Avamar
Details
EMC Avamar enables fast, efficient backup and recovery by reducing the size of backup data at the client—before it is transferred across the network and stored. Avamar's variable-length deduplication dramatically reduces network traffic by only sending unique blocks over LAN/WAN. Blocks that were previously stored are never backed up again.
This means huge savings in bandwidth for backup, a lot less disk storage needed on the back end, and most importantly very fast backups—often as much as ten times faster.
Avamar backups can be quickly recovered in just one step—eliminating the hassle of restoring full and subsequent incremental backups to reach the desired recovery point. The backup data is encrypted during transit across the network and at rest for added security.
Deployment Options
EMC Avamar Data Store - The easiest and fastest way to deploy the Avamar solution. The Avamar Data Store combines an EMC-certified purpose-built backup appliance and Avamar deduplication backup and recovery software in a fully integrated, scalable, pre-packaged solution. It eliminates the complexity of working with multiple vendors for hardware, software, and support. As a turnkey solution, the Avamar Data Store significantly reduces on-site setup time, while providing a single point of contact for purchasing, deployment, and service. View the Avamar Data Store data sheet.
Avamar Virtual Edition - A virtual appliance deployment in which Avamar is implemented wholly within a VMware virtual machine.
Integration with Data Domain Deduplication Storage Systems - Take advantage of Data Domain's performance and scale for selected backup workloads.
Use Cases
| Virtualized Environments |
Optimize virtual machine backup and recovery at the guest- and image-level. Exploit unique capabilities and tight integration with VMware vCenter, VMware vStorage API for Data Protection, and Microsoft Hyper-V. |
| NAS Backup |
Reduce backup windows through NDMP acceleration. Eliminate lengthy, level-0, full backups. |
| Desktop and Laptop Backup |
Protect data at the edge and reduce IT dependence with user self-service restore. |
| Remote Office Backup |
Centralize and streamline remote office backup and recovery through a single user interface. |
| Business-Critical Applications |
Ensure application consistency during backup and recovery. |
