title: VMWare Server: Best way to backup images
body: <p>What is the best way to backup VMWare Servers (1.0.x)? 
  The virtual machines in question are our development environment, and run isololated from the main network (so you can't just copy data from virtual to real servers).</p>
  
  <p>The image files are normally in use and locked when the server is running, so it is difficult to back these up with the machines running.</p>
  
  <p>Currently: I manually pause the servers when I leave and have a scheduled task that runs at midnight to robocopy the images to a remote NAS. </p>
  
  <p>Is there a better way to do this, ideally without having to remember to pause the virtual machines?</p>