VMware Data Recovery, file level restores

VMware Data Recovery (VDR) backup solution has support for file level restore, or FLR as VMware calls it in context of VDR product. Even though FLR is still experimental feature it hasn’t failed me yet. FLR is currently available only for Windows XP, Vista, 2003 and 2008 virtual machines, there is no word about Linux support but it is most likely coming.

To use FLR functionality you need command line FLR client on Windows VM protected by VDR appliance. FLR client is just a single executable vdrFileRestore.exe which is available at same download page you got VDR appliance from.

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vSphere Fault Tolerance, what you should know

With vSphere VMware introduced to us their new high availability feature “Fault Tolerance” (FT from now on). In short FT is to memory state of server what RAID-1 is to disks storage data, FT mirrors copy of the virtual machine CPU and memory state to another hardware. FT runs an exact copy of protected virtual machine in other ESX host, if primary host fails mirrored copy of server takes over in matter of seconds and execution of virtual machine continues uninterrupted, while behind the scenes new ESX host is starting mirroring VM from new primary node.

Sounds great? It is, for some applications.

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VCP4 exam now in VUE test centers near you

I got mail from VMware yesterday stating that VCP exam for vSphere is now available in Pearson VUE test centers. I’m thinking of taking my exam in september, but I still need some hands on experience of some new features so I need to log in more hours at vSphere lab. I actually got [...]

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The Beginning

This is a start of my IT virtualization related blog. Although my main interest is in VMware based virtualization solutions I will also write about other issues and solutions as they cross my path while working as IT consultant.

- Tomi Hakala

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