Agent for VMware vSphere ESX(i)

Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 Agent for VMware vSphere ESX(i) enables backup and recovery of ESX(i) virtual machines without installing agents into the guest systems. This backup method is known as agent-less backup or backup at a hypervisor level.

The agent is delivered in two versions:

• Agent for VMware vSphere ESX(i) (Virtual Appliance) can be imported or deployed to a VMware ESX(i) host.
• For off-loaded backup, Agent for VMware vSphere ESX(i) (Windows) can be installed on a machine running Windows.

Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 Agent for VMware vSphere ESX(i) is referred as Agent for ESX(i) later in this document.