Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines 6.0.1 Installation and Deployment Guide

RecoverPoint for VMs system

Key components of the RecoverPoint for VMs system are defined and illustrated.

Key system components that are involved in this installation include:

vRPA

The virtual RecoverPoint Appliance is a data appliance that manages data replication. Create the vRPAs you need by using the vSphere Client or vSphere Web Client from the vCenter Server.

vRPA cluster

A group of up to 8 vRPAs that work together to replicate and protect data. You create the vRPA clusters, and then connect them to the system by using the RecoverPoint for VMs Deployer wizards.

RecoverPoint for VMs plug-in

The vSphere Client (HTML5). The HTML5 plug-in is installed after the plug-in server is deployed and configured.

RecoverPoint for VMs plug-in server

A dedicated VM deployed from an OVA template that provides replication management over one or more RecoverPoint for VMs systems that are hosted on the same vCenter Server. The plug-in server provides a single endpoint for the vSphere HTML5 plug-in, and the REAPER API.

RecoverPoint for VMs splitter

Proprietary software that is installed on every ESXi host in an ESX cluster that is involved in RecoverPoint replication or running virtual RPAs. It intercepts every write for a protected VM and sends a copy of the write to the assigned vRPA and then on to one or more designated storage volumes. The filter is automatically installed on every ESXi host in the ESX cluster where the vRPA cluster resides as part of the vRPA cluster deployment, or is automatically installed on ESXi hosts as part of any additional ESX clusters that are registered to the vRPA cluster.

RecoverPoint for VMs JIRAF

Proprietary software that is installed on every ESXi host in an ESX cluster running virtual RPAs. Journal I/O and Repository Access Filter (JIRAF) facilitates I/O access to the journal and repository VMDKs. The JIRAF filter is installed on every ESXi host in the ESX cluster where the vRPA cluster resides as part of the vRPA cluster deployment.

RecoverPoint for VMs system

One or more connected vRPA clusters.

Figure 1 provides a reference diagram that shows the vRPAs and vRPA clusters within the RecoverPoint for VMs system, including the RecoverPoint for VMs Plugin Servers. The diagram shows how these components interconnect within the VMware vSphere environment.