SMB Data Protection Pack

Provides data protection, disaster recovery and high availability above and beyond that of the VMware vSphere Essentials package. The Vizioncore SMB Data Protection Packs work in conjunction with a single deployment of VMware vSphere Essentials.
The SMB Data Protection Pack provides data protection, disaster recovery and high availability and works in conjunction with a single deployment of VMware vSphere Essentials. It is available in the following Editions:

• SMB Data Protection Pack Base Edition: includes Vizioncore vRanger Professional for data protection and vControl for high availability
• SMB Data Protection Pack with Replication: includes Vizioncore vReplicator for disaster recovery offsite replications.

Please note:The SMB Data Protection Pack requires proof of purchase for VMware vSphere Essentials or vSphere Essentials Plus and must be verified by Quest before ordering.

SMB Data Protection Pack – Features

Features include:

• Agentless Backup and Recovery: from vRanger. Perform backup and recovery without installing agents on each virtual machine
• Image-Based Backup, Recovery and Replication: automate the re-installation of operating sustems, configuration files, applications and recovery agents
• Direct-to-Target Architecture: from vRanger. Bypass web proxy servers and write backup data directly to target storage
• Replication Optimisation Engine: from vReplicator. Speed replications using change block tracking and active block mapping
• Active Block Mapping: reduce network bandwidth requirements by eliminating inactive or deleted data blocks from scans and transfers
• Change Block Tracking: use CBT capabilities in vSphere to transfer the data blocks that have changed.

SMB Data Protection Pack – System Requirements

• vControl
• vRanger Pro
• vReplicator.