VMware ESXi 8 has dropped the compatibility with a lot of old CPU models, a...
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System virtualization remain the foundation of several datacenter infrastru...
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VMware vSphere 8.0 Update 3 is the final release to support Integrated Windows Authentication (IWA) in VMware SSO as explained in the VMware KB 314324 (Removal of Integrated Windows Authentication).
Note that also all IWA related functionalities like Windows Session Authentication (SSPI) will be removed in a future ESXi release!
IWA was deprecated in vSphere 7.0 and wth vSphere 8.0 GA there was a warning message during the vCenter upgrade:
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Veeam Backup & Replication 12 supports different malware detection methods that works in different way and can be used together to reach different scopes. Note: new features have been added in version 12.3!
The first main diffecence is that some works inline (during the backup process on the source data) and other works with a post-processing directly on restore points saved on the repositories.
For this reason also the load of those malware detection activities can be on different Veeam components, basically on the proxy servers for inline methods and the mount servers for the post-processing methods.
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Veeam Backup & Replication has several roles and for some of them you can use a Linux OS to implement specific roles.
Considering that CentOS Linux 7 will reach end of life (EOL) on June 30, 2024 will be really important know which versions and which distributions are supported.
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Like every hardware and software components, before apply a VMware vSphere upgrade or update you have to check all compatibility aspects.
One is related to the backup software that can be critical because you may loose the capability to perform backup and/or restore.
For Veeam Backup & Replication there is a specific Veeam KB (KB 2443) that provides information about compatibility between VMware vSphere and Veeam Backup & Replication.
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Veeam Backup Catalog is a feature of Veeam Backup & Replication that stands for VM guest OS file indexing.
Veeam Guest Catalog service on backup server works as a local catalog service. It collects index data for backup jobs on this specific backup server and stores this data locally in the Veeam Backup Catalog folder. By default, the indexing data is stored in the VBRCatalog folder on the backup server. Veeam Backup & Replication creates the folder on a volume with the maximum amount of free space, for example, C:\VBRCatalog.
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What is the four-eyes principle? The “four-eyes principle” (also know as the two-person rule) means that a certain crucial and critical activity (prone to human errors) must be approved by at least two people. This controlling mechanism is used to facilitate delegation of authority and increase transparency but also minimize errors or security attacks.
In Veeam Backup & Replication, starting with v12, is possible enable the Four-Eyes Authorization feature to protect some crucial operations.
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The Intel® Xeon® CPU Max Series is designed to maximize bandwidth with the new high-bandwidth memory (HBM).
This new processor is architected to unlock performance and speed discoveries in data-intensive workloads, such as modeling, artificial intelligence, deep learning, high performance computing (HPC) and data analytics.
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