Thin Provisioning vs Thick Provisioning in VMware
Thin, thick lazy zeroed, or thick eager zeroed? Compare the three VMware disk formats, how each affects performance and capacity, and when to pick which.
Sysadmin Desk Oct 4, 2026 7 min read
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How to Disable Hyper-V for VirtualBox or VMware
Hyper-V stealing VT-x from VirtualBox or VMware? Disable the Hyper-V role, Memory Integrity, and the hypervisor with bcdedit so your VMs run at full native speed.
Sysadmin Desk Sep 27, 2026 7 min read
VMware ESXi vs vSphere vs vCenter Explained
Confused by ESXi, vSphere, and vCenter? Here's what each one actually is, how they fit together, and when you need vCenter versus a standalone ESXi host.
Sysadmin Desk Sep 20, 2026 7 min read
How to Back Up VMware ESXi Virtual Machines
Back up ESXi VMs the right way: why free ESXi blocks most backup tools, how snapshot-based backups work, ghettoVCB and OVF export, and why snapshots aren't backups.
Sysadmin Desk Aug 13, 2026 10 min read
How to Migrate VMware VMs to Proxmox VE
Move VMware VMs to Proxmox: export OVF/VMDK, import with qm importovf and importdisk, convert VMDK to qcow2, fix VirtIO drivers, and boot the migrated guest.
Sysadmin Desk Jul 14, 2026 8 min read
VMware Snapshots Explained: Why They Are Not Backups
How VMware snapshots and delta disks really work, why they grow and slow your VMs, the 72-hour rule, and why a snapshot is not a backup. Practical guidance.
Sysadmin Desk Jun 21, 2026 7 min read