Virtual machine backup is a field that has developed rapidly over the past few years. Not too long ago, backups were carried out by an analogue of the method used in the physical server world, with an agent on each virtual server. But that’s all changed, and quickly, and now backup products are available that interface directly with hypervisors and their VMs. In this SearchStorage.co.UK guide, you can read about the key points of VMware and Microsoft Hyper-V backup.
Table of contents:
A guide to VMware backup and the VMware snapshot
The VMware snapshot is a critical component of VMware backup. In this guide to the basics of VMware backup, we walk you through the key processes and suggest some best practices.
Microsoft Hyper-V backup basics and best practices
In this podcast we describe the basics of Hyper-V backup and highlight a few best practices that could mean the difference between success and failure in Hyper-V backup.