ESXi 5.0 / ESXi 5.1 Host Backup & Restore GUI Utility

by Davoud Teimouri · Published 25/08/2013 · Updated 27/06/2017

Host configuration is important for an administrator. If you have a valid backup from your host’s configurations, you can restore that on your host or also new host in any case of issue. For example, when your upgrade process is failed or you have to replace your faulty server with new one. You can restore your backup on your server.

It’s possible by use PowerCLI or vCLI but I found an utility made by Sean Duffy.

What it is essentially, is a GUI that allows you to Backup ESXi 5.0 or ESXi 5.1 hosts to a destination of your choice on a local drive.

esxi backuprestore utility ver1 2

esxi5 host backup restore utility gui 2

You can download that from this link:http://www.shogan.co.uk/vmware/esxi-5-0-host-backup-restore-gui-utility-powercli-based/

Davoud Teimouri

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