Dalian Customs, People’s Republic of China

Overview

Dalian Customs, People’s Republic of China

Country: China

Industry: Government / Customs

Solution: Integrated Disaster Recovery & Backup Appliance

Dalian Customs operated multiple business systems across physical servers, Huawei virtualization, and VMware environments. To enhance resilience against disasters and major incidents, protect mission-critical data, and ensure business continuity, they sought a unified DR and backup solution capable of minimizing operational losses while meeting strict data safety requirements.

Customer Challenge

• Hybrid infrastructure — Systems running on physical machines, Huawei virtualization, and VMware virtualization.
• Strict continuity requirements — Customs operations could not be interrupted.
• Need for point-in-time recovery — Ability to roll back database data to any previous I/O point.

I2 Solution

• Deployed i2Box integrated DR and backup appliance.
• Utilized i2CDP for real-time backup of core databases with point-in-time recovery to prevent logical data corruption.
• Applied i2VP to back up VMware virtual machines in full; enabled full restoration to the original or alternative VMware environments.
• Used i2FFO to protect Huawei virtualized VMs with full machine backups and rapid recovery capabilities.

Solution Effects

• Achieved real-time protection of mission-critical data without geographical restrictions.
• Enabled seamless recovery of both databases and virtual machines.
• Improved resilience against disasters and major incidents, ensuring continuous customs operations.
• Delivered a fast, efficient project implementation tailored to Dalian Customs’ infrastructure and DR planning needs.