Quantum vmPRO

Quantum vmPRO is a lightweight, agentless backup and recovery application that protects data in its native format. Deployed as a virtual appliance on a VMware vSphere ESX or ESXi server, Quantum vmPRO works directly with the guest operating system (OS) of any virtual machine (VM) designated for data protection.

The vmPRO appliance backs up data in its native virtual machine disk (VMDK) file format to a Network Attached Storage (NAS) backup target. You can access the backed-up data down to the file level using any standard file browser. In addition, you can achieve easy drag-and-drop restores of whole VMs or individual files within seconds from a standard file browser.

You can also pair Quantum vmPRO with a Quantum DXi appliance to replicate backed-up data to another disk target or to the cloud. This replication allows for fast restores and bootable VMs from the data replication (DR) location, without the need of a backup application at a secondary location.

Figure 1: vmPRO Workflow Diagram

SmartMotion™

At the heart of vmPRO is SmartMotion. SmartMotion provides the backup services of vmPRO by initiating a scheduled push of specified VMDK files to any specified NAS target. The target can be resident on a plain NAS device or on a deduplication system such as the Quantum DXi.

SmartView™

SmartView can present the ESX environment as a virtual NAS file system in either a CIFS or NFS share format. Through this presentation, SmartView provides users easy access to VMs located on ESX servers.

Progressive Optimization

Progressive Optimization, a patented background application, runs on VMDK files whenever a read of the virtual file system is initiated. It filters out white space and deletes unused blocks of data, reducing the use of host, network, and storage resources by up to 75%.

Additional vmPRO Highlights

Quantum vmPRO provides the following additional functions and capabilities:

• Without the need for proprietary backup applications, recovers archived data from any medium, including disk, tape, and cloud

• Supports full manageability within a vCenter console, including Virtual SAN (VSAN) configurations

• Provides Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) support for Windows Shadow Services

• Auto-discovers VMs for better protection in dynamic environments

• Uses the vStorage API with Changed Block Tracking to access both running and idle VMs

• Supports vSphere 4.x, vSphere 5.x, and vSphere 6.0 environments

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