WHITE PAPER Solving the Challenges of Server Consolidation and Disaster Recovery with Acronis® Backup & Recovery™ 10 Virtual Edition Copyright © Acronis, Inc.
WHITE PAPER Table of Contents Introduction................................................................................................... 3 Maximizing Server Consolidation................................................................... 3 Avoiding Frustrations and Hidden Costs......................................................... 4 The Key to Dependable Disaster Recovery....................................................... 6 Conclusion.............................................................
WHITE PAPER Introduction What impact does your choice of software have on your ability to carry out server consolidation and disaster recovery? It could have plenty. If you’re consolidating servers to lower IT costs, you should read this paper. And if you’re concerned about your ability to carry out a disaster recovery within the tight timeframes today’s virtual environments demand, you should read it.
WHITE PAPER Avoiding Frustrations and Hidden Costs Building new virtual machines can take a lot of time, but it doesn’t have to. Take the fast lane to server consolidation A well-thought-out migration solution neatly bypasses the need for building each VM from scratch.
WHITE PAPER For instance, automated backup reporting helps backup administrators uncover incidents like failed backups so they can be resolved before they cause a problem. Wizard-driven scheduling and policy-based retention make it easier to set up and apply backup policies for multiple systems simultaneously, and they reduce the potential for human error. Centralized management makes it possible to control all of your computing resources from a central console.
WHITE PAPER Oxford’s network administrator virtualized a significant number of servers on a powerful Dell® 2950 Linux® server, among them the district’s food service, Blackberry® and library servers, and he was impressed with the speed of the migration effort. In the case of the food service application server, the conversion, including transferring 85 GB worth of data, was done in 30 minutes.
WHITE PAPER Take advantage of the cloud Local backup and recovery software may allow you to recover from moderate problems such as a mistakenly deleted file, or from a server or workstation crash. But local backups won’t protect you from the severe consequences of natural or manufactured disasters, like fire, flood or theft unless they’re also stored offsite and available online.
WHITE PAPER Mississippi Department of Transportation The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) plans, designs, and manages the state’s transportation infrastructure, including more than 13,000 lane miles of state highways as well as transportation over water, air and rail. They use 300 servers to drive some of the nation’s most advanced applications, ensuring swift and safe traffic flow.
WHITE PAPER Server consolidation for maximum results Bare-bones tools included in virtual platform products can get your consolidation effort off the ground, but their limited functionality can stretch your timeline for completion to unreasonable lengths.
WHITE PAPER After the agent takes an image of a virtual machine, it moves the backup onto an Acronis storage node on the network and backs it up there. This eliminates performance slowdowns that occur when physical host servers are saddled with backup duties. Acronis provides the most consistent and manageable solution for mixed server environments. • A completely consistent management interface applies across all servers.
WHITE PAPER Conclusion The more significant your virtualization effort, the more it pays to address implementation issues surrounding server consolidation and disaster recovery as soon as you can. Whether you are responsible for just a few machines or thousands, Acronis is the key to maximizing your virtualization investment.
