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  • VMware snapshot size and other causes for slow snapshots

    Snapshots offer multiple restore points for VMs, but add complication. Poor performance can stem from the VMware snapshot size and other root causes.

  • VMware snapshot

    A VMware snapshot is a copy of the virtual machine's disk file (VMDK) at a given point in time.

  • SRM and VMware snapshots

    Read this tip on SRM and snapshots from expert Mike Laverick.

  • Pop quiz: VMware snapshots 101

    VMware snapshots play an important part in backing up many virtual infrastructures, but how well do you understand how they work? Take this quiz to find out.

  • Changed Block Tracking (CBT)

    VMware Changed Block Tracking is an incremental backup technology for virtual machines (VMs), comparable to snapshot differential or backup delta block.

  • How to automatically consolidate VMware snapshots in vSphere 5

    IT admins sometimes create and delete VMware snapshots for recurring tasks. Two experts suggest ways to consolidate VMware snapshots automatically.

  • SRM replication choices: vSphere Replication vs. storage replication

    VMware Site Recovery Manager replicates virtual machines from one site to another for disaster recovery and planned migrations, with automated failover and failback. You have two options for SRM replication: vSphere Replication and storage array...

  • How to set up a home vSphere lab using a nested hypervisor

    Home virtualization labs offer IT pros a chance to try out the latest technologies with the benefit of flexible hours and zero risk to production environments.

    There's more than one way to build a VMware home lab. One option, the...

  • VMware command line options to keep in your ESXi toolbox

    Even if you've always used the GUI of vSphere Client to get your work done, that doesn't mean it's always the right tool for the job. Save time and effort with VMware scripts.

    IT pros are not immune to the saying, "If all you have is a...

  • How enterprise IT customers use their VMware cloud service provider

    When Markley Group decided to add cloud services to its Boston, Mass., data center co-location business, the team did its research and polled customers. Markley became a VMware cloud service provider, tapping vCloud for Infrastructure as a...

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