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Backing up VMware host servers and guest OSes News

January 26, 2011 26 Jan'11
Will VMware SRM lose the ‘R’ and become Site Manager?

VMware SRM will add new features, which may alter how customers use the disaster recovery tool. Mike Laverick previews future VMware SRM features and what they mean for users.
December 23, 2010 23 Dec'10
VMware Site Recovery Manager: An exclusive look at the future

In the future, VMware Site Recovery Manager will have host-based replication and other new features. Expert Mike Laverick previews these yet-to-be-released VMware SRM capabilities.
July 12, 2010 12 Jul'10
New data warehousing tools and backup agents for VMware

This news roundup includes articles about EMC's purchase of Greenplum Software, a new backup agent for VMware and how open source tools will shape cloud computing's future.
June 11, 2010 11 Jun'10
Virtual appliances will run Novell's OS; better storage integration

This week's VMware news roundup includes news that VMware virtual appliances adopt Novell SUSE Linux as the standard OS, and two vendors promise greater support for VMware.

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VMware virtual recovery and backup best practices and tools

Protect your VMware environments with this compilation of virtual recovery methods and backup procedures. Continue Reading
Automate vCenter backup to avoid the hassle of manual backup

It's essential that you regularly back up vCenter Server to avoid losing any important data in the event of a failure. Learn how to automate that backup process in this tip. Continue Reading
What are the different vSAN Stretched Cluster configuration options?

VMware increased flexibility in vSAN 6.6 with the addition of new stretched cluster configuration options. What are these options, and how do they improve availability? Continue Reading

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How do deduplication and compression compare to RAID erasure coding?

RAID 5 and RAID 6 erasure coding, deduplication and compression are similar but distinct concepts that reduce data and maintain storage capacity in virtualized environments. Continue Reading
How does RAID 5 or RAID 6 affect storage performance and capacity?

RAID provides workload resilience and protects against data loss, but not all levels of RAID are made alike. What are the storage tradeoffs for RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 6? Continue Reading
Next top data backup strategy could feature hyper-converged technology

The next big data backup strategy could involve hyper-converged offerings because of the options its software and hardware provide. Continue Reading

Learn to apply best practices and optimize your operations.

Monitor and consolidate VMware snapshots to avoid waste

Snapshots are useful because they restore VMs to a particular state, but snapshot buildup can cause performance issues. Use vSphere Web Client to consolidate VMware snapshots. Continue Reading
What are the benefits of VMware SPBM, and how does it work?

You can use VMware Storage Policy-Based Management to create custom VM storage policies and automatically apply these policies to any new VMs you provision in VVOLs and vSAN. Continue Reading
How can a VM storage policy improve vSAN cluster redundancy?

FTT dictates how many failures can occur in a vSAN cluster without sacrificing availability. How can you use a VM storage policy to define the amount of Failures To Tolerate? Continue Reading

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What kind of failures should VMware vMSC address?

VMware vMSC is able to detect a wide variety of failures, ranging from something very minor to even the major issues in an environment. Continue Reading
Hyper-converged infrastructure presents operational challenges

Bringing in a hyper-converged platform can present a complication in the data center where networking, virtualization and storage teams were once separated. Continue Reading
Putting that zombie VM out to pasture

There are many VMs that may wander your virtual environment, sucking up resources while providing no real purpose. Here are some ways to track them down. Continue Reading