PowerVS Disaster Recovery
Disaster Recovery for IBM i, AIX, and Linux Workloads in PowerVS
For over 20 years, FalconStor has provided a virtual tape library (VTL) disk-based solution to IBM customers that reduces storage costs and now greatly simplifies migration to PowerVS. FalconStor provides the only IBM-certified third party solution for backing up PowerVS workloads, and this same software, StorSafe VTL for PowerVS, is used for implementing a disaster recovery (DR) solution in PowerVS. StorSafe VTL for PowerVS is fully integrated into the IBM Cloud Catalog with one-click provisioning and integrated billing with PowerVS.
KEY BENEFITS
Increase Uptime with Disaster Recovery. Recover rapidly in the event of a disaster by replicating IBM i/AIX/Linux systems from one region in the cloud to another region
Easily Add Ransomware Protection. Overcome cyberattack and recover to unaffected data with an immutable, air-gapped copy of data
Scale with Pay as You Grow. With no size limits on workloads replicated, you pay only for what you use, from 1TB to many PBs.
Reduce Costs with Up to 95% Data Reduction. Reduce storage capacity required by replicated data by up to 95% with deduplication techniques and advanced compression based on nine patents
Increase IT Productivity with Central Management Console. Centrally manage all instances of FalconStor technology across your environment with clear visibility into the status and health of data protection operations worldwide – includes reports, customizable dashboard, and proactive alerts.
PowerVS Disaster Recovery
The figure below provides an overview of the process for PowerVS Disaster Recovery. By easily adding replication from region to region in PowerVS, you have the added protection of a secondary cloud location, using the existing StorSafe VTL for PowerVS solution.
- Multi-OS solution that replicates data using the same StorSafe VTL for PowerVS software used for PowerVS backups
- Replication solution solves the high availability issue of recovering from an infected image during a ransomware attack
- StorSafe VTL deduplication reduces amount of data to move and store
FAQs
Do I need two instances of StorSafe VTL to create a DR solution?
You will need two instances of StorSafe VTL for PowerVS to implement the PowerVS DR solution. Optionally, you can replicate to an on-prem StorSafe VTL. The following shows a DR scenario using another region in PowerVS or using an on-prem location.
- All data is encrypted in flight and at rest
- StorSafe VTL deduplicates images, reducing the size by up to 95% over time
- Management console provides excellent visibility to ensure all backups are completed, SLAs met, and, for MSPs, billing based on usage reported
What have the IBM i MSPs experiences been?
Meet three IBM i Savvy Managed Service Providers that are servicing IBM i customers with StorSafe and StorSight software world-wide today.
IBM Champion
“40+ Years of IBM Experience”
Co-President of ilnTheCloud LLC
Chief i-entist at Frankeni
Technology Consulting, LLC
Consulting IBM Champion
IBM i Power Systems
A leading worldwide MSP
“FalconStor was the easiest to deploy, the most scalable, flexible and product that gave us fantastic dedupe ratios.”
Technical Lead
Service Express
A prominent Swiss MSP
“I needed a trustworthy, proven solution and that’s why FalconStor was on top of the list.”
Senior IT Solutions Architect
Wagner AG
Larry Bolhuis is well-known in the IBM i ecosystem. He is the Co-President at iInTheCloud LLC, Chief i-entist at Frankeni Technology Consulting, LLC, and an IBM i and Power Systems Consulting IBM Champion.
Mike Boreham is the Technical Lead at Service Express where he uses StorSafe heavily and reports that “FalconStor was the easiest to deploy, the most scalable, flexible and product that gave us fantastic dedupe ratios.”
Martin Meier is the Senior IT Solutions Architect at Wagner AG and was recently quoted saying that “I needed a trustworthy, proven solution and that’s why FalconStor was on top of the list.”
What is the best way to manage instances of StorSafe VTL across sites and clouds?
StorSight delivers management simplicity to StorSafe VTL. Management of all the instances of StorSafe VTL that are being run by all the customers of an MSP is easily achieved.
StorSight provides a central console across all copies of StorSafe VTL and StorGuard that are running across sites and clouds.
StorSight provides real-time visibility into status health and the integrity of backup operations. StorSight provides smarter rules, analytics, reports, and forecasts.
Secure multi-tenancy ensures the highest level of security and Role-Based Administration allows teams to work together without everyone having full administrative power.
Each company or department that is using the StorSafe VTL can be charged for what they use, making StorSight and StorSafe perfect for MSPs wishing to offer migration services for IBM i systems to the MSP or IBM cloud.
What are all 5 use cases for FalconStor software and IBM i, AIX, and Linux systems?
There are four other primary use cases for StorSafe VTL besides this PowerVS disaster recovery use case:
1. On-Premises Backup Optimization
Enhance existing backup and recovery for IBM i/AIX/Linux or any other platform
2. Hybrid Cloud Backup
Backup on-prem, deduplicate, and send a copy to PowerVS
3. Migrate from On-premises to PowerVS
Migrate workloads and legacy tapes to IBM PowerVS
4. PowerVS-Resident Backup
Back up IBM i, AIX, and Linux workloads in PowerVS via StorSafe VTL for PowerVS
The figure below shows the entire FalconStor solution for IBM customers, from protecting data on-premises, hybrid cloud backup, migrating workloads to PowerVS, and then protecting them while resident on PowerVS. A single solution supporting on-prem to cloud greatly simplifies IT environments while increasing business continuity.
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