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ESXi - What are my VM backup options?
I've run VMware server for years, and backups are simple, copy files.
I'm trying ESXi (free version) for reasons of simplicity and performance (I hope). Quicker to install the bare-iron image and get up and running. But if what I am reading is correct, there is a big tradeoff, if I cannot simply take a filesystem snapshot of the vm files.
What are my VM backup options, looking for the simplest method.
Is ESXi just a dangling carrot to get me into a commercial option?
I'm trying ESXi (free version) for reasons of simplicity and performance (I hope). Quicker to install the bare-iron image and get up and running. But if what I am reading is correct, there is a big tradeoff, if I cannot simply take a filesystem snapshot of the vm files.
What are my VM backup options, looking for the simplest method.
Is ESXi just a dangling carrot to get me into a commercial option?
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