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Virtualization is becoming more and more popular but that isn’t reason enough to do it. So why should you virtualize your your servers? Specifically, why should you use VMware Server? Most of these reasons apply not only to VMware Server but to virtualization in general. Let’s take a look at the top 5 reasons… 1….

As part of VMware Infrastructure (VI), VMware includes VMware Consolidated Backup (VCB). This product is used to backup VMware ESX Virtual Servers. For those of you who are dealing with the challenge of backing up VMware ESX virtual machines, this article is for you. So why would you want to use VCB? What can it…

You might be thinking that floppy disks are “dead”, right? Well, you are correct that the physical floppy 3.5″ disks (or physical floppy disks of any size) are not used anymore. However, the use of virtual floppy drives is very much alive and surprisingly useful. In this article, we will show you how to use…

There haven’t been a lot of companies offering VMware VMFS backup applications, up until this point. Recently, Veeam, the company that offers FastSCP, has introduced Veeam Backup. In this article, learn what Veeam Backup has to offer and how it can help you backup your VMware Infrastructure. Who is Veeam? Veeam is a software company,…

Many of the VMware ESX Server advanced features cannot be used without a SAN (storage area network). Besides the high cost of the ESX Server software and the Virtual Infrastructure Suite, a SAN can be a huge barrier to using VMware ESX and features like VMotion, VMware High Availability (VMHA), and VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler…

VMware Workstation, Server, and ESX Server can use virtual CD/DVD disks instead of having to insert physical disks. This saves tons of time and trouble. Even better, creating a shared ISO library and all of your Virtualization servers can share that installation media. Let’s find out how to mount these virtual CD/DVD drives in VMware….

Just like any other server OS or application, VMware ESX Servers also need patches and updates periodically. Some users assume that ESX doesn’t require patching, however that is simply not true. While there may be better tools in the future, currently, esxupdate is the most popular tool used today. In this article, you will learn…

So many network performance tools tell you that you have too much traffic here or there but then don’t go the next step and tell you what that traffic is and where its coming from. In the past to find out the answer to this, you would have to take a protocol analyzer, put it…

There are many types of virtualization- server, network, storage, and more. In this article, we will demystify these complex terms, explain what they can do for you, and name specific products that provide these functions. So prepare for the smoke to be cleared… What is Server Virtualization? Out of all three of the different types…

As VMware ESX is loaded directly on hardware and is its own virtualization operating system, there are a number of factors to consider when securing it. While, due to its design architecture, ESX is inherently secure, there are still a number of security factors to consider. In this article we will cover the vulnerability points…