Snapshot files can grow to the same size as the original base disk file, which is why the provisioned storage size of a virtual machine increases by an amount equal to the original size of the virtual ...

VirtualBox Snapshots is a tool for capturing incremental snapshots of the virtual machine (VM) state. It enables us to restore our VM to a specific condition. In this post, we will learn how to create ...

In VMWare VSphere, the Virtual Machine disks Consolidation Needed status is displayed in the Summary section if leftover virtual disk files or snapshots are not merged with the base virtual disk file ...

As the number of servers being virtualized grows, backing up and protecting them becomes more of a problem. It’s not enough for IT administrators to simply back up each virtual server and its data.