The VMware Consolidated Backup Framework is an excellent tool for creating backup copies of virtual desktops and related elements. It allows you to establish or access a centralized proxy server and avoid the use of local network structures to access a virtual machine and copy specific data for copy creation. It also makes it easy to directly restore the environments. Overall, it is a great tool for backing up and restoring virtual desktops.
There was a download of VMware Consolidated Backup Framework 1.5.0.5584 on the developer's website when we last checked. We cannot confirm if there is a free download of this software available. VMware Consolidated Backup Framework is included in Internet & Network Tools.
The latest version of the program can be downloaded for PCs running Windows XP/XP Professional/7/10/11, 32-bit. This free program is a product of VMware, Inc. Commonly, this program's installer has the following filenames: vmplayer.exe and VpxClient.exe etc. We recommend checking the downloaded files with any free antivirus. The most popular versions among the software users are 1.5, 1.1 and 1.0.
From the developer:
VMware Consolidated Backup enables LAN-free backup of virtual machines from a centralized proxy server.
VMware Consolidated Backup (VCB) 1.0.3 is compatible with VirtualCenter 2.0.2 and ESX Server 3.0.2 (or newer) only.
VMware Consolidated Backup includes a feature in the integration modules for VCB to remove old snapshots remaining from previous backup jobs if the previous backup job failed to remove the old snapshots.
You may want to check out more software, such as Acronis Backup for VMware, VMware VI Toolkit for Windows or NAKIVO Backup & Replication, which might be related to VMware Consolidated Backup Framework.
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