Avamar Replication

Avamar replication is a feature that transfers data from a “source” Avamar server to a “destination” Avamar server. All data in the destination server can be directly restored back to primary storage without having to be staged through the source Avamar server.

You can use either Avamar Administrator or Avamar Enterprise Manager to manage your replication settings.

Efficient Data Transfers. Replication is accomplished by way of highly efficient, asynchronous Internet Protocol (IP) data transfers, which can be scheduled during off-peak hours to make optimum use of network bandwidth.

Additionally, like other members of the Avamar product family, replication uses sophisticated data de-duplication technology that finds and eliminates redundant sequences of data before it is sent to the destination server, thereby reducing network traffic and promoting efficient use of hard disk storage.

Remote Branch Disaster Recovery. Replication enables the efficient replication of data stored in a single-node server to a multi-node server. Using replication, a distributed enterprise can centrally protect and manage multiple remote branch offices that are using individual single-node servers for local backup and restore. The centralized multi-node server can then be used for disaster recovery, in the event of catastrophic data loss at any remote branch office.

Enterprise Data Center Disaster Recovery. Replication can also be used to replicate data stored in a multi-node server to any other multi-node server in your enterprise. In this manner, multi-node servers can provide peer-to-peer disaster recovery for each other.