NetApp Syncsort Integrated Backup Delivers 10-Minute Physical to Virtual Server Migration
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Posted on June 29, 2011 at 7:21:01 AM
NetApp Syncsort Integrated Backup Delivers 10-Minute Physical to Virtual Server Migration
Snapshot-based Server Migration Dramatically Reduces Downtime from Hours to Minutes to Accelerate Virtualization and Ensure System Performance through Automated Data Alignment
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., June 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --
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News Facts
-- Syncsort, a global leader in data integration acceleration and data
protection software solutions, today announced enhancements to the
NetApp Syncsort Integrated Backup (NSB) solution that deliver
significant productivity gains and cost savings to customers through
10-minute physical to virtual (P2V) server migration.
-- NSB leverages snapshot technology to provide rapid return to production
for applications during P2V migrations. It converts Windows or
Linux-based physical server backups into VMware virtual machines through
a simple, automated process that creates the virtual machine with ease.
-- The solution uses NetApp-based snapshots to start the virtual machines,
a process that can take as little as 10 minutes with some variation
based on system resources. The full data set from the physical server is
then copied to a newly created virtual machine.
-- When backup copying is complete, VMware Storage vMotion® is used to
switch the application from the snapshot to the newly created virtual
machine, typically with zero system downtime during the process. This
results in a full P2V server migration that significantly reduces
downtime when compared to traditional migration processes.
-- As an additional benefit, NSB also now ensures proper data alignment for
the disks of the new virtual machine automatically as part of the
10-minute P2V migration process. This eliminates a common concern for
customers when migrating applications, and helps them avoid significant
virtual machine performance degradation and the lengthy downtime often
needed to correct data alignment issues.
-- For organizations already struggling with storage alignment with
existing virtual machines, NSB includes virtual to virtual (V2V)
migration capabilities that can resolve these challenges in most cases
with the same 10-minute downtime.
-- Should a customer need to return applications to physical servers for
any reason, NSB comes packaged with tools for virtual to physical (V2P)
migration. This helps simplify and avoid an often complex, lengthy
process that has historically been a weakness in other migration tools.
-- In the event of a disaster at either a local or remote site, NSB offers
advanced capabilities for leveraging a P2V migration as a means to
rapidly restore entire applications.
-- All of the migration features, including the new enhancements, are
included as part of the standard NSB license without any limitation on
the number of systems that can be migrated.
Supporting Quotes
-- "We have generated significant business value from using Syncsort's data
protection technology to accelerate our migration path to a VMware
environment, as well as to meet all of our other data and application
protection requirements," said Dennis Rachiele, Senior Network
Administrator, Taco Inc. "Because we needed to convert dozens of
physical servers, the solution's ability to provision virtual servers
was critical for us. The physical-to-virtual transition was simple and
worked flawlessly. We converted 17 application and data servers in just
a few nights, rather than the weeks or months it would have otherwise
taken."
-- "ESG data protection research found that organizations can achieve
sweeping benefits in addressing new requirements for virtual
environments when they augment data backup and recovery with
system-level protection," said Lauren Whitehouse, Senior Analyst,
Enterprise Strategy Group. "The potential for saving time and money is
difficult to ignore and is among the reasons why solutions, such as
NetApp Syncsort Integrated Backup, that enable capture of whole virtual
machines and provide robust conversion capabilities, including P2V, are
becoming increasingly attractive and valuable to companies."
-- "Customers are constantly seeking new, innovative approaches for
accelerating their virtualization initiatives to drive the most business
value in the shortest amount of time," said Parag Patel, Vice President,
Global Strategic Alliances, VMware. "The use of VMware Storage vMotion®
as part of NSB's 10-minute migration process, and the way it
automatically aligns data in the new VMDK file, will help increase data
migration and recovery performance."
Additional Resources
-- Video: Next Generation Backup and Recovery for Virtual Environments
-- Best Practices for Addressing the Broken State of Backup
-- New Models of Data Protection from NetApp and Syncsort
-- Syncsort Data Protection Customer Success
-- Syncsort Data Protection Blog
-- Follow Syncsort on Twitter
-- Join the Syncsort Community on Facebook
-- Watch Syncsort Videos on YouTube
About Syncsort
Syncsort is a global software company that helps the world's most successful organizations rethink the economics of data. Syncsort provides record-setting data performance and rapid time to value through easy to use data integration and data protection solutions. With over 15,000 deployments, Syncsort has transformed decision making and delivered more profitable results to thousands of customers worldwide. For more information visit: http://www.syncsort.com.
VMware and VMware vMotion are registered trademarks and/or trademarks of VMware, Inc. in the United States and/or other jurisdictions.
Contact:
Syncsort IncorporatedKevin Ruane, Corporate Communications T: +1 201 746 7061 E: kruane@syncsort.com
SOURCE Syncsort Incorporated
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Syncsort Incorporated
Web Site: http://www.syncsort.com
Snapshot-based Server Migration Dramatically Reduces Downtime from Hours to Minutes to Accelerate Virtualization and Ensure System Performance through Automated Data Alignment
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., June 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --
(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20101004/SYNCSORTLOGO )
News Facts
-- Syncsort, a global leader in data integration acceleration and data
protection software solutions, today announced enhancements to the
NetApp Syncsort Integrated Backup (NSB) solution that deliver
significant productivity gains and cost savings to customers through
10-minute physical to virtual (P2V) server migration.
-- NSB leverages snapshot technology to provide rapid return to production
for applications during P2V migrations. It converts Windows or
Linux-based physical server backups into VMware virtual machines through
a simple, automated process that creates the virtual machine with ease.
-- The solution uses NetApp-based snapshots to start the virtual machines,
a process that can take as little as 10 minutes with some variation
based on system resources. The full data set from the physical server is
then copied to a newly created virtual machine.
-- When backup copying is complete, VMware Storage vMotion® is used to
switch the application from the snapshot to the newly created virtual
machine, typically with zero system downtime during the process. This
results in a full P2V server migration that significantly reduces
downtime when compared to traditional migration processes.
-- As an additional benefit, NSB also now ensures proper data alignment for
the disks of the new virtual machine automatically as part of the
10-minute P2V migration process. This eliminates a common concern for
customers when migrating applications, and helps them avoid significant
virtual machine performance degradation and the lengthy downtime often
needed to correct data alignment issues.
-- For organizations already struggling with storage alignment with
existing virtual machines, NSB includes virtual to virtual (V2V)
migration capabilities that can resolve these challenges in most cases
with the same 10-minute downtime.
-- Should a customer need to return applications to physical servers for
any reason, NSB comes packaged with tools for virtual to physical (V2P)
migration. This helps simplify and avoid an often complex, lengthy
process that has historically been a weakness in other migration tools.
-- In the event of a disaster at either a local or remote site, NSB offers
advanced capabilities for leveraging a P2V migration as a means to
rapidly restore entire applications.
-- All of the migration features, including the new enhancements, are
included as part of the standard NSB license without any limitation on
the number of systems that can be migrated.
Supporting Quotes
-- "We have generated significant business value from using Syncsort's data
protection technology to accelerate our migration path to a VMware
environment, as well as to meet all of our other data and application
protection requirements," said Dennis Rachiele, Senior Network
Administrator, Taco Inc. "Because we needed to convert dozens of
physical servers, the solution's ability to provision virtual servers
was critical for us. The physical-to-virtual transition was simple and
worked flawlessly. We converted 17 application and data servers in just
a few nights, rather than the weeks or months it would have otherwise
taken."
-- "ESG data protection research found that organizations can achieve
sweeping benefits in addressing new requirements for virtual
environments when they augment data backup and recovery with
system-level protection," said Lauren Whitehouse, Senior Analyst,
Enterprise Strategy Group. "The potential for saving time and money is
difficult to ignore and is among the reasons why solutions, such as
NetApp Syncsort Integrated Backup, that enable capture of whole virtual
machines and provide robust conversion capabilities, including P2V, are
becoming increasingly attractive and valuable to companies."
-- "Customers are constantly seeking new, innovative approaches for
accelerating their virtualization initiatives to drive the most business
value in the shortest amount of time," said Parag Patel, Vice President,
Global Strategic Alliances, VMware. "The use of VMware Storage vMotion®
as part of NSB's 10-minute migration process, and the way it
automatically aligns data in the new VMDK file, will help increase data
migration and recovery performance."
Additional Resources
-- Video: Next Generation Backup and Recovery for Virtual Environments
-- Best Practices for Addressing the Broken State of Backup
-- New Models of Data Protection from NetApp and Syncsort
-- Syncsort Data Protection Customer Success
-- Syncsort Data Protection Blog
-- Follow Syncsort on Twitter
-- Join the Syncsort Community on Facebook
-- Watch Syncsort Videos on YouTube
About Syncsort
Syncsort is a global software company that helps the world's most successful organizations rethink the economics of data. Syncsort provides record-setting data performance and rapid time to value through easy to use data integration and data protection solutions. With over 15,000 deployments, Syncsort has transformed decision making and delivered more profitable results to thousands of customers worldwide. For more information visit: http://www.syncsort.com.
VMware and VMware vMotion are registered trademarks and/or trademarks of VMware, Inc. in the United States and/or other jurisdictions.
Contact:
Syncsort IncorporatedKevin Ruane, Corporate Communications T: +1 201 746 7061 E: kruane@syncsort.com
SOURCE Syncsort Incorporated
Photo:http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20101004/SYNCSORTLOGO
http://photoarchive.ap.org/
Syncsort Incorporated
Web Site: http://www.syncsort.com