emc replistor: disaster recovery and data migration...

EMC RepliStor: Disaster Recovery and Data Migration Solution for VMware Environments Izzy Abdur-Rasheed

VP of Infrastructure & OperationsPraetorian Financial Group

Paula Swanson

Sr. Product Marketing Manager EMC

Agenda

RepliStor product overviewBusiness solutions with RepliStorRepliStor integration with Microsoft VSSRepliStor feature highlightsUsing RepliStor in virtual environmentsRepliStor & VMware success story with Praetorian Financial GroupQuestions & Answers

Server-based file-level replication for Windows environmentsAsynchronous, real-time replication over unlimited distances

Local & Wide Area NetworksReplicates

Open and closed filesDirectoriesRegistry KeysDeltas after full synchronization

Centralize management GUIEasy to use

Configuration wizardsSync, scheduling & security options

EMC RepliStor Overview

IP network

Primary Site Secondary Site

AsynchronousReplication

Unlimited distance

RepliStorRepliStor

1

2

3

1 RepliStor observes data written to storage

2 RepliStor replicates changes to target

3 RepliStor writes changes at secondary site

Integrated with MS Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS)

Exchange 2003SQL Server 2005Windows File System

Microsoft Windows Operating SystemsWindows 2000, 2003, XP Storage ServerSmall Business ServerWindows guest operating systems on VMware ESX Server and VMware Server

Cluster awareSupports heterogeneous storage

EMC RepliStor Overview Cont’d

IP network

Primary Site Secondary Site

AsynchronousReplication

Unlimited distance

RepliStorRepliStor

1

2

3

1 RepliStor observes data written to storage

2 RepliStor replicates changes to target

3 RepliStor writes changes at secondary site

RepliStor Business Solutions for Windows Environments

Branch Office Data ConsolidationBackup all data in one placeLowers costs, simplifies

Data Protection for Disaster RecoverySQL, Exchange, Oracle, Windows file systemRecover in minutes

Data DistributionMove data from one server to manyI.e. web servers for load balancing

Backup

Primary Data Center

Remote Data Center

San JoseData Center

LA

Houston

Boston

Chicago

Dallas Denver

Cleveland

Disaster Recovery for Exchange 2003, SQL Server 2005 & Windows File System with VSS Integration

VSS Shadow CopyMon. 16:00





Exchange & SQL WizardEasy VSS setup & configurationAuto-discovery of applicationPrompts user for failover parametersPrompt user for VSS parameters and creates appropriate specifications

Support for Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS)Remote application consistent snapshots for multiple recovery pointsVSS Shadow Copies maintained on target serverRecover from VSS Shadow Copy if real-time replica is unrecoverableVSS management within RepliStor

Centralized Management from any RepliStor Client

RepliStor Monitoring Traffic Lights- Green- Yellow- Red

Monitoring Traffic Lights for overall site health

Network Settings- Preconfigured for WAN,

LAN or FAST LAN

Configurable Performance Parameters

Memory tuning

Pause Updates

Throttling- Control bandwidth allocation

RepliStor Provides Flexible Scheduling Options

Synchronization

You Determine When and How Replication Will Occur

RepliStor Provides Flexible Security Options

Authenticates all server-to-server and client-to-server connectionsDefault security level at installation

Connection

Secure Data Transmission

Digital SignatureEncryptionGuards against tampering

Messages are signed with 16-byte signatureDetects altered, out-of sequence and replayed messages

Highest security levelSame functions as Connection & Digital SignatureAdds privacy

User Rights & Role Assignment

You’re in control of who has access to RepliStor within your organization

RepliStor works in Virtual Environments

RepliStor replicates Windows data from physical machines to virtualAlso replicates Windows data from virtual machine to virtual machine No distance limitationsPhysical & Virtual licensing options

Physical to Virtual

Virtual to Virtual

RepliStor & ESX Server – Enabling Cost-effective Solutions

RepliStor Use Cases with VMware

Data Protection for Disaster RecoveryBranch Office ConsolidationData Distribution

Secondary locationPrimary data center

Intel ArchitectureVMware: Virtualization Layer

SOFT

WA

RE

HA

RD

WA

RE

RepliStor

Intel ArchitectureVMware: Virtualization Layer

SOFT

WA

RE

HA

RD

WA

RE

Secondary locationPrimary data center

RepliStor

AutoStartAutoStart AutoStartIntel Architecture

VMware: Virtualization Layer

SOFT

WA

RE

HA

RD

WA

RE

What about migrating or consolidating physicalservers to VMware virtual servers?


Server Consolidation / Migration – Servers with DAS StorageRepliStor & VMware ConverterRepliStor captures & replicates an entire server to a target locationVMware Converter creates the virtual machines

S1

RepliStor

Server A

S3

RepliStor

Server C

S2

RepliStor

Server B

WAN

RepliStor

Image Collector SAN

ESX ServerVM A

VM B

VM C

S1

S2

S3

C1

C2

C3

SAN

SANV1

V2

V3

VMware Converter

Helper


Disaster Recovery for Virtual EnvironmentsRepliStor captures & replicates system disks and/or data to a target locationPrimary and target are replicated real-time for limited data lossIn the event of a disaster, the target location resumes operations using the real-time replica for limited downtime and data lossRepliStor essentially provides “bare metal recovery” for your virtual environment

WAN

SAN

ESX Server

S1

S2

S3

D1

D2

D3

Primary Production Site Target Recovery Site

SAN

ESX Server

S1

S2

S3

D1

D2

D3

RepliStor

VM A

VM B

VM C

VM A

VM B

VM C

RepliStor

Disaster Recovery for VirtualCenterRepliStor captures & replicates to the target location the VirtualCenter SQL data containing management information for all the ESX virtual machines Primary and target are replicated real-time for limited data lossActive / Passive configuration for VirtualCenter

Replicating VirtualCenter with RepliStor

ESX Server

VM A

VM B

VM C

ESX Server

VM A

VM B

VM C

Primary Production SiteActive

Target Recovery SitePassive

SQL

RepliStor

VirtualCenter

WAN

SQL

RepliStor

VirtualCenter

RepliStor RepliStorESX Server virtual machines will failover to the target site either manually or automaticallyVirtualCenter requires manual failover to take over management of the virtual machines

If the primary site goes down …

The target VirtualCenter will manage the virtual machines after a manual failover is initiated

If VirtualCenter at primary site goes down…

Using RepliStor

EMC RepliStor & VMware Success Story

Izzy Abdur-Rasheed

VP of Infrastructure & Operations

Praetorian Financial Group

Praetorian Implementation: EMC RepliStor & VMware

Who is Praetorian?

Leader in Specialty Insurance Business

Headquartered in New York City

Branch offices located in Itasca, IllinoisBrentwood, Tennessee Overland Park, KansasOmaha, Nebraska

Business Challenges

Time To Deploy New Services Was Lengthy

Solutions Were Not Scalable

Limited In - House Expertise

Need For Disaster Recovery Solution

Enhance Security

Data Center Space / Cost

Operational Costs



Business Requirements

Reduced Hardware Annual Maintenance Cost

Reduced Annual Licensing Cost

Scalable & Economic Architecture (on demand computing)

Enterprise Network – Enterprise Strategy

High Availability Service Level Agreements

Server Visualization

Portability

Enterprise Access Strategy

Continuous Improvement


Technology SelectionsVMware ESX Server Platform

Server ConsolidationRapid Server ProvisioningServer Virtualization

EMC RepliStor for virtual machine disaster recovery

Standardized on EMC CLARiiON & Celerra Storage

EMC NetWorker for backup and retention

ApplicationsCitrixOracle FinancialsCrystal ReportsMS OfficeCustom Client Server AppsOther legacy applicationsWeb Servers

Praetorian Implementation: EMC RepliStor & VMwareDisaster Recovery Solution

RepliStor provides continuous real-time replication of VMware virtualmachine guest OS system disk from primary data center to disaster recovery siteProduction & DR site using CLARiiON and Celerra storage for all dataDell servers located at DR site in warm stand-by mode ready to recover stored virtual machine guest OS system disks from CLARiiON storage

Primary Data Center

Disaster Recovery Site

TapeBackup

Providing additional protection, NetWorker is used for backup and record retention for all data and virtual machines

Dell ServerDell Server

RepliStorNetWorker

CLARiiON & Celerra Storage

Celerra Replicator

http://www.emc.com/products/systems/clariion_cx3-20.jsp




Business BenefitsSignificant reduction of Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) in operations and data center infrastructure of approximately 50%

Centralized management of all IT resources

Rapid server provisioning - minutes to build and deploy as opposed to days or weeks

Portability - VMware server images can work on different hardware without alteration

Significant reduction in recovery time from hardware or site failure


Key Successes600% acceleration of ROI, realized in 1/6th the time

~ 4 months versus 2 years

Extreme Cost ContainmentInitial rollout – 52 physical servers down to 9 ESX hostsToday – 91 virtual servers running on 9 ESX hosts

Capable to support 250 users in virtual machines with multiple applications including:

Citrix, Business Applications, MS Office, Custom Client Server Apps and other legacy applications

Providing high availability at lower cost


Questions?

Thank you!To learn more about EMC RepliStor visit our booth at the show

Or online www.software.emc.com

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