New functionality for vRanger Pro to provide immediate recovery from backup repository; dramatically raises application availability and business productivity.

Vizioncore recently announced that FlashRestoreTM technology will be available later this year as an add-on to its flagship back-up and restore product, vRanger Pro. FlashRestore technology reinvents image-based recovery by making Virtual Machine (VM) back-up images immediately available by booting them directly from the vRanger Pro backup repository, thereby raising application availability service levels. vRanger Pro, with FlashRestore technology, will be demonstrated at VMworld August 30 – September 2 in Quest booths 1113 and 1213 in Moscone Center South.

Recovery of entire VM images often wastes time because the entire Virtual Machine Disk (VMDK) file must be copied from the backup repository to the hypervisor system over the network. Depending on the size of the file and network traffic, the recovery process can take up to hours to complete. With the addition of FlashRestore technology for vRanger Pro, images are instantly available for use by applications. Without any disruption in their use of the VM, end-users can continue working, maintaining productivity while the VMDK file is relocated using VMware Storage VMotion from the backup repository.

FlashRestore for vRanger Pro benefits include:

• Integration with the vRanger Pro GUI console enables seamless use of FlashRestore capabilities for administrators along with backup, replication and other recovery features
• GUI integration with VMware Storage VMotion simplifies the use of vSphere capabilities for administrators
• VM boot access offers immediate application availability, so that end-users can back to work without waiting for the VMDK file to copy across the network
• VM boot access reduces the burden on administrators and increases their productivity by enabling them to begin VM restore and then move on to other tasks immediately, without having to wait to reconnect end-users to applications
• Use of Storage VMotion ensures zero downtime for applications, continuous service availability, and complete transaction integrity

“Modern business demands uptime over anything else – the promise that systems can be used by employees whenever and wherever they are needed and that business processes are at minimal risk from unnecessary downtime. We are providing an advanced look at FlashRestore for vRanger Pro because it empowers IT to deliver on that promise,” explained Mike Coffman, DVP Virtualization Management, Quest Software. “By bringing immediate restore technology to vRanger Pro image-based recovery, the impact of system outages on end-user productivity is dramatically reduced and the process of bringing systems back online is faster and more simplified than ever before.”