VMWare ESXi file replication | Man page
XSIDiff is a binary tool programmed in plain C and assembly that allows you to replicate files between datastores,
tunnel them over SSH or set up IP server/ client topologies over IP. It maximizes transfer speeds by just copying
used blocks in sparse .vmdk files
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©XSIBackup-Datacenter replaces XSIDiff in functionality,
it encompasses and improves all its features. Download here |
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© XSIDiff is as fast as vmkfstools and can copy files over IP. When used as a client/server tool (unencrypted data) it will get very close to the theoretical 1 gbps limit, if you use Intel NICs. When used tunneled over SSH, its efficiency can drop up to 30%, due to encryption overhead and block size limits imposed by STDIN/STDOUT. In any case, as it only copes used blocks, it will tipically copy a 1 tb. drive with 10 gb. in it in about 2 minutes through a gigabit LAN.
All registered XSIBACKUP-PRO users can request a free license of © XSIDiff to be used as a separate binary tool to copy -flat.vmdk files manually. From the day of launch of XSIBACKUP-PRO 10 (sched. aug 2017), © XSIDiff will be used as a core binary, and may be used separately too. A binary license.key file is necessary to operate with files bigger than 10 gb.
The provided license allows one host to receive files from other hosts that may be using an unlicensed version, and to copy files locally and to other hosts.
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