Data Storage Systems, Inc (DSS, Inc). is a privately held company located in the
Minneapolis suburb of Maple Grove, MN. Our staff are experts in...data backup, data
protection management, data storage networking, data availability replication, data
restore and data storage virtualization.
DSS, Inc. is a authorized Value Added Reseller ofQuest Software Virtualization
Management Solutions offering the complete of virtual data protection and
management solutions.
Disaster Recovery for Physical Servers
vConverter provides numerous features for effective ongoing disaster recovery in existing physical environments. First, vConverter
generates virtual backups for physical servers. Next, vConverter's Continuous Protection Mode regularly updates these virtual
backups with changes occurring on the physical server. vConverter ensures that companies have a "virtual standby system" that is
up to date and can be immediately utilized in the event of physical server problems or outages.
vConverter Features: vConverter is a total solution for converting physical servers to VMware, Microsoft, XenServer or Virtual Iron virtual machines. It
provides the functionality, ease of use and speed needed for high-volume P2V server migrations, and includes features and
automations specifically developed to minimize the end-to-end conversion time.
Automated Conversion Tasks vConverter automates many pre- and post-conversion tasks, including the ability to configure source services and run custom
scripts on the target VM. This simplifies and accelerates conversion initiatives.
Easy to Use An intuitive GUI allows administrators to convert single or multiple servers simultaneously shortly after setup
Reliability File-based and high-speed block-level transfer enables companies to protect transactional workloads
Incremental Replication for Disaster Recovery (Continuous Protection)
Incremental replication technology in vConverter allows physical servers to be continuously protected. Only changes to source data
are replicated to target virtual machines to minimize network traffic and allow for more regular replication cycles.
Synchronized Cutover A preplanned cutover allows P2V conversion, test the process and then synchronize source and target systems before the final
cutover, while continuing to run the source system
Remote Cold Cloning Ensures data consistency in source and target systems by utilizing cold clone boot CD to support transactional systems, like
database and email servers.
Integrated Support for VMware Raw Device Mapping Provides virtual machine with direct access to a LUN on the physical storage subsystem. Users can leverage the underlying SAN
software for snap shots and data replication and to improve I/O
Virtual Appliance Supports operation on virtual infrastructure where no service console is present, for example Virtual Appliance for Xen Embedded
and ESX3i.