Efficient Backup of VMware VMs with Deduplication

The competition in the industry is increasing, and the business shows a strong dependence on IT technology, which puts higher requirements on the availability, continuity, and security of the IT system. Data as the core of business systems, a large number of production business systems in the current environment run in VMware VMs.

Once a storage failure occurs, the data loss of VMs will bring incalculable losses to the enterprise. Therefore, backup of VMware VMs can ensure the integrity and validity of the data in case of human errors, software defects, hardware abnormalities, natural disasters and other unforeseen circumstances.

In order to meet backup requirements, multiple copies of data can be kept according to the business system hierarchy. This ensures that the whole machine or file-level data can be quickly restored in case of data loss. At the same time, the use of deduplication algorithms can significantly reduce the consumption of storage backup media, thus saving storage resources and ensuring the reliability of backup data.

What is deduplication?

Deduplication is a data storage and backup technique that is designed to reduce storage space requirements and increase data transfer efficiency. It's like having five identical white T-shirts in your wardrobe, and you only need to keep one, not every single one. By leveraging VMware backup deduplication, users can significantly decrease storage space requirements and enhance data transfer speed, resulting in efficient data management and enhanced data protection.

How does it works?

Across files, directories, servers, and data kinds, the deduplication process inspects the identical data chunks or byte patterns, the unique and contiguous data blocks each assigned with a single hash code. During the analysis process, these chunks are located, recorded, and compared to other chunks in the current data. When a match occurs, the unnecessary data chunk with the same hash code is replaced with a brief reference pointing to the stored chunk.

The advantages of deduplication in VMware backup

Imagine being faced with a large amount of data that needs to be backed up can be very time and resource consuming. However, using deduplication in VMware backup can bring many advantages and benefits to data management and backup.

Reduce the amount of data stored: By using VMware backup deduplication, you can eliminate duplicate chunks of information, resulting in a significant reduction in the amount of storage space required. This capability allows you to store a larger volume of data without the need for additional storage devices or expanding storage capacity.

Reduce backup bandwidth: With deduplication backups in VMware, only unique chunks of data are transferred instead of entire files. This approach results in significant savings in network bandwidth utilisation. As a result, the backup process becomes faster and more efficient, reducing excessive strain on the network infrastructure.

Reduce backup windows: With VMware deduplication backup, you can back up only new or modified blocks of data and skip the duplicate blocks that already exist. This powerful feature dramatically reduces the time required for backups, increasing the efficiency and speed of the data backup process.

 Reduce infrastructure: By reducing storage and bandwidth requirements, the size of hardware and network equipment needed can be reduced. Large amounts of data can still be effectively managed and backed up without massive infrastructure expansion.

Optimizing VM backup with Vinchin's deduplication technology

Deduplication is a technology that reduces storage requirements and improves backup efficiency by identifying and deleting duplicate blocks of data. Vinchin Backup & Recovery uses an advanced deduplication algorithm for backup. This approach significantly reduces storage requirements for backup data, thus saving storage space and increasing backup speed.

Vinchin supports multiple virtualization platforms such as VMware, Hyper-V, XCP-ng and etc. Moreover, Vinchin provides a variety of flexible backup strategies, so you can customise the backup plan according to your needs, including full backup, incremental backup, timed backup and so on.

Vinchin backup’s operation is very simple, just a few simple steps. Just select VMs on the host > then select backup destination > select strategies > finally submit the job

Vinchin offers a 60-day free trial backup solution. To take advantage of this offer, you can contact us directly or get in touch with our local partners.

Conclusion

In conclusion, as businesses rely more on IT technology, ensuring data integrity through VMware VM backup is crucial. Vinchin's deduplication technology reduces storage needs, enhances backup efficiency, and provides a user-friendly solution for optimizing VM backup processes. Contact Vinchin for a 60-day free trial and reliable data protection.