NetVault Plug-in for VMware 10.5 - User Guide

Improve VMware ESX performance with vStorage APIs for Data Protection (VADP): The Plug‑in for VMware works with VADP to provide centralized backups that reduce the load on ESX Servers and backup traffic on the Local Area Network. This approach is especially important if you need to consolidate hardware. You have the flexibility to protect all your virtual machines deployed on a single ESX Server or protect multiple ESX Servers from a single NetVault Backup Client. With VMware vSphere® Storage vMotion® (Storage vMotion), the plug-in is able to protect your virtual machines without requiring detailed knowledge of their location.

Increase confidence while deploying VMware: The Plug‑in for VMware protects individual VMware® ESX® and VMware® ESXi™ Servers as well as a full VMware® vCenter™ environment. It empowers you to create comprehensive, flexible backup policies without the need for complex scripting or deep understanding of VADP. The plug-in provides peace of mind because you can simply point-and-click to back up or restore virtual machines. It increases efficiency by consolidating virtual machine backup management into a single environment, improving storage administration efficiency. The solution enhances protection for Windows®-based virtual machines by performing VSS-based snapshots to quiesce applications before backup.

Automatic integration of backup devices ensures business continuity: The Plug‑in for VMware supports a wide range of backup devices, allowing you to store your backup data on disk-based storage devices, virtual tape libraries, or physical tape libraries. It ensures that your virtualized environments are protected and stored off-site for disaster recovery purposes. The plug-in also frees administrators from being available 24x7 by allowing less experienced VMware administrators to confidently initiate restores correctly and as quickly as possible, reducing downtime and improving business continuity.

Shorten backup windows and improve device utilization: The Plug‑in for VMware speeds virtual machine image-based backups with high performance Incremental and Differential Backups for data stored in virtual machines. The plug-in integrates with the Changed Block Tracking (CBT) feature to ensure that only blocks that have changed since the initial Full, and the last Incremental or Differential Backup are sent to the current Incremental or Differential backup stream to give you more efficient backups and reduced network demands.