For our original Exchange disaster recovery system using a SAN, we were replicating everything at a remote site, so we had to purchase twice as much equipment as we really needed. With AppAssure’s Replay, I don't have to have the same equipment at both sites. I can use my existing server hardware at the remote site and bring in newer, higher performing servers here.
—Mitch Chen, IT Executive
Disaster Recovery
Downtime, whether planned or unplanned, brings with it considerable costs. Studies show that 75% of companies suffer unplanned outages annually, and some 14% experience disruptive planned outages, due either to testing or to upgrades. Combine this with the fact that traditional disaster recovery solutions are unpredictable, difficult to test, and often fail (Microsoft itself says that only 60% of recoveries from tape backup succeed!), and you have a recipe for catastrophe.
So how do you avoid such debacles? With a successful Exchange disaster-recovery plan, one that includes DR preparedness-planning coupled with a method of frequently checking the health of the application. And this is exactly what Replay provides.
With Replay, you can:
Test disaster recovery preparedness by simply booting virtual-machine clones of production Exchange servers created by Replay.
Create application stateful Exchange virtual machines on demand to test patches and application updates.
Mount Replay’s virtual recovery points for data mining and application maintenance purposes.
Payback in One Recovery
Test Disaster Recovery Preparedness
Testing the DR site is as simple as connecting the VMs to an isolated environment and powering up the virtual machine. The virtual machine is an application-aware, corruption-free copy of the live Exchange server, which is ready for service at a moment’s notice.
Test Patches and Updates before Going Live
When managing mission-critical Exchange environments, it is necessary, from time to time, to install patches, operating system upgrades, application upgrades, and new hardware. Replay exports recovery points to virtual machines, making it possible to test upgrade scenarios without impacting the production environment and thus reducing business risk.
Access Recovery Points Directly and Windows Mount Points
The Replay recovery points are virtual representations of the Exchange servers’ volumes and are presented as immutable or mutable Windows mount points. The mount points are accessible from any Windows application for backup, data mining, and database maintenance.
Enterprise Solutions Next Steps
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