Application Scenarios

Storage Backup

OceanStor BCManager eReplication is Huawei's DR management software suite deployed on application servers. It leverages its application-aware capabilities and value-added features provided by underlying storage systems to implement mission-critical data protection and DR for application systems.

Figure 1 shows the process of implementing DR using OceanStor BCManager eReplication and CBR.

OceanStor BCManager eReplication uses the array-based CloudBackup to implement application-consistent backup. With OceanStor BCManager and CBR, the backups can be uploaded to the cloud and then used for data restoration on the cloud. Servers restored on the cloud can be used for disaster recovery, service migration, development, and tests.

Figure 1 Storage backup architecture

VMware Backup

VMware hybrid cloud backup allows you to back up VMware VMs in your data center. You can use the public cloud as the remote DR site, and synchronize the backups of VMware VMs to the cloud. In case of an accidental deletion, software upgrade failure, or virus attack, you can use the synchronized backups to restore on-premises VMware VMs. If a network fault or natural disaster occurs, you can restore data to cloud servers from backups, mitigating service interruptions.

Figure 2 shows the VMware backup architecture.

Figure 2 VMware backup architecture

Backups of VMs from the following VMware vSphere versions can be restored to cloud servers: 5.1, 5.5, 6.0, 6.5

Table 1 lists the operating systems that support hybrid cloud backup.