Simulation engine for use in disaster recovery virtualization

摘要

An approach is provided for determining disaster recovery capacity. A simulation hypervisor receives streaming metric data, which represents the current production workload of a primary site, from the primary site. The metric data is combined with production data of the backup site by the simulation hypervisor to simulate a recovery event. Using data from the simulating, disaster recovery planning can be performed.

主权项

1. A method for determining disaster recovery capacity, comprising:
receiving, by a simulation hypervisor, streaming metric data from a primary site, the streaming metric data representing a current production workload of the primary site; simulating, by the simulation hypervisor, a recovery event on a backup site by combining the metric data with production data of the backup site,
wherein the simulating includes designating an application on the primary site as being a lower priority application and assuming a dormant state for the lower priority application; and performing disaster planning based on the simulating, wherein the disaster planning includes determining that the backup site has sufficient resources, does not have sufficient resources, or has extra resources to handle the recovery event, and wherein the primary site and the backup site are geographically distant from each other.