When you add multiple access nodes to a VMware instance or subclient, the backup copy operation automatically distributes the VMs in a backup copy job across the available access nodes. However, not all access nodes are used during the backup copy operation. The optimal number of nodes is selected based on the VMs and disks involved in the backup copy operation. No other configuration is required to enable multinode backup copies.
For the Virtual Server Agent with VMware, multinode backup copy operations are available with the following vendors and engines:
Vendor |
Engine |
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Dell EMC PowerStore |
Dell EMC PowerStore |
Dell EMC PowerMax/VMAX3/VMAX |
Dell EMC TimeFinder SnapVX(SYMCLI) |
Dell EMC Storage Center (DSM) |
Dell EMC Storage Center Snap (DSM) |
Dell EMC VNX / CLARiiON |
|
Dell EMC XtremIO |
Dell EMC XtremIO Snap |
Dell EqualLogic |
Dell EqualLogic Snap |
Fujitsu ETERNUS AF / DX |
|
Hitachi Vantara |
|
HPE Nimble Storage |
HPE Nimble Storage Snap |
HPE XP P9500 |
|
HPE XP XP7 |
|
IBM FlashSystem |
|
INFINIDAT |
INFINIDAT InfiniSnap |
NetApp |
NetApp |
Pure Storage FlashArray |
Pure Storage FlashArray Snap |
*Hitachi Vantara OEM