Nakivo Backup and Replication released last week version 10. I personally use Nakivo Backup and Replication in my lab environment because it can be installed on my NAS device. This saves me hardware resources of the backup VM (appliance or Windows/Linux) and the deployment is super fast. In version …
Continue ReadingIn the last part of the NAKIVO Backup & Replication review I highlight the Multi-Tenancy option, licensing and the final conclusion. Multi-Tenancy and branding NAKIVO supports multi-tenancy to deliver Backup-as-a-Service (BAAS) and Disaster-Recovery as a Service (DRaas). The tenants are isolated …
Continue ReadingThe new version of Veeam is called “Veeam Availability Suite v8”. The Veeam Availability Suite v8 has improvements in the following areas: High Speed Recovery Data Loss Avoidance Verified Protection Leverage Data Complete Visibility HIGH-SPEED RECOVERY Enables low recovery time objectives (RTOs) of …
Continue ReadingI create a simple PowerCLI script that backups all the VMware ESXi host configurations that are connected to a vCenter Server. This script can be scheduled to make for example every week a backup of the ESXi server configs. You can easily customize the script for your own needs. #Variables $Folder = …
Continue ReadingHere are the steps outlined for upgrading the vSphere Data Protection (VDP) appliance. 1. Check the version of the VDP. SSH to the VDP appliance and use the following command: rpm –qa | grep vdr The current version of the VDP appliance is: vdr-1.1.53-53 2. The vSphere (web) client displays version …
Continue ReadingPHD Virtual Backup is a backup and recovery solution for VMware and Citrix environments. PHD Virtual Backup version 6 is released. We tested this new version with VMware vSpher What’s new in PHD Virtual Backup version 6: PHD Virtual Backup version 6.0 contains the following major enhancements: PHD …
Continue ReadingIn my LAB environment I tested Altaro Hyper-V Backup version 3. Altaro Hyper-V Backup is software that makes it possible to backup and restore Windows 2008 (R2) Hyper-V VMs. Editions There are three editions available: The free edition, the standard edition and the unlimited edition. For this test I …
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