Unitrends Enterprise Backup and XenServer 7

[hobbit666]

Continuing this from the Random Thread:-

Basically I was about to abandon XenServer for Hyper-V as I could get unitrends to work that's been backing up my ESXi Linux VMs.

As the FREE edition doesn't support XenServer I was happy to try the Full product as per this comparion I would only need the Std edition and the price an't too bad either.

Anyway when trying to add the XenServer is says not supported as per screenshot (to come later tonight or tomorrow morning)

[scottalanmiller]

Tagging @art_of_shred and @KatieUnitrends

[art_of_shred]

I would certainly read that to mean that you have API-based "agentless" protection for VM's on XS.

[hobbit666]

Right so did some test this morning and found something strange (well I think it is )
I've downloaded both trials for VMWare and XenServer and deployed to a ESXi6 server and XenServer7 but this is where it gets strange. On the ESXi deployment you only get the option to add Virtual Hosts of ESXi/VCenter & Hyper-V

On XenServer it only allows adding of XenServer and Hyper-V

So the question is how do you product a mixed environment?? without spending extra £££££££??

[hobbit666]

OK I've just tried adding the XenServer7 host (on the Xen deployment) and it's added it might go install on my Dell Server and try now.

[scottalanmiller]

Now that is seriously bizarre. @KatieUnitrends ?

[hobbit666]

Now i'm really confused install XenServer onto my Dell server, deployed the Eval of UEB to it and went to add the XenServer and this happens:-

Just booting my "test" machine to see what the difference is and why I could add itself to UEB??

[hobbit666]

@hobbit666 said in Unitrends Enterprise Backup and XenServer 7:

Now i'm really confused install XenServer onto my Dell server, deployed the Eval of UEB to it and went to add the XenServer and this happens:-

Just booting my "test" machine to see what the difference is and why I could add itself to UEB??

My bad sorry people the reason I could add XenServer in the previous post was I installed XenServer 6.2 onto a PC for testing and UEB can add that and do VM level backups on that server, looks like UEB doesn't support XenServer7

[hobbit666]

So this is what I've found out so far in summary:-

Unitrends Free only supports - VMware and Hyper-V
Unitrends UEB deployed to ESXi server supports - VMware and Hyper-V
Unitrends UEB deployed to XenServer supports - XenServer and Hyper-V

Might see what Hyper-V UEB supports monday

[hobbit666]

Just remembered that Hyper-V (core) doesn't like unitrends so installing Server 2012 and will enable Hyper-V role then install unitrends see what happens.

[hobbit666]

So deployed to Hyper-V

[hobbit666]

@hobbit666 said in Unitrends Enterprise Backup and XenServer 7:

So this is what I've found out so far in summary:-

Unitrends Free only supports - VMware and Hyper-V
Unitrends UEB deployed to ESXi server supports - VMware and Hyper-V
Unitrends UEB deployed to XenServer supports - XenServer and Hyper-V

Might see what Hyper-V UEB supports monday

So latest is:-

Unitrends Free only supports - VMware and Hyper-V
Unitrends UEB deployed to ESXi server supports - VMware and Hyper-V
Unitrends UEB deployed to XenServer supports - XenServer and Hyper-V
Unitrends UEB deployed to Hyper-V supports - VMWare and Hyper-V

[scottalanmiller]

This is so weird. Why change the code base?

[Danp]

@hobbit666 said in Unitrends Enterprise Backup and XenServer 7:

Just remembered that unitrends doesn't like Hyper-V (core)

FTFY.

This was my experience as well when trying to test Unitrends Free.

[hobbit666]

AHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! Can't restore a VM Backup that was done on ESXi onto Hyper-V! only another ESXi.

[DustinB3403]

@hobbit666 said in Unitrends Enterprise Backup and XenServer 7:

AHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! Can't restore a VM Backup that was done on ESXi onto Hyper-V! only another ESXi.

Wouldn't you have to perform an export from ESXi to a compatible file format?

I thought the backups made in ESXi were the proprietary format.

[hobbit666]

@DustinB3403 said in Unitrends Enterprise Backup and XenServer 7:

@hobbit666 said in Unitrends Enterprise Backup and XenServer 7:

AHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! Can't restore a VM Backup that was done on ESXi onto Hyper-V! only another ESXi.

Wouldn't you have to perform an export from ESXi to a compatible file format?

I thought the backups made in ESXi were the proprietary format.

Was just hoping for restoring to another Hypervisor to give me more options.

[scottalanmiller]

Adding @art_of_shred

[art_of_shred]

@hobbit666 said in Unitrends Enterprise Backup and XenServer 7:

AHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! Can't restore a VM Backup that was done on ESXi onto Hyper-V! only another ESXi.

Do you need the entire backup of the machine? You can mount the image of the backup and restore any files anywhere you want.