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Double-Take for VMware Infrastructure review

7.5

Editors' Rating

Very Good

Typical price:£ 1720

Verdict

This is an excellent tool for replicating virtual machines (VMs) running on VMware ESX Server 3.x and VirtualCenter 2.x. Although the suite is relatively new, impressive usability features hint at Double-Take’s long history in replication... Read Full Review.

Pros

  • Solid and reliable replication of virtual machines
  • Good use of network, disk and CPU resources on ESX Server systems
  • Excellent configuration options for email reports

Cons

  • Requires 32-bit Windows Server 2003
  • Recommended for use only with LAN connections
  • Tricky process for activating a replicated VM

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Maybe, similarly,

Saturday 28 November 2009, 8:42 AM

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