Backing up your VMware ESXi host configuration is critical for disaster recovery. If hardware fails or settings are accidentally changed, a backup allows you to quickly restore the host to its ...

A free version of the ESXi hypervisor is available, but Broadcom notes the entry-level VMware hypervisor is for non-production use. With little notice or fanfare, Broadcom is offering a free version ...

First, let us talk about VMware Workstation Pro. It has the AutoStart feature that allows the machine to start when the Windows host machine starts. Now, you need to open the VMware Workstation, then ...

News of the offering emerged in a throwaway line in the Release Notes for version 8.0 Update 3e of the Broadcom business unit's ESXi hypervisor. Just below the "What's New" section of that document is ...

In 2020, I went on a writing spree, producing several articles about running VMware's bare-metal, type 1 hypervisor, ESXi 7, on a Raspberry Pi 4. In fact, I wrote so many that a publisher from ...

In the past few articles on ESXi on a Raspberry Pi (located here, here and here), I discussed ESXi 8 on ARM Fling and how to install it on a Pi 5. While some readers may only be interested in the ...

When you’re out building your home lab, the OS can matter almost as much as the hardware. But with a deluge of operating ...

Scattered Spider hackers have been aggressively targeting virtualized environments by attacking VMware ESXi hypervisors at U.S. companies in the retail, airline, transportation, and insurance sectors.

Broadcom’s 2023 acquisition of VMware for US$69bn led to disruptive changes in the virtualisation provider’s pricing. Key here is a move from perpetual licences to a subscription model. This has left ...