In case one of the application servers blows up. For servers such as SQL and Exchange, you will need a beefed up server hosting the ESXi server.
The BIG picture
Convert physical machines (mostly Windows 2003 servers) into virtual machines (.vmx)
Save the virtual machines into a central repository
Restore the VM image when needed to a standby VMware [...]
This is how I backup MySQL database on a Linux box.
MySQL database location
The database files are located in /var/lib/mysql directory
Scheduling the backup
For scheduling the backup, I used a script. The scirpt is stored in /etc/cron.daily.
Note: placing a script inside the /etc/cron.daily directory means it will be executed daily by Cron. The latter can be configured in a [...]
SyncBack is one of my favorite tools. It is simply a tool that allows you to synchronize files or folders located at different locations. I used it mainly as a backup tool where I can copy files to another location - external USB and network drive for examples. With the email notification option, it tells [...]