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 ...

I have a free license of ESXi 6.0 and have a few VMs running. I'd like to back them up over the network to my FreeNAS box. My first thought was to use WinSCP to pop in and grab the whole machine and ...

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 ...

Server virtualisation introduces a radically different approach to backing up data in the enterprise than simply using backup agents installed in the guest operating system and backing up VMs across ...

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 ...