EMC APPSYNC
Simple, SLA-driven, self-service
application protection for EMC VNX
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Transforming Application Protection
 Difficult
– Multiple tools
– Complex usage
 Inefficient
– Micromanagement
– Wasted capacity
 Static, inflexible
SIMPLE
SLA-DRIVEN
SELF-SERVICE
– Not virtual-aware
– Trying to fit one size
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Protection Needs
 What do application owners want?
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More control over their protection
More insight into what’s happening
Tiered protection options
Less data loss/more recovery points
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EMC AppSync
Single-click application protection for EMC VNX storage
SIMPLE
SLA-DRIVEN
SELF-SERVICE
GOLD
SILVER
BRONZE
 Dynamic Application Protection – Optimized for Virtual Apps
Protect and restore critical
applications in minutes
Receive alerts when
SLAs are not met
Enable application
owners to drive protection
• Protect 22 TB of data in under seven minutes
• Restore 1 TB of data in under three minutes
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Simple
Protect and restore critical applications in minutes
SIMPLE TO INSTALL
Centrally installed, lightweight architecture
SIMPLE TO MANAGE
SLA-driven management with analytics
EMC APPSYNC
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SIMPLE TO ORDER
Part of VNX Application Protection Suite
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SLA-Driven
Receive alerts when protection SLAs are not met
SQL DB
LOCAL & REMOTE
VMWARE
REMOTE COPIES
EXCHANGE
LOCAL COPIES
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The SLA Dashboard
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Self-Service
Enable application owners to drive protection
Roles-based
system access
Integrated single
item recovery*
Manage from EMC
vCenter plugin
APPSYNC
ITEMPOINT
VSI
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* Separately licensed option
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EMC ItemPoint: Mailbox Restore as a Service
ItemPoint integrates with AppSync for single item restore
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Choose “Restore Individual
Messages or Mailboxes”
Exchange
admin
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Choose “Recent Exchange
Database Copy”
• Easy to use, wizard driven
• Powerful search capabilities
• Extract back to Exchange or to
new PST file
• Does not require Exchange
recovery environment
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Search for items; drag
and drop to recover
ItemPoint* allows the quick recovery
of individual mailboxes, email,
attachments, contacts, and tasks
from a copy of Microsoft Exchange
Server created by AppSync
*ItemPoint is licensed per mailbox
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Self Service: vCenter Plug-in (VSI)
With EMC Virtual Storage
Integrator (VSI), admins can…
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Configure AppSync protection
Run service plans
Mount datastores
Restore files
All within vCenter!
EMC Virtual Storage Integrator (VSI) 5.4+ required
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Use Cases
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Top 5 Benefits for Exchange
1. Better recovery times
Restore 1 TB of data in under three minutes
2. Works in physical or virtual environments
AppSync is aware of virtual movement of Exchange VMs
3. Exchange DAG integration/awareness
Discovers and protects Active and Passive copies
4. Customizable workflow for backup integration
Built-in scripting engine for advanced use cases
5. Integrated single item restore granularity
Single Item Restore provided through EMC ItemPoint
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Top 5 Benefits for SQL Server
1. Better recovery times
Restore 1 TB of data in under three minutes
2. Virtualization/VMotion aware
Aware of virtual movement of SQL Server VMs
3. Fully supports SQL Server 2008 and 2012
Treats each copy like a full SQL backup
4. Customizable workflow for backup integration
Built-in scripting engine for advanced use cases
5. Better remote replication management
AppSync integrated RecoverPoint saves up to 90% on bandwidth
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Top 5 Benefits for VMware
1. Better recovery times
Restore 1 TB of data in under three minutes
2. Virtualization/VMotion aware
Aware of virtual movement of your VMs
3. vCenter integration
EMC VSI plugs in to manage AppSync from vCenter
4. Simple
An easy way to protect VMs that reside on VNX storage
5. No Agents Required
AppSync talks directly to vCenter API to protect VMs
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What’s New in AppSync 1.5?
NEW!
1. Support for SQL Server
2. Support for NFS (File) Replication for VMware
3. Support for Exchange 2013 support
4. Adds “Native” VMware datastore protection
5. New hardware qualifications and updates
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Support for SQL Server
AppSync 1.5 supports SQL Server 2008 and 2012 deployed in stand-alone mode;
supported OS include Windows 2008 x64
APPLICATION
SERVERS
SQL Server
Host Plug-in
APPSYNC
MANAGEMENT
EMC APPSYNC Server
VNX
VNX Snapshots
Local Block
REPLICATION
TECHNOLOGY
RP
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RecoverPoint Local or Remote Block
SQL Database
Servers can be
physical or virtual
RDMs required to
support
applicationconsistent
snapshots of SQL
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Support for NFS (File) Replication for VMware
AppSync 1.5 supports VMware over NFS protection with SnapSure (local) and
Replicator (remote)
APPLICATION
SERVERS
VMware
APPSYNC
MANAGEMENT
EMC APPSYNC Server
VNX
VNX Snapshots
Local Block
SnapSure
Local File
Replicator
Remote File
AppSync 1.0
AppSync 1.5
REPLICATION
TECHNOLOGY
RP
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RecoverPoint Local or Remote Block
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Support for Exchange 2013
AppSync 1.5 supports Exchange 2013 on Windows 2008, in addition to Exchange
2010 on Windows 2008; both products are supported in stand-alone database
mode and high availability mode (with database availability groups)
APPLICATION
SERVERS
Exchange
Host Plug-in
APPSYNC
MANAGEMENT
EMC APPSYNC Server
VNX
ItemPoint
Mount Host
VNX Snapshots
Local Block
REPLICATION
TECHNOLOGY
RP
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RecoverPoint Local or Remote Block
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Adds “Native” VMware Datastore Protection
With AppSync 1.5, VMware datastore protection can now be managed from
vCenter or from AppSync; AppSync 1.0 required the VSI 5.4+ vCenter plugin,
which allows more choice
APPLICATION
SERVERS
VMware
VSI Plug-in
APPSYNC
MANAGEMENT
EMC APPSYNC Server
VNX
VNX Snapshots
Local Block
SnapSure
Local File
Replicator
Remote File
REPLICATION
TECHNOLOGY
RP
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RecoverPoint Local or Remote Block
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New Hardware Qualifications and Updates
Supports latest RecoverPoint and VNX updates
APPSYNC
MANAGEMENT
EMC APPSYNC Server
VNX
REPLICATION
TECHNOLOGY
RP
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Licensing
AppSync is a free entitlement as part of the
Application Protection Suite
• ItemPoint is sold in 500-seat mailbox packs
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Model number is ITEMPT-EX-500
Software maintenance is available
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