TECHNICAL
TRAINING
RackWare Disaster Recovery Deep Dive
APAC/EMEA Session
26 August 2026 at 11:00am CEST (UTC+2)
This technical training is dedicated to the full breadth of disaster recovery and backup on the RackWare platform, from RPO policy fundamentals through advanced snapshot management and recovery operations. Designed for engineers and architects responsible for enterprise resilience and business continuity. Audience questions will be addressed in real time by RackWare staff.
What You Will Learn
Platform & DR Fundamentals
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RackWare disaster recovery and backup licensing models
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RackWare engine deployment for DR
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Network topology including same-IP/subnet support for failover targets
Source Preparation for DR
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Storage requirements for LVM snapshots on Linux and VSS shadow copies on Windows
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Antivirus exclusions and permission sets required for reliable sync cycles
Storage & Snapshot Management
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Sizing storage for source snapshots to prevent sync bottlenecks
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LVM snapshot mechanics (Linux) and VSS shadow copy mechanics (Windows)
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Snapshot-related diagnostic commands.
DR Policy Architecture
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Configuring RPO-based sync policies
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Backup and retention policy design (hourly/daily snapshot schedules)
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Pre-provisioned vs. dynamically provisioned failover targets
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Aligning RPO/RTO policy to SLA requirements
Failover & Recovery Operations
Non-disruptive DR testing
Granular file-level and full-host restore from point-in-time snapshots
Any-to-any DR workflows (e.g., VMware to OLVM, OLVM to OLVM)
Troubleshooting
Command-line access to job and verbose logs
Diagnosing common snapshot and sync errors on Windows and Linux
Program Benefits
Who Should Attend
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Lead Cloud Engineers and Senior Solution Architects
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Infrastructure Leads and Continuity Planners
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MSPs managing multi-tenant DR environments
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IT Teams responsible for business continuity and SLA compliance
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Architect RPO/RTO policies aligned to enterprise SLAs
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Prevent sync failures through correct storage and snapshot sizing
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Move beyond full-system failover to granular file- and host-level restore
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Test and validate DR readiness without disrupting production
Your Instructor
Akash Bambal
Director of Engineering
Since January 2022, Akash Bambal has served as the Director of Engineering focused on Quality Assurance and Systems Engineering at RackWare. Prior to that he spent nearly five years as the Manager of QA and Systems Engineering. Akash has over 17 years of engineering experience in enterprise class products across a variety of domains like healthcare, networking/SDN, storage, media and OS. Akash plays a critical role in pre-sales, designing migration and DR/backup solutions for customers across the JAPAC and EMEA regions for RackWare.