Veeam Backup Free Edition for VMware and Hyper-V

Clone, Copy or export a virtual machine (VM) can be time-consuming and resource-intensive, and if you have to turn off the VM, it can also cause an interruption in service. But with VeeamZIP can easily back up a VM to restore it to any host. If you are using VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, or a combination of both, Veeam Backup Free Edition fits your environment perfectly. Even if you back up regularly, Veeam Backup Free Edition is a must-have tool for managing your VMs.

With Veeam Backup Free Edition, can quickly:

Back up, archive or copy a VM — without stopping or shutting it down
Restore data from within a VM
Migrate and manage VMs and files

All this in a single, easy-to-use tool that is completely free.

Content

Veeam Backup Free Edition contains handy utilities for day-to-day VM management:

VeeamZIP: Custom backup for operational purposes, archiving or porting.
Instant File-Level Recovery: Restore individual guest files from an image-level backup.
File Manager: the easiest way to manage VMs and host files.
Quick Migration for VMware: migrate a running VM to any host or datastore.

The new FastSCP

Más de 150.000 VMware administrators rely on Veeam FastSCP™ to manage VMs and host files. FastSCP is now part of Veeam Backup Free Edition — the must-have tool for VMware and Hyper-V administrators.

Free Tool — No Free Evaluation

Veeam Backup Free Edition provides a variety of powerful utilities for managing VMs. Complements your regular backup tool by providing simple custom backups of individual VMs. If you need more functionality, you can easily upgrade to the full version of Veeam Backup & Replication™ — simply by installing a license key. For more information, See the comparison Free version vs. full version.

Backup on the go: VeeamZIP

Create a custom backup of a running VM for operational purposes, archiving or porting.

With VeeamZIP™, Custom backups are:

Easy: No complicated configurations and no need to stop or shut down the VM.
Compact: Compression, Deduplication and exclusion of swap files make backups smaller.
Portable: Captures all virtual disks and configuration files required to restore the VM to any host.

Recover individual guest files

Veeam Backup Free Edition includes a wide range of restore options, including Instant File-Level Recovery (IFLR). Not only can you restore the entire VM or individual VM files — you can also look inside the VM and restore individual guest files.

Manage host and VM files

Veeam Backup Free Edition includes powerful file management features:

Explore: Browse host files and VMs from a familiar Windows Explorer-style graphical interface.
Copy Between Hosts: For example, copy VMs and templates between datastores.
Copy between a host and Windows/Linux: For example, distribute ISO files to hosts.

You can achieve flexible and fast copy capabilities thanks to Veeam's proven FastSCP technology.

Migrate VMs between hosts and/or datastores

Veeam Backup Free Edition's Quick Migration utility allows you to migrate a working VM to any host or datastore — even if you don't use clusters or shared storage.

Quick Migration leverages native VMware technology, plus Veeam's exclusive technology, to adapt to any migration scenario, Including:

Migrate a VM from an on-premises datastore to a shared storage system
Migrate a VM between 2 Standalone hosts and datastores

With Quick Migration's simple interface, you can easily move a working VM from any source to any destination, even if vMotion and vStorage Motion aren't available. Powered by Veeam SmartSwitch, will reduce downtime to a few seconds.

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