Virtual failover client running on a Recovery-Series appliance

A virtual failover client can run on a Recovery-Series backup system or replication target. See the following topics for details:

     Virtual failover client running on a Recovery-Series backup system

     Virtual failover client running on a Recovery-Series replication target

Virtual failover client running on a Recovery-Series backup system

The diagram below illustrates a virtual failover client (VFC) running on a Recovery- Series backup system. The appliance creates the VFC using system metadata acquired from an eligible backup or from the client itself. (See About retrieving configuration data for a virtual failover client.) After the VFC is created, it is continually updated with virtual restores of backups from the original client. (See Virtual restores for Windows instant recovery.) If the original client fails, you can boot the VFC in live mode and use it to temporarily replace the original client.

Because the VFC resides on the appliance, it uses the appliance’s resources such as processors, memory, and storage. A VFC cannot run on a UEB appliance. To use WIR with a UEB, you must run the VFC on an external hypervisor. For details, see Virtual failover client running on an external hypervisor.

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Virtual failover client running on a Recovery-Series replication target

The diagram below illustrates a virtual failover client (VFC) running on a Recovery- Series replication target. The replication target creates the VFC using system metadata acquired from replicated backups for the original client. After the VFC is created, it is continually updated with virtual restores of replicated backups from the original client. (See Virtual restores for Windows instant recovery.) If the original client fails, you can boot the VFC in live mode and use it to temporarily replace the original client.

Because the VFC resides on the appliance, it uses the appliance’s resources such as processors, memory, and storage. The backup system protecting the Windows client can be a UEB or Recovery-Series appliance. However, the replication target running the VFC must be a Recovery-Series appliance. To create and manage a VFC from replicated backups on a UEB, you must create the VFC on an external hypervisor. For details, see Unitrends replication target managing a virtual failover client on an external hypervisor.

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