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Vizioncore esxEssentials review

7.5

Editors' Rating

Very Good

Typical price:£ 509

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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