BDRSuite: Windows Server Backup Software
Do you have an environment where you have standalone Windows Servers that aren’t virtualized? Or, do you have Windows File Server Clusters in your virtual environment with RDM disks (Raw Disk Mapped)? Then BDRSuite Windows Server might be the solution for you! As with The free VMware Backup solution, BDRSuite for Microsoft Windows also has a FREE edition! See the…
BDRSuite: Free VMware Backup Software
Are you a small to medium sized business with a small VMware footprint and you have business-critical server on VMware vSphere? Do you have a home-lab environment and you’re looking for a way to backup your lab VMs? Then check out BDRSuite Free edition for VMware. You can use this completely free for up to 10 VMs! VMware Backup &…
VMware Explore Las Vegas 2023, Here I Come!
After going to VMware Explore last year (2022), I wanted to find a way to go again this year. I asked my employer, but as my company is going through some leadership changes, there is no budget for traveling to conferences right now. So I had to get creative! I reached out to Vembu. As they sponsor my blog, I…
Upgrading BDRSuite to version 5.6 Update1
My current implementation of BDRSuite is running 5.5.0, so it’s time to upgrade! First, when you’re running BDRSuite, you need to download updates from the Vembu Portal. Once you login to the portal, click DOWNLOADS. Once there, you can select the version you want, and then download for the respective Operating System that you’re running. In my case, it’s version…
Top 3 Virtualization Backup Products
Over the years, I’ve worked with a few different backup products for my VMware Environments. Each one has it’s plusses and minuses. This post is only about the backup products that I have experience using. This isn’t top 3 across the entire industry. 3. DellEMC’s Networker 2. Veeam Backup and Replication 1. Vembu BDRSuite Overall, I’d have to say that…
BDRSuite v5.6.0 Update 1 is Generally Available!
On May 12th, Vembu released BDRSuite 5.6.0 Update 1 to be Generally Available. With this release, they have focused on improving the performance and user experience with several enhancements and bug fixes. What’s new in BDRSuite 5.6.0 U1 Enhancements Update your BDRSuite Implementation to version 5.6.0 Update 1 today! You can check out the release notes for version 5.6.0 Update…
BDRSuite 5.6.0 Released!
The newest version of BDRSuite is now Generally Available! You can download BDRSuite 5.6.0 HERE. Some of the new features are: Some Enhancements you’ll see in BDRSuite 5.6.0 are: Along with these new features & enhancements, they’ve made significant improvements to the performance and stability of BDRSuite as a whole! You can check out the release notes for version 5.6.0…
New Windows 2022 Domain Controller
The Domain Controller in my home lab currently runs on a Windows 2012 server. It is time to UPGRADE! So I went and downloaded a Windows Server 2022 ISO and deployed a new VM running Windows Server 2022 Std Edition. Lets build a Windows Server 2022 Domain Controller and retire my Windows 2012 DC. Next, it was time to install…
BDRCloud: The All-in-One Cloud Backup and Disaster Recovery Solution
In the ever-evolving world of technology, having a reliable and secure backup and disaster recovery solution is more important than ever. This is where BDRCloud comes in – an all-in-one cloud backup and disaster recovery solution that offers businesses peace of mind and protection against data loss and downtime. Features of BDRCloud: Cloud Backup – BDRCloud offers cloud backup for…
BDRSuite VMware VM Recovery
If you’re backing up your environment and not doing recovery tests, you may end up with big problems when it comes time to perform a recovery and run into problems! It’s always best to perform test restores to make sure your backups are running properly. Lets run through the restore process in BDRSuite! First, we need to login! In order…