Disk-to-Cloud Backup Solution using Vizioncore
vRanger Pro™ DPP and CloudArray™ software
for VMware® virtualized server environments
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Overview
The following presentation provides a functional overview on:
How Vizioncore vRanger Pro Backup, Recovery & Backup Management
software together with CloudArray work seamlessly to protect VMware
ESX and ESXi environments
3-year TCO summary on CloudArray vs. existing backup and replication
solutions supporting an economic and highly reliable storage tier for
offsite data backup and replication without the logistics and cost of tape
transport
Details for a Free 30-day evaluation of CloudArray software
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Example Environment
2 physical hosts and 14 virtual machines on VMware ESX servers
vRanger Pro 4 implemented as data protection solution
Initial vRanger Pro backup targets: tape and offsite tape storage
Enhancement solution for vRanger Pro backup target:
CloudArray software
Cloud storage providers
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Backup Targets
Tape and/or D2D
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Server running
vRanger Pro 4 and
vCenter
vRanger Pro 4
VM
Ph. Host
VM disk files on
primary storage
Data Center
D2D
Tape
Host n
SAN
LAN
Offsite Tape
Backup Storage
Typical backup
solution using
vRanger Pro 4
VM data
backup
VM data
restore
(CIFS)
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Backup Targets
Tape and/or D2D
Windows Proxy
Server running
vRanger Pro 4 and
vCenter
vRanger Pro 4
VM
Ph. Host
VM disk files on
primary storage
Data Center
D2D
Tape
Host n
SAN
LAN
Offsite Tape
Backup Storage
Challenges with
backup to tape and
offsite tape
management;
• Time consuming
• Costly
• Not Secure
• Data Integrity issues
• Time to restore
VM data
backup
VM data
restore
(CIFS)
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Backup Targets
Tape and/or D2D
Windows Proxy
Server running
vRanger Pro 4 and
vCenter
vRanger Pro 4
VM
Ph. Host
VM disk files on
primary storage
Data Center
D2D
Tape
Host n
SAN
LAN
Offsite Tape
Backup Storage
Challenges with D2D
backup;
• Capital intensive
• Costly and time
cons