From NetJapan, vStandby AIP Offering Instant DR for Windows Servers

NetJapan, Ltd. has announced the release of vStandby AIP, a Instant DR (IDR) solution.

vStandby AIP works by instantly starting-up a standby VM from any ActiveImage Protector image backup file, enabling users to avoid prolonged downtime due to a lengthy traditional restoration process.

It was developed specifically to combine the lightning-fast recovery speed of vStandby with ActiveImage Protector’s backup technologies, offering users a solution for instant DR.

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vStandby AIP usage scenarios
Here are examples of how vStandby AIP can be used:

• ActiveImage Protector is creating regular backups of a Windows Server or Workstation.

• Company’s ImageCenter, a free replication and consolidation tool for ActiveImage Protector, is used to replicate full and incremental disk images to a secure offsite location.

• At the offsite location, vStandby AIP creates and maintains a standby VM on a VMware ESXi host, using the full and incremental disk images created by ActiveImage Protector.

• Should the local source machine fail due to natural disaster or system failure, the standby VM can be immediately booted for instant switchover, bypassing a lengthy and costly restoration process.

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Main features:

• Creates virtual standby machines for instant switchover availability
  vStandby AIP uses ActiveImage Protector backup image files to create an instantly bootable standby VM, ready for immediate switchover.

• Monitors storage folders where backup image files are saved
  vStandby AIP can update a standby VM once a new incremental image file is detected or according to a task schedule.

• Creates standby VMs offsite using replicated backup image files
  Company’s ImageCenter, a free replication and consolidation tool for ActiveImage Protector, replicates backup image files to either local or remote destinations, allowing vStandby AIP to create a standby VM at an offsite location.

• DR with instant failover to a standby VM
  vStandby AIP users can instantly start a standby VM for immediate switch over recovery for guaranteed BC. vStandby AIP bypasses lengthy P2V conversion and restoration by creating an instantly bootable standby VM from backup image files, offering a true DR solution.

• Affordable solution
  vStandby AIP is offered on a flexible licensing plan based on the type and number of backup image files used to create standby VMs.

Practical usage scenarios for vStandby AIP:

• A service provider is tasked to provide a replacement virtual server in the event a client’s system fails.

• Standby virtual VMs of mission critical servers are created at a remote site. In the event the source machine fails, a standby VM can be immediately started for instant switchover recovery.

• Effective P2V server migration is performed without taxing or overloading the source server.