Virtual server backup is top of the to-do list for many IT departments this year. That is because server and desktop virtualisation is sweeping the datacentre and data protection is a key part of such ...

In addition, CommVault's new software also became one of the first applications to allow deduplication of data that is backed up to tape. Backing up data from virtual servers has become an important ...

Virtualization technology has increased the challenge of backing up server environments. IT administrators have to choose from among a variety of virtual server backup options, including agent-based ...

One of my favorite Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 features is the included VS Writer, which leverages the Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) to back up running virtual machines. In order to take advantage ...

Virtual machine backup can be done using a traditional backup product with agents in each virtual server's file store but can also be carried out via snapshot or by backing up the virtual machine and ...

Chris: I just tried the VBScript you provided for backing up Virtual Server 2005 VMs (see my last column, "VM Backup Burden") and noticed a problem. The backup starts before the Virtual Server has ...

Description: The VSS writer failed to get the properties of the virtual machine vm1, since the operation did not complete in maximum allowed time. The virtual machine is allowed for Offline backup ...

Network Appliance Inc. today unveiled software that it said can ease backup and storage management tasks for corporate IT operations running VMware Inc. virtual servers. NetApp’s new SnapManager for ...

One of my favorite Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 features is the included VS Writer, which leverages the Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) to back up running virtual machines. In order to take advantage ...