Author: Luca Dell'Oca

Luca Dell’Oca, 2011/2012/2013 VMware vExpert,works in IT since 2000. Since 2006, he’s working as a virtualization consultant and architect, specialized in the design and management of VMware infrastructures. He is also a co-founder and board member of the Italian VMware User Group, and author of the blog www.virtualtothecore.com, where he regularly publishes articles on everything related to virtualization.

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Veeam Backup and the maintenance of a Reverse Incremental Job

Luca Dell'Oca, April 4, 2013December 4, 2016

Veeam reverse incremental backups are since their introduction one of the most appreciated features among their users. At the price of an increase in I/O on the backup storage when compared with a traditional incremental backup, it allows for a single full backup file and a long chain of increments, thus offering huge savings on disk space.
However many users ignore that even a Reverse Incremental backups are not “Set and Forget”. Even if a reversed chain can be years long, this kind of usage is not recommended, rather it can lead to several problems.

Veeam Backup e la manutenzione di un sistema Reverse Incremental

Luca Dell'Oca, April 4, 2013December 4, 2016

I backup reverse incremental di Veeam sono da sempre una delle soluzioni più apprezzate dai suoi utilizzatori. Al costo di un incremento di I/O sullo storage di backup rispetto a un semplice backup incrementale, permette di avere sullo storage un unico file di tipo full e una lunga catena di…

Veeam Backup & Replication 7 preview #3: Veeam Explorer for Microsoft SharePoint

Luca Dell'Oca, March 27, 2013March 26, 2013

Veeam has accelerated it release pace about the new upcoming features for the next major v7 version of Veeam Backup & Replication. It took a month between the first announcement (support for vCloud Director) and the second (integration with vSphere Web client), but yesterday after only a week it came…

Veeam Backup & Replication 7 preview #3: Veeam Explorer for Microsoft SharePoint

Luca Dell'Oca, March 27, 2013March 26, 2013

Veeam ha accelerato non poco nell’annunciare le funzioni che la prossima versione 7 di Veeam Backup & Replication avrà. Se era passato un mese tra la prima (supporto a vCloud Director) e la seconda (integrazione con vSphere Web client), ieri dopo solo una settimana è stata annunciata la terza novità,…

StoreVirtual VSA 10.0, memory requirements and RAID errors

Luca Dell'Oca, March 25, 2013December 4, 2016

While configuring my lab, I would like to use some local storage inside two of my servers, by installing some VSA. I usually run with great satisfaction the HP VSA, who has been renamed recently StoreVirtual even if it keeps in some places its old name LeftHand (and also in…

StoreVirtual VSA 10.0, requisiti di memoria e errori RAID

Luca Dell'Oca, March 25, 2013December 4, 2016

Nel configurare il mio laboratorio, volevo sfruttare lo storage locale che due miei server possiedono installandoci delle VSA. Da sempre utilizzo con piacere e ottimi risultati la VSA di HP, da qualche mese rinominata StoreVirtual anche se al suo interno il sistema operativo è sempre denominato LeftHand (e io continuerò…

SkunkWorks Labs: my new vLab

Luca Dell'Oca, March 21, 2013March 19, 2013

Skunk Works is an official alias for Lockheed Martin’s Advanced Development Programs (ADP), formerly called Lockheed Advanced Development Projects. Skunk Works is responsible for a number of famous aircraft designs, including the U-2, the SR-71 Blackbird (my preferred one), the F-117 Nighthawk, and the F-22 Raptor. The designation “skunk works”,…

SkunkWorks Labs: il mio nuovo vLab

Luca Dell'Oca, March 21, 2013March 19, 2013

Skunk Works è la denominazione ufficiale della divisione della Lockheed Martin dedicata ai velivoli sperimentali. La Skunk Works è la creatrice e sviluppatrice di molti progetti di velivoli di grande popolarità, tra i quali l’aero-spia U-2, l’SR-71 Blackbird (il mio preferito), il caccia stealth F-117 Nighthawk, e l’ultimo caccia F-22…