As an IT professional, you're acutely aware of the critical role that disaster recovery plays in maintaining business continuity. That's why I'm thrilled to share we're expanding the capabilities of NetApp® BlueXP™ disaster recovery to support VMFS, which is now available in public preview!
This new release is a game-changer for NetApp customers utilizing VMFS datastores to support their VMware workloads. VMFS, as you know, is a high-performance file system optimized for storing virtual machines. It abstracts the physical storage layer from virtual machines, providing a consistent and efficient way to manage VM files. With over 50% of VMware deployments using VMFS, our latest update to BlueXP disaster recovery means that even more of your VMware workloads can now benefit from the simple, low-cost integrated disaster protection service that's built right into the BlueXP control plane.
Let's dive into what this means for you. You can now leverage these innovative features:
- SnapMirror technology for unparalleled speed in data replication keeping network overhead low
- Orchestrated, on-demand failover and failback with SnapMirror for both NFS and VMFS datastores
- Low, predictable RPOs and RTOs for near-instantaneous application-consistent recovery in the face of disasters
- Simplified definition, deployment, data replication, and execution of DR plans across both on-premises and cloud environments via the SaaS- delivered BlueXP control plane
BlueXP disaster recovery is tightly integrated with NetApp AFF & ASA systems. NetApp ASA, as a block-only system, is ideally suited for VMFS virtual environments that can benefit from BlueXP disaster recovery.
Imagine the peace of mind knowing that your VMFS-based virtual environments are now protected with a disaster recovery plan that is both cost-effective and easy to manage. The ability to create templatized disaster recovery plans, replicate data seamlessly, and conduct nondisruptive failover tests without affecting production workloads is invaluable.
BlueXP disaster recovery now supports VMFS datastores
Summarizing, the key features of BlueXP disaster recovery include:
- Efficient Data Replication: By utilizing SnapMirror technology, which includes deduplication, compression, and compaction, we've seen a significant reduction in the volume of data that needs to be transferred, slashing both costs and system overhead.
- Simplified Orchestration: The service uses the BlueXP SaaS-delivered control plane along with an intuitive UI. This simplifies the deployment and management of our disaster recovery solutions across on-premises and cloud environments.
- Non-Disruptive Testing: We can nondisruptively test our failover processes without affecting production workloads, ensuring that our disaster recovery plan is always up to date and effective.
- Application-Consistent Recovery: SnapMirror provides immediate failover for application-consistent recovery, which is critical for maintaining the integrity of our applications during a recovery process.
- Lower Risk and Costs: With BlueXP disaster recovery, we don't need to provision dedicated alternative infrastructure at a secondary location, which considerably lowers our risk and operational costs.
- Granular Recovery Points: The service offers multiple point-in-time recovery options, giving us the flexibility to restore our systems to the exact state required.
- Continuous Health Checks: BlueXP disaster recovery conducts continuous compliance and health checks, reducing the risk of unexpected issues during an actual disaster recovery event.
- VMFS Support: With the new release, BlueXP disaster recovery now also supports VMware VMFS, enabling us to extend these benefits to those workloads.
For a more detailed look at the features and benefits that now apply to VMware VMFS customers, I encourage you to review my previous blog.
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