https://theithollow.com/tags/vdr/ Recent content in Vdr on The IT Hollow Hugo en-us Sun, 20 May 2012 21:44:01 +0000 https://theithollow.com/2012/05/20/simple-free-vmware-backups/ Sun, 20 May 2012 21:44:01 +0000 https://theithollow.com/2012/05/20/simple-free-vmware-backups/ <p>If you need to backup some of your virtual machines, maybe it&rsquo;s time to consider VMware Data Recovery 2.0.  This VMware appliance provides an easy way to backup some virtual machines for free, but if you&rsquo;re looking for a large scale backup solution it might be necessary to use more traditional backup solutions from Symantec or Veeam.</p> <p>To get started, download the VMware Data Recovery iso from vmware.com.  The iso includes a plugin for vCenter as well as an OVF for deploying the appliance.  Once you&rsquo;ve deployed the OVF template and installed the vCenter plugin, you can open the vDR from the solutions and applications section of the vCenter console.</p>