StorageCraft Plug-in for Virtual Environments

Easier backup and DR of virtualized computer systems by IT administrators became a reality with the StorageCraft Plug-in for virtual environments.

The tool, which is free for users of the StorageCraft Technology Corp.‘s ShadowProtect backup and DR software, is available in two versions: StorageCraft Plug-in for VMware and StorageCraft Plug-in for Microsoft System Center.

The Plug-in for virtual environments is the latest component of the StorageCraft Recover-Ability solution. It has numerous features that allow users to more efficiently monitor and manage ShadowProtect backups directly from vCenter or VM Manager within Microsoft System Center, as well as the ability to view all VMs running on a hypervisor host and detect which VMs are not protected by the ShadowProtect agent automatically.

“IT administrators will find that life in the virtualization world is easier with the StorageCraft Plug-in for virtual environments. With this tool, they will be able to more efficiently backup and quickly recover their data and virtual systems following an IT disaster,” said Curt James, VP marketing and business development, StorageCraft. “The Plug-in solidifies StorageCraft as one of the best DR solutions for physical and virtual environments.“

Features of StorageCraft Plug-in for virtualization allow users to:

• Monitor the current status of your VM backups

• View all VMs running on a hypervisor host and automatically detect which VMs are not protected by the ShadowProtect agent

• Transition from vCenter or Microsoft System Center to the ShadowControl web console seamlessly with one click

• Push-install a ShadowProtect agent to any unprotected VMs quickly and easily as well as apply a pre-configured backup job so protection can start immediately.

The plug-in requiresto be used with ShadowControl v2.5.1, which is available to ShadowProtect users.