris virtual machines (FAT, NTFS, ext, ufs Operates Simultaneous to Image Backups Restore files in seconds, no VMDK archives to restore Priced per Host Works with LE/Starter and Pro editions $299.00 per ESX Host Support Included $149.50 256-bit Encryption Up to 256-bit Encryption Two levels of password protection Supports all operating systems Low impact Priced per Host Works with LE/Starter and Pro editions $299.00 per ESX host Support Included $149.50 VBA Doubler Easily double the backup capacity without upgrading Increase LE/Starter to 4 VBAs, Pro to 8 VBAs or Enterprise to 16 VBAs Take full advantage of all installed cores Priced per Host $299.00 per ESX host Support Included $149.50 Basic Support: 7am-7pm EST/EDT Gold Support: 24/7/365

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