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Vitalii Feshchenko
Vitalii Feshchenko
StarWind Post-Sales Support Engineer. Vitalii specializes in storage, virtualization, and backup solutions. With expertise in infrastructure implementation and system recovery, he provides technical leadership in optimizing virtualized environments. Vitalii delivers expert guidance on data protection and high-availability infrastructure, focusing on seamless post-deployment support and performance tuning.
Vitalii Feshchenko
  • Vitalii Feshchenko
  • February 5, 2025

How to backup & restore VMware vCSA 8.0 Update 3

Follow this guide to reliably back up and restore your vCenter Server Appliance so you’re never stuck if something goes sideways.
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Vitalii Feshchenko
  • Vitalii Feshchenko
  • February 3, 2025

VMware ESXi Disk Provisioning Formats

As the name of this article is hinting, I’m going to discuss the answers to the said questions. My beginner colleagues are often wondering what virtual disk is preferable to choose. Therefore, although I was talking about this topic a while ago here and there, it’s time to get to the point.
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Vitalii Feshchenko
  • Vitalii Feshchenko
  • January 31, 2025

Starting with VMware: 6 Essential Things Beginners Should Know

If you’re new to VMware, these six quick insights will save you time, help avoid setup mistakes, and make your early experience smoother.
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Vitalii Feshchenko
  • Vitalii Feshchenko
  • January 30, 2025

Shrinking VMware VMDK Files with PowerShell

Free up wasted space on your datastores by safely shrinking VMDKs using efficient PowerShell scripting. No downtime needed.
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Vitalii Feshchenko
  • Vitalii Feshchenko
  • January 30, 2025

How to Reset the vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA) Root Password

This post will be pretty handy for those who rely on their memory too much because it discusses how to reset vCenter Server Appliance root password.
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Vitalii Feshchenko
  • Vitalii Feshchenko
  • January 29, 2025

Building a Nested Proxmox VE + Ceph Lab

Simulate an enterprise-grade storage environment at home by running Ceph on nested Proxmox hosts using your everyday PC.
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Vitalii Feshchenko
  • Vitalii Feshchenko
  • January 28, 2025

VMware vSphere CPU Hot-Plug and Memory Hot-Add Support

Discover how to dynamically scale your VMs with additional RAM or CPU cores without shutting them down, even across mixed OS environments.
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Vitalii Feshchenko
  • Vitalii Feshchenko
  • January 27, 2025

vSphere Maintenance Mode: Key Facts and Best Practices

Maintenance Mode does more than pause VMs. Learn how it affects clusters, HA, and your sanity if used incorrectly.
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Vitalii Feshchenko
  • Vitalii Feshchenko
  • January 24, 2025

How to Schedule Tasks in VMware vCenter Server

Automate your day-to-day operations in vCenter using its built-in scheduler — ideal when you’re not ready to dive into scripting or PowerCLI.
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