Veeam Does it work with Evaluation version of ESXi 5.0

[benoit]

Hi all,

My question is mentioned in the title ^^ :

Is it Veeam required a licence file for ESXi or Evalutation mode of 60 days work for simple backup job ?

Best regards and thanks !

Legraverand Benoit

[foggy]

Benoit, Veeam B&R always requires license (either trial or production) and is licensed per CPU socket of the source host, whatever hypervisor version/edition you have. Thanks.

[benoit]

Thanks but it's not my real question ... due to my poor english level ...

I have a licence file for Veeam B&R but i would like to know if it's really necessary to register VmWare ESXi with a valid licence (not free) or Evaluation mode works ?

Benoit

[Vitaliy S.]

Benoit, take a look at our F.A.Q. topic for the answer: VMware : [FAQ] FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

[benoit]

I have already looked at the F.A.Q :

Q: Is free ESXi (also known as vSphere Hypervisor) supported?
A: Free ESXi is not supported, because it has vStorage API for Data Protection and other management APIs locked down specifically to prevent ISVs from being able to backup/manage such hosts.

Q: What is the minimum VMware licensing required?
A: vSphere Essentials.

I was hopping that the Evaluation period of ESXi with all the fonctionnality available was enough :-/

But now, i know . . .

[Vitaliy S.]

It is enough. ESXi host with evaluation (trial) license is also supported, since it doesn't have vStorage API for Data Protection and other management APIs locked down.