File Level Restore Tutorial
Learn how to quickly and easily run a File Level Restore job using Alike.
Alike Standard: Seamless Backup Solution
“Reliable backups. Easy to use.”
—Dan Milton, Alike Standard Customer
Fast, flexible, and easy to use, Alike Standard provides a seamless backup solution for Citrix Hypervisor (XenServer), XCP-ng, Hyper-V, and physical environments of any size. Alike offers peace of mind with self-healing technology, and fast results with our unrivaled, global deduplication.
The #1 Backup Solution for IT Professionals
Alike is the leading backup solution for Citrix Hypervisor, and trusted by over 12,000 organizations around the world. Along with a full suite of powerful features, you get 1 full year of free technical support. Contact our Sales Team to request a free quote. Or start a free trial today!
A Complete Backup Solution
Including global deduplication, instant file-level recovery, and disk/memory state backups, Alike's robust suite of features and functionality provide full backup security.
Designed for Quick Backups
Perform fast backups - regardless of the supported platform - from incremental forever file-system awareness and deduplication to changed block tracking.
Easily Scalable. Easy on Environments
Alike's feather-light footprint doesn't interfere with your environment's valuable system resources, and scales easily to protect setups of any size.
Flexible, Affordable Pricing
Our flexible licensing model is a cost-effective way to protect virtual hosts or physical machines.
Protect Multiple Platforms Seamlessly
Manage virtual and physical backups and restoration from a single location intuitively and quickly - even across platforms.
Customer-Driven Assistance
Our friendly, experienced, customer-devoted staff is here to provide technical assistance and answer any questions about our products.
Global Data Deduplication
Save on storage space and costs with Alike's source-side, global, block-level deduplication.
Instant File-Level Restoration
Restore files, folders, and databases from any backup in just a few clicks.
Disk and Memory State Backup
Disks and running system memory are protected and restored with the same ease.
Multi-Platform Protection
Whether it's a XenServer, Hyper-V - or now physical systems - Alike adapts quickly to its surroundings.
Agentless & Agent-Based Operation
You decide how you want Alike to work within your environment thanks to its agentless and agent-based technologies.
Web-based User Interface
Manage your backups from any computer or mobile device with increased simplicity, speed, and visibility.
Easily Scalable. Easy on Environments.
Alike's feather-light footprint doesn't interfere with your environment's valuable system resources, and scales easily to protect setups of any size.
Independent Drive Selection
Alike's ability to back up any or all drives in any VM allows for flexible integration with existing back up systems.
Customized Job Scheduling
Schedule your jobs to run daily, weekly, monthly, or multiple times a day.
Job Alerts and Notifications
Stay up to date on the success of your jobs with automated updates via the Alike console, system log, or email.
System Requirements
The A2 itself can be run as a virtual machine, or can be installed directly on bare metal. Please note- the A2 does not need to be running inside the environment it protects.
A2 Platforms
- XenServer/Citrix Hypervisor/XCP-ng (XVA download)
- Microsoft Hyper-v (VHD download)
- Bare-metal/all other hypervisors (ISO, custom install)
Supported Hypervisors (for protection)
- Citrix Hypervisor/XenServer 6.5 - 8.2+
- XCP-ng (7.4+)
- Microsoft Hyper-V (2008 R2 - 2016)
A2 System Minimum Requirements
- 1GB RAM
- 16GB Disk Space
Backup Storage Requirements
- Any compliant storage (Locally attached, CIFS, NFS, GlusterFS, etc)
- Sufficient storage capability for your backup requirements
Pricing Comparison
Both Alike editions are licensed per socket to provide a scalable, affordable solution to protect your Citrix XenServer, Microsoft Hyper-V, and Windows-based physical systems.
We provide customized quotes based on which edition of Alike you want, and the protection needs of your environment. Contact us at any time for a free custom quote.*
| Alike Edition | Virtual (XenServer/Hyper-V) | Physical |
|---|---|---|
| Alike Standard | Starting at $449 per socket | Starting at $125 per socket |
| Alike DR | Starting at $599 per socket | Starting at $149 per socket |
*We proudly offer special pricing for academic nonprofits and government agencies, as well as volume discounting for large environments.
For special pricing, simply request a quote for nonprofits or volume discounts.
