Vizioncore esxEssentials review

Verdict

Vizioncore esxEssentials is a software bundle for companies using VMware’s Virtual Infrastructure 3 server virtualisation tools. It comes with excellent backup/restore, resource utilisation and VM replication tools... Read Full Review.

Pros

• Fast, reliable backups of virtual machines (VMs)
• No need to switch off VMs while making backups or replicas
• Integrates with VMware Consolidated Backup software for better backup/restore jobs
• Integrates with VMware VirtualCenter for better usability
• Excellent view of server CPU, disk, RAM and network utilisation
• Easy to maintain replica VMs on secondary servers
• Can be installed on a Windows XP workstation; no requirement for Windows Server platform
• Billback option could be used for inter-department charges

Cons

• Some VM settings needed adjusting for successful backup/restore
• Poor granularity in the billback option leaves room for improvement
• We found a bug that will be addressed in forthcoming updates

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