Data Protection for VMware and Application Data in Mission Critical Environments

The solution technology components explored in the paper are as follows:
Figure 5: Solution technology components
VMware Consolidated Backup
Raw Device Mapped (RDM)
VMFS
HP Data Protector software
[Zero Downtime Backup]
[Instant Recovery]
Continuous Access EVA
Business Copy EVA
StorageWorks EVA Family
VMware Virtual Infrastructure 3
HP/VMware VI Backup Advantage
VMware
HP Data Protector software
[Zero Downtime Backup]
[Instant Recovery]
VMware Consolidated Backup
Raw Device Mapped (RDM)
Continuous Access EVA
VMFS
Business Copy EVA
VMware Virtual Infrastructure 3
StorageWorks EVA Family
HP
HP/VMware VI Backup Advantage
VMware
HP
Solution technology components
VMware technology components
Virtual Infrastructure 3
VI 3 allows enterprises and small businesses alike to transform, manage, and optimize their IT
environments through virtualization.
Virtualization creates an abstraction layer that decouples the physical hardware from the operating
system to deliver greater IT resource utilization and flexibility. Multiple virtual machines, running a
range of operating systems (such as Microsoft
®
Windows
®
Server 2003, or Linux) and applications
run in isolation and also side-by-side on the same physical server.
VI 3 delivers comprehensive virtualization, management, resource optimization, application
availability, and operational automation capabilities in an integrated offering. Figure 6 provides a
logical view of the components of a VI 3 implementation.
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