How to backup VMware ESXi to the Cloud

Amazon S3, Dropbox, Windows Azure, Google Cloud Storage,

Google Drive, FTP, SFTP, etc.

Select a proper

backup software

For this tutorial, I’ve chosen CloudBacko

(www.cloudbacko.com) simply because:

• It’s affordable at $138 only per ESXi host, unlimited VMs!

• It’s the ONLY solution that supports ESXi free version!

• It’s the ONLY solution that can do the job, ESXi VM level backup to

common cloud storages, e.g. Amazon S3, Windows Azure, Google

Cloud Storage, Google Drive, Dropbox, FTP, etc.

• It also supports backup to local/mapped drive

It also supports other data type:

Besides VMware ESXi, it also supports: Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft

SQL Server, VMware and Hyper-V, Lotus Domino, Oracle, MySQL, as well as

Windows system image, and Windows System State.

It encrypts data and filenames as well

Your backup data on the cloud will 100% secure as data will be encrypted with

256-bit military grade encryption on your local machine before backing up to the

clouds. All the file and folder names will also be encrypted so that no one, not

even the staff from CloudBackup™ and those cloud storages such as Amazon

S3, Windows Azure, Dropbox, or Google Cloud Storage, will be able to know

what you have backed up. .

It’s easy to use

CloudBacko comes with the most intuitive user interface that is so easy to use.

No training will be required to get started. Selecting backup sources, managing

destinations, scheduling automatic backups, monitoring the health of your

backups, and restoring data, all can be done effortlessly. Whenever you need

assistance, the Help button on each page provides you with the answer right

away.

It can do Continuous Backup

Once configured, CloudBacko will quietly and transparently performing backup in

the background continuously. When your computer is busy with high CPU usage

or network traffic, backup will automatically be paused so as not to affect the

computer's performance.

It’s fast

CloudBacko is one of the fastest cloud and local backup software available in the

market because of its built-in speed boosting technologies, e.g. multi-thread,

concurrent backup to multiple destinations, In-File Delta block-level incremental

backup, configurable compression, etc.

It keeps unlimited versions, for as long

as you need

You are able to define flexible

versioning rules to keep the historical

versions of your data. If you need to

keep more recent versions and fewer

over time, it can be easily achieved

through the retention policy setup.

Those versions can be kept forever if

needed.

Its report is useful

With CloudBacko's reporting tool, you can get clear visibility into the backup

details of all destinations, including usage trend, backup and restore reports,

log for warnings and errors, etc.

How it works

First of all, you need to download

their 30-days free trial from their

website: www.cloudbacko.com

Pick CloudBacko Pro, as it is for

backing up servers.

Install the software on a Windows Server that is on the same

network as the VMware ESXi host that you need to backup.

Run the software. The front page looks like this:

Click the “Backup Sets” button to create a

backup set for VMware backup.

Input all the credentials for your

VMware host.

Select the VMs you need to backup.

Then, setup the schedule for automated backup.

You can setup multiple schedules here.

Ok, here you can add all the destinations that

you need to backup to, e.g. Amazon S3, local

drive. Just click the [+] button.

For example, adding Amazon S3 as a destination is pretty straight

forward. Select Amazon S3, and input the “Access Key ID” and “Secret

Access Key”.

Don’t know where to get those keys? Here’s a tutorial video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4cyVFd04_k

Then, press the [Test] button to test if the connection

to Amazon S3 is successful.

You can add as many backup destinations you

want. The steps are all similar. Super easy.

You can add as many backup destinations you

want. The steps are all similar. Super easy.

After destinations setup, you need to configure the

data encryption. I recommend to turn it on if you are

backing up data to the public cloud.

The default encryption is good enough, as it will generate a

256-bit truly randomized encrypting key for you.

Of course you can setup your own key by select the

[Custom] option.

The last thing is to enter your Windows User

Authentication code to the software, so that it

can access your network drive for backup.

Okay, backup set created. The backup will be run according

to your defined schedule. You can also fire a manual backup

now, by clicking the [Backup now] button.

Choose the options for manual backup, then click

[Backup] to run it.

It will then back up to your selected destinations.

Super easy!

When backup is done. You can read the backup

report. Click on each row to read the details.

You can also see the usage of each backup

destination by clicking the Usage tab.

Get detailed product info and

download 30-Days free trial at:

www.cloudbacko.com