After a year of provisioning Linux VMs with a new template, we have recently found that our default provisioned disk size is overkill, and the guests only need a fraction of the space we allotted. The ...

We've had a long running Dell Poweredge server in our server closet that finally suffered an abrupt hardware failure. There was a particular set virtual disks on that machine that management wouldn't ...

In VMWare VSphere, the Virtual Machine disks Consolidation Needed status is displayed in the Summary section if leftover virtual disk files or snapshots are not merged with the base virtual disk file ...

Disk snapshots are one of the best data-protection mechanisms available in the data center today. Whether it’s a SAN-based snapshot technology or one built into your file system or operating system, ...

If you’re a fan of VMware, then you’re used to its familiar GUI tools. However, you may never have checked out the contents of the C:\Program Files\VMware Workstation folder after installing the ...

Companies today are responding to the shaky financial environment by reducing budgets and cutting costs. Meeting reduced budgets often requires reducing equipment and staffing. However, businesses ...