Backing up your VMware ESXi host configuration is critical for disaster recovery. If hardware fails or settings are accidentally changed, a backup allows you to quickly restore the host to its ...

I just took ownership of a new Dell R510, where we intend to install VMWare ESXi 5.0. You may remember me from another thread where I was pulling dead vmdk's off of a failed host, so I'm hoping to set ...

VMware offers several guides to how to harden virtual servers, but the primary ones say little about how to deal with some of the most critical issues. As I’ve discussed in previous blogs on ...

Security recommendations change depending on whether they deal with a server or an appliance. How does that mesh with a virtual infrastructure in which both ESX and ESXi play almost identical roles ...