We have 3 hosts running ESXi 5, two for testing environments and one with a few production servers and apps (nothing critical). I only backup the VM's on the app server and I have to do it manually ...

Virtual simulation solutions such as VMware ESXi are required for to improve operations and optimize resource efficiency. However, with such extensive system dependence, effective protection of ...

The Free vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) is a frequently chosen tool for SMB virtualization projects. But formerly, due to API limitations, it was a challenge to implement DR scenarios for this version of ...

After spending a lot of time under the hood of ESXi, we have concluded that traditional backup methods are going to need a tune-up in that environment. The fastest, most reliable and maintenance-free ...

This is for my home lab, which is a pair of NUCs running vSphere/vCenter 7, connected via iSCSI to a Synology NAS, backing up over the network to an SMB share on an old Mac mini. There are only ~10 ...

The virtual machine (VM) is the standard unit of deployment in today’s IT. Utilisation rates reach 80% or more, with many organisations running completely virtual environments. As a result, VM backup ...