After JetStream DR has been configured, the process of protecting VMs and their data is quick and easy. The task can be performed directly through the user interface described here or it can be automated with scripts using tools provided by JetStream Software.

Data replication from the protected site to the object store is a continuous process. When protection is started, all existing VM data will be copied to the object store (background replication) – the VMs will continue to operate normally without interruption during this initial replication process. After initial replication is complete the protection status will become “recoverable” and all new data written by VMs to primary storage during the course of normal operation will also be copied to the object store for protection (foreground replication). Activity of this process can be observed from the “Incoming and Outgoing Data Rate” chart under the Statistics tab.

Figure 94: The Protected Domains screen.

Also see:

Select VMs for Protection

Start VM Protection

Failover/Failback Runbooks

Monitoring Statistics

Alerts