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vSphere Configuration Backup
3 years ago
vSphere Configuration Backup is an automating tool for saving configurations of multiple ESXi and SQL databases.
FEATURES
- Automatically backup multiple vCenter Server Appliance configuration (6.5 minimum)NEW
- Automatically backup multiple ESXi 4.x/5.x/6.x configurations (tested on vSphere 4.1, 5.0, 5.1, 5.5, 6, 6.5)
- Backup of any local Microsoft SQL Databases
- Manages basic retentions and deletes expired backup (ESXi backup only)
- Creates a single archive per backup containing one file per ESXi
- Add a file containing exact build numbers of each ESXi in backup archive
- Compress backups to save space (ESXi backup only)
- Portable software
- All passwords are encrypted
- Easy to configure with the “Configuration Manager.exe”
AutoConf iSCSI
9 years ago
AutoConf iSCSI creates the iSCSI configuration following best practices for ESXi 4, 5 and 6 (new in version 2.1)
It currently works for HPE 3PAR StoreServ, HPE MSA P2000, HPE StoreVirtual and Dell Equallogic
WHAT IT DOES
- Automatically discovers vmnics, vmhba, vswitches and vmkernel
- Creates a vSwitch
- Sets up vmkernel ports with IP (and jumbo frames if set)
- (MSA mode only) alternates IP on each subnet
- Links only one vmnic to each vmkernel ports
- Bind each vmkernel port to software iSCSI vmhba
- Enables software iSCSI
- Changes PSP to Round Robin only for your storage array paths