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vRanger

VMware and Hyper-V backup software that's simple, fast and scalable. vRanger software provides high-speed backup and recovery of VMware, Microsoft Hyper-V and physical Windows Server environments. It also provides high-speed replication for VMware. With vRanger, you can dramatically shrink backup storage costs, while minimizing the effort and complexity of backing up your data.

Protect entire VMware and Hyper-V environments in minutes

vRanger’s simple installation wizard and auto-discovery tool locate both VMware and Hyper-V assets to safeguard entire virtual environments in minutes. Manage virtual and physical servers from a single, easy-to-use user interface, minimizing the time spent on virtual backup, restore and recovery operations as you build disaster recovery and rapid failover capabilities.

Benefits

  • Deliver fast, agentless backup/restore for VMware, Hyper-V and physical Windows servers
  • Quickly locate and restore files inside virtual and physical backup
  • Replicate key VMware VMs for offsite disaster recovery preparedness
  • Deploy simple, scalable data protection for even the largest virtual environments

Features

Installation wizard

Deploy VMware and Hyper-V data protection in minutes

Agentless architecture

Simplify backup, restore and replication management

Direct-to-target design

Deliver the shortest I/O path for fast backup and restoration

Automatic VM discovery

Detect and back up new VMs automatically

File level restore

Recover individual files from virtual and physical backups

Patented Active Block Mapping (ABM)

Reduce backup data volume significantly

Resource governing

Ensure optimal application performance

FIPS certified

Address government data security requirements with vRanger Crypto Module, certified for FIPS 140-2

Integrated EMC Data Domain boost

Improve backup speed by enabling Data Domain to distribute parts of the deduplication process to the client

Integration with QoreStor<sup>®</sup>

Software-defined secondary storage gives you impressive deduplication results and improved backup speed

Tour

Catalog feature
Fibre channel restore
Replication wizard 1 of 3
Replication wizard 2 of 3
Replication wizard 3 of 3
Interface
Restore wizard
File level restore

Catalog feature

Locate and restore files quickly and easily from a virtual environment, with minimal impact on backup window and system resources.

Fibre channel restore

Send backup and restore data over a SAN Fibre channel rather than the business network for faster recovery and lower impact.

Replication wizard 1 of 3

A flexible backup wizard allows you to protect your virtual environment quickly and easily.

Replication wizard 2 of 3

Pre-seed a replication job with the contents of an existing virtual machine - getting you up and running fast with quick, efficient replication.

Replication wizard 3 of 3

Choose hybrid replication to maximize the quantity of replication passes, or differential replication for conservative snapshot management.

Interface

vRanger has a simple graphic interface that organizes your information about your system in a logical and easy-to-access manner.

Restore wizard

vRanger wizard-driven restore interface can schedule restores to run at any time. Restores can even happen in parallel during backup operations.

File level restore

Instantaneous file-level restore lets you restore individual files or directories from your image backups, without restoring the related VM.

Specifications

ESX(i) Server
  • 6.0 (all updates)
  • 6.5 (all updates)
  • 6.7 (all updates)
  • 7.0

Support for backup on ESXi requires VMware’s vStorage API.

vCenter Server
  • 6.0 (all updates)
  • 6.5 (all updates)
  • 6.7 (all updates)
  • 7.0
  • VMware vCloud support
  • VMware Virtual SAN support
  • VMware Virtual Volumes
  • VMware Storage Profiles
  • VMware DRS cluster support
  • VMware VMXNET3 networking support for 10Gbe
Hyper-V platforms
  • Windows Server 2012
  • Windows Server 2012 R2
  • Windows Server 2016
  • Windows Server 2019
  • Hyper-V System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM)
Supported Guest OSs

Any guest OS that is supported by VMware or Hyper-V.

CPU

Four cores or four vCPUs

RAM

4 GB

Storage

4 GB

Operating system
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 (64-Bit)
  • Windows Server 2012 (64-Bit)
  • Windows Server 2012 R2 (64-Bit)
  • Windows Server 2016
  • Windows Server 2019

Get started

VMware and Hyper-V backup software that's simple, fast and scalable.

Support & services

Product Support

Self-service tools will help you to install, configure and troubleshoot your product.

Support Offerings

Find the right level of support to accommodate the unique needs of your organization.

Education Services

Training courses delivered through online web-based, on-site or virtual instructor-led.