Definition
Instant recovery, sometimes called instant backup, is the ability to restart a system directly from its backup within minutes, without waiting for all the data to be copied to the target. The system runs from the restore point while data is copied back in the background.
Why it matters
Traditional recovery is slow. Restoring to heterogeneous hypervisors, reprovisioning and retesting can take several days. This extends downtime, losses and regulatory exposure. Instant recovery directly reduces RTO by bringing recovery time down to minutes for each system.
The Oxibox approach: cross-hypervisor R2V
Oxibox provides instant cross-hypervisor recovery (R2V). Systems are restored within minutes, without preconfiguration and independently of the target hypervisor. Restart uses a tamper-protected restore point. Automated restore tests regularly verify that recovery works.
Restarting one system takes minutes. Recovering an entire information system takes longer. In the Dharma case, the complete environment was restored in under two hours.