Services
Virtualization
Virtualization at VYN IT means running the business software on virtual machines whose storage, backup and admin rights are known. The platform follows what you already run: VMware, Hyper-V or Proxmox, depending on licensing and on what your application vendor supports.
Virtualization at VYN IT means running the business software on virtual machines whose storage, backup and admin rights are known. The platform follows what you already run: VMware, Hyper-V or Proxmox, depending on licensing and on what your application vendor supports.
More machines on one piece of hardware save space only while CPU, RAM and especially storage latency still have reserve. A snapshot is not a backup. High availability and a cluster pay off when one host stopping would stop the business and the license allows it, not as a default for every office.
What we do
Choosing the platform
VMware, Hyper-V or Proxmox from what you run, the license and the vendor’s support statement. Changing platform is a project, not a side effect of a maintenance contract.
Running the hosts
Firmware, disks, capacity and which machine carries which application. We do not overcommit without a measurement.
Migrations
Physical to virtual, or from one platform to another, in a window, with a way back until the application is shown to run on the new host.
High availability where it fits
Two hosts and shared storage when one device stopping would stop the business. Otherwise a tested restore and a fallback for the one machine that matters.
Backup away from the host
Virtual machines copied to a target that does not die with the host disk. Recovery is the order of the machines, not a button nobody has tested.
Technologies and solutions
VMware ESXi
Hosts and the management that matches your license. Detail is on the ESXi page.
Microsoft Hyper-V
A single host or a cluster when Windows Server and the application are supported that way.
Proxmox
Where the application does not demand a specific hypervisor and operations plus backup are clear.
Storage
Local disks or shared storage. Latency decides how many machines honestly run.
VM backup
Images away from the host, plus a restore test. Snapshots only as a short fallback before a change.
What you gain
The application picks the platform
Not a trend, and not a license bought years ago without checking the vendor’s support.
Capacity is measured
CPU, RAM and storage have reserve for the backup window and for a failed disk.
Changes have a window
Patches and moves happen when the business software allows them, with a named way back.
Recovery is ordered
First the machine nothing runs without, then the rest. That is written down.
Typical problems
One host, no spare, no restore test
The disks report errors, and the last copy was never opened.
Snapshots standing in for backup
They sit on the same storage and grow weeks old.
Too many machines
Everything is slow because nobody measured storage latency.
The application is not supported
The vendor does not support the virtual setup, and the move is already half done.
How we work
- 1
Advice
We clarify the application, vendor support, the license and what a host outage would cost.
- 2
Planning
Platform, storage, backup and the window are fixed before hardware is ordered.
- 3
Implementation
Build or move includes a test of the business software, not only a guest that answers ping.
- 4
Optimization
Full disks, old snapshots and slow guests are cleaned up.
- 5
Ongoing care
Patches, capacity and backup stay in care. New machines join the same view.
Frequently asked questions
Which platform do you recommend?
The one that fits what you run, the license and the vendor’s support: VMware, Hyper-V or Proxmox. A change of platform is its own project.
Is a snapshot a backup?
No. It sits on the same storage and is a short fallback before a change. A backup sits apart and is proved by a restore.
Do we need a cluster?
Only when one host stopping would stop the business, and license plus storage can carry it. Many businesses run more honestly on one well-backed-up host than on an untested cluster.
How many virtual machines on one host?
As many as CPU, RAM and storage latency can carry, with reserve for the backup window. A number without a measurement is not a plan.
Can you virtualize an old server?
Yes, when the application allows it and the window is long enough. Hardware the vendor no longer supports is not quietly carried along.
Contact and advice
Call us or send an inquiry. We reply on business days and say whether and how we can help.
+43 1 996 96 33