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Figure 31 Using VLS with VMWare using VCB
Recovery options: Recovery is a two stage recovery:
1.
The image is restored to the VCB proxy or the ESX server.
2.
The image is restored as a VM using VMware Converter if restored to the VCB proxy, or
vcbRestore if restored to the ESX server.
Restart the VM and you are back in business as of the last snap. This is the fastest way to do a
complete disaster recovery. For example, HP Data Protector on Proxy can restore directly from VLS
or tape onto VM machines.
For Windows OS, you can also mount the file system backup to VCB proxy and restore single files
or restore the complete system.
Solution advantages:
VMWare approved method of backing up, takes the load off the ESX console for backup and
restore and passes it to the proxy server
Allows all HP supported Fibre Channel backup devices to be connected to Proxy server
VCB is disk array independent snapshot technology
Automation of backup and restore of VM snapshots
Disaster recovery of ESX environments
Easy transfer to physical tape if required, if backup application used
With HP Data Protector and most other backup software the following approaches are possible:
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Online and offline snapshots of VMs. File level backup and recovery of data in the VMs.
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VCB Image Backup: Online and offline snapshots - full backup only.
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VCB File Backup: Full backup. Incremental and differential backups based on per-file
modification time. Incremental contains changes since previous backup; differential
contains changes since latest full backup.
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