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PHD Virtual Backup 4.0 for VMware is the only solution for larger virtualized environments.

Our unique architecture provides customers with an enterprise-ready product that is purpose built for large virtualization environments. With PHD Virtual Backup 4.0 for VMware, formerly esXpress, we can provide our customers the ability to back up and restore their business-critical information quickly and in a setting that offers greater stability and more security than the competition.

PHD Virtual Backup 4.0 for VMware ESX keeps getting better.

As a leader in virtual backup solutions, PHD Virtual continues to provide our clients with all their data protection needs. In order to meet these ongoing needs, we have added additional capabilities within the release of PHD Virtual Backup 4.0 for VMware, formerly esXpress.

With PHD Virtual Backup 4.0 for VMware ESX, backups can now run up to 20x faster with the addition of the Change Block Tracking (CBT) feature on top of the very powerful VBA foundation. Watch your protected, deduplicated backups fly faster than ever by leveraging PHD Virtual Backup for VMware ESX's patent-pending deduplication and CBT.

Other enhancements were added to simplify the requirements, add stability and increase the robustness of this proven product in order to meet our clients’ ongoing backup needs.

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Make Your Backup Window with Linear Scalability - 16 concurrent backups (VBAs) per host Other backup vendors can’t meet backup time objectives because their solutions are limited to only 1 or 2 backup streams per ESX host which is like trying to pull a firehose worth of data through a straw. PHD Virtual Backup 4.0 for VMware, formerly esXpress is the only solution that can scale up by running additional, concurrent backups (up to 16 per host) to meet critical backup windows. And because esXpress operates within the virtual layer, there are no additional servers needed to support backup.	No Additional Hardware or Software Required Other backup vendors require the implementation of additional hardware and software to operate. These hidden costs are not evident in the purchase price of their software. PHD Virtual Backup 4.0 for VMware ESX is the only 100% virtual solution on the market. No additional hardware or software licensing is required to transport data to your backup targets.
Verifiable and Measurable Source-Side Deduplication Vendors like to throw around the term deduplication – many try to pass off vanilla compression and incremental backups as a deduplication solution. These types of workarounds result in high network utilization during backups, low compression ratios, and long restore times. PHD Virtual Backup 4.0 for VMware ESX source–side deduplication reduces network traffic, gives one-pass restores, and deduplicates data across an entire storage target. PHD Virtual Backup for VMware ESX's detailed deduplication statistics and compression ratios provide quantitative results for better storage management.	Native File Level Restores for Windows and Linux Other vendors claim to provide file level restores, but they only support Windows file system or may require additional software to implement restores for additional operating systems. Retrieving data from other file systems can be a delayed, costly process. PHD Virtual Backup 4.0 for VMware, formerly esXpress provides a simple, multi-user, web-based interface for Windows and Linux file level restores, out of the box.
Reliable Change Block Tracking (CBT) Other backup vendors utilize and rely on the consistency of CBT (part of the vSphere vStorage APIs). Anomalies within CBT can cause your backup data to become corrupt and go undetected. PHD Virtual Backup 4.0 for VMware ESX is the only solution that validates the CBT data for each backup, ensuring data integrity and reliability.	Secure Virtual Backup Appliances Other backup vendors require a Windows-based application to manage and perform backups. Constant security patching, Windows viruses and zero day vulnerabilities leave your entire infrastructure at risk. PHD Virtual Backup 4.0 for VMware ESX VBAs have no open incoming networks ports. VBAs are deployed from templates and destroyed after the backup process, rendering them immune to viruses and network hacking.
Distributed Architecture / Fault Tolerance Why rely on backup solutions littered with single points of failure which could cripple the backup/recovery environment? Backups need to run reliably, night after night, to assure the data is both recent and accurate. PHD Virtual Backup 4.0 for VMware ESX is a distributed architecture and does not rely on Virtual Center or any other single application to run backups, making it the only truly fault tolerant backup solution available.	Source-Side Incremental Replication for Disaster Recovery Most backup vendors do not include VM replication with their data protection solution. Their solution requires leaving multiple snapshots continuously on production VMs, lowering performance and increasing storage costs. PHD Virtual Backup 4.0 for VMware ESX replication sends only the compressed and deduplicated data, maximizing bandwidth. Disaster recover sites utilizing esXpress replication helping you meet both RPO and RTO objectives.
Own Your Backup Data for Compliance Longevity Other vendors store backups in proprietary formats or require separate applications to perform restores. Restoration of data from previous versions may not be possible, violating compliance mandates. PHD Virtual Backup 4.0 for VMware. formerly esXpress can be restored without the need for the esXpress software or license keys, providing long-term data protection and recoverability.	One-Pass Restores from Tape Many backup vendors lack a proper method to backup to tape. Some require multiple steps to restore data written to tape which dramatically increases the recovery time and process complexity. PHD Virtual Backup 4.0 for VMware ESX's Date Smart Dynamic Export delivers backups to tape leveraging existing legacy backup products. Data is passed as VMware native files (VMDK and VMX) and the one-pass restores allow for quick, direct restoration from tape directly to the VMware environment.
Don’t pass backup data through the Service Console Other vendors use the Service Console or hypervisor directly to transfer data during the backup and restore process. Moving data through this application layer jeopardizes host performance and stability. This causes the production Virtual Machines to respond unreliably resulting in a poor end user experience. PHD Virtual Backup 4.0 for VMware ESX data processing occurs within a VBA (a small virtual machine) outside of the Service Console. This ensures production VMs continue to perform unaffected during the backup/recovery process.	Conduct Backups from vCenter Other vendors control all backups through a single user application, requiring users to remotely connect to another system for backup operation and administration. Larger environments with multiple administrators are bottlenecked in the control of the backup environment. PHD Virtual Backup 4.0 for VMware ESX provides backup control from vCenter and esXpress’ web-based platform providing simultaneous access for multiple administrators.

New features incorporated in PHD Virtual Backup 4.0 for VMware, formerly esXpress

New features added to PHD Virtual Backup 4.0 for VMware ESX, formerly esXpress help our customers run backups up to 20X faster in addition to other enhancements that make it easier than ever. Other features include:

Feature	Capability
Change Block Tracking	Utilize vSphere APIs to extract information as to which blocks have changed since the last backup, opposed to reading the entire VM to obtain this data. PHD Virtual will continue to support both methodologies for earlier VMware™ releases (i.e. non-CBT supported)
DeDuplication Optimization	Enhanced capabilities to further optimize its De-duplication performance
OVF Install Wizard	OVFs can now be deployed using a Windows Installer-based wizard
Graphical Restore	Perform VM and VMDK restores directly from the Management Appliance
No longer dependent on VMKernel	Host management capabilities are no longer dependent on having the VMKernel port available. The Management Appliance now utilizes SSH communication with the Service Console
Context Sensitive Help	Management and DeDuplication Appliances now offer context sensitive help
Virtual Center Host Import	Discover new host information directly from vCenter™
License Import	Licensing information can now be imported directly from a License File
IDE Backups	Additional support for the new vSphere disk types backing up both IDE and SCSI based VMDKs
T Times	Simplifies the process of scheduling backups at set times
S Times (Scheduling Special Backups)	Enhanced capabililtes for implementing special backups for unique cases
Target Command	Specify the backup target to use for individual VMs during one-up and regular backups
FLR - Files larger than 4GB	Restore individual files and folders larger than 4GB

For more information or to purchase PHD Virtual Backup 4.0 for VMware, formerly esXpress contact a sales associate at 866.710.1882.

PHD Virtual Backup 4.0 for VMware is the only solution for larger virtualized environments.

PHD Virtual Backup 4.0 for VMware ESX keeps getting better.

Unique Competitive Differentiators

New features incorporated in PHD Virtual Backup 4.0 for VMware, formerly esXpress

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