Veeam Software Updates Its VI3 Reporting Tool

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May 25, 20072 mins

Veeam Software announced that they have released an update to their virtualization reporting tool - Veeam Reporter 2.0 for VMware Infrastructure 3 (VI3). If you aren't familiar with the product, Reporter 2.0 collects information about a VI3 environment, its components and configuration settings, and provides comprehensive reports for analysis and documentation. The tool is fully integrated with VMware VirtualCen

Veeam Software announced that they have released an update to their virtualization reporting tool – Veeam Reporter 2.0 for VMware Infrastructure 3 (VI3).

If you aren’t familiar with the product, Reporter 2.0 collects information about a VI3 environment, its components and configuration settings, and provides comprehensive reports for analysis and documentation. The tool is fully integrated with VMware VirtualCenter and ESX Server, and according to the company, it can quickly discover and collect information about a VI3 environment in less than five minutes.

Veeam Reporter 2.0 collects every detail of ESX or VirtualCenter configurations and saves them in a variety of formats. File formats include: Visio, great for visualizing and analyzing the virtual infrastructure; Excel, good for building an inventory list and for searching for details such as IP addresses for virtual machines; Word, which provides the ability to compare documents to help track changes; and the PDF format offers a portable format for distribution and archival purposes.

It also offers a high-level view of the entire VI3 environment, from networking, storage, VMotion and configuration points of view.

“Since its first release a few months ago Veeam Reporter has become a very popular tool among ESX administrators and consultants”, said Ratmir Timashev, Veeam Software president and CEO. “The new version is built on customer feedback, and brings the product to the next level with new functionality and scalability.”

Pricing for Veeam Reporter 2.0 starts at $120 per CPU. More information about the product can be found, here.