The document discusses new VMware technologies that are under development and subject to change, with features that may or may not be delivered in products depending on technical feasibility and market demand, and pricing has not been determined. It then provides an overview of VMware vSphere Replication capabilities for data protection and disaster recovery. The remainder of the document outlines best practices, configurations, and limitations for different transport modes when using VMware vSphere Replication.

2. Disclaimer
• This presentation may contain product features that are currently under development.
• This overview of new technology represents no commitment from VMware to deliver these
features in any generally available product.
• Features are subject to change, and must not be included in contracts, purchase orders, or
sales agreements of any kind.
• Technical feasibility and market demand will affect final delivery.
• Pricing and packaging for any new technologies or features discussed or presented have not
been determined.
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Source: VMware vSphere Replication

9. What do I have for data protection and
disaster recovery?
YES NO
Point-in-time snapshot
Multiple copies
VSS application consistency
Business Continuity
Application Log Management
Legal Hold and E-Discovery
Archive Indefinitely
Extended Retention ??

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* Source: IDC World Wide Data Protection and Recovery Software Forecast and Vendor Shares

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• Backup Server
vSphere
ESX/ESXi
Microsoft Exchange
2013 Server VM
Exchange
Backup
Agent
ESXi datastore
(Tintri VMstore)
10GigE Storage Network
VM Guest Network

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Backup Agent
Backup Proxy Host
snapshot
vSphere
ESX/ESXi
VMDK
VM
10GigE Storage Network
Tintri VMstore
VM Guest Network

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21. ESX/ESXi B
vSphere
VM1 VM2 VM5 VM6
BackupData
(CBT)HotAdd
VDP Appliance
(VM)
HotAdd
Microsoft
Exchange
2013 Server
Microsoft
SQL 2012
Server
ESX/ESXi A
vSphere
10GigE Storage
Network
ESX/ESXi DataStore
using Tintri VMstore
VM-Guest Network
VMDKsVMDKsVMDKs HotAdd

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HotAdd attached VMDK

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26. ESX/ESXi B
vSphere
VM1 VM2 VM5 VM6
BackupData
(CBT)NBDNBDSSL
VDP Appliance
(VM)
Microsoft
Exchange
2013 Server
Microsoft
SQL 2012
Server
ESX/ESXi A
vSphere
10GigE Storage
Network
ESX/ESXi DataStore
using Tintri VMstore
VM-Guest Network
VMDKsVMDKsVMDKs

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31. ESX/ESXi
10 GigE Storage Network
Backup Server/
Backup Proxy Host
SAN
Traditional LUN
Storage Array
vSphere
VM-Guest Network
VM1 VM2 VM3
Tape
Library
Disk
VDP Advanced does
not support SAN
transport mode

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34. ESX/ESXi
BackupServer05053
(Physical System)
SAN
Traditional LUN
Storage Array
vSphere
Disk
ESXi DataStore:
TEST
10 GigE Storage Network

36. 1. Corrupted ESXi
datastore LUN.
2. Failed backup
3. What’s next?

37. Number Transport Mode DO’s
1 SAN DO ensure FC HBA ports on proxy server discovers
datastore LUNs
2 SAN DO set SAN policy on proxy server to onlineALL
3 HotAdd/NBD/NBDSSL DO ensure proxy server has 10GigE backup
network access to ESX/ESXi server
4 HotAdd DO manually remove .vmdk files from proxy
server before new backups if consolidate VM disk
fails
5 NBD/NBDSSL DO ensure TCP port 902 is open between proxy
server and ESX/ESXi server

38. Number Transport Mode DON’Ts
6 SAN DON’T initialize/delete disk on proxy server if in
doubt of LUN ownership
7 SAN DON’T forget to use host-based device
management software for device mapping
8 HotAdd/NBD/NBDSSL DON’T forget to update network connections if
proxy server is vMotioned
9 HotAdd DON’T use HotAdd if VMFS block size of VM <
VMFS block size of proxy server
10 NBD/NBDSSL DON’T exceed NFS connection limits on an
ESX/ESXi server

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