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Agentless Backup Options For VMware Virtual Machines
September 16, 2008
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By Jerome M. Wendt, DCIG LLC
Protection of VMware virtual machines (VMs) is becoming a key part of the day-to-day job responsibilities for a growing number of backup administrators. As this task takes on more importance, verifying how backup software protects specific VMware file types, such as vmdk, vmx, and vmsd, becomes critical since it impacts how well companies can protect and recover these files.
This topic was brought into focus by a reader response to a recent blog entry about how Asigra Televaulting eliminates the need for backup agents on each VMware VM. What this reader wanted to know was:
- How does Televaulting handle the different VMware-specific file types?
- Will alternative storage solutions fit with these related file types?
•Contributing Editorial: Agentless Backup Options For VMware Virtual Machines
