Free ESXi Backup Limitations

Product version: 10.6

Last modified: 11 February 2022

Question

What are the limitations of NAKIVO Backup & Replication when backing up VMs from Free ESXi hosts?

Answer

NAKIVO Backup & Replication has the following limitations when working with Free VMware ESXi hosts:

• You cannot use Free ESXi hosts as a target for VM replication.

• SSH must be enabled on the Free ESXi host in order to work with it.

• CBT must be enabled manually for every VM that is backed up.

• VM Verification is not available for VMs running on such hosts.

• Exchange Log Truncation is not available for VMs running on such hosts.

• Free VMware ESXi 4.1 is not supported.

• It is impossible to deploy a Transporter from NAKIVO Backup & Replication due to vSphere API limitations.

• Free ESXi is not supported for physical to virtual recovery.