Asynchronous Replication over WAN on Native SAN questions

[JerRatt]

Is Asynchronous Replication over WAN possible using Native SAN for Hyper-V? ie: Can I buy 2 servers to use in HA on my local network that are connected together directly via the Native SAN for Hyper-V 2 node configuration, and then buy a 3rd server to send offsite to be a source for recovery purposes?

If so, are the system requirements for the 3rd/remote server to be as powerful as the 2 servers in use on the local network, or is adequate storage space just the concern?

[JerRatt]

Another question related to Asynchronous Replication over WAN in general... Can the backups created using the Backup Plugin for Hyper-V also be sent offsite to the WAN/3rd node, and not just the active replication data?

[Anatoly (staff)]

Technically it is possible (both of your plans/questions), but for now this feature is experimental, which means that it is highly not recommended to put it into production environment.

[JerRatt]

Thank you for the reply! This is mostly for future planning for some of our clients, so it wouldn't be something we'd put into production yet.

What about the 3rd/remote node system configuration, does it have to be as powerful a server as the other two local HA nodes?

[Anatoly (staff)]

What about the 3rd/remote node system configuration, does it have to be as powerful a server as the other two local HA nodes?

It should have at least 1Gbps with <5ms latency connection to the primary sites.