VMware Data Protection 6.1.1 vs Veeam....

[btor]

Hi there,

I consider not renewing my Veeam B&R license this time because I want to try if the latest version of DP gives me what I need.

I need to replicate all VMs on two hosts on site A via a fibre link to a third host at a second location (site B) . The Veeam B&R software managed that excellently.  One replication each night that left complete ready-to-run VM replicas at the remote site.  No backup history, just one fresh copy of each VM each night.  No Exchange, SQL Server nor SharePoint.

I have only one VCenter server with one DP 6.1.1 appliance connected.  Can I use this setup to replicate VMs to site B in the same manner?  Do I need a DP proxy at site B?

Do I still have to restore the replicated VMs using DP in order to start / use them?  Why is it so difficult for VMWare to just snapshot and replicate the VM files in folders as Veeam does?  I'd like a replication solution that creates ready-to-run VMs at the remote site.  Do I need Veeam to achieve that..?

Comments are welcome :-)

greetings

btor

[Suresh Babu Nekkalapudi]

If you want ready to run VMs, you can look for vSphere Replication. It is available free of cost with vSphere Essentials+ & above license. VR is an excellent replication engine that does VM level replication

[Suresh Babu Nekkalapudi]

VR(vSphere ReplicationZ) - http://www.vmware.com/in/products/vsphere/features/replication

[btor]

Ok, I will look at it.  Someone advised me earlier to choose Data Protection instead of the legacy Backup & Replication.  Does VSphere Replication provide replicas the same way as Veeam B&R does?

regards btor

[balazs_lovas]

Well, looking at what VDP6 can do, veeam seems like a complete waste of money.

Maybe the only thing that could be factor is the tape backup - veeam can do it, vdp cannot.  otherwise it's not a question.

[ASRIS]

VDP 6 is very very slow at loading the web access.

It takes about 10-15 minutes just to load the list of backup jobs.  If you're in a hurry it can be very annoying.