{"id":7123,"date":"2019-05-23T08:35:05","date_gmt":"2019-05-23T06:35:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serverbase.ch\/?p=7123"},"modified":"2019-05-23T09:08:28","modified_gmt":"2019-05-23T07:08:28","slug":"georedundancy-with-virtual-datacenter-how-do-i-realize-highly-available-georedundant-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serverbase.ch\/en\/georedundancy-with-virtual-datacenter-how-do-i-realize-highly-available-georedundant-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Georedundancy Pt. 1: How do I realize highly available georedundant IT services?"},"content":{"rendered":"

With the launch of our data center in Lupfig<\/a> it is possible to build a redundant server infrastructure<\/strong> with Virtual Datacenter<\/a>. All resources are managed centrally across both data centers in our portal, the vCloud Director<\/a>. The entire technology stack comes from VMware<\/strong> and guarantees reliable operation and consistent data management.<\/p>\n

In the following three-part blog post series I will explain the concept and functionality of the availability features integrated in Virtual Datacenter and show how they can be used to design georedundant services. High availability is a large and often cost-intensive topic for which different approaches have been established. For instance the virtualization of resources and networks has brought game changing advantages in the recent years, which allow reliable and still economical solutions. As an introduction in the first part I would like to present the approaches to High Availability and Disaster Recovery<\/strong>, which I recommend to our customers based on their needs. In the second part I will start with the implementation of a georedundant and highly available infrastructure design with Virtual Datacenter.<\/p>\n

Backup and Restore<\/h2>\n

Data backup is the “entry-level” for meeting minimum availability requirements and can raise either positive or negative feelings. A backup is often saving the bacon in an emergency, as long as the system administrator has taken good care of it and all data<\/strong> from the desired time<\/strong> is actually recoverable. With the Veeam Backup Service<\/strong> integrated in Virtual Datacenter this task becomes child’s play, because you can restore your VMs with a single click as a copy for tests within minutes, test whether the restore has worked correctly and then delete them again. You only pay for the additional resources required for the respective testing period.<\/p>\n

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Backup VMs in Virtual Datacenter with the Veeam Self-Service Backup Portal<\/p><\/div>\n

If you want to use the integrated backup functionality to ensure georedundant operation, back up your server systems to the secondary data center according to a given schedule using the Veeam Backup Self-Servie Portal. In case of a failure, you restore the last backup manually in the secondary data center and the operation can be continued.<\/p>\n

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Advantages<\/p>\n