Data Protection for VMware and Application Data in Mission Critical Environments

Figure 6: VI 3 implementation
VMFS
VMFS is a high-performance clustered file system that leverages shared storage to allow multiple
instances of VMware ESX to read and write to the same storage, concurrently. A Virtual Machine File
System serves as a repository for virtual machines and virtual machines state. Each virtual machine’s
files are encapsulated in its own directory. VMFS also house other files such as templates, ISO images
for fast deployment, or virtual machines. VMFS volumes can be accessed through the service console
through the mount point/vmfs/volumes.
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