======VMware - ESX - Backup======

=====VMware Knowledge Base=====
[[https://kb.vmware.com/kb/1021175|VMware vSphere Storage APIs – Data Protection (formerly known as VMware vStorage APIs for Data Protection or VADP) FAQ (1021175)]] \\
[[https://kb.vmware.com/kb/2042141|How to back up ESXi host configuration (2042141)]] with examples for the vSphere CLI, PowerCLI, and the ESX command line. \\
=====Commercial products=====
[[http://www.veeam.com|Veeam]] \\

=====Free products=====
[[http://sourceforge.net/projects/xsibackup/|XSIBackup]] Standalone backup of VMWare ESXi vSphere 5.X virtual machines to another datastore or differential over network. No agents, self capable, runs directly in the hypervisor host, ESXi 5.1, ESXi 5.5 & ESXi 6.0 compatible, hot backups. \\


=====Blogposts/Articles=====
[[http://www.running-system.com/bug-in-changed-block-tracking-cbt-may-affect-your-backups-take-care-of-vmware-kb-2090639/|running-system.com - Bug in Changed Block Tracking (CBT) may affect your backups – take care of VMware KB 2090639]] \\