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Getting Started Guide
Vembu Technologies
Introduction
For more than 15 years, Vembu has been delivering simplified and powerful backup solutions through its portfolio of
products.
You will be joining thousands of other businesses from different sizes and industries across 100+ countries who protect
their data with our products. We bring a comprehensive package of products to help small and medium businesses like
yours, protect your data and in turn, your business, at an affordable cost.
Vembu BDR Suite
Vembu BDR Suite is a portfolio of products designed to backup multiple environments from virtual to physical to
cloud while addressing diverse and advanced use cases - all within your budget.
You can protect your virtual machines, physical machines, files, MS applications, SaaS applications and also get your
data replicated to offsite location or the cloud for DR purposes from a single signup.
100+ Countries Headquartered in Chennai Experience
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You download and install Vembu BDR Server in a dedicated machine. To this server, you connect the backup repository
where you wish to store the backup data. Apart from configuring backups & restore operations, you can monitor and
manage the virtual & physical machine backups from this Vembu BDR Server.
Your requirement decides the type of deployment.
There are two ways to setup Vembu BDR in your environment
Simple Deployment
Distributed Deployment
Architecture
The architecture is fairly simple.
Vembu Backup ServerPhysical Servers
Vembu Backup ServerPhysical Servers
Backup
Restore
Backup
Restore
Backup
Restore
Backup all your VMware/ Hyper-V VMs and Windows machines by directly adding the hosts. Backup
configuration, management and recovery - all from a single console.
In case of large environments, you can reduce the load on the backup server by installing the Vembu VMBackup
proxy and Vembu ImageBackup proxy in the required servers/workstations.
Backup
Restore
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But Vembu BDR server is also vulnerable to disasters. What happens when it goes down?
There is one final step to make your data protection plan airtight- a solid DR plan.
You can store a secondary copy of your backup data in an offsite location using Vembu OffsiteDR or you can
replicate the backup data to Vembu Cloud using Vembu CloudDR.
You can keep a copy of the backup data in Vembu Cloud, hosted in Amazon Web Services. Encrypted with AES-256 bit
encryption algorithm, your data will be stored in the Amazon datacenter that is closest to you.
Vembu OffsiteDR
LAN/WANLAN
Vembu OffsiteDR ServerVembu BDR Server
Vembu CloudDR
Install Vembu OffsiteDR in another datacenter away from primary site. This DR site should also have the same system
requirements as the Vembu BDR Server.
LAN WAN
Vembu BDR Server
Vembu Cloud
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Vembu BDR Server will be your backup server, where all the data that you backup gets stored. This software has certain
system requirements to be met by the server machine, for a successful and smooth backup experience.
Go through the below information to see if your infrastructure can support Vembu BDR Server.
OS
Microsoft Windows Server 2019
Microsoft Windows Server 2016
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2
Microsoft Windows Server 2012
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2
Windows 10
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
RAM 8 GB (Minimum) and 16 GB (Recommended)
CPU
4 cores or 4 vCPUs (Minimum) and 8 cores or
8 vCPUs (Recommended)
64-bit Architecture
Network 1 Gbps & above. While replicating the on-site copy
over WAN, 1 Mbps & above
Browsers
Internet Explorer 11 & above
Mozilla Firefox 28 & above
Google Chrome 34 & above
The above mentioned memory and CPU utilization are same for the BDR server (Windows & Ubuntu) deployed in
physical and virtual environments.
For an in-depth system requirements for all the products in Vembu BDR Suite, click here.
System Requirements for Vembu BDR Server
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❏ Go ahead with Default configuration
❏ Or, create Custom configuration
❏ Specify the Windows LogOn user account
❏ Choose the database location
❏ Configure web console port and credentials
Installation Steps
Download Vembu BDR Server from here.
Choose the Vembu BDR installation location
Choose the type of installation
Vembu Portal is a self-service license management portal. You have to register your Vembu BDR Server with your
Vembu Portal Account to continue using after the trial period. After registering your server with the Portal, you can
begin your DR operations.
Review & Finish
You can find an in-depth product installation guide here.
From this portal, you can
Vembu Portal
Sign up for products in Vembu BDR Suite
Add and allocate licenses for each product that you use
Buy licenses or portal credits
Monitor license usage and other registered server details
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You now have a basic understanding of what is Vembu BDR Suite and how to get started with it. In case you are looking for
further information or have any trouble, don’t hesitate to contact our 24/7 support at:
vembu-support@vembu.com
or call us at:
+1-512-256-8699 (US & Canada)
+44-203-793-8668 (United Kingdom)
Upcoming steps
Here are the following steps you can take to begin your data protection with Vembu
● Install your BDR Server and register with Vembu Portal
● Setup a 15-minute call with our product expert to see how Vembu can handle your needs
● Have a hands-on evaluation with our evaluator’s guide and the various exercises you can try
● Our support team is on standby for any questions you might have
● View the different pricing editions offered and see if you can avail our exclusive Vembu BDR Essentials
● Our sales agent will help you in purchasing the product and allocating the licenses
● Focus on your business, while your critical data is protected in the background
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