Tag Archives: VMWare

Commvault Simpana 9.0 with Granular File Recovery for Linux under VMWare

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Jon Smith

I am currently going through the process of installing a brand new Commvault installation. One thing I am evaluating is doing most of my backups via the Virtual Server iDataAgent, this will give me “bare metal” recovery of my VM’s … Continue reading →

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VMWare ESXi 4.0 and Boot from SAN

Posted on May 25, 2009 by Jon Smith

VMWare have just released the free VMWare ESXi 4.0. I have just tested and it now supports Boot from SAN. WOOT!! I have been looking into using USB drives as a way to boot my VMWare farm servers, but am … Continue reading →

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Monitoring VMWare’s Free ESXi 3.5 with Cacti

Posted on April 23, 2009 by Jon Smith

Monitor the free VMWare ESXi 3.5 with Cacti to keep historical data based on CPU Utilisation and Memory Usage over time. Continue reading →

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