Modifying and Recovering

The backup instance accessed through Instant Access appears to be a normal drive, as if the backup instance had been copied to a new disk volume. The diagram following this section is a logical representation of a backup instance mapped to a drive letter. The Block backup instance on the secondary remains unchanged because the data is protected (read only). Any modifications made are stored only in the “live data” area on the secondary. This “live data” area is created when the Instant Access iSCSI connection is made and is associated with the LUN. From that point, the “live data” area is continuously updated independently of the backup instance, but an integrated view is shown instead, that combines the backup instance and the “live data” area.