VMware is a virtualization and cloud computing software provider. Its virtualization technology is based on its bare-metal hypervisor ESX/ESXi in its x86 architecture. Bare-metal embedded hypervisors run directly on server hardware without the need for a main operating system. With VMware server virtualization, a hypervisor is installed on a physical server to allow multiple virtual machines (VMs) to run on the same physical server. Each virtual machine can run its own operating system, allowing multiple operating systems to run on a single physical server. All virtual machines on the same physical server share resources such as network and RAM.
According to IDC data, in Q3 of 2022, systems running VMware accounted for 40.76% of the market share, making it the No.
OpenStack is an open source cloud platform that manages distributed computing, network and storage resources, aggregates them into pools, and allows on-demand provisioning of virtual resources through a self-service portal. OpenStack is a cost-effective extension of existing public cloud infrastructure, enabling organizations to optimize their cloud maintenance costs and enabling service providers to build infrastructures that compete with hyperscalers.
As of August 2022, the number of processor cores using the OpenStack architecture has reached 40 million, a 60% increase from 2021 and a 166% increase from 2020.
It can be seen that the application deployment of VMware and OpenStack still dominates the market and is the preferred deployment solution for many enterprises. Backup disaster recovery based on VMware and OpenStack has also become the norm.
Disaster recovery difficulties between VMware and OpenStack:
Technical Difficulties
VMware and OpenStack have high requirements for professional knowledge in operation and maintenance, and their fields are different. For O&M who are accustomed to VMware or OpenStack deployment, it is quite a challenge to master another deployment solution in a short period of time.
Compatibility Difficulties
Although both VMware and OpenStack can give full play to data elasticity, the underlying frameworks are different. When backing up disaster recovery, there may be compatibility issues between the source and target infrastructure and applications.
Data Integration Difficulties
Backup disaster recovery from one end of VMware or OpenStack to the other requires a lot of data integration work. If the enterprise business has a strong dependence on one end, this work may be more complicated.
How to implement backup and disaster recovery between VMware and OpenStack:
As a cloud-native business-level disaster recovery tool, HyperBDR is deeply connected to VMware and OpenStack, and can support highly automated heterogeneous platform disaster recovery.
Drive intelligent adaptation
HyperBDR has completed cross-architecture and cross-platform intelligent driver pre-adaptation, including VMware and OpenStack platforms, without human intervention, highly automated, and a guaranteed success rate.
Wizard-style interface design
HyperBDR adopts a wizard-style interface design, which conforms to the logic of backup and disaster recovery, greatly simplifies the cumbersome operation process of traditional disaster recovery, and only needs basic operation and maintenance knowledge to complete backup and disaster recovery deployment.
Source (Agentless) Agentless
In the case of VMware\Openstack+ceph, the source host does not need to install an agent, and the source machine has no intrusion operations, which reduces data security risks, reduces cumbersome manual operations, and improves the efficiency of backup disaster recovery deployment.
block-level data transfer
HyperBDR adopts block-level data transmission, which is not limited to the operating system and business system. One-click quick recovery ensures business continuity and high availability.
One-click launch of business
The Boot in Cloud technology equipped with HyperBDR is automatically connected through the cloud API, without pre-starting instances and pre-configuration. When a disaster occurs, one-click cloud pulls the business system to an available state, and directly restores to the operating system login page, achieving minute-level RTO.
Business resource group orchestration management
Based on cloud-native orchestration capabilities, HyperBDR supports the overall recovery of business resource groups, realizes the combination of cloud resources and business resource orchestration, and improves the availability of business systems after disaster recovery takeover.
Based on cloud-native HyperBDR cloud disaster recovery, it smoothly connects multiple heterogeneous cloud platforms, making data flow easier and business continuity on the cloud more stable.
