2.7 Design Backup and Availability Solutions in a Multi-site Environment

Snapshot

• VMware Data Recovery: including a VM appliance and vCenter agent; snapshot retention and data deduplication.
• VMware Consolidated Backup (VCB): designed for VI3, and supported with all editions of vSphere; VCB enables LAN-free backup of VM from a centralized proxy server; file level full/incremental for Windows VM backup. Physical Box has access to vCenter and LUNs that vmdk files reside.
• vStorage API for Data Protection are the next  generation of VCB and are included with all editions of vSphere (VADP); change block tracking
• VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM): recovery plans and documents; a pair of remotely comunicated SRM servers; shadow VM at recovery site only will be used by SRM whereas the protected VM at protected site;  SRM plugin at vCenter; Protection group; Multiple protected sites to one recovery site; ABR (Array Based Replication) vs VR (vSphere Replication)
• vCenter Server Heartbeat
• HA & FT