The customer requires a disaster recovery (DR) solution that allows them to replicate data from their on-premises environment to the public cloud. They also need failover and fallback capabilities, meaning they must be able to switch operations to the cloud during a disaster and revert back to on-premises once the issue is resolved.
Snapshot replication between a FlashArray on-premises and Cloud Block Store (CBS)is the best solution for this use case. CBS integrates seamlessly with on-premises FlashArrays, enabling efficient replication of snapshots to the cloud. This feature supports failover and fallback operations, ensuring business continuity in the event of a disaster.
Why Not the Other Options?
B. Purity//FA CloudSnap periodic offload of snapshots to AWS:While CloudSnap allows periodic offloading of snapshots to AWS S3 for backup purposes, it does not provide the real-time replication and failover/fallback capabilities required for DR.
C. ActiveCluster FC replication between a FlashArray on site and Evergreen//One:ActiveCluster is designed for synchronous replication between two FlashArrays in different locations, but it does not support replication to the public cloud.
Key Points:
Snapshot Replication:Enables efficient and reliable replication of data between on-premises FlashArrays and Cloud Block Store.
Failover and Fallback:CBS supports these capabilities, ensuring minimal downtime during a disaster.
Integration with FlashArray:CBS is specifically designed to work with FlashArray, providing a seamless DR solution.
References:
Pure Storage Cloud Block Store Documentation: "Disaster Recovery with Cloud Block Store"
Pure Storage Best Practices Guide: "Replication and Failover in Hybrid Cloud Environments"
Pure Storage Whitepaper: "Hybrid Cloud Architectures with FlashArray and Cloud Block Store"
