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VMware CDP proxy

VMware CDP proxy

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A VMware® CDP proxy operates as a data mover and transfers data between the source and target hosts. VMware CDP proxy performs the following tasks:

  • Receives virtual machine (VM) data from the production storage.
  • Aggregates changed data.
  • Prepares data for short-term restore points.
  • Compresses and deduplicates data.
  • Encrypts and decrypts data.
  • Sends data to the storage in the disaster recovery site or another VMware CDP proxy.

You can assign the role of a VMware CDP proxy to any Windows-based or Linux-based virtual or physical server to your Veeam Backup and Replication infrastructure.

In IBM Cloud® consider using:

  • A VM and the HotAdd mode.
  • The same VM for both backup and CDP proxy.