Service Levels – Backup and Restore

The Equinix Back-up & Restore service is provided at one service level.

Availability

Availability Level Availability (%) Implementation
Standard 99.9 % Within 1 data center

Service Requests

The following standard changes can be requested through the service portal as a service request.

Request Name Description Included/Additional 1
Disk Restore Restore a virtual disk Additional
VM Restore Restore the VMs Additional
Adjust back-up scheme Change the VM back-up schedule Additional
Adjust NAS back-up scheme Change the NAS back-up schedule Additional
Restore a File share Restore of a full file share Additional
Note:

1 Included means the request is part of the service and has no additional implementation cost. Additional means the service request has additional cost and its execution requires an approval in the service portal.

All changes not listed in the table above can be requested by the customer by selecting change at the service request module. Equinix will perform an impact analysis to determine whether the change can be implemented and to determine associated costs and lead time.

Handling of Failure

Response and Resolution Times

Priority Response Time1 Resolution Time Execution of Work SLA2
P1 < 15 min < 8 hours 24/7 95%
P2 < 30 min < 16 hours Service window 95%
P3 < 60 min < 48 hours Service window 95%
Note:

1 Time between registering the incident and contacting an Equinix Managed Service specialist.

2 SLA refers to the reaction and resolution time.

Maintenance

The standard windows of maintenance are from 08.00–18.00 hours on business days, weekends, and holidays.

Note: Maintenance planned and announced in advance by Equinix does not count towards the accessibility of the service.

To view our incident priority matrix, and learn more about our impact and urgency assessment when handling failures, refer to Maintenance and Support – Equinix Data Platform.