Key Benefits of JetStream DR for AVS
- Anthony Lai
JetStream DR for AVS provides the following key benefits:
Near-zero Recovery Point Objective (RPO): Instead of capturing snapshots at regular intervals, JetStream DR continuously captures and replicates data as it is written to primary storage, for Continuous Data Protection (CDP).
Fast Recovery Time Objective (RTO): VMs and their data can be fully recovered quickly, for a high level of Business Continuity.
Data replication to cost-efficient S3-compatible object storage or Azure Blob Storage: Storing VMs and their data in an object store reduces storage costs; also, JetStream DR provides inline data compression and embedded garbage collection to minimize the amount of storage capacity required.
Protects all datastore types: JetStream DR captures data through IO Filters that run within vSphere; the underlying datastore can be VMFS, VSAN, vVol, or any HCI platform.
Non‐disruptive: JetStream DR has minimal impact on running applications. DR testing does not disrupt the operation of protected applications.
Lightweight deployment and simple operation: JetStream DR is deployed to the protected environment from a VMware certified VIB, and managed through a vCenter plug‐in appliance.
Fault-tolerant replication: Data transfer is resilient to network interruptions, ensuring that VM protection can continue despite interference or interruptions in the network connection to the recovery site.
Flexible replication log store model: Enabling the replication log store in write‐through mode provides economical utilization of on‐premises resources; write‐back mode optimizes performance.
Automated runbooks: Define the priority and parameters for multiple types of failover and failback processes.
Highly configurable: Supports different availability requirements and use cases.
Highly scalable: Additional management server appliances (MSAs) can be added to a protected cluster to handle large volumes of data writes.
Management automation: In addition to the GUI, all administrative operations are accessible via CLI and APIs for scripting and automation.