Eric Siebert vExpert, Author, Blogger Restore capabilities of VMware backups Blog:

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Agenda Data restore levels Bare-metal restores File-level restores Application-level restores

Data Restore Levels 3 Different levels to backup and restore File level Image level Application item level SQL record

Data Restore Levels Backup LevelAppFileBare-metal App File Bare-metal Each level has different advantages

Traditional restore methods Virtualization provides greater flexibility Restore Backup  Traditional methods more complicated and require resources  Complicated restores require like hardware for image recovery  File level backups require application configuration

Traditional file level restores  Traditional backups work inside OS  Most virtualization backup applications use image backups  With an image backup, how are individual files restored? Restore Backup VM Agent File-level Restore File-level Restore File-level Backup File-level Backup

Virtualization file level restores  Image-level backups can mount a virtual disk  No agent on target server, so process is different  No need to restore entire VM  Process is different for virtualization, result the same File-level Restore File-level Restore Image-level Backup Image-level Backup VM VM image backup

Traditional bare-metal restores Restore Backup Bare-metal restores do not require an OS present Simple OS (boot device) Backup Agent Simple OS (boot device) Backup Agent Pre-install tasks Pre-install tasks Post-install tasks Post-install tasks

Virtualization bare-metal restores VM image Backup Register a VM  Whole VM is backed up at the image level as a single file  Hardware compatibility issues removed with virtualization  VMs all have the same virtual hardware  VMs can be restored to alternate locations  Isolation easy when restoring VMs

Traditional application level restores  Typically restoring to original location  Not individual files, but one large file with many objects  Limited awareness to file structure  Agent or native restores Application OS Backup Backup Agent Application OS Restored Application OS Restore App Item using native tool Restore Backup Backup

Virtualization application level restores  Copying objects from backup to source can be complicated  Need application objects and restore to source  Virtualization makes restoring applications easier  No need for dedicated hardware Virtualization simplifies recovery Restore Backup Production Isolated environment Isolated environment Restore whole VM backup Restore App Item using native tool

What we covered Data restore levels Bare-metal restores File-level restores Application-level restores

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