RackWare Disaster Recovery (DR) and Backup deliver a cloud-agnostic, enterprise-ready solution to protect workloads across physical, virtual, and cloud environments. Built on RackWare’s unified platform architecture, the solution ensures business continuity, minimizes data loss, and automates recovery processes—all without the complexity of traditional DR tools.
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From real-time replication and automated failover to policy-driven backup retention and rapid restore capabilities, RackWare provides a seamless and scalable approach to resilience across hybrid and multi-cloud infrastructure.
Architecture & Deployment
Model
RackWare DR and Backup leverage the same agentless, policy-driven control plane as the broader RackWare Platform. All DR and backup operations are automated by the RackWare Management Module (RMM), which centralizes configuration, scheduling, replication, and recovery workflows.
Agentless Architecture
No permanent agents required on protected systems
Out-of-Band Control
Automation layer remains decoupled from production systems
Flexible Hosting Options
RackWare can run on-premises, in private clouds, or major public clouds (AWS, Azure, GCP, Oracle Cloud, IBM Cloud, etc.)
Supported Environments & Topologies
RackWare provides Any-to-Any DR and backup support across diverse IT footprints.
Source and Target Support:
Physical Servers
(Bare metal)
Virtual Machines
VMware, Hyper-V, KVM, Xen, and more...
Public & Private Clouds
AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), IBM Cloud, and others
Kubernetes Platforms
GKE
OKE
AKS
OpenShift
EKS
Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service, OpenShift, Azure Kubernetes Service, Oracle Kubernetes Engine, Google Kubernetes Engine
Storage Types
Block, File, Object, SAN iSCSI
DR Scenarios Supported:
On-Prem to Cloud
Cloud to Cloud
Cloud to On-Prem
Hybrid Configurations
Active/Standby
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Active/Active
Real-Time Replication Engine
RackWare’s DR solution uses continuous, efficient, and application-consistent replication to meet demanding RPO/RTO requirements.
Policy-Based Sync
Near-zero RPO with ongoing data replication
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Delta-Based Replication
Byte-level diffing reduces bandwidth and sync time
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File System-Aware Snapshots
Ensure consistency for databases and enterprise applications
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Data Compression & Encryption
Optimized for WAN performance and storage savings
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Auto-Resume & Fault Recovery
Intelligent checkpointing and retry logic
"We easily implemented and improved our disaster recovery strategy without buying additional hardware. We can now protect a larger number of workloads across our data center while increasing their availability.
RackWare allows us to reduce downtime during an outage, with failover capabilities of complex and expensive high-availability solutions"
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-Mark Kocour
Associate Principal Global IT, ZS Associates
Application-Aware Failover & Fallback
RackWare goes beyond infrastructure recovery with full-stack protection—including OS, app, data, and configuration—enabling rapid and predictable failover.
Granular Recovery Points
Select from multiple retained snapshots
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Failover Automation
Auto-launch of protected workloads in target environments
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Failback Support
Return workloads to original location post-restoration
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Environment Re-Mapping
IP changes, identity and security remapping, cloud-init injection
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Service Verification
Post-failover checks and boot validation
Backup & Retention
RackWare’s backup capabilities are integrated directly into the DR engine for seamless protection, policy enforcement, and recovery.
Application-Consistent Snapshots
Including file systems, databases, and enterprise applications ​
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Retention Policies
Configurable based on frequency, age, and SLA tiers
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Immutable Backups
Data Protection from Ransomware
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Rapid Restore
Bare-metal recovery, file-level recovery, or system image rehydration
Security & Compliance
RackWare secures critical data at every step, ensuring safe DR and backup operations across public and private infrastructures.
Encrypted Replication
SSH data transfer encryption
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Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
Granular privileges by user, team, or tenant
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Immutable Logs
Complete audit trails for compliance and recovery validation
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Air-Gapped DR Support
Deployable in sovereign, disconnected, or isolated environments
High Availability & Scalability
RackWare scales horizontally and vertically for enterprises and service providers managing thousands of workloads.
Multi-Tenant Support
Logical separation for MSPs or departmental use cases
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Parallel Execution
High-throughput recovery and sync operations
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Dynamic Resource Management
Adaptive scaling based on workload or event load
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Built-in Health Monitoring
Proactive alerts and system health dashboards
Automation & Orchestration
RackWare automates the entire DR and backup lifecycle—from setup and testing to failover and compliance validation.
Policy-Driven Protection Plans
Define protection tiers and associate workloads
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Scheduled Backups and Syncs
Granular scheduling with blackout windows
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Non-Disruptive Testing
Isolated DR testing environments with zero production impact
Orchestration Hooks
Strategically placed exit points for additional optional automation
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Runbook Execution
Custom recovery scripts and boot sequences