License question

[jlinea]

Hello,

I have installed 2 ESXi host with a vCenter Appliance. And I want to make backups of the VMs, so I decide to get a free license from Veeam.

I installed the license and I have this:



I try to make a backup and it really works great. I want to know what will happens once the license expire, could I continue to make backups of my VM?

Thanks and regards.

[veremin]

Once the license expire, the only backup option you will have is VeeamZIP. Thanks.

[jlinea]

Thanks for the info.

[veremin]

And if you want to schedule VeeamZIP, take a look at this blog post. Thanks!

[jmmarton]

It may also be worth looking into Veeam Backup Essentials.

https://www.veeam.com/smb-vmware-hyper- ... tials.html

While not free, it's discounted heavily for small environments (up to 6 total CPU sockets which should be enough to cover your two ESXi hosts) and allows you to continue using much more functionality than simply VeeamZIP beyond your 30-day trial.

Joe

[jlinea]

Thanks all!

With the free version, could we make incremental backups?

Thanks and regards.

[nielsengelen]

Have a look at the comparison document.

Veeam Backup Free Edition does have a number of limitations, including:
- Full backups of individual VMs only—no scheduled, incremental or multi-VM backups
- No vPower® capabilities (however, you can import VeeamZIP™ backups into the paid editions and use vPower capabilities there)
- No VM replication

[jlinea]

OK, thanks!