Quantum Tech Brief Sample

VMware’s VCB (VMware Consolidated Backup) is an excellent solution for protecting VMs and their related system files, but it is not always appropriate. For structured data sets with files that are seldom closed (e.g. email and database applications) or non-Windows systems, VCB may not be the best alternative for creating coherency checked, application specific backups. There may also be instances where SAN connectivity is not possible, preventing VCB implementation.

Quantum’s esXpress backup software is another approach for protecting VMs which utilizes thevirtualized environment itself to spawn Virtual Backup Appliances (VBA) and uses your priorities and schedules to backup all VMs across the Ethernet environment. This is a ‘set & forget’ solution that does not require SAN connectivity and utilizes VMware snapshot capabilities for minimal impact on production.

Organizations are often challenged by the need for a “mixed” data protection strategy that includes VCB or esXpress, agent-based backups of VMs, and backups of non-VMware systems (e.g. high end UNIX servers). Quantum understands these needs and provides a broad portfolio of highly scalable disk and tape solutions designed to meet the data protection needs of any VMware environment. The center point of this solution is Quantum’s DXi-Series.