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How to Convert VHD to VMDK: A Step-By-Step Guide
May 27, 2026
VMware vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V are two of the most popular virtualization platforms. Each solution uses different virtual disk file fo...
How to Migrate from VMware to Hyper-V
May 27, 2026
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...
VMware Backup After Broadcom: Key Changes and Best Practices
May 27, 2026
At the end of 2023, Broadcom completed its acquisition of VMware, reshaping one of the most influential names in virtualization. This move i...
How to Mount VMFS in Windows, Linux, and ESXi
May 26, 2026
Sometimes you may need to mount a VMFS datastore in Linux, Windows, or another ESXi host. VMFS is a file system created by VMware that doesn...
Free ESXi: Restrictions and Limitations
May 25, 2026
VMware is a market leader in virtualization solutions, and VMware ESXi is a renowned type 1 hypervisor. Increasingly, individual users and o...
How to Set CPU Cores per Socket in VMware vSphere: Best Practices
May 25, 2026
When configuring processor settings for a new virtual machine, it’s important to understand several core concepts. These include how to calc...
Fix VMware Error: Virtual Machine Disks Consolidation Needed
May 22, 2026
The VMware virtual machine disks consolidation is needed error usually appears when snapshots fail to merge correctly with the main virtual...
The Most Useful ESXCLI Commands for Your VMware Environment
May 21, 2026
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...
How to Convert Hyper-V to VMware: Complete Guide
May 18, 2026
Virtualization platforms like Hyper-V and VMware are essential for running flexible and scalable IT environments. As organizations evolve, t...
Installing TrueNAS to Create an iSCSI Target
May 5, 2026
TrueNAS is a software solution that allows you to transform a computer into a NAS (network-attached storage) server. There are two editions:...
Installing Windows 10 as a Guest Operating System in VMware Fusion
May 5, 2026
Mac owners often need to run their favorite Windows applications that are not supported on macOS. However, it is possible to do so if Window...
Installing Android on VMware ESXi: A How-To Guide
May 5, 2026
Android is a very popular and prolific operating system on mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. Most of the time, there is no pra...
Initial VMware ESXi Host Configuration
May 5, 2026
The initial ESXi configuration after installation is an important step in making sure the host is functional, that is ready to serve as a st...
How to use USB devices with a VMware vSphere virtual machine
May 4, 2026
The main function of a hypervisor is to emulate the devices used by virtual machines at the software level. Devices, such as virtual control...
How to Use VMware vApp in a vSphere Environment: Short Walkthrough
May 4, 2026
Multi-tier and complex applications are used to distribute workloads across servers and to provide a higher level of security, performance,...
How VMware EVC Mode Works: Complete Overview
May 4, 2026
If you are familiar with the vMotion feature, you probably remember that the recommended practice is to use the same processors on all ESXi...
How to Update NAKIVO Solution Components
April 30, 2026
It is recommended that you update NAKIVO Backup & Replication with every new release to get the latest security patches, enhancements and ac...
How to Upgrade to VMware vCenter 7 and vSAN 7
April 30, 2026
VMware's flagship virtualization product has been significantly "rearchitected" for the vSphere 7 release. If you decide to upgrade to versi...
How to Upgrade from VMware vSphere ESXi 6.7 to 7.0
April 30, 2026
With the launch of a major new vSphere release, it’s time to consider upgrading your infrastructure. The latest VMware vSphere 7 adds a numb...
How To Upgrade ESXi 6.5 to 6.7 Using VMware Update Manager
April 30, 2026
To patch an ESXI host, you can use the command line interface in ESXCLI. However, using ESXCLI commands to patch a large number of ESXi host...