Backup and Recovery in the Virtual Age Scott Baker and Bahar Shah
Trends Symantec V-Ray Server virtualization is the single biggest game-changing trend in IT today Virtual environments are becoming the norm rather than the exception Cloud enabled disaster recovery Cloud resident servers
Virtualization is growing exponentially in the SMB segment, especially in Mid-Market Virtualization growing exponentially Percentage of Servers Virtualized - Midmarket >50% MM business at 75%-100% levels Businesses running 10-12 virtual machines/physical server ~40% to be at 100% level in 2 years 3
Challenges Symantec V-Ray VM sprawl Low tolerance for downtime Data redundancy Higher storage cost Protection and Monitoring Low visibility into VM contents Existing investments into physical infrastructure Licensing
Symantec V-Ray Protection For Virtualized Infrastructures Backup Exec 2012 A C B A D C A B B D D C A C B D Agent for VMware and Hyper-V Agent for Applications and Databases Deduplication Option 5
Advanced VMware and Hyper-V Support Symantec V-Ray Virtual machine protection Image-level virtual machine protection Direct backup; no proxy server Application protection through Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) Dynamic Inclusion Backup Exec 2012 Server Data reduction technologies Optimized data deduplication Block optimization Changed Block Tracking Incremental, differential backups Single pass backup, all recovery options Hyper-V vsphere Full virtual machine recovery Application recovery Granular application recovery Granular file/folder recovery Redirected recovery Virtual Servers & Machines 6
VMware and Hyper-V Enhanced Deduplication Symantec V-Ray Block Optimization Backup process ignores empty space within a VHD Change Block Tracking Enables differential and incremental backups VMDK and VHD Stream Handler Increases deduplication efficiency, especially across virtual machines VHD Backup With Deduplication Stream Handler File Segment File Segment File Seg. Block Block Block Bl. Block Block Block 128k 128k 128k 32k 128k 102k 128k 7
Symantec V-Ray Application GRT For Virtual Machine Image Backups Application GRT automatically enabled unless manually disabled on VMware/ Hyper-V Settings 8
Data and Application Protection, Recovery Symantec V-Ray Granular Recovery for Physical, Virtual Applications VMware Server Running Application Servers Backup Exec 2012 Server + Virtual Agent 1 Single-pass Backup of Virtual Guest Systems 2 Restore granular Exchange, SQL, SharePoint, and Active Directory data in seconds: Individual mailboxes E-mails Private or public Folders Calendar items Tasks User accounts or attributes SQL databases 9
Unite Physical and Virtual Environment Protection One vendor, one backup, one console. Symantec V-Ray Reduce cost and management of multiple products Complete data, application, and system protection for physical and virtual environments from a single console. Reduce cost of multiple agents Backup unlimited Windows and Linux Guest virtual machines to disk or tape with a single agent. Reduce storage resources Advanced deduplication for physical and virtual backups; granular file and application recovery from a single online, image-level backup. Physical Symantec Backup Exec 2012 Server + Virtual Agent Virtual 10
New! Backup and Convert to Virtual Convert to Virtual (P2V) Parallel data streams One stream to media server Other stream to hypervisor Result is full virtual machine (not just the virtual disk) Backup to Virtual (B2V) Serial data streams Backup stream to media server Conversion job runs after or on different schedule Result is full virtual machine (not just the virtual disk) Protected Server Protected Server Backup Stream Backup Stream Backup Exec 2012 Server Parallel Data Streams Backup Exec 2012 Server Serial Data Streams Convert Stream Convert Stream Hypervisor Symantec V-Ray Hypervisor 11
Symantec Backup Exec Management Plug-in 2.0 for VMware Lightweight plug-in to monitor your backups within VMware vcenter or vsphere Client Includes Virtual Machine- Validator: For true verification of VMware backups Resource centric views of virtual machines: For a more manageable monitoring view Works with core Backup Exec VMware features Single pass backup GRT Virtual machine auto-discovery Template backups No incremental charge for customers with virtual agents Backup Exec Monitor Virtual Machine Validator Predictive Recovery for VMware applications Management Plug-in Download Location 12
Monitor Your Backups Within vcenter or vsphere Client Consolidated protection status view of all virtual machines 13
Virtual Machine Validator for VMware Feature of Free Management Plug-in for VMware Enables Launching of Virtual Machine Backup Sets from Storage for Validation Requires VMware Workstation Requires GRT-enabled Backups Stored to B2D or Deduplication Folder VMware Workstation Backup Exec Media Server Validation 14
ApplicationHA + Backup Exec Symantec V-Ray Taking Application Availability to a New Level via Integration with Backup Exec Escalation of Remediation Mechanism Application Restart Virtual Machine Reboot Virtual Machine Image Recovery Reduced Restore Time Simplified Management Reduce Storage Costs High availability of virtualized applications Covers wide range of failures from logical errors to OS corruptions Restore an entire guest machine in just two simple steps Single pass backup Protects virtual machines from a central console Unlimited guest machine protection with a single license Reduces the cost of virtual machine infrastructure Deduplication across virtual environments Reduce backup capacity and storage costs 15
ApplicationHA Backup Exec Virtual Machine Auto Recovery Symantec V-Ray Authenticated and encrypted communication VM1 ApplicationHA Console Application HA OS Auto Recovery Enabled VM2 SQL Application HA OS VM3 EXCH Application HA OS vcenter Server Configuration 1. Backup Exec virtual machine backup and ApplicationHA monitoring configured separately. 2. Enable Auto Recovery from within Backup Exec tab VMware HA VMware ESX VMware HA VMware ESX Remediation Escalation Path 1. Application restart BE Media Server vsphere Client ApplicationHA Tab 2. Virtual machine restart 3. Virtual machine image recovery BackUp Exec Client Backup Exec UI VM 2 Backup VM 1 Backup VM 3 Backup 16
Symantec Backup Exec Training Offerings Overview To make sure that your team can get the most from your purchase of Backup Exec, Symantec Education provides training on Configuring, Monitoring, and Managing Backup Exec Backup Exec Agents Backup Exec Options Symantec Education can help your team get the most from your backup investment and optimize your backup for performance and recoverability. For more information on Backup Exec training offerings, Visit: http://go.symantec.com/education_be Both instructor-led training and virtual training are available, and you can gain industry recognized expertise through the Symantec Certification Program. An elibrary subscription is also a cost-effective way to keep skills sharp, gain new knowledge, and address common issues. For more information: please contact your local Symantec Education office. 17
Thank you! Bahar Shah Backup Exec Development Manager Scott Baker Backup Exec Product Manager Copyright 2012 Symantec Corporation. All rights reserved. Symantec and the Symantec Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Symantec Corporation or its affiliates in the U.S. and other countries. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners. This document is provided for informational purposes only and is not intended as advertising. All warranties relating to the information in this document, either express or implied, are disclaimed to the maximum extent allowed by law. The information in this document is subject to change without notice.