If you are not familiar with Datrium DVX, I’d recommend reading that post first as Cloud DVX integrates with on-premises DVX.
Cloud DVX is a SaaS backup service offered by Datrium that enables on-premises vSphere customers to replicate backup snapshots of their virtual machines and files into public cloud storage (AWS).
By replicating snapshots of virtual machines and files to Cloud DVX, customers are ensuring their data is safely stored offsite should there be a disaster within their own private datacenter. It’s a similar concept to the good old days of tape backups; backing up data to tape drives and sending them to a 3rd party to store offsite. Except of course with Datrium, everything is done automatically for you and the recovery of your data can be almost instantaneous.
When a Datrium customer purchases Cloud DVX (via a subscription), the Cloud DVX deployment button appears in their ControlShift instance or their on-premises DVX system. At this point, the Cloud DVX be deployed (automatically created and configured) in AWS using either a Datrium account or the customer’s own AWS account. Once Cloud DVX is deployed, an enterprise-grade SSL VPN is automatically created and connected in order to provide secure connectivity between the on-premises DVX systems or Connector appliances and Cloud DVX. The customer can begin replicating snapshots. No additional software or hardware needs to be installed.
For the curious, here is a little insider information on how Cloud DVX is configured within AWS. The main AWS services that are used within Cloud DVX are:
Here is a detailed architecture taken from: https://www.datrium.com/products/cloud-backup-saas/#architecture
A topic of conversation that often comes up when we talk about doing things in the public cloud is cost. Public clouds run a subscription-based model for consumption of their services, and customers are often concerned that costs could spiral out of control. A completely valid concern. In order to help keep our customer’s costs as low as possible, Datrium has optimized the Cloud DVX service. Optimizations include:
Once Cloud DVX and the on-premises vSphere environments are configured, day-two operations are all performed through either through vCenter using the DVX plugin, or ControlShift (customers that are not using DVX). The Cloud DVX will simply appear as a ‘Replica Destination’ within the user interface, allowing customers to customize their Protection Groups to include periodic replications to the public cloud, as shown in the image below.
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