NetBackup 7.6. Technical Overview. Symantec Backup and Recovery Technical Services. Nedeljko Štefančić. Symantec NetBackup 7.6 Technical Overview

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1 NetBackup 7.6 Technical Overview Last Updated: February 2014 Symantec Backup and Recovery Technical Services Nedeljko Štefančić 1

2 NetBackup 7.6 Technical Overview Preface/disclaimer This NetBackup presentabon may include example diagrams that contain objects that represent applicabons and plaforms from other companies such as MicrosoH and VMware. These diagrams may or may not match or resemble actual implementabons found in end user environments. Any likeness or similarity to actual end user environments is completely by coincidence. The goal of the diagrams included in this presentabon is not to recommend specific ways in which to implement applicabons and plaforms from other companies such as MicrosoH and VMware; the purpose of these diagrams is to illustrate NetBackup features and capabilibes only. For guidelines and best pracbces on installing and configuring applicabons and plaforms from other companies, please refer to best pracbce documentabon and other resources provided by those companies. 2

3 NetBackup 7.6 Technical Overview Contents (1/2) Components and Architecture Fundamental NetBackup Components Architecture OpDons NetBackup Domains VMware VADP IntegraDon Consistent, On- line Backups Granular file and applicadon recovery NetBackup Accelerator for VMware VMware Instant Recovery Block- level Incremental Backups DeduplicaDon of VMware Backups VMware vcloud Director IntroducDon and Overview ProtecDng vcloud Director vcloud Director and NetBackup VIP vcloud Director Notes VMware vsphere Plug- in Design and Features Deployment and Requirements Screenshots VMware VM Intelligent Policies AutomaDc Backups via Query Load Balancing and Resource Limits Hyper- V Integra@on Agentless Image- level ProtecDon ProtecDng Windows Hyper- V VMs ProtecDng non- Windows Hyper- V VMs Granular Recovery of Files and Folders Hyper- V Virtual Disk Types Cluster Shared Volumes Hyper- V Off- host Backups DeduplicaDon of Hyper- V Backups Basic and Advanced Disk Storage BasicDisk Storage AdvancedDisk Pools Data Deduplica@on (MSDP) Media Server DeduplicaDon (MSDP) DeduplicaDon load sharing DeduplicaDon Across Physical/Virtual OpenStorage (OST) Features and CapabiliDes OpDmized DuplicaDon Example Flash Backup Design and Purpose Example Diagram NetBackup OpsCenter Features and CapabiliDes Screenshots Replica@on Director Features and CapabiliDes Example Diagram Snapshot Process Flow Automated Image Replica@on (AIR) Design and Purpose SLPs and Simplified MulD- site Recovery Cascading ReplicaDon Example NetBackup and MS Applica@ons Features and CapabiliDes Example Diagrams 3

4 NetBackup 7.6 Technical Overview Contents (2/2) NetBackup and Oracle Overview Oracle Intelligent Policies Example Diagram NetBackup Catalog Catalog Components Catalog Backup Process Catalog Restore Process Catalog Recovery Methods Bare Metal Recovery (BMR) Overview Required Components NetBackup Appliances Overview NetBackup 5230 and 5030 Appliances NetBackup Appliances Basic Diagram Symantec AutoSupport NetBackup Logging and Support NetBackup Logging NetBackup Support Tools Cloud Features IntroducDon and Overview Example Diagram Configuring Se_ngs and Thro`ling SAP HANA Support NetBackup and SAP HANA Example Diagram NetBackup Client Direct IntroducDon and Overview Example Diagram NetBackup Accelerator IntroducDon and Overview NetBackup Accelerator Diagram 4

5 Components and Architecture High- level elements of a NetBackup implementabon 5

6 NetBackup 7.6 Components and Architecture Fundamental Components of NetBackup General Overview Symantec recommends using NetBackup Appliances as Master/Media Servers Master Server FT Media Server Media Server Protected Servers Protected Servers Catalog Databases AdministraDon Console MSDP SAN Client FC HBA NBU Client NetBackup Master Server NetBackup Media Server NetBackup Clients 6

7 NetBackup 7.6 Components and Architecture Fundamental Components of NetBackup General Overview Master Server Catalog Databases AdministraDon Console NetBackup Master Server Master Server Overview AdministraBon console Enterprise Media Manager NetBackup infrastructure management Backup policy creabon, scheduling Centralized monitoring, reporbng Symantec recommends using NetBackup Appliances as Master/Media Servers Hosts catalog databases Restore execubons 7

8 NetBackup 7.6 Components and Architecture Fundamental Components of NetBackup General Overview Master Server Catalog Databases AdministraDon Console NetBackup Master Server Master Server Processes bprd (request daemon) nbpem (schedule/policy execubon) bpjobd (job monitor) nbjm (job manager) bpdbm (database manager) Symantec recommends using NetBackup Appliances as Master/Media Servers nbrb (EMM) (resource broker) nbemm (EMM) (media manager) nbproxy (EMM) (OC comms) 8

9 NetBackup 7.6 Components and Architecture Fundamental Components of NetBackup General Overview FT Media Server Media Server Media Server Overview Media Server, FT Media Server MSDP Controls storage interacbon Reads/writes data to/from storage NetBackup Media Server Symantec recommends using NetBackup Appliances as Master/Media Servers Controlled by Master Server MulBple Media Servers can be used for load balancing 9

10 NetBackup 7.6 Components and Architecture Fundamental Components of NetBackup General Overview FT Media Server Media Server Media Server Processes bpbrm (backup/restore manager) MSDP bptm/bpdm (tape/disk manager) bpcd (communicabons) NetBackup Media Server Symantec recommends using NetBackup Appliances as Master/Media Servers 10

11 NetBackup 7.6 Components and Architecture Fundamental Components of NetBackup General Overview Protected Servers Protected Servers SAN Client NBU Client FC HBA NetBackup Clients Client Overview SoHware agent installed to protected servers Standard client, SAN client, Snapshot Client Data movement engine Executes policy instrucbons EncrypBon, DeduplicaBon Controlled by Master Server 11

12 NetBackup 7.6 Components and Architecture Fundamental Components of NetBackup General Overview Protected Servers Protected Servers Client Processes bpcd (communicabons) SAN Client NBU Client FC HBA NetBackup Clients vnetd (firewall communicabons) bpbkar (backup/archive client) tar (restore service) 12

13 NetBackup 7.6 Components and Architecture Fundamental Components of NetBackup Logical Elements NetBackup Policy Storage Lifecycle Policy Volume Volume Pool Disk Pool Backup instrucbons Contains basic backup a]ributes (clients to backup, storage, schedule) Backup storage plan Data classificabon rules ReplicaBon, retenbon control Individual media Logical groupings such as volume pools (media pools), volume groups Logical grouping of volumes Grouped for purpose (e.g. volume pool for Exchange) Logical grouping of physical disk volumes Simplifies disk management Master Server FT Media Server Media Server Protected Servers Protected Servers SAN Client NBU Client NetBackup Catalog Backup Images Media Vault Storage Backups database What s been backed up, where it s stored Media/device informabon Contains informabon on clients, backups Contained in image database (NetBackup catalog) Generally refers to an Individual tape cartridge 4MM, 8MM, DLT, WORM, etc Automates image duplicabon to tape Manages tape ejecbons in large robobc environments LocaBon of backup set or backup set copy Can be disk or tape device 13

14 NetBackup 7.6 Components and Architecture Architecture OpDons Medium Environments NetBackup Server (Medium Environments) Protected Servers NetBackup Server Protected Servers NetBackup Client NetBackup Client Combined master/media server In medium environments, a consolidated NetBackup server that supports both Master Server and Media Server roles may be used. Symantec recommends using NetBackup Appliances as Master/Media Servers 14

15 NetBackup 7.6 Components and Architecture Architecture OpDons Large Environments NetBackup Enterprise Server (Large Environments) Master Server Master Server In larger environments, separate NetBackup servers that support the roles of Master Server and Media Server(s) are recommended. Symantec recommends using NetBackup Appliances as Master/Media Servers Media Server Media Server Media Servers Protected Servers Protected Servers Virtual Server Client Servers NetBackup Client NetBackup Client 15

16 NetBackup 7.6 Components and Architecture NetBackup Domains OpsCenter can centrally manage and monitor large NetBackup environments, including mulbple domains. Master/Media Server OpsCenter Server Master Server Virtual Server Protected Server Virtual Server Media Server NBU Client Protected Server Symantec recommends using NetBackup Appliances as Master and Media Servers Protected Server NBU Client Protected Server Protected Server NBU Client NBU Client Site A domain Site B domain NBU Client 16

17 VMware Overview of NetBackup 7.6 capabilibes for protecbng VMware environments 17

18 NetBackup 7.6 and VMware Advanced VADP ProtecDon of vsphere Environments Advanced VADP VMware Backups Key Features Include: VMware VADP integrabon Full and incremental backups Off- host backups Data DeduplicaBon Virtual Machine Intelligent Policies Granular restore of files, applicabon objects NetBackup CompaBbility Lists Latest on supported vsphere plaforms Data DeduplicaDon VADP VMware APIs for Data ProtecDon VM Intelligent Policies 18

19 NetBackup 7.6 and VMware Consistent, Online ProtecDon of vsphere Virtual Machines NetBackup CompaBbility Lists: TECH59978 vsphere Host vsphere Host VMware Tools VMware Tools SYMCquiesce Windows virtual machine Linux virtual machine Online Backup of Windows VMs: VSS VMware Tools in virtual machine VSS- aware OS Supported Windows OS Quiesces file system and applicabons Prepares virtual machine for snapshot Virtual machine remains online þ þ þ þ þ þ Online Backup of Non- Windows VMs: SYMCquiesce VMware Tools in virtual machine þ SYMCquiesce in virtual machine þ Supported Non- Windows OS þ Quiesces non- Windows file system þ Prepares virtual machine for snapshot þ Virtual machine remains online þ 19

20 NetBackup 7.6 and VMware Granular Recovery of File and ApplicaDon Objects Symantec recommends using NetBackup Appliances as Master/Media Servers Virtual Server Media Server Master Server Backup storage Admin console Granular Recovery of VMware Virtual Disk Contents File system contents automabcally indexed during backup ApplicaBon contents indexed if NetBackup Agent installed inside VM during backup Enables recovery of individual file and applicabon objects NetBackup Agent installed inside VM also enables direct restore back to source VM Redirected recovery also supported Requires supported OS and applicabon within VM 20

21 NetBackup 7.6 and VMware NetBackup Accelerator for VMware Symantec recommends using NetBackup Appliances as Master/Media Servers vsphere Server Accelerator incremental backup (VADP) NBU Media Server VM Full Backups VMs Backup Host MSDP Constructed by NetBackup Media Server on disk backup storage; no processing impact on vsphere resources VM Snapshot with CBT Previous Full VM backup on Media Server Changed blocks ( accelerator incremental ) NetBackup 7.6 Accelerator for VMware Improves full backup performance by only transferring changed blocks from VM snapshot Media Server combines changed blocks with previous backup to create synthebc full 21

22 NetBackup 7.6 and VMware NetBackup Instant Recovery for VMware (IRV) IRV VM booted from NetBackup disk backup storage vsphere Host ProducDon VMs IRV VM Media Server Master Server IRV VM registered with vsphere host via temporary, read- only datastore IRV VM is up and accessible for basic recovery needs IRV VM booted from NetBackup disk storage (MSDP also supported) Admin Console For full recovery operabons, vmobon is used vsphere Host ProducDon VMs IRV VM Media Server Master Server IRV VM is Storage vmoboned to producbon datastore IRV VM is kept live during process; users experience no service interrupbon vmodon leveraged during full restores Admin Console AHer recovery is complete, IRV VM is powered off vsphere Host ProducDon VMs IRV VM Media Server Master Server Changes are commi]ed to live copy of VM now on producbon datastore Original backup image of VM is not altered during process IRV shut down, changes applied to restored VM Original backup image never altered during IRV processes Admin Console 22

23 NetBackup 7.6 and VMware Block- level Incremental Backups (BLIB) Symantec recommends using NetBackup Appliances as Master/Media Servers vsphere Server VADP block- level incremental backup NBU Media Server VMs MSDP Backup Host Block- level Incremental Backups VM Snapshot with CBT Changed blocks Block level incremental backups and NetBackup OpBmizaBon increase backup efficiency and significantly reduce backup storage requirements. Fast and efficient block- level incremental backups protect virtual machines running on modern vsphere servers by capturing only the changed blocks since the previous backup operabon. NetBackup 7.6 Block- level Incremental VMware Backups (BLIB) Only block- level changes captured and transferred to Media Server for storage Improves backup performance and increases backup storage efficiency 23

24 NetBackup 7.6 and VMware DeduplicaDon of VMware Virtual Machine Backups Beber: Client (Backup Host) to MSDP VMs vsphere Server Backup Host NBU Media Server MSDP VADP, host- level VM snapshot backups captured Backup host performs deduplicabon VMware stream handler opbmizes deduplicabon processing NBU Client Unique blocks Only unique blocks transferred to Media Server Symantec recommends using NetBackup Appliances as Master/Media Servers Media Server stores blocks to MSDP Good: Server (Media Server) to MSDP VMs vsphere Server Backup Host NBU Media Server MSDP VADP, host- level VM snapshot backups captured Backup host transfers full backup stream to Media Server Media Server performs deduplicabon NBU Client Full backup stream Media Server stores unique blocks to MSDP Symantec recommends using NetBackup Appliances as Master/Media Servers 24

25 VMware vcloud Director ProtecBng vcloud Director infrastructures with NetBackup

26 NetBackup 7.6 and vcloud Director IntroducDon and Overview IntegraBon with VMware vcloud Director APIs ProtecBon of Dynamic vcloud Director Environments VMware VM Intelligent Policies Support Adapts AutomaBcally to Changing vcloud Director Environments vcloud Director VM Intelligent Policies 26

27 NetBackup 7.6 and vcloud Director ProtecDng vcloud Director Environments Symantec recommends using NetBackup Appliances as Master/Media Servers < Network > vsphere Host 1 vsphere Host 2 vcenter Server 1 vsphere Host 2 vcenter Server 2 vcloud Director SQL Media Server Master Server Backup Host Discovery NBU Client AdministraDon Console Virtual machines Virtual Datacenter B Virtual Datacenter A VMware vshield monitors IP traffic vcloud Director Integra@on NetBackup makes API calls to VMware vcloud Director NetBackup Infrastructure Virtual machines in vsphere environment dynamically provisioned and expired by vcloud Director NetBackup s V- Ray technology understands and can automabcally protect dynamic vcloud environments NetBackup 7.6 and VMware vcloud Director IntegraBon with vcloud Director APIs enables NetBackup to discover vcloud Director resources Virtual Machine Intelligent Policies protect virtual machines in vcloud Director environments Changes to virtual machines in vcloud Director datacenters discovered and handled automabcally Query system enables protecbon of virtual machines with same hostname or display name 27

28 NetBackup 7.6 and vcloud Director vcloud Director and Virtual Machine Intelligent Policies Virtual Machine Intelligent Policies vcloud Director- specific a]ributes added Available in VIP query interface 28

29 NetBackup 7.6 and vcloud Director vcloud Director Notes vcloud Virtual Machine Policy Notes To back up all the exisbng vapp templates, use the vcdisvapptemplate keyword in the query builder (vcdisvapptemplate Equal TRUE) To back up specific vapp templates, use the vcdvapp keyword in the query builder with appropriate operator and values KB arbcle: h]p:// 29

30 VMware vsphere Plug- in vsphere Client backup monitoring and recovery capabilibes in NetBackup

31 NetBackup 7.6 vsphere Plug- in Design and Features Designed for VMware Administrators Offers View Into VMware Virtual Machine Backup Status Enables Virtual Machine Image Restore Capability Presented From Within Familiar vsphere Client Interface 31

32 NetBackup 7.6 vsphere Plug- in Deployment and Requirements General Requirements NetBackup vsphere Plug- in NetBackup requires vcenter credenbals Deployment NetBackup CompaBbility Lists: TECH59978 Deployed as virtual appliance (OVF) No sohware required on vsphere server Requirements Post events to vcenter opbon in VMware policy Virtual Machine Recovery Requirements SSL cerbficate from NBU Master Server Imported to vcenter server SSL 32

33 NetBackup 7.6 vsphere Plug- in Plug- in Screenshots 33

34 VMware Virtual Machine Intelligent Policies Automated, intelligent of VMs to backup via query system 34

35 NetBackup 7.6 and VMware Virtual Machine Intelligent Policies Query System Automated of VMware VMs VM configurabon detected using query rules DetecBon happens at each job run Bme VMs matching query rules are backed up Test Query feature ensures proper VM detecbon Symantec recommends using NetBackup Appliances as Master/Media Servers vsphere Server Backup stream Media Server Master Server Virtual machines matching query criteria are backed up, others are skipped In VMware policy, clients selected automabcally via query 35

36 NetBackup 7.6 and VMware Virtual Machine Intelligent Policies Resource Limits Load Balancing of VMware Backups Dynamic load balancing of VMware backup processes Load balancing happens according to user- specified limits Six different resource type limits can be configured Avoids bo]lenecks, improves performance Symantec recommends using NetBackup Appliances as Master/Media Servers vsphere Server 1 vsphere Server 2 vsphere Server 3 Media Server Master Server Resources at or above set limits not tasked with backup jobs Resources at or above set limits not tasked with backup jobs Resource limits defined as global setngs 36

37 Hyper- V Integra@on ProtecBng Hyper- V environments with NetBackup

38 NetBackup 7.6 and Hyper- V Advanced ProtecDon of Hyper- V Environments Agentless, Image- level Hyper- V Backups Includes Key Features Include: Off- host backups Consistent protecbon of Windows VMs through MicrosoH Volume Shadow Copy (VSS) Full VM recovery and file/folder recovery Data deduplicabon SAN Client support (Fibre Channel) NetBackup CompaBbility Lists Latest on supported Hyper- V plaforms Hyper- VTM Volume Shadow Copy Data DeduplicaBon FC Fibre Channel 38

39 NetBackup 7.6 and Hyper- V ProtecDng Windows Virtual Machines NetBackup CompaBbility Lists: TECH59978 Hyper- V Host Hyper- V Host IntegraBon Services NetBackup Client NetBackup Agent Windows virtual machine Windows virtual machine Image- based Backups (Hyper- V Policy) Agent- based Backups (VM- level) IntegraBon Services in virtual machine þ Integra@on Services in virtual machine VSS- aware OS Required þ VSS- aware OS Required Supported Windows OS þ Supported Windows OS þ NetBackup Client installed to host þ NetBackup Client installed to virtual machine þ Virtual machine remains online þ Virtual machine remains online þ Full virtual machine recovery þ Full virtual machine recovery þ File/folder recovery þ File/folder recovery þ Applica@on granular recovery ApplicaBon granular recovery þ 39

40 NetBackup 7.6 and Hyper- V ProtecDng Non- Windows Virtual Machines NetBackup CompaBbility Lists: TECH59978 Hyper- V Host Hyper- V Host NetBackup Client NetBackup Client Linux virtual machine Linux virtual machine Image- based Backups (Hyper- V Policy) Agent- based Backups (VM level) Supported Non- Windows OS þ Supported Non- Windows OS þ NetBackup Client installed to host þ NetBackup Client installed to virtual machine þ Consistent backups; memory flushed to disk Consistent backups; memory flushed to disk þ Virtual machine remains online Virtual machine remains online þ Full virtual machine recovery þ Full virtual machine recovery þ File/folder recovery þ File/folder recovery þ Applica@on granular recovery ApplicaBon granular recovery þ 40

41 NetBackup 7.6 and Hyper- V Granular Recovery of File and Folder Objects Symantec recommends using NetBackup Appliances as Master/Media Servers Virtual Server Media Server Master Server Backup storage Admin console Granular Recovery of Hyper- V VM File System Contents File system contents of VM automabcally indexed during backup Enables recovery of individual files and folders without restoring full VM NetBackup Agent within VM enables direct restore back to source VM Redirected recovery also supported Requires supported OS within VM 41

42 NetBackup 7.6 and Hyper- V Hyper- V Virtual Disk Types VHD Standard Hyper- V virtual disk type; maximum capacity of up to 2 TB NetBackup support: Agentless, host- level backups (Hyper- V policy) supported for VHD virtual disks; full virtual machine recovery and granular file/folder supported VHDX Introduced with Hyper- V 2012; maximum capacity of up to 64 TB NetBackup support: Agentless, host- level backups (Hyper- V policy) supported for VHDX virtual disks; full virtual machine recovery only File/folder recovery for VHDX planned for upcoming release of NetBackup VHD VHDX Capacity (Not Size) in TB 42

43 NetBackup 7.6 and Hyper- V Cluster Shared Volume ConfiguraDons NetBackup CompaBbility Lists: TECH59978 Hyper- V Host 1 Hyper- V Host 2 Hyper- V Host 3 Hyper- V Cluster NBU Client installed NBU Client NBU Client NBU Client to each node Cluster Shared Volume Virtual Machine NetBackup 7.6 and Cluster Shared Volumes (CSVs) Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2012 CSV configurabons are supported CSV enters redirected access mode during backup operabons 43

44 NetBackup 7.6 and Hyper- V Hyper- V Off- host Backups Symantec recommends using NetBackup Appliances as Master/Media Servers Hyper- V Host 1 Hyper- V Host 2 Hyper- V Host 3 Media Server/Alt. Host Master Server NBU Client NBU Client NBU Client NBU Client Hyper- V Cluster Alternate Host Cluster Shared Volume Virtual Machine Combined alternate host/ Media Server processes backups instead of producbon Hyper- V host(s) and writes data to storage. Primary/Alternate Host Requirements VSS snapshot provider Same operabng system Same version of NetBackup NetBackup 7.6 and Hyper- V Off- host Backups Useful when producbon Hyper- V hosts operate under heavy load Combined alternate host/media Server can improve performance (local backup storage) 44

45 NetBackup 7.6 and Hyper- V DeduplicaDon of Hyper- V Virtual Machine Backups Beber: Client Deduplica@on (Host- level) to MSDP Hyper- V Server NBU Media Server Host- level VM snapshot backups captured via Agent on Hyper- V host NetBackup Agent (Client DeduplicaDon) MSDP Agent on Hyper- V host performs deduplicabon before transfer VMs Unique blocks sent to Media Server Symantec recommends using NetBackup Appliances as Master/Media Servers Backup Host Only unique blocks transferred to Media Server Media Server stores blocks to MSDP Good: Server Deduplica@on (SAN Client) to MSDP Hyper- V Server NBU Media Server Host- level VM snapshot backups captured via Agent on Hyper- V host SAN Client MSDP SAN Client transfers full backup stream to Media Server over SAN Media Server performs deduplicabon Full backup sent to Media Server Backup Host Only unique blocks stored to MSDP VMs Symantec recommends using NetBackup Appliances as Master/Media Servers 45

46 Basic and Advanced Disk Standard disk storage within NetBackup

47 NetBackup 7.6 Disk Storage Features BasicDisk Storage Units BasicDisk Storage Units NetBackup can use simple disk storage as backup repositories and staging locabons Disk storage devices can be local to a Media Server or available via the network (NAS) Disk storage devices can be exposed to NetBackup as a BasicDisk storage units Once defined as a storage unit, devices can be targeted for backup within a policy Symantec recommends using NetBackup Appliances as Master/Media Servers Media Server CIFS/NFS Storage Master Server BasicDisk 1 (local) BasicDisk 2 (network) BasicDisk 3 (network) Configure as BasicDisk storage unit 47

48 NetBackup 7.6 Disk Storage Features AdvancedDisk Pools AdvancedDisk Pools AdvancedDisk storage feature creates logical units (pools) from mulbple disk volumes Supports load balancing, Storage Lifecycle Policies (SLPs), and volume spanning Simplifies storage management; very easy to add capacity to an AdvancedDisk pool Supports CIFS/NFS shares and encrypbon Symantec recommends using NetBackup Appliances as Master/Media Servers Media Server CIFS/NFS Storage Master Server AdvancedDisk Pool 1 AdvancedDisk Pool 2 AdvancedDisk Pool 3 Configure as AdvancedDisk storage units 48

49 NetBackup 7.6 Disk Storage Features Disk Type Comparison Chart Disk type License requirements BasicDisk AdvancedDisk MSDP OpenStorage (OST) Included in base product No special license required Data ProtecBon OpBmizaBon OpBon Data ProtecBon OpBmizaBon OpBon Data ProtecBon OpBmizaBon OpBon Enables simple backup to disk Includes basic disk staging Enables disk volumes to be pooled into a single storage desbnabon Includes more robust features Enables deduplicated backups targebng a media server with a deduplicabon pool Enables mulbple NetBackup media servers to share intelligent disk appliance storage Note: OST plug- ins developed by 3 rd - party hardware vendors; check HCL for compadbility informadon NetBackup CompaBbility Lists: TECH

50 Data (MSDP) Integrated data deduplicabon capabilibes within NetBackup

51 NetBackup 7.6 Data Media Server DeduplicaDon Pool (MSDP) NetBackup Client NetBackup Media Server Pool engine is embedded in the NBU 7.x code base. Requires no extra plug- in install (replaces the older PDDO plug- in) SAN/DAS Media Server Integrated Storage Media server now hosts deduplicated data on local disks = media server deduplicabon pool Off- host deduplica@on - Media server runs deduplica@on inline Deduped stream Standard stream Deduplication process 51

52 NetBackup 7.6 Data DeduplicaDon load sharing across media servers NetBackup Clients Media Server Pool Load Balancing load sharing AddiBonal Media servers can be enabled to contribute to the deduplicabon process, all wribng to the same Media server deduplicabon pool A simple check in the box is all what is required to enable a media server with dedupe capabilibes NetBackup Media Server Deduped stream Global deduplica@on is maintained within each deduplicabon pool Standard stream Deduplication process 52

53 NetBackup 7.6 Data DeduplicaDon Across Physical and Virtual Infrastructures Physical Infrastructure Virtual Infrastructure DeduplicaBon across physical and virtual elements of the data center Consolidated backup infrastructure Symantec V- Ray Technology Symantec NetBackup 7.6 Technical Overview 53

54 OpenStorage (OST) Advanced integrabon with 3 rd - party storage appliances 54

55 NetBackup 7.6 OpenStorage (OST) Features and CapabiliDes Overview Symantec OpenStorage (OST) Symantec API Storage vendors connect to OST through plug- ins, which they provide Example Features Possible via OST OpenStorage Technology Sharing of storage by mulbple NetBackup Media Servers Load- balancing of storage ublizabon Advanced appliance features (e.g. replicabon) Data deduplicabon OpBmized SyntheBc Backups 55

56 NetBackup 7.6 OpenStorage (OST) OpDmized DuplicaDon Example Example: Appliance vendor provides OST plug- in OST plug- in installed to all Media Servers that interact with OST- supported appliances DeduplicaBon technology opbmizes appliance replicabon process OperaBon is off host with no meaningful impact to NetBackup Media Server OpBmized DuplicaBon is a catalog consistent operabon Symantec recommends using NetBackup Appliances as Master/Media Servers OpDmized duplicadon Virtual Server Media Server OST- compliant Appliance OST- compliant Appliance Master Server OST plug- in MSDP OST Device OST Device NetBackup User Interface 56

57 NetBackup 7.6 OpenStorage (OST) AddiDonal OST features Supported by the Symantec OpenStorage API AIR Automated Image ReplicaDon Direct_Copy Direct copy to dedicated tape drives Direct_Copy_Share Direct copy to shared tape drives Granular_Recovery Accelerator KMS Opt_Dup Opt_Synth Recovery of granular file or applicadon objects OpDmized synthedc backups created inline with low client processing overhead NetBackup encrypdon key management OpDmized DuplicaDon OpDmized SyntheDc Backups NOTE: Always refer to the NetBackup CompaBbility Lists for authoritabve informabon on supported plaforms and applicabons. 57

58 Flash Backup Specialized backup technologies for highly ublized enterprise client servers 58

59 NetBackup 7.6 Flash Backup Design and Purpose NetBackup Flash Backup Features NetBackup CompaBbility Lists: TECH59978 NetBackup Client creates raw backup of file system instead of file- by- file backup Can increase performance for highly ublized file systems with a large number of files Supports restore of individual file objects Protected Server NetBackup Client Client disk Flash Backup Backup process changed from a file stream into a bit stream, which can significantly increase performance for highly ublized file systems with a large amount of files File system backed by Snapshot Client and transferred to target NetBackup Media Server as a single raw image file instead of individual file and folders; individual file recovery is supported. Unused/empty blocks Highly udlized disk file system 59

60 NetBackup 7.6 Flash Backup Example Diagram Flash Backup Example: Flash Backup candidate server idenbfied (highly ublized disk, high number of files) NetBackup Client installed to candidate server Raw backup of client file system captured and transferred to Media Server Granular file/folder object recovery supported Protected Server Raw backup stream Media Server Master Server Snapshot Client Client disk Storage NetBackup User Interface Symantec recommends using NetBackup Appliances as Master/Media Servers Highly udlized disk file system 60