StorageCraft ShadowProtect SPX Virtual Desktop + 1 Year Maintenance - Upgrade License - 6 Virtual Machines

Experience enterprise-grade protection for virtual desktops with StorageCraft ShadowProtect SPX Virtual Desktop. This upgrade license covers up to six virtual machines and includes a full year of maintenance, delivering dependable data protection, fast recoveries, and peace of mind for IT teams managing virtualized workspaces. Designed to simplify backup, recovery, and disaster planning across on-premises, private cloud, and hybrid environments, SPX Virtual Desktop keeps your virtual desktops safe, compliant, and always ready for business.

• Comprehensive VM backup and rapid recovery: ShadowProtect SPX Virtual Desktop offers image-based backups for each virtual machine, enabling precise recovery at the disk, application, or file level. With proven verification processes, incremental backups, and granular restore options, you can recover entire desktops, individual files, or system states in minutes. This minimizes downtime, reduces data loss risk, and accelerates disaster recovery workflows. The solution supports consistent backups by coordinating with guest OS services, ensuring application-aware restores that keep business operations intact even after incidents.
• Upgrade license with 1-year maintenance: This purchase provides an upgrade license paired with 12 months of maintenance. Expect access to product updates, ongoing bug fixes, and technical support during the maintenance term, helping your deployment stay current with evolving virtualization technologies and security requirements. After the first year, you can renew maintenance to continue receiving updates and support, keeping your SPX Virtual Desktop environment resilient and compliant with changing IT needs.
• Licensing for 6 virtual machines: The license tier covers up to six virtual machines, making it an ideal choice for small to mid-sized virtual desktop fleets or growing environments. Manage your licenses with ease from a centralized console, monitor VM coverage, and plan capacity as your virtualized workspace expands. The multi-VM scope also enables consistent backup policies across the entire desktop fleet, simplifying administration and ensuring uniform protection levels across all guests.
• Flexible deployment across diverse environments: ShadowProtect SPX Virtual Desktop is designed for versatile deployments, enabling protection for virtual desktops across on-premises data centers, private clouds, or hybrid arrangements. It supports common virtualization platforms and integrates into existing backup strategies, allowing IT teams to streamline protection, testing, and recovery without disrupting users. This flexibility helps organizations align their disaster recovery plans with business continuity objectives and regulatory requirements.
• Security, reliability, and peace of mind: Built with a focus on reliability and data integrity, SPX Virtual Desktop emphasizes verified backups, careful restore testing, and consistent protection across the desktop fleet. By providing dependable recovery options and clear visibility into backup status, it reduces risk for end users and administrators alike. This translates into greater confidence when performing routine backups, audits, or emergency restores, and supports organizations aiming to meet compliance and governance standards.

Technical Details of StorageCraft ShadowProtect SPX Virtual Desktop + 1 Year Maintenance - Upgrade License - 6 Virtual Machines

• License Type: Upgrade License with 1 Year Maintenance
• Virtual Machines Covered: Up to 6
• Maintenance Coverage: 12 months of product updates and technical support
• Product Type: ShadowProtect SPX Virtual Desktop
• Deployment Focus: Virtual desktop backup, recovery, and disaster protection
• Platform Compatibility: Designed for Windows-based virtualization environments and common hypervisors; intended for virtual desktop workloads

How to install StorageCraft ShadowProtect SPX Virtual Desktop + 1 Year Maintenance - Upgrade License - 6 Virtual Machines

• Step 1 — Verify prerequisites: Ensure the host systems and hypervisors hosting your virtual desktops meet the product’s minimum requirements, and confirm you have the upgrade license key and a valid maintenance plan. Prepare a centralized management console or console access for easy deployment, monitoring, and policy configuration.
• Step 2 — Install the SPX Virtual Desktop client on the PC: Run the installer on the machine designated to manage backups and restores for your virtual desktop fleet. Follow the on-screen prompts to install the SPX software and activate the license using the provided upgrade key. Confirm successful activation before proceeding.
• Step 3 — Add and configure virtual machines: In the SPX management interface, register the six virtual machines you intend to protect. Apply standard or customized backup policies, including frequency, retention windows, and application-aware settings. Establish a baseline backup to ensure a stable starting point for subsequent recoveries.
• Step 4 — Set recovery and testing parameters: Define target recovery options (entire VM, granular file-level restores, or system state). Schedule periodic test restores to validate backups and ensure rapid restore capabilities in real-world incidents. Enable automated verification to confirm backup integrity after each run.
• Step 5 — Monitor, maintain, and renew: Regularly review backup status, storage consumption, and restore success rates from the SPX dashboard. Maintain the 1-year maintenance agreement to receive updates and support, and plan renewal before expiration to preserve uninterrupted protection and features.

Frequently asked questions

• What does the 1-year maintenance include? The 1-year maintenance provides access to product updates, bug fixes, and technical support during the term. It ensures compatibility with evolving virtualization platforms and continued assistance for installation, configuration, and restores. Renewal after the maintenance period keeps your protection current and supported.
• How many virtual machines can I protect with this license? This upgrade license covers up to six virtual machines. If your environment grows beyond six VMs, you can explore higher-tier licenses or upgrade options to expand capacity while maintaining centralized management.
• Which virtualization environments are supported? ShadowProtect SPX Virtual Desktop is designed to work with common virtualization platforms that host virtual desktops, including popular hypervisors such as VMware and Hyper-V, along with other compatible virtualization environments. Always verify compatibility with your specific version and configuration during deployment.
• Can I perform restores to different hardware or cloud targets? ShadowProtect SPX typically supports restores to dissimilar hardware and, where applicable, to virtual environments or approved cloud targets. Use the product’s restore verification features to validate recovery paths and minimize hardware-dependent complications.
• Is this a subscription or perpetual license? The product is an upgrade license accompanied by a 1-year maintenance plan. After the maintenance year, you can renew maintenance to continue receiving updates and support, or you may pursue an upgrade path if you need additional features or capacity.