UltraBac Software, a maker of backup and disaster recovery software, has released UltraBac Version 9.1, a Windows 7 compatible product that offers customised reporting options and a MySQL Agent. It expands on its ability to provide virtual protection by offering thin disk provisioning and the ability to direct write to ESX Datastore.
The company said that the support of VMware vStorage Thin Provisioning allows users to assign and commit virtual machine disk (VMDK) space on demand. It creates virtual disks without provisioning all of the storage required up front.
According to UltraBac, the VMDK agent may be purchased as an add-on to either UltraBac or UBDR Gold. It provides the ability to create either an ESX and GSX VMDK files during a regular windows image backup. The feature of subsequent differential and incremental backups automatically updating the base VMDK file is expanded upon by no longer requiring performance to a UNC share path.
Morgan Edwards, CEO and founder of UltraBac Software, said: “Support of thin provisioning and direct write to ESX datastore helps our customers save money twofold. There is a reduction in the high cost of storage, and the cost of manpower is reduced by significantly cutting the time it takes to recover virtual machines in case a disaster does occur.
We also recognise the importance of providing a MySQL Agent. Even though it is the most popular open source database, many customers are still using workaround solutions for protection. The UltraBac MySQL Agent was written directly for the database, allowing for quick and easy restores in case of a failure.
The company said that the UltraBac Server Edition, UltraBac Enterprise Edition are available at a retail priced of $495 and $1,095, respectively. The new MySQL Agent is priced at $695 and the introductory price for the VMDK Agent is $395.
