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I am going to buy a second NAS from Qnap and i am hoping to install this device and use it for backups of my current VMs. Right now i have two dell hosts and a raid 5 qnap device used for my servers. I want to be able to copy my VMs to the other storage device and if possible be able to power it on from the other storage device.

My hope is that i can have a synchonized copy on the both storage devices so if i lose a NAS the other can take it's place. I don't know if this is possible but i wanted to ask if any of you experts had suggestions or ideas.

I could possibly setup the other storage device and use the standalone converter to make copies of my VMs.

Thanks!

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IKtech

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both hosts are licensed for enterprise plus so i beleive i do have storage vmotion and vmotion.

coolsport00

Then your best bet is to invest in a B/U product like Veeam Backup & Replication and create a backup schedule to backup your VMs, or replicate them. You can do almost synchronous replication if you desire. Cost is about $700 per Host CPU socket (Veeam is licensed like vSphere..by CPU socket [NOT cores!]).

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Andrew Hancock (VMware vExpert PRO / EE Fellow/British Beekeeper)

you may also want to look at VMware Replica now included.

IKtech

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i only have a GB network connecting the storage devices and the hosts. would that be a problem trying to use vmware replica?

Do you have a link to some good info on vmware replica? Thanks!

Andrew Hancock (VMware vExpert PRO / EE Fellow/British Beekeeper)

see here

http://www.vmware.com/products/datacenter-virtualization/vsphere/replication

GB network is fine, its included with your licensing.