For Hyper-V Edition Practical Operation Seminar 4th Edition
3.5 for Hyper-V 1. ActiveImage Protector made available in 8 editions Server Edition Support for backup of server OS s, Windows 2000 or later, cold backup of ESXi host and Linux server OS Desktop Edition Support for backup of desktop OS s, Windows 2000 or later, cold backup of Linux desktop OS. Linux Edition Support for backup of RHEL, CentOS, Fedora, Ubuntu. Virtual Edition Unlimited licensing on a single host for backup of your Windows Servers, Desktops and Linux. 2 cont'd 2
3.5 for Hyper-V 1. ActiveImage Protector made available in 8 editions IT Pro Edition No installation required for the program on server. Support for backup of Windows/Linux/ESXi host. (Support for cold backup only, except for Windows.) for Hyper-V Enterprise Support for backup of Hyper-V host and virtual machines in Windows Server 2008 R2 / Windows Server 2012. SHR and ReZoom features provide a means to restore virtual machines. for Hyper-V with SHR Support for Hyper-V host in Windows Server 2008 R2 / Windows Server 2012. Support for backup of virtual machines. SHR and ReZoom features provide a means to restore virtual machines. Cluster Edition Support for MS clustered environments in Windows 2003 / 2008 / 2012. 3
3.5 for Hyper-V 2. Comparison of Hyper-V with SHR and Hyper-V Enterprise Hyper-V with SHR Hyper-V Enterprise Backup and Restore of Individual Virtual Machines Yes Yes SHR restore of virtual machines Yes Yes Backup and restore host Remote Console Support for CSV file system Support for Command Line Yes Yes Yes Yes 4
3.5 for Hyper-V 3. Installation Local Installation Installation wizard is provided. Silent installation can be initiated using command. Push Installation Allows you to install AIP agent to remote computers over network. After completing the installation, you need to reboot Windows system. 5
3.5 for Hyper-V 4. Console Local Console ActiveImage Protector is operated using this console. When recovery media is launched, this console is started. Network Console (for Hyper-V Enterprise only) Allows to connect to ActiveImage agent on remote computers over network. Custom installation enables you to switch from local console to network console.
3.5 for Hyper-V 5. Backup 5-1 Backup Technology Imaging Backup ActiveImage is a sector-based disk imaging backup solution. Backup source may be Entire Disk or Partition. Backup of a file / folder is not supported. Microsoft VSS (Volume Shadow copy Service)-Savvy Snapshot Support for hot imaging backup utilizing Microsoft s Volume Shadow Copy Services (VSS). Allows to back up live system without shutting Windows down. Smart Sector Backup Enables fast backup of only used sectors which uses less disk space. Incremental Backup using an in-house developed filter driver Fast incremental backup includes only sectors that have changed from the last backup, saving both processing time and storage space. 7
3.5 for Hyper-V 5. Backup 5-2 Backup Type One-time Backup, Quick Backup Immediate backup can be performed one-time. Not need to set up backup schedule. Scheduled Backup ActiveImage s powerful scheduler enables to regularly back up your system according to the schedule you specify. Incremental backups may be scheduled on weekly / monthly basis, without shutting down Windows system. Cold Backup Support for cold-imaging backup of the system environment, booting up from ActiveImage s product media or recovery media, while OS is shut down. 8
3.5 for Hyper-V 5. Backup 5-3 Scheduled Backup Weekly Baseline backup task scheduled on week-end, and incremental on week days. Incremental backup tasks may be scheduled repeatedly in one day. Monthly Backup tasks scheduled on specified day(s) of month. Incremental backup task may be scheduled once in one day. * Select [One Time] for the first baseline backup. Incremental backup tasks may be regularly scheduled afterward. 9
5. Backup 5-4 Backup Options 3.5 for Hyper-V Image File Compression, Password Protection, Encryption With Deduplication Compression option enabled, [High] is automatically selected for Common Compression. 10
3.5 for Hyper-V 5. Backup 5-5 Backup Options Advanced Options Set up advanced options for backup tasks or scheduled backup. Options set up for existing schedules may be edited. 11
3.5 for Hyper-V 5. Backup 5-6 Retention Policy Enabling Retention Policy A limited number of backup image "Generation sets" (a single baseline (full) backup and the incremental backup images) are saved. When another backup image is created, the oldest backup image set is deleted according to the retention policy. 12
5. Backup 5-7 Off-site Replication Up to three destinations for replication sites Distributed storages may be specified for created backup image files. Online storage works with FTP directory / WebDAV The use of WebDAV enables replication to cloud environment. 3.5 for Hyper-V 13
5. Backup 5-8 Backup Virtual Machines 3.5 for Hyper-V Hyper-V Host OS Volume File System Virtual Machine Incremental / Differential Server 2012 CSV CSVFS Non-stop Differential Windows 2008 R2 CSV NTFS Stop Baseline only Windows 2008 R2 / Server 2012 Local NTFS Non-stop Incremental 14
6. Deduplication Compression 3.5 for Hyper-V 6-1 Deduplication Compression Feature Inline Deduplication Efficiently eliminates duplicate data blocks during the backup process. The backup image is compressed. Backup image file is compressed during deduplication process. Compressed 20%~30% smaller than typical high-compression 15
6. Deduplication Compression 3.5 for Hyper-V 6-2 How Deduplication Compression feature works 1. Creates index for every block of backup stream 2. Deletes duplicated blocks 3. Compresses 16
3.5 for Hyper-V 6. Deduplication Compression 6-3 Deduplication Compression Option Setting Enable Deduplication Compression Option In [Image Option] dialog, select [Deduplication Compression] option. Setting Deduplication Level Select Deduplication Level and specify the location of temporary work folder. Deduplication Level defines the block size. Level 1 = 2K Level 2 = 4K (Default) Level 3 = 8K 17
6. Deduplication Compression 3.5 for Hyper-V 6-4 Comparison with competing products Tested System Environment Tested Data: 1.0TB 83,508 files 7,447 folders. Sysetem: - OS:Windows Server 2008 R2(SP1) - CPU : Intel Core i7-200k (3.5Ghz, 4 Core, 8-threads) - RAM : 8 GB - NIC : Intel Pro1000 PT Server Adapter - Mobo : Intel DH67CL - Storage : Backup Source Storage: HighPoint Rocket RAID 2720 Striped volume #1 (4 Disks)(Array1) Destination Local Storage: HighPoint Rocket RAID 2720 Striped volume #2 (4 Disks)(Array2) Product Name ActiveImage Protector 3.5 *ActiveImage Protector Deduplication level 2 (default) 18 A Company Backup Product Backup Process Time 108 min. 03 sec. 331 min. 06 sec. Deduplication Compression Process Included in above 1,931 min. 00 sec. Total Process Time 108 min. 03 sec. 2,262 min. 06 sec. Image File Size 549 GB 545 GB Restore Process Time 185 min.10 sec. 779 min. 03 sec.
6. Deduplication Compression 3.5 for Hyper-V 6-5 Effectiveness for virtual environment Effects of Deduplication Compression 元 Original サイズ Size 90 GB High Compre ssion 高 圧 縮 Dedupe 重 複 排 除 40 GB 55 GB 55% 0 GB 50 GB 27% smaller than [High] compression 55% smaller than original Processor: Intel Core i3-3240 3.40GHz / Memory: 16GB HDD: 500GB (system volume only / 90GB used) OS: Windows Server 2012 + Hyper-V 19
7. Restore Backup Image 7-1 Restore Virtual Machine 3.5 for Hyper-V Seamless Hot Restore (SHR: Boot up and restore live VM from an image) The use of SHR feature enables you to quickly start a VM from an image backup while simultaneously restoring the same VM in background with minimal or nearzero wait time. Restore using ReZoom function (Restore and then boot up a VM) ReZoom technology lets you restore virtual machines selected from a backup image. The VM may be booted up only after restore process completes, however, multiple VM s may be selected to collectively restore at a time. 20
7. Restore Backup Image 7-2 How SHR works 3.5 for Hyper-V Seamlessly boot up / Start Operation Operation with Restored VM VM in backup image file VM Seamlessly boot up VM and resume operation VM VHD VM VHD Differential Changes on the VM seamlessly transitioned to the restored VM to resume operation VHD Start Restore of VHD End Restore of VHD VM VHD VHD Differential VHD End of Shadow Restore 21
7. Restore Backup Image 3.5 for Hyper-V 7-3 Restore Hyper-V host (for Hyper-V Enterprise only) Restore Entire Disk Source partition may be restored to resized target partition, but automatically enlarged. You cannot specify the restore size. Restore Volume Source partition may be restored to resized target partition. You can specify the restore size in MB. * Source volume cannot be restored in reduced size. 22
7. Restore Backup Image 3.5 for Hyper-V 7-4 Disaster Recovery (for Hyper-V Enterprise only) Boot into Windows PE based Recovery Environment to restore the entire system Boot into recovery environment from product-media or recovery media to restore the system. 3 WindowsPE based Recovery Environments 1 WindowsPE 3.1 (32 bit Windows 7 based PE) 2 WindowsPE 3.1 x64 (64 bit Windows 7 based PE) 3 WindowsPE 2005 (Windows XP based PE) ActiveImage console same as on Windows ActiveImage console is operable in the same manner as on Windows. Additional driver installation in recovery environment After booted into recovery environment, you can install a new driver. 23
7. Restore Backup Image 7-5 Mount Image and Restore 3.5 for Hyper-V Step 1: Mount Image Mount backup image file in aiv format using ActiveImage. Step 2: [Disk Management] [Connect VHD] Connect VHD file in the mounted drive. Step 3:Copy File Copy the file from the connected drive to a folder in Explorer. 24
8. Tool 8-1 Image Management 3.5 for Hyper-V Consolidation Multiple incremental backup files or baseline image with associated incremental backup files may be consolidated into a single backup file. Incremental backup associated with the consolidated file may be continued to perform. Unification A full (baseline) image file and all associated incremental files may be unified into one file under a unique file name in order to simplify management of backup files. Incremental backup cannot be continued in association with the unified file. 25
8. Tool 3.5 for Hyper-V 8-2 Create Recovery Disk (for Hyper-V Enterprise only) Create a custom recovery disk for disaster recovery A custom recovery disk may be created to include drivers, so that devices can be identified without installing adequate driver after booting into WindowsPE (recovery environment). 26
9. E-Mail Notification 3.5 for Hyper-V Send E-Mail Notification to preset addresses E-Mail notifications keeps users informed about the success or failure of backup tasks. Support for SSL / TLS As SSL / TLS is supported, cloud-based E-Mail service can be supported. 27
3.5 for Hyper-V 10. Support for Command Line (for Hyper-V Enterprise only) Command Line Tool (AipControl.exe) The use of AipControl.exe enables to back up without using AIP console. Instead of ActiveImage s scheduler, the use of AipControl.exe allows to execute backup task from other application. 28
3.5 for Hyper-V 11. F.A.Q. Q1: How long does backup process take if backup image files are stored in network storage? A1 : To get a rough idea, gigabit network should provide us with data transfer speed of 60MB/sec. Backup of 200GB data is estimated to take about 50 minutes. Q2 : How high is the image file compression ratio? A2 : 60%~70% compressed with [Fast], 50%~60% with [High] (compared with original size) to create backup image files. Q3:If the computer is powered off when backup task is scheduled, what will happen with the scheduled task? A3:The schedule will be skipped to run the task at the next schedule. Q4:How do you calculate required space in the destination storage to save image files? A4: Required space is estimated at the minimum as follows: Space required for one generation set x (the number of generation sets to keep + 1) 29
3.5 for Hyper-V 12. Advantages of ActiveImage compared with competing products Simple tools lightly behave Console quickly launches and every light behavior ensures stressless operation. ActiveImage is designed to provide streamlined tools as a backup solution. Fast backup process Backup process speed is always monitored and continual assessment is undertaken for further improvement in comparison with competing products. ActiveImage Technical Support Registered user can directly telephone our engineer in ActiveImage Technical Support team for help. If you access our support team via E-Mail, we will get back to you via E-Mail by return. Affordable pricing The pricing schedule for a license of ActiveImage Protector Virtual Edition was released ahead of competing products. Priced almost half of competing products, ActiveImage is achieving popularity as a cost effective standard backup solution. 30
3.5 for Hyper-V 14. Demonstration Practice 1 Install ActiveImage The use of ActiveImage Installer guides you through installation procedures. Practice 2 Create backup images Create backup image files using Deduplication Compression and Common Compression to compare compression results. Practice 3 Use Mount Image feature to extract files within the image Mount a created image and select [Disk Management] to connect VHD file in the mounted drive. Practice 4 Use ReZoom to restore VM to a different Hyper-V host Use ReZoom technology to restore VM in the backup image created with Practice 2to a different Hyper-V host and ensure that the restored VM correctly behaves. cont'd 31
3.5 for Hyper-V 14. Demonstration Practice 5 Use SHR feature to quickly restore and startup a VM Run SHR with the backup image created with Practice 2. Understand the difference between ReZoom and SHR. 32