Backup / Restore to Cloud Storage with vRanger Pro and CloudArray software

Disk-to-Cloud Backup Solution using Vizioncore vRanger Pro ™ DPP and CloudArray ™ software for VMware ® virtualized server environments

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

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

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 Typical backup solution using vRanger Pro 4 VM data backup VM data restore (CIFS)

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)

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 consuming to expand
VM data backup VM data restore (CIFS)

Backup Target Windows Proxy Server running vRanger Pro 4 and vCenter vRanger Pro 4 VM Ph. Host VM disk files on primary storage Data Center Host n SAN LAN VM data backup VM data restore Storing backup data for recovery in the Cloud offers many benefits, but how do we connect vRanger Pro to the Cloud…?

Backup Target Windows Proxy Server running vRanger Pro 4 and vCenter vRanger Pro 4 VM Ph. Host VM disk files on primary storage Data Center Host n SAN LAN VM data backup VM data restore … with CloudArray software! CloudArray

Windows Proxy Server running vRanger Pro 4 and vCenter vRanger Pro 4 VM Ph. Host VM disk files on primary storage Data Center Host n SAN LAN CloudArray ESX … CloudArray Volumes CloudArray Virtual Appliance CloudArray operates as a virtual appliance It presents iSCSI volumes to physical and virtual servers Volumes are block-based and replicate data to cloud storage providers It’s local cache allows fast access to data

Windows Proxy Server running vRanger Pro 4 and vCenter vRanger Pro 4 VM Ph. Host VM disk files on primary storage Data Center Host n SAN LAN CloudArray ESX … CloudArray Volumes CloudArray Virtual Appliance Provision CloudArray volume(s) using local storage as a cache or a full local copy

Windows Proxy Server running vRanger Pro 4 and vCenter vRanger Pro 4 VM Ph. Host VM disk files on primary storage Data Center Host n SAN LAN CloudArray ESX … Cloud Storage Providers WAN CloudArray Volumes CloudArray Virtual Appliance CloudArray volume(s) are mapped to your choice of Cloud storage service providers

Windows Server Windows Proxy Server running vRanger Pro 4 and vCenter vRanger Pro 4 VM Ph. Host VM disk files on primary storage Data Center Host n SAN LAN VM data backup VM data restore CloudArray ESX … Cloud Storage Providers WAN CloudArray Volumes CloudArray Virtual Appliance T: (CIFS) Present CloudArray volume to Windows Server Backup host Windows Server creates NTFS on the volume and mounts the drive

Windows Server Windows Proxy Server running vRanger Pro 4 and vCenter vRanger Pro 4 VM Ph. Host VM disk files on primary storage Data Center Host n SAN LAN VM data backup VM data restore CloudArray ESX … Cloud Storage Providers WAN CloudArray Volumes CloudArray Virtual Appliance T: (CIFS) Windows Server presents CloudArray volume as a CIFS share to Windows Server running vRanger Pro

Windows Server Windows Proxy Server running vRanger Pro 4 and vCenter vRanger Pro 4 VM Ph. Host VM disk files on primary storage Data Center Host n SAN LAN VM data backup VM data restore CloudArray ESX … Cloud Storage Providers WAN CloudArray Volumes CloudArray Virtual Appliance T: (CIFS) vRanger Pro initiates a backup of VMs and writes data to CIFS share

Windows Server Windows Proxy Server running vRanger Pro 4 and vCenter vRanger Pro 4 VM Ph. Host VM disk files on primary storage Data Center Host n SAN LAN VM data backup VM data restore CloudArray ESX … Cloud Storage Providers WAN CloudArray Volumes CloudArray Virtual Appliance T: (CIFS) The data set is written to CloudArray local cache

Windows Server Windows Proxy Server running vRanger Pro 4 and vCenter vRanger Pro 4 VM Ph. Host VM disk files on primary storage Data Center Host n SAN LAN VM data backup VM data restore CloudArray ESX … Cloud Storage Providers WAN CloudArray Volumes CloudArray Virtual Appliance T: (CIFS) The data set is replicated to one or more Cloud storage providers Encryption, Compression,

Windows Server Windows Proxy Server running vRanger Pro 4 and vCenter vRanger Pro 4 VM Ph. Host VM disk files on primary storage Data Center Host n SAN LAN VM data backup VM data restore CloudArray ESX … Cloud Storage Providers WAN CloudArray Volumes CloudArray Virtual Appliance T: (CIFS) A restore operation from vRanger Pro retrieves data from CloudArray local cache and Cloud storage provider(s)

CloudArray vs. Existing Backup & Replication Solutions: 5 TB Environment
Analysis based on increment costs
5 TB environment
Includes all s/w, h/w, maint, & admin
Backup solutions
Existing backup to tape + remote vaulting
Backup to CloudArray
5 months ROI (initial CAP/OP-EX)
$72.8 k savings over 3 yr period
Replication solutions
Existing off-site replication
Replication + snapshot to CloudArray
1 month ROI (initial CAP/OP-Ex)
$240k savings over 3 yr period
3 yr-TCO for CloudArray vs. Existing Backup and Replication Solutions

Feature / Benefits
Provides secure electronic backup to offsite Cloud storage providers without changes to vRanger Pro
No need to save data to tape(s) and ship offsite
Faster restore from iSCSI volumes
Local copy of data is available in CloudArray cache with option of a full local copy for faster access
Space efficient snapshots – in Cloud
Choice of Cloud storage providers to optimize cost and availability
Secure: 256-bit AES at rest encryption

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Backup / Restore to Cloud Storage with vRanger Pro and CloudArray software

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