Free Download - Paragon Hard Disk Manager 14 Hyper-V Preview

  Paragon Software releases Paragon Hard Disk Manager 14 Hyper-V Preview, the new disk management software for small and medium-sized businesses

Free download until the full version is released

Paragon Software, specialist in system backup and recovery, publishes the free Paragon Hard Disk Manager 14 Hyper-V Preview. The software is aimed at IT administrators of small and medium-sized companies who are looking for a reliable solution for managing the entire IT cycle, including virtual machines hosted on Hyper-V systems. In contrast to traditional backup software, which only works with physical machines, the Paragon solution can also operate on a virtual level and, using MS VSS (Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service), backup and restore each Hyper-V guest system without agents. This means that the Paragon tool does not even need an agent on the target virtual machine to create a copy with its configuration, operating system, applications, etc. at the desired time. This approach significantly increases the backup performance while reducing the load on the target machines and the hypervisor. You don't have to enter any access data for each guest machine in order to be able to secure.

Paragon Hard Disk Manager 14 Hyper-V Preview backs up entire computers (whether online or offline) - they just have to be registered on the local Hyper-V host on which the product was installed. Hyper-V guest systems can be backed up directly in pVHD (Paragon Virtual Hard Drive), VMDK, VHD or VHDX virtual machines. If VHD or VHDX is selected as the target format for the backup, the user can connect the resulting backup to a Hyper-V virtual machine in order to start the operating system successfully. If, on the other hand, the pVHD format is used, further options are available: high compression, encryption or sharing a backup image. Virtual backup containers can be stored on local hard drives (connected / disconnected), an integrated network share or via a UNC path.

If a system needs to be restored, Hard Disk Manager 14 Hyper-V offers, among other things, the option of restoring a previously backed up virtual machine to a new storage location. You can choose from images with different time stamps. Even individual files can be restored via Connect VD and the file transfer assistant.

To support external hosts with their guest systems, an upgrade to Paragon Protect & Restore is required.

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The most important functions at a glance:
FM 14 Hyper-V Preview

  • works on the virtualization level and uses MS VSS (Volume Shadow Copy Service) to back up or restore each Hyper-V guest system without agents
  • backs up virtual machines (online / offline) hosted by Hyper-V (Windows, Linux, etc.)
  • backs up directly in virtual backup containers (pVHD, VMDK, VHD, VHDX)
  • offers many backup locations: local hard drives (connected / disconnected), an integrated network share or via a UNC path
  • offers additional options when using the pVHD format: high compression, encryption or sharing of backup images
  • restores a previously backed up virtual machine to a new location with a specific time stamp
  • enables file-level recovery using the file transfer wizard

System Requirements:

  • Windows 8.1 with the role of Hyper-V
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 with the role Hyper-V
  • Windows Server 2012 R1 / R2 with the role Hyper-V

Availability:
Paragon Hard Disk Manager 14 Hyper-V is a pre-release version of the full commercial version and is available to all small and medium-sized companies as a free download (English version) until June 30, 2014: http://www.paragon-software.com/de/small-business/hdm-hyper-v/index.html

About the Paragon Software Group

Paragon Software Group develops and sells innovative, reliable technologies and software solutions for home computers and servers in companies and authorities. The company is also known for high-performance products in the areas of cell phones, smartphones and handhelds. Founded in 1994, Paragon Software today has branches in Germany, China, Japan, Russia, Poland and the USA. The products are sold in more than 150 countries around the world via a sophisticated network of distributors and retailers as well as via the company's own website. Paragon Software delivers innovative solutions for a number of high-ranking companies and partners such as Cisco, Dell, Toshiba, HP, Western Digital Corp., ASUS, Seagate, LG Electronics, Logitech, Buffalo, Acer, EMC / Iomega, Siemens, Lenovo, Microsoft , Motorola and Nokia. For more information, please visit the homepage at http://www.paragon-software.de

 

Source: Press Release FREIBURG, June 16, 2014 - (mh)