Virtualization Strategies for the CIOAll-in-One Guides:Storage for virtualization learning guide
Backup considerations in virtual environments
Technical tips
Check out the backup considerations section of our Storage and Virtualization Learning Guide. One tip explains how implementing a virtual architecture affects storage management, and another discusses how to configure ESX Server using iSCSI to back up virtual machines with VMware Consolidated Backup. Other articles include a tip on backup alternatives to file-level and raw virtual machine file backups and a best practices guide to backing up host-based virtual machines.
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Managing backups in virtual environments: Key architectural considerations
Tip - Get advice on architectural issues in managing backups in virtual environments. Burton Group analyst Chris Wolf gives updates on CPU and I/O bottlenecks, new backup and data protection options, and licensing changes.
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Implementing VDI solutions in complex infrastructures
Ask the Expert - Server infrastructures can sometimes be complicated. In this expert response, James Geis answers a user question about introducing VDI solutions in a complex server environment.
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Host-based virtual machine backup: Best practices
Tip - One of the benefits of virtualization technology is portability, which helps IT professionals maintain disaster recovery sites. This tip tells you how to perform VM backups from within the host operating system.
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Backup options for virtual machines
Tip - In the IT world, backups are a necessary evil. The good news is that you have several options when it comes to backing up your machines.
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A backup strategy for Microsoft Virtual Server virtual machines: Suspend, snap, resume
Tip - No piece of data is protected unless you have a proper backup strategy for it. That's why the .VHD files used in Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 pose a problem; their size and peculiar properties make backup difficult. In fact, using some standard...
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VMware Consolidated Backup: Adding an iSCSI LUN to ESX Server
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Tip - Learn how to configure VMware ESX Server using iSCSI logical unit numbers and do backups of virtual machines stored on a LUN with VMware Consolidated Backup (VCB).