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Common scenarios

You can use Hybrid Backup Recovery (HBR) in multiple scenarios, such as file backup, database backup, fast backup of a large amount of data from Isilon NAS file systems to the cloud, intelligent cloud archive, agentless migration of VMware virtual machines (VMs) to the cloud, agentless backup and disaster recovery of VMware VMs, ECS instance backup across zones or regions, ECS high-performance disaster recovery, and agentless, automatic backup of NAS file systems and OSS buckets.

Back up on-premises files to the cloud

  • You can use HBR to back up on-premises data to the cloud for simplified, centralized backup management.
  • You can use HBR to concurrently back up NAS storage systems. This increases the backup speed by more than 300%.
  • You do not need to purchase or maintain local backup hardware. Backup data is deduplicated and compressed to reduce the storage usage and the bandwidth.

Back up on-premises databases to the cloud

  • You can use an HBR backup client to back up your databases to the cloud.
  • You can connect your databases to Alibaba Cloud over a Virtual Private Network (VPN) or Express Connect circuit to enhance data security.

Back up a large amount of data from Isilon NAS storage systems to the cloud

  • You can connect HBR to the Isilon Diff API. File scanning is no longer required. This accelerates data backup by more than 1,000%.
  • You can perform concurrent backup on multiple backup clients to optimize storage and network performance.
  • You can use the global search feature of HBR to search for files that you want to restore within seconds.

Archive data in the cloud

  • You can use HBR to analyze the data that you want to archive and visualize data insights in multiple dimensions. Configure archive policies and predict archive performance.
  • You can store your data to an archive vault at minimal cost.
  • You can use the global search feature of HBR to locate and restore archived files in a short time.

Migrate VMware VMs to the cloud in an agentless manner

  • You can use HBR to migrate VMware VMs to the cloud in an agentless and non-intrusive manner.
  • You can use HBR to perform agentless incremental migration and guarantee data consistency.
  • You can use HBR to migrate multiple VMs at a time.

Perform backup and disaster recovery of VMware VMs in an agentless manner

  • You can use HBR to back up VMware VMs to the cloud without the need for backup agents or on-premises hardware devices.
  • You can restore VMware VM backups to ECS instances on the cloud for disaster recovery.

Back up ECS instances

  • You can use HBR to back up all types of data that is stored on ECS instances.
  • You can use HBR to perform full backup, incremental backup, and log backup for the latest and earlier versions of databases deployed on ECS instances.
  • You can use HBR to back up logs of MySQL and Oracle databases in real time with a near-zero recovery point objective (RPO).

Perform disaster recovery of ECS instances across zones or regions

  • HBR allows you to replicate data based on compact disc-recordable (CD-R) to perform high-performance disaster recovery with second-scale RPO and minute-scale RTO.
  • You can use HBR to perform geo-redundancy of ECS instances without the need to replicate applications. You can configure the disaster recovery with only a few steps and start an application with one click.

Back up NAS file systems or OSS buckets in an automatic and agentless manner

  • HBR allows you to back up NAS file systems and OSS buckets in an agentless manner. Your ECS resources are not consumed when data is backed up.
  • Scheduled incremental backups are available to ensure backup efficiency.