What's the difference between AutoVerify and Cloud AutoVerify?
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AutoVerify (for x360Recover appliances) is part of x360Recover's nightly BootVM check process. It provides validation of the recoverability of snapshots on x360Recover backup appliances.
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Cloud AutoVerify (for Direct-to-Cloud vault endpoints) is an early-access feature which will ultimately bring all of the functionality of AutoVerify to Axcient-hosted vaults for Direct-to-Cloud endpoints. |
Tiered testing
During the AutoVerify process, a number of tests are performed on the protected system to validate its data integrity. These tests include
- capturing a screenshot of the login page
- performing a heartbeat check to the testing services running on the VM
- verifying Microsoft Volume Shadowcopy Services (VSS) are functioning
- performing a full checkdisk scan on all data volumes.
We've chosen to implement Cloud AutoVerify testing on a tiered basis. This ensures that we limit the load and reduce the impact on other operations (such as Direct-to-Cloud backups, appliance-to-vault replications, Virtual Office recovery, and so on.)
Lighter operations will be performed more frequently, while heavier operations will be performed less frequently.
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Cloud AutoVerify has been enabled for all partners as of April 2022. We are still in early access mode for this feature. Tiered testing frequency is subject to change during this early access period as we continue to test our infrastructure and make improvements to handle the expected growth and scaling of Direct-to-Cloud over the coming months. |
Configure
Click BootVM under the Configure column on the Protected System Details page:
Then, click the check box to enable boot checks.
Results
Axcient-hosted vaults report AutoVerify results on the Protected System Details page. (This is the same way appliances report such results.)
Based on the new tiered testing structure, results are broken up into multiple parts, showing the different testing intervals.
In this initial preview release:
- Basic boot VM testing is performed periodically to verify that the system is bootable. This test includes a simple heart beat check, to confirm our communication services are alive and running within the VM. This test also includes a screenshot of the login screen.
Note: AutoVerify testing will be performed more frequently for servers and less frequently for workstations
Results of the most recent AutoVerify checks can be found on the Protected System Details page:
Note: Cloud AutoVerify is enabled only for Direct-to-Cloud endpoints on Axcient hosted vaults.
- AutoVerify testing for appliance-based protected systems can and should be performed on the appliance. Data replicated from an appliance to the vault is identical and there is no reason to perform redundant boot testing in the cloud for these endpoints.
Cloud AutoVerify will initially be monitored directly on the vault.
Future enhancements
x360Recover Manager is being enhanced to report results from both vault-based Cloud AutoVerify as well as appliance-based traditional AutoVerify. These results will be integrated into protected system health monitoring reports. Once integrated, x360Recover Manager SLA-based alerts and daily digest reports will include AutoVerify status.
Additional enhancements and hardening for Cloud AutoVerify are planned over the next several x360Recover releases, as we identify any problems and streamline operations to support rollout to 100 percent of Direct-to-Cloud endpoints.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Cloud AutoVerify is an early-access feature as of April 2022. Performance may be subject to change
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