Protect on-premises VMware Infrastructure with NetApp BlueXP Disaster Recovery, Amazon Elastic VMware Service, and Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP

The article discusses a comprehensive disaster recovery (DR) solution for on-premises VMware infrastructure using NetApp BlueXP, Amazon Elastic VMware Service (EVS), and Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP.

• Provides a seamless way to protect VMware workloads in the cloud
• Offers reduced recovery time and point objectives (RTO/RPO)
• Enables cost-effective DR with a pay-as-you-go AWS model
• Allows testing failover without disrupting production VMs

The solution involves four key steps:

• Setting up Amazon EVS as a failover site
• Adding Amazon EVS vCenter to the new site
• Creating a replication plan
• Performing a test failover

The integrated solution helps businesses ensure data availability and protection against potential disasters like ransomware, hardware failures, and natural calamities.