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Protect VMware workloads with NetApp Backup and Recovery overview

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Protect your VMware VMs and datastores with NetApp Backup and Recovery. NetApp Backup and Recovery provides fast, space-efficient, crash-consistent, and VM-consistent backup and restore operations. You can back up VMware workloads to Amazon Web Services S3 or StorageGRID and restore VMware workloads back to an on-premises VMware host.

Note This version of NetApp Backup and Recovery supports only VMware vCenter and does not discover vVols or VMs on vVols.

Use NetApp Backup and Recovery to implement a 3-2-1 strategy, where you have 3 copies of your source data on 2 different storage systems along with 1 copy in the cloud. The benefits of the 3-2-1 approach include:

  • Multiple data copies protect against internal and external cybersecurity threats.

  • Using different types of media helps you recover if one type fails.

  • You can quickly restore from the onsite copy, and use the offsite copies if the onsite copy is compromised.

You can use NetApp Backup and Recovery to perform the following tasks related to VMware workloads: