Unitrends Enterprise Backup for VMware: Comprehensive Data Protection
Unitrends Enterprise Backup (UEB) for VMware provides deep, hypervisor-level protection for virtual environments. It deploys as a virtual appliance directly within your existing VMware infrastructure. This software-only solution delivers the same enterprise-grade backup, archiving, and disaster recovery capabilities as physical appliances but with virtual flexibility. Key Features
Agentless Backups: Protects virtual machines without installing software on every guest operating system.
Instant Recovery: Runs failed virtual machines directly from backup storage to minimize downtime.
Global Deduplication: Reduces storage footprints by eliminating redundant data across all backup jobs.
Adaptive Inline Deduplication: Compresses and deduplicates data dynamically during the backup process.
App-Aware Protection: Ensures data consistency for critical business software like SQL, Exchange, and SharePoint. Deployment and Architecture
UEB runs as a virtual machine on VMware ESXi hosts. It integrates directly with VMware vCenter using the vSphere Storage APIs – Data Protection (VADP).
[ VMware vCenter / ESXi ] ──( VADP API )──> [ Unitrends Enterprise Backup Appliance ] ──> [ Cloud / Local Storage ]
This integration allows UEB to leverage Changed Block Tracking (CBT). CBT identifies only the data blocks that have changed since the last backup. This drastically reduces backup windows and network traffic. Key Benefits
Cost Efficiency: Eliminates the need for dedicated backup hardware.
Scalability: Expands storage and license capacity easily as your virtual environment grows.
Single Pane of Glass: Manages physical, virtual, and cloud backups from one centralized dashboard.
Flexible Replication: Replicates backups to the Unitrends Cloud, third-party clouds, or secondary data centers.
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