Backing Up the CTERA Portal Using Veeam Backup & Replication. CTERA Portal Datacenter Edition. May 2014 Version 4.0

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1 Backing Up the CTERA Portal Using Veeam Backup & Replication CTERA Portal Datacenter Edition May 2014 Version 4.0

2 Copyright CTERA Networks Ltd. All rights reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced in any form or by any means without written permission from CTERA Network Ltd. Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on part of CTERA Networks Ltd. CTERA, C200, C400, C800, P1200, CloudPlug, NEXT3, Cloud Attached Storage, and Virtual Cloud Drive are trademarks, service marks, or registered trademarks of CTERA Networks Ltd. All other product names mentioned herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. The products described in this document are protected by U.S. patents, foreign patents, or pending applications.

3 1 Introduction This document explains how to use Veeam Backup & Replication to perform scheduled backups of a CentOS CTERA Portal VM (including the CTERA Portal master database node and catalog node) and to quickly and safely restore the VM from an existing backup. The procedures documented in this paper were conducted in the following environment: VMware vsphere 5.1 environment CTERA Portal Image deployed as a CentOS VM Veeam Backup & Replication v7.0 R2 (build ) The pre-requisites for backing up a CTERA VM using Veeam are: The CTERA Portal VM must be deployed on a VMware vsphere ESXi host or cluster that is managed by a vcenter Server. A working Veeam Backup & Replication installation must be in place, with the appropriate access rights to the vcenter Server. Tip Due to the robustness of CTERA s database engine, which is "crash consistent", a "hot snapshot" can be taken at any time. The VM will be restarted in a consistent state if recovered from the resulting backup. CTERA Portal Datacenter Edition Backing Up the CTERA Portal Using Veeam Backup & Replication 3

4 2 Backing Up the CTERA VM This chapter explains how to back up the CTERA Portal VM doing the following: 1 Configure a Veeam backup job. See Configuring a Veeam Backup Job (page 4). 2 Run the Veeam backup job on the fly. See Running a Veeam Backup Job (page 12). Configuring a Veeam Backup Job To configure a Veeam backup job 1 Log in to the Veeam Backup & Replication Center with administrative credentials. 2 In the Home tab, click Backup Job, and then click VMware. CTERA Portal Datacenter Edition Backing Up the CTERA Portal Using Veeam Backup & Replication 4

5 Backing Up the CTERA VM 2 The New Backup Job Wizard opens, displaying the Name screen. 3 In the Name field, type a name for the new backup job. 4 In the Description field, type a description of the new backup job. 5 Click Next. The Virtual Machines screen appears. 6 Click Add. CTERA Portal Datacenter Edition Backing Up the CTERA Portal Using Veeam Backup & Replication 5

6 2 Backing Up the CTERA VM The Add Objects dialog box opens. 7 Select the VM to be backed up, by doing one of the following: Expand the tree and click on the desired VM. Use the search box to locate the desired VM. 8 Click Add. The VM is listed in the Virtual Machines screen. 9 Click Next. The Storage screen appears. 10 In the Backup proxy area, click Choose to select the Veeam backup proxy server to be used for source data retrieval. 6 CTERA Portal Datacenter Edition Backing Up the CTERA Portal Using Veeam Backup & Replication

7 Backing Up the CTERA VM 2 11 In the Backup repository drop-down list, select the backup repository to store the backup files produced by this backup job. 12 In the Restore points to keep on disk field, use the arrows to specify the number of VM restore points to be kept on disk. 13 Click Advanced. The Advanced Settings dialog box opens, displaying the Backup tab. 14 In the Backup mode area, do one of the following: To specify that the most recent restore point should always a full backup that gets updated after every backup cycle, choose Reversed incremental. To enable incremental backups and consolidate them into full ones at the backup repository level, choose Incremental and then select the Enable synthetic fulls (forever-incremental) check box. 15 Click the Storage tab. CTERA Portal Datacenter Edition Backing Up the CTERA Portal Using Veeam Backup & Replication 7

8 2 Backing Up the CTERA VM The Storage tab appears. 16 Select the Enable inline data deduplication (recommended) check box. 17 In the Compression area's Level drop-down list, select Optimal (recommended). Tip For backups directed to deduplication appliances, Synthetic Full backup is generally not recommended as this would result in a huge I/O load on the deduplication appliance. 18 Click the Notifications tab. The Notifications tab appears. 8 CTERA Portal Datacenter Edition Backing Up the CTERA Portal Using Veeam Backup & Replication

9 Backing Up the CTERA VM 2 19 Select the Send notifications to the following recipients check box, then type the address of the person who should be informed of the success or failure of the backup job. 20 Click the vsphere tab. The vsphere tab appears. 21 If desired, disable the VMware tools quiescence, by clearing the Enable VMware Tools quiescence check box. Quiescence is not required for the successful outcome of the backup job, as the CTERA database is intrinsically crash-consistent. 22 Click OK. 23 Click Next. CTERA Portal Datacenter Edition Backing Up the CTERA Portal Using Veeam Backup & Replication 9

10 2 Backing Up the CTERA VM The Guest Processing screen appears. 24 As these settings are specific to Windows guests with VSS functionalities, clear both check boxes. 25 Click Next. The Schedule screen appears. 26 Select the Run the job automatically check box, and then specify the desired backup schedule. 27 In the Automatic retry area, configure the desired retry policy to be applied in the event that processing the VM fails. 28 Click Create. 10 CTERA Portal Datacenter Edition Backing Up the CTERA Portal Using Veeam Backup & Replication

11 Backing Up the CTERA VM 2 The Summary screen appears, displaying the selected settings. 29 To run the backup job immediately upon creation, select the Run the job when I click Finish check box. 30 Click Finish. The new job appears in the Jobs tab. CTERA Portal Datacenter Edition Backing Up the CTERA Portal Using Veeam Backup & Replication 11

12 2 Backing Up the CTERA VM Running a Veeam Backup Job To run a Veeam backup job 1 Log in to the Veeam Backup & Replication Center with administrative credentials. 2 Click on the Jobs tab. The Jobs tab appears. 3 Right-click on the desired job, and then click Start. The backup job starts. 4 To view detailed information about the job's status, double-click on the job. 12 CTERA Portal Datacenter Edition Backing Up the CTERA Portal Using Veeam Backup & Replication

13 Backing Up the CTERA VM 2 A status window opens displaying the job's status, as well as real-time throughput information and the detailed sequence of steps performed. Upon backup completion, the status window displays detailed job summary. Click OK to close the window. CTERA Portal Datacenter Edition Backing Up the CTERA Portal Using Veeam Backup & Replication 13

14 3 Restoring the CTERA VM from a Backup In case of failure, the CTERA VM can be quickly and easily restored, by overwriting it with its backup. Veeam's "Instant Recovery" feature allows restoring a VM in a matter of seconds, by booting the VM directly from its backup files. To restore the CTERA VM from a backup 1 Log in to the Veeam Backup & Replication Center with administrative credentials. 2 In the Home tab, click Restore, and then click VMware. The Restore Wizard opens displaying the Restore Options dialog box. 3 In the Restore from backup area, choose Instant VM recovery. 4 Click Next. CTERA Portal Datacenter Edition Backing Up the CTERA Portal Using Veeam Backup & Replication 14

15 Restoring the CTERA VM from a Backup 3 The Virtual Machine screen appears. 5 Expand the relevant backup job and click on the VM you want to restore. 6 Click Next. The Restore Point screen appears. 7 Select the desired restore point. 8 Click Next. CTERA Portal Datacenter Edition Backing Up the CTERA Portal Using Veeam Backup & Replication 15

16 3 Restoring the CTERA VM from a Backup The Restore Mode screen appears. 9 Do one of the following: To restore the selected VM to its original location, choose Restore to the original location. This option minimizes the need for further input and therefore the chances of human error, but it also overwrites the original VM if still present. To restore the select VM to a new location and/or to change the restore settings, do the following: 1 Choose Restore to a new location, or with different settings. 2 Click Next. 16 CTERA Portal Datacenter Edition Backing Up the CTERA Portal Using Veeam Backup & Replication

17 Restoring the CTERA VM from a Backup 3 The Destination screen appears. 3 In the Host area, click Choose, and then select the destination ESXi host. 4 In the VM folder area, click Choose, and then select the destination folder in vcenter. 5 If you would like to retain the original VM alongside the restored one, in the Restored VM name field, type a name for the restored VM that differs from the original VM's name. 6 In the Resource pool area, select the relevant resource pool. This ensures that the VM will run with the computing and memory resources assigned to it. 7 Click Next. CTERA Portal Datacenter Edition Backing Up the CTERA Portal Using Veeam Backup & Replication 17

18 3 Restoring the CTERA VM from a Backup The Datastore screen appears. 10 Click Next. 8 Ensure that the Redirect virtual disk updates check box is cleared. The Restore Reason screen appears. 11 In the Restore reason area, type the reason for this restore job. This information will be used for logging purposes. 12 Click Next. 18 CTERA Portal Datacenter Edition Backing Up the CTERA Portal Using Veeam Backup & Replication

19 Restoring the CTERA VM from a Backup 3 The Ready to Apply screen appears. 13 To connect the restored VM to the network, select the Connect VM to network check box. 14 To power on the restored VM as soon as it is available in the vcenter, select the Power on VM automatically check box. 15 Click Next. The restore job starts, and the Recovery screen appears. CTERA Portal Datacenter Edition Backing Up the CTERA Portal Using Veeam Backup & Replication 19

20 3 Restoring the CTERA VM from a Backup Since we choose to perform an "Instant Recovery", the restored VM runs directly from its backup files, which are presented to the vcenter via the Veeam repository, by means of a temporary NFS datastore. Therefore, it is important to migrate the VM to its original datastore (the designated production datastore) as soon as possible. The final message in this screen indicates that one should now migrate the VM. 16 Click Finish. 17 In the Veeam Backup Center's left pane, click on Instant Recovery. The Instant Recovery tab appears. 20 CTERA Portal Datacenter Edition Backing Up the CTERA Portal Using Veeam Backup & Replication

21 Restoring the CTERA VM from a Backup 3 18 In the Instant VM Recovery tab, right-click on the VM, and then click Migrate to production. The VM files are moved to the production datastore. This is achieved by leveraging VMware svmotion if it is available or, if not, Veeam s proprietary "Quick Migration" technology. 19 Log in to the vcenter Web Client, to confirm that the CTERA database node and catalog node are up and running. CTERA Portal Datacenter Edition Backing Up the CTERA Portal Using Veeam Backup & Replication 21