How to Restore a Single File from a VMware Backup of a Virtual Machine
by Jon Ferraez on Mar 6, 2015 8:20:14 AM
When it comes to restoring files from a virtual machine, 80% of the typical recovery cases that we see only require a single file to be restored from a backup. Given that reality, why waste your time and effort restoring an entire virtual machine, when you can do a file-level restore …
How to Replicate Virtual Machines (VMware)
by Jon Ferraez on Feb 4, 2015 9:30:35 AM
In an earlier post we discussed, What is Virtual Machine Replication? and what it can do for your business. Now we want to take a deeper dive into how to replicate virtual machines using NovaBACKUP software. In this post we are going to discuss VMware replication specifically, althoug …
VMware VM Backup Best Practices
by Jon Ferraez on Feb 3, 2015 12:21:16 PM
This article is designed to walk you through VMware VM backup best practices using the Virtual Dashboard available within NovaBACKUP software. Using the native "Change Block Tracking" (CBT) feature available through VMware, NovaBACKUP will allow you to do daily Differential or Increme …
Bare Metal Restore to Smaller Drive
by Jon Ferraez on Feb 3, 2015 8:20:16 AM
A bare metal restore refers to a technique used to restore an entire system (applications, OS, files) to a blank or "bare metal" hard drive that is free of any applications or operating system. A bare metal restore is often performed by using a disaster recovery image backup created w …
Small Business Backup: Where to Backup Data
by Jon Ferraez on Sep 16, 2014 4:56:54 PM
Most small businesses understand the importance of backing up their business data, but don't always know the specifics of where to backup data or how to implement fail-safe measures to ensure that their data is protected. If you cannot afford to lose your data in the event of a device …