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EMC Avamar
EMC Avamar is a deduplication backup-and-recovery software and system solution. It performs
deduplication on the client, which eliminates data from backup streams before it crosses the network.
Client deduplication realizes savings on bandwidth, storage, and backup windows. VMware’s
vStorage API (in vSphere as deployed in Vblock systems) also provides the ESXi hypervisor
architecture.
EMC Avamar virtual machine image proxy
Avamar image proxy servers are a key element of image-level protection. They are delivered as
vSphere-deployable Open Virtualization Archive (OVA) templates. An OVA template contains a
packaged image proxy virtual machine that includes both VMware and Avamar code for the purpose
of image-level backups and recoveries. This machine is configured with a single CPU and consumes
1 GB of memory. Avamar image proxy machines use the VMware vStorage APIs to mount the virtual
machine files that require protection. The administrator has the flexibility to deploy multiple proxies
based on the operating system environment requirements. Multiple proxy deployments allow
simultaneous backups and recoveries. During the initial deployment, the administrator assigns
separate proxy servers to protect Windows and Linux virtual machines (VM)
EMC Avamar file-level recovery proxy
An Avamar file-level recovery proxy is a VM that allows a single file to be recovered into a VM from a
full image backup. Avamar file-level recovery proxies require a VM that is running Windows Server
2003 SP2. EMC recommends one CPU and 1 GB of memory for this VM. This proxy VM leverages
the Avamar Virtual File System (AvFS) to create a browseable view within a VM’s VMDK file for easy,
selectable recovery.
VMware vCenter Server
VMware vCenter Server provides a scalable and extensible platform that forms the foundation for
virtualization management. It centrally manages VMware vSphere environments and allows IT
administrators to dramatically improve control over the virtual environment. It manages the ESXi
server, VMs, and user access, and helps provide Avamar with the information it requires. This
information can encompass anything from a simple list of VMs within the environment to the
information needed to configure VMs for backup and recovery.
VMware ESXi
VMware vSphere is the virtualization platform that provides the foundation for the private cloud. The
core VMware vSphere components are the VMware ESXi enterprise hypervisor and VMware vCenter
Server for management. The VMware vSphere ESXi hypervisor runs in the Vblock systems.
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