Recovering 120 Virtual Machines Before Business Opened

Recovering 120 Virtual Machines Before Business Opened

July 23, 2026

Overview

A large enterprise relied entirely on VMware virtual infrastructure to run its ERP systems, applications, and business services. Any extended outage would have impacted hundreds of employees.

Challenges

• Large VMware environment
• Multiple production workloads
• No centralized VM recovery
• Strict recovery time objectives

What Happened

Following a storage failure, more than 120 virtual machines became unavailable overnight. Critical business applications could not be accessed, putting morning operations at risk.

Solution

DataguardNXT implemented Vinchin Backup & Recovery.

Key capabilities included:

• Agentless VMware backup
• Instant VM Recovery
• Incremental backup technology
• Centralized backup management
• Flexible disaster recovery

Results

• 120 virtual machines restored successfully
• Business resumed before working hours
• Downtime reduced significantly
• Reliable disaster recovery established

Conclusion

Infrastructure failures are unavoidable. Business disruption doesn't have to be.