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The Most Useful ESXCLI Commands for Your VMware Environment

September 5, 2025
You can use vSphere Client, the GUI provided by VMware, and VMware vSphere Web/HTML5 Client, which is web-based, to manage ESXi hosts and yo...

NAKIVO Backup & Replication v11.0.4 Adds Compatibility Support for VMware vSphere 9

September 1, 2025
NAKIVO Backup & Replication v11.0.4 brings compatibility support for vSphere 9, the latest iteration of VMware’s virtualization platform...

How to Convert a Physical Linux Server to a VMware VM: Comprehensive Walkthrough

August 20, 2025
Running servers on virtual machines provides you with a list of advantages such as scalability, rational resource usage, high availability,...

Proxmox vs ESXi 2025: VMware’s Role in Home Lab Virtualization

August 19, 2025
VMware ESXi is a type-1 hypervisor in the VMware vSphere ecosystem used for hardware virtualization and running virtual machines. It is a to...

A Complete Guide to Instant VM Recovery on VMware vSphere

May 16, 2025
Unexpected downtime can disrupt your workflows in an instant. Virtual machines (VMs) power critical workloads, and when one fails, every sec...

How to Install the NAKIVO Solution as a VMware Virtual Appliance

April 30, 2025
You can choose to deploy the NAKIVO solution on physical Windows and Linux machines, virtual machines as a virtual appliance, NAS devices. T...

How to Migrate from VMware to Hyper-V

March 21, 2025
You may need to convert a VMware VM into a Hyper-V VM for different reasons. For example, you may have a multi-hypervisor environment, you m...

Backup ESXi Host Configuration: 4 Different Methods

March 17, 2025
Virtualization offers several advantages for backup and recovery operations, which are the backbone of data protection, operational continui...

What Is Application-Aware Backup?

February 11, 2025
When it comes to backups, you have a wide range of options to consider for successful and fast data recovery. The options include type of ba...

Enhance IT Monitoring with NAKIVO: Alarms and Reporting Explained

February 11, 2025
Using IT monitoring in an organization’s infrastructure can improve its reliability and help prevent serious issues, failures, and downtimes...

How to Install VMware Tools on Linux, Windows, MacOS, FreeBSD and Solaris

January 13, 2025
If you have ever deployed a VMware VM on VMware ESXi, VMware Workstation, VMware Player, or VMware Fusion, you’ve probably noticed that afte...

Migrate VMs from VMWare ESXi to Proxmox VE

December 10, 2024
VM migration from VMware to Proxmox can be necessary whether an organization is diversifying its infrastructure or completely moving its pro...

NAKIVO at VMware Explore 2024 in Barcelona — Meet Us There!

November 11, 2024
This November, Barcelona will once again become the hub for virtualization, cloud and data protection innovation as VMware Explore 2024 kick...

Enabling Backup Encryption with NAKIVO: A Comprehensive Guide

November 11, 2024
Encryption is widely used for security purposes because it prevents unauthorized third parties from accessing and disseminating private data...

Understanding Backup Encryption Options

November 8, 2024
Data backup is critical to data loss prevention and swift recovery. A part of a secure and resilient data protection strategy is backup encr...

Comprehensive Guide to Installing VIB Files on ESXi

November 6, 2024
ESXi is usually provided with the default configuration that includes a set of standard drivers and software tools for a specific version. T...

How to Migrate VMware VMs to Nutanix

November 6, 2024
Nutanix is a hyper-converged virtualization platform for running virtual machines. It can be used as an additional infrastructure or an alte...

Backing Up Using HPE Storage Snapshots

September 6, 2024
Snapshots are usually used to create image-based VM backups. Storage snapshots are an alternative to the usual VM snapshots used, and they h...

How to use USB devices with a VMware vSphere virtual machine

September 5, 2024
The main function of a hypervisor is to emulate the devices used by virtual machines at the software level. Devices, such as virtual control...

Differences Between VM Snapshots and Backups

September 3, 2024
Backups and snapshots are two popular technologies that enterprises use to mitigate data loss and minimize disruptions. In fact, backups and...