VMware vSphere, using VM snapshots, provides the ability to capture a point-in-time state and data of a virtual machine. Details are also included on how VMware works with its partner ecosystem to provide data protection solutions for nearly any environment running workloads on HCI deployments powered by vSAN. This document provides information on data protection features built into vSphere and vSAN. The number of solutions and flexibility provided by VMware and its partners is unparalleled. For example, a third-party product can be used to back up and quickly restore individual virtual machines while VMware vSphere Replication and VMware Site Recovery, disaster recovery as a service (DRaaS) available with VMware Cloud on AWS, provides recovery from site outages when needed. Solutions are available for on-premises and cloud-based deployments. VMware enables these solutions through a combination of built-in capabilities combined with mature, robust APIs and SDKs that vendors who specialize in data protection can utilize and build upon.įeatures that are native to VMware vSphere and vSAN can be combined with third-party solutions to build a comprehensive data protection strategy based on your specific business needs and technical requirements. It could be as simple as protecting a few critical workloads in a single location or something larger in scale such as backup, restore, replication and automated recovery capabilities for multiple sites around the world. VMware provides a solid foundation for VMware vSAN data protection and disaster recovery in a wide variety of use cases and scenarios. Data protection is a key component of any business continuity plan.

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