2020-11-21T13:45:00Z

Can I get Avamar backup solution alone without data domain storage? 

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SJ
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2020-12-02T23:32:48Z
Dec 2, 2020

Avamar system has two logical components: the Avamar Administrator Server which runs on the Utility Node and Avamar Data Server. Your question is about Data Server. As a Data Server, you can use Data Domain or Avamar GSAN which is a set of Avamar Storage Nodes (computers with internal disk drives) running as a grid. This is native Avamar solution but has limits for the number of SN and the total capacity of GSAN grid. The better of these is Data Domain, but to answer your question: you don't need DD, you can use GSAN grid.

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2020-11-25T12:39:05Z
Nov 25, 2020

No it supports only Data domain as a integration , for extended data retention , you can use emc networker as a media sever to configure the backup to tape

SA
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2021-08-03T06:48:22Z
Aug 3, 2021

Yes indeed. Avamar grid can be used as storage itself to store its own backup. 


You can even use a virtual appliance with the required storage capacity. There are defined appliance sizes so you may choose one depending on your data size.

JB
Real User
2021-02-02T23:37:51Z
Feb 2, 2021

Yes. Avamar can be deployed with storage nodes which don not "require" DD for back-end storage. However, large Avamar Grids can be quite pricey, so leveraging DD storage in larger environments tends to be more economical the more data you protect. For larger deployments, we typically deploy a virtual instance of Avamar (AVE) and send data to a back-end DD. 

MG
Real User
2021-08-03T18:51:49Z
Aug 3, 2021

Yes you can! 

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