©XSIBackup - ESXI Backup Guide

This is the root page for all information related to XSIBackup Classic Free & Pro editions. The man page contains all arguments and options with a brief explanation on how they work.

1. XSIBackup Man Page
2. First contact with XSIBackup
   • XSIBackup Quickstart guide, backup your ESXi host/s
   • Composing ESXi backup jobs, a guide to using XSIBackup
   • Tutorial
   • XSIBackup tutorial - part 1
   • XSIBackup tutorial - part 2
3. SMTP client usage
   • The built-in SMTP client
   • XSIBackup: the SMTP server's conf/smtpsrvs file
   • Customize the e-mail report look
4. Upgrading previous versions
   • XSIBackup: upgrade Procedure
5. Choosing and using backup programs
   • Rsync
     • Getting to know Rsync and its potential
     • Using Rsync within ESXi OS environment
     • ESXi differential backup: Rsync *NIX support as IP backup target OS
   • ©OneDiff
     • ©OneDiff, Change Block Tracking alike technology
     • How to use ©OneDiff and still keep a historic set of backups
   • ©XSITools
     • ©XSITools: block level deduplication over VMFS and other FS
     • ©XSITools: boost your ©XSITools backups with the SSH ControlMaster feature
   • ©XSIDiff
     • ©XSIDiff, Linux and VMWare Backup differential copy
     • ©XSIDiff Man Page
     • ©XSIDiff Change Log
   • Borg Backup
     • Send data to a Borg Backup backend
   • How to combine backup programs
   • Less Secure Ciphers
6. Scheduling backup jobs
   • Remote execution of backup jobs from outer schedulers
   • Alternatives to xsibackup crontab
7. Restoring Virtual Machines
   • Restore your virtual machines in VMWare ESXi
   • XSIBackup-Pro's Restore Module
8. XSIBackup GUI Manual
9. Deduplication
   • Inline deduplication
     • Inline Deduplication Tutorial 1: what to choose
     • Inline Deduplication Tutorial 2: using resources effectively
     • Inline Deduplication Tutorial 3: a lightweight deduplication appliance
     • Inline Deduplication Tutorial 4: configuring the deduplication appliance
   • Archive deduplication
     • Send data to a Borg Backup backend
10. Advanced case studies
    • Bash code use
      • Naming ESXi resources dynamically
      • Using custom variables
    • Two step deduplication
      • How to take maximum advantage of your storage
      • Solution deployment
    • How to build the perfect SME backup system
11. ©XSIBackup inners
    • PID management, how it works
    • ESXi Virtual Hardware versions mixed setups
12. Troubleshooting
    • Using Custom Ciphers
    • Most common issues backing up ESXi hosts
    • XSIBackup: cron management
    • ESXi Cron Troubleshooting
    • ESXi Snapshot Errors: solutions and workarounds
    • Troubleshooting Windows Snapshots
    • Advanced Windows quiescing troubleshooting
    • ESXi Cross Version Backup
    • Checksum mistmatches, data corruption
    • How to keep your ©ESXi SSH 6.7.0 Shell open
13. Migration of Virtual Machines
    • Live migration of ESXi virtual machines