AIR GAPPED BACKUP SOLUTION MANUAL

How are air-gapped backups set up on-premises Air-Gapped Systems: On-Premises & in the Cloud In the event of a disaster, air-gapped volumes can be turned-on and the data stored in them can be used to restore operations quickly and seamlessly – without fail. As air-gapped volumes are turned-off and inaccessible by default, they keep the stored backup data safe from any disaster that may affect the primary production environment. StoneFly is the first to introduce logical air gap with the Always On-Air® Gapped backups.Īir-gapped backups leverage air-gapped target storage volumes to store backups, snapshots, replicas, and redundant copies of business-critical volumes. It’s important to note that even though the logical air gap volume is physically connected, it remains isolated via various logical processes such as role-based access controls, software-defined networking, etc. Logical Air Gaps: When the target storage is physically connected but logically isolated/disconnected from the network, it’s called logical air gapping.When powered off, there is no physical network connection between the air-gapped node and the production environment. For instance, StoneFly DR365VIVA can be configured to power off when data is not being read/written. Physical Air Gaps: When the target storage is physically isolated/disconnected from the production network, it’s called physical air gapping.Types of Air Gap BackupĪir gap backup can be differentiated into two types depending on how they are set up: Additionally, also dependent on the vendor, air-gap volumes can be provisioned on-premises and/or in the cloud.

AIR GAPPED BACKUP SOLUTION MANUAL

Air-gapped data storage only becomes accessible when it is “turned-on”.ĭepending on the software and vendor, the ability to turn-on and turn-off air-gap volumes can be manual or automatic via user-defined policies. Air gap backups are backup stored in air-gapped volumes.Īir-gapped volumes are “turned-off” by default and are inaccessible to applications, databases, users, and workloads running on the production environment. What is Air Gap Backup?Īir-gapping is an advanced data protection feature used to isolate and detach target storage volumes from unsecure networks, production environments, and host platforms. Looking for purpose-built air-gapped nodes? Check out StoneFly DR365VIVA.

In this section, we explain air-gapping, how air-gapped backups work, the role of air-gap in the 3-2-1-1-0 data protection rule, and the built-in air-gap features included in StoneFly solutions. With their ability to isolate critical volumes from the primary environment, air-gapped networks provide reliable ransomware protection to enterprise workloads – making them a necessary feature for all hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) and backup and disaster recovery (DR) solutions.

StoneFly Ransomware Protection Solutions.

Veeam Cloud Connect to StoneFly Private Cloud.

DR365 Veeam-Immutable Veeam-Air-Gapped (VIVA).

Universal Backup & DR Appliance (DR365U).

Veeam Ready Backup & DR Appliance (DR365V).

Backup and Disaster Recovery Appliances.

Storage Concentrator Virtual Machine (SCVM).

Unified Storage & Server (USS) HCI Appliance.

Cloud Storage in StoneFly Private Cloud.Unified NAS + SAN + Object in the Cloud.Unified NAS + SAN + S3 Object Storage Appliances.

Air gapped backup solution