This User Guide introduces PlateSpin Forge® 2.5, including its basic administration environment, which is accessed through the PlateSpin Forge Web Interface. The guide provides an overview of the appliance and explains how it administers and manages workloads under protection, as well as how to put workloads under protection. The guide is organized as follows:
This documentation is intended for data center managers, and IT or operations administrators. It assumes that users of the product have the following background:
General understanding of network operating environments and systems architecture.
General virtualization knowledge.
Understanding of disaster recovery principles.
The contents of this guide are of interest to IT personnel, data center system administrators or any other persons who are responsible for the day-to-day functionality of the unit.
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For the most recent version of this text, visit the PlateSpin Forge version 2.5 Web site.
This guide is part of the PlateSpin Forge® documentation set. Below is a complete list of the set:
We encourage you to use the following additional resources on the Web:
PlateSpin User Forum: A Web-based community with a variety of discussion topics.
PlateSpin Knowledge Base: A collection of in-depth technical articles.
Telephone (North America): +1-877-528-3774 (1 87 PlateSpin)
Telephone (global): +1-416-203-4799
E-mail: support@platespin.com
You can also visit the PlateSpin Technical Support Web site.
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