Services
VMware ESXi
VYN IT runs VMware ESXi where the application or an existing agreement requires that platform. We size the host and storage, back the machines up somewhere else and patch inside the window the business software allows.
VYN IT runs VMware ESXi where the application or an existing agreement requires that platform. We size the host and storage, back the machines up somewhere else and patch inside the window the business software allows.
Licensing and management belong in the plan, not as a surprise after the move. Snapshots stay a short fallback before a change. We set up high availability when a second host and the storage are justified, not by default.
What we do
Host and storage
CPU, RAM and disks for the machines that actually run, with reserve for backup and a filling disk.
Operations and patches
Firmware and ESXi updates in a window, after a snapshot or the backup is a way back. The snapshot is removed afterwards.
Moving onto ESXi
From physical hardware or another platform, with a test of the application and a named moment when the old host is off.
VM backup
Images on a target outside the datastore. A restore of one machine is tried before anyone trusts the job.
Admin rights
Named accounts, not a root password in a file. The license and the portal are in your company’s name.
Technologies and solutions
ESXi hosts
The version your license and hardware can carry, not the newest for its own sake.
Datastores
Local disks or shared storage. Latency and free space are part of care.
Short snapshots
Before a change, then gone. Not a chain that is weeks old.
A VM backup product
One that writes the machines consistently and can restore a single VM.
vSphere when the license includes it
Management of several hosts only if you pay for it and need it. A single host is not decorated with a console nobody uses.
What you gain
The license is clear
Before hardware arrives, it is clear which edition carries the features you mean.
Patches have a window
Not automatically in the middle of a deadline.
One VM can be restored
Not only the whole host, but the machine that runs the application.
Accounts belong to the company
A change of partner does not fail on a personal VMware login.
Typical problems
Unclear licensing
The host runs, and nobody can say which edition is paid or when it ends.
Snapshot chains
Snapshots have sat since an update months ago, and the datastore is full.
Backup on the same storage
The copy dies with the datastore.
One root for everyone
The password is in a ticket from three years ago.
How we work
- 1
Advice
Application, license, host age and the last backup test are recorded.
- 2
Planning
Target version, storage and the window are fixed. Hardware follows the support statement, not the other way around.
- 3
Implementation
Build or move includes a test of the business software and a restore attempt of one machine.
- 4
Optimization
Old snapshots go. Free space and slow guests are adjusted.
- 5
Ongoing care
Patches and capacity stay in care on business days.
Frequently asked questions
Do we have to stay on VMware?
Only if the application or a current agreement requires it. Otherwise we compare Hyper-V and Proxmox honestly, including license and the move.
Is an ESXi snapshot a backup?
No. It sits on the datastore. A backup is an image on another target, proved by a restore.
Can you patch an old ESXi host?
If that version still receives updates and the hardware can run it. An unsupported version is not talked into looking current.
Do we need vCenter?
Usually not for one host. For several hosts and features your license includes, yes. We do not install a console nobody will operate.
Who has admin access?
Named accounts of your company and of our care team. Not a shared root password in a private note.
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