Ok, im a little confised.
I used to use consolidated backup a few years back which was great for the occasions VM backup to SMB and then on to some removable media.
I thought id look at VDP but it appears its limitations are that it can only backup to the appliance its self (or another LUN). so in a small business environment where only one SAN is present. whats the point of it? I'm simply backing up to production SAN.
Sure i understand i can restore if something happens software wise but if my SAN fails I'm screwed.
Just wondering what people do to mitigate this without purchasing more expensive backup software.
Thanks