2976: Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Support for VMware ESX/ESXi
Acronis Agent for ESX/ESXi does not support free VMware ESXi. Acronis Agent for ESX/ESXi supports VMware ESX as a component of VMware Infrastructure Foundation, VMware Infrastructure Standard, VMware Infrastructure Enterprise
This article applies to:
- Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Advanced Server - Virtual Edition
Description
Acronis Agent for ESX/ESXi is a component of Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Advanced Server - Virtual Edition. See Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Editions and Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Agent for ESX/ESXi.
VMware ESX/ESXi evaluation period
Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 supports VMware ESX/ESXi through Acronis Agent for ESX/ESXi during the VMware evaluation period when there is no serial key entered.
You can install Acronis Agent for ESX/ESXi on VMware ESX/ESXi Server and back up VMware infrastructure guest operating systems through Acronis Agent for ESX/ESXi.
Free VMware ESXi
Acronis Agent for ESX/ESXi does not support free VMware ESXi.
After the evaluation period, if you enter the free VMware ESXi serial key, Acronis Agent for ESX/ESXi will stop functioning.
The specific VMware API through which Acronis Agent for ESX/ESXi works is the Remote Command Line (RCLI) appliance. RCLI is available in read-only access in the free VMware ESXi. Due to this, Acronis Agent for ESX/ESXi cannot function in the free VMware ESXi.
Any virtual machine (a guest operating system) can still be backed up with the regular Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Agent.
Paid VMware ESX/ESXi
Acronis Agent for ESX/ESXi supports VMware ESX/ESXi as a component of the following VMware Infrastructure Suites:
- VMware Infrastructure Foundation
- VMware Infrastructure Standard
- VMware Infrastructure Enterprise
Any virtual machine (a guest operating system) can also be backed up with the regular Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Agent.
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