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Veeam Backup & Replication v6
Enterprise Scalability New distributed architecture Better performance with lightweight proxies that act as data movers Simplified deployment and maintenance of remote/large scale installations Allows backup or replication over WAN ESXi centric architecture allows for better replication with a proxy at the source and the target Pre-v6 v6 Backup Server Backup Server Backup Server Backup Server Proxy Server Proxy Server Proxy Server Source Source/target distribute it Backup Repositor y Target
Intelligent load balancing Automatically assign jobs to backup proxies Eliminates the need to babysit jobs schedules Not simple round-robin algorithms Is this proxy available or down? How well is specific proxy connected to VM datastore (direct SAN access, Hot Add or Network) What is the proxy load (number of other tasks) Picks best connected and least loaded proxy If no proxy currently available, wait and retry selection process in 1 minute (or sooner, if some proxy reports availability)
Large scale deployments A large datacenter 1000 s of VMs Different administrative domains within a datacenter v6 provides: Multiple proxies and repositories to distribute the load Multiple backup servers for different administrative domains (security, political etc.) Enterprise Manager to manage entire backup and replication infrastructure
Large scale deployments
Large scale deployments
Remote office/branch office Scenario 1
Remote office/branch office Scenario 2
vpower
What is vpower VMware vpower TM vpower NFS Compressed/ De-duplicated Backup File VMWare DataStores Backup Storage
SureBackup
SureBackup technology VM OS App Report VMware Verification Job vpower TM vpower NFS Compressed/ De-duplicated Backup File VMWare DataStores Backup Storage
Isolated Network technology
On-demand sandbox Instantly start a group of production VMs in sandbox Restore from any point (full or incremental backup) Run directly from the backup file, with backup file remaining untouched Can be used for: Troubleshooting Testing workarounds Patch testing Development or test lab Leverage the investment you ve made in backups put your backups to work
Instant Restore technology Within minutes! VMware vpower TM vpower NFS Compressed/ De-duplicated Backup File Storage vmotion VMWare DataStores Backup Storage
Recovery
Instant File-Level Recovery
Instant File-Level Recovery
IFLR Pre-v6 Find the file to be recovered using Veeam Enterprise Manager. 1. Write down the backup file information for the desired restore point. 2. Connect to and open the console on the appropriate Veeam Backup Server. 3. Launch the File Level Restore wizard. 4. Find the required backup file. 5. Select the desired restore point. 6. Launch the restore. The file browser opens. 7. Find the file to restore among the files in the directory. 8. Right-click and select Copy to 9. Select or enter the destination for the restore. Fail because permission or network issues prevent access to the destination server. 10. Save the file on your desktop. 11. Ship the file to the owner (email, USB stick, etc.). v6 Find the file to be recovered using Veeam Enterprise Manager. 1. Click to restore file to its original location.
1-Click File Restore Webbased Find the file Right-click to restore one or several files
1-Click File Restore (continued) Find and restore individual guest files back to the original location with a single click in seconds! Files are restored in-place and directly to the virtual disk of live production VM Eliminates the possibility of operator error Speeds file restores and improves RTO 10x or more
1-Click File Restore (continued) Robust Safe Does not require agent inside VM Does not require direct network connection to VM Preserves original file automatically (renamed) Restores as new file if original file is locked Complete Preserves file permissions and ownership Supports GPT and simple dynamic disks
VM Migration for VMware NEW FEATURE Veeam Quick Migration
VM Migration for VMware Wizard to migrate one or more VMs: Between hosts Between datastores Between hosts and datastores at the same time Uses VMware vmotion or VMware Storage vmotion, when available Otherwise, uses Veeam Quick Migration technology to migrate running VMs with least possible downtime Tightly integrated with vpower engine for smooth finalization of Instant VM Recovery Unchanged data blocks are copied directly from the backup file, instead of vpower NFS, increasing speed and reducing impact
Scenario 1: Migrate VMs between hosts
Scenario 2: Migrate VMs between datastores
Scenario 3: Migrate VMs between hosts & datastores
Veeam Quickmigrate
VMware Licensing? Introducing SmartSwitch Transfers the running state of the VM Minimizes downtime (eliminates shutdown/reboot cycle) Ideal for Instant VM Recovery How it works 1. Pauses the source VM 2. Copies virtual disk deltas and VM memory state 3. Resumes the target VM Requires that source and target hosts have compatible CPUs
Backup
Remote office/branch office ROBO Backup and replicate locally, and to remote site v6 provides: Smart repositories for forever incremental backup Proxy and repository onsite for local backups Proxy onsite and repository at HQ for remote backups Proxy onsite and proxy at HQ for replication Streamlined deployment and maintenance nothing to install and manage at branch office
Backup features Feature 10x faster: vsphere and vstorage (including Changed Block Tracking) Advanced VSS integration and application awareness Direct SAN access SmartDedupe Benefit Complete backups on time, back up more frequently Recover critical Windows applications (Microsoft Exchange, Active Directory, SQL Server, etc.) Achieve higher consolidation ratios by removing load on production hosts and LAN Reduce storage requirements without sacrificing tape support or creating a single point of failure
Backup features (continued) Backup file mapping Map new job to existing v6 backup file to eliminate need for an initial full backup Enhanced backup file format New metadata file (.VBM) Speeds backup import Full backward compatibility with older backups Enhanced compatibility with deduplicating storage Less chat with existing backup files Optional backup file data alignment
Replication
Why replication? Virtualization enables cost-effective replication Inexpensive standby hosts Dissimilar storage VM-level (not application-specific) Virtualization enables unified data protection Image-based incremental backup Image-based incremental replication Only difference is the target It s not just a commercial bundling of products it s a cohesive data protection strategy
SmartCDP Replication Replica rollback allows data restoration to a specific replica version Selective replication allows to restore a specific VM instead of a whole LUN Support for WAN accelerators helps overcome latency issues while replicating slow performing WAN links
Replication
Replication Architecture Host-based, VM-level replication Near-CDP capable (replicate every 5-15 minutes) Uses proxies servers at source and target sites Source proxy (VM or physical) Retrieves changed blocks incrementally Compresses and deduplicates the data Sends incremental change data file to target proxy Target proxy (VM or physical) Receives incremental change data Decompresses the data Injects data into the new replica restore point Proxies communicate directly to each other Full support for WAN acceleration appliances
How it works
Faster Replication 10x faster How? vstorage API Hot Add ( Virtual Appliance mode) for writes Hot Add leverages ESXi storage I/O stack Much faster than ESXi network stack (NBD mode) Unlike direct SAN access mode, performance does not suffer with thin provisioned disks (most commonly used) v6 even uses the same approach for full VM restores! Traffic compression WAN traffic is heavily compressed Configurable compression level to control proxy CPU load Turn on or off (for WAN accelerators compatibility)
Better Failover 1-Click failover Automatic re-ip to match DR site Automatic virtual network update to match DR site Replica VM placement settings are now a part of the job Full support for DVS switches Multi-select operations Automatic job updates Failover and failback processes automatically update the replication job to exclude/include VM
Better Failover (continued) Active rollbacks for VMware Each replica restore point is stored as a VM snapshot Every restore point is immediate available Instant power-on no VMDK rebuild required before failover Can start any restore point in vsphere Client or from PowerCLI Replica state protection Failed replication pass no longer leaves the latest restore point inconsistent until the next pass Powering any replica restore point for testing does not change the actual restore point (changes are redirected) Retention processing is about simple snapshot commit!
Better Failover (continued)
Real Failback 1-Click & Confirm Failback Fully automated (includes backward re-ip) Confidently failback knowing you can always go back Failback commit Instantly go back to replica if the new VM (failback target) is not working as expected Or commit failback for automatic replica clean up, and required job updates (aka re-protect ) Delta sync Transfers only the differences back to original VM Original VM gone? No problem! Restore it from backup, delta-sync will take care of the rest Failback with no target VM is also supported (full sync)
Improved Seeding Seed from backup Up to 10x smaller seed size Keeps thin provisioned disks thin Seed anywhere Veeam server placement no longer affects the ability to seed Replica mapping Map replicas to existing VMs in DR site Reuse VMs produced with a different replication job, or VMs restored from backup First job run will only transfer the differences between source VM disks and mapped VM disks
Other Features Replica re-homing Makes the replica your new production VM (automatic cleanup) Helps greatly with data center migrations projects Replicate to cluster Ensures that replication can continue even if current replica host is unavailable
Shared engine (backup/replication) features Traffic throttling Defines rules based on source/target IP address pair Global divides available bandwidth between all proxy serves Flexible rules can be enabled depending on time of the day Swap exclusion Excludes disk blocks backing swap files from processing Enforceable processing windows Jobs crossing the defined replication window are automatically terminated (prevents snapshot commit during prod hours) Simplified scheduling Overlapping backup and replication no longer causes either job to fail no more baby-sitting your schedules!
Shared engine (backup/replication) features Improved direct SAN performance Multiple optimizations provide up to 5x faster performance (depending on SAN make and model) TCP/IP connection multi-threading Proxies can establish multiple connections with each other and with repositories, allowing for better WAN link utilization
Centralized Management Enterprise Manager
Enterprise Manager Edit and clone jobs - more control within Enterprise Manager Microsoft Search Server is now optional for indexing guest system files catalog
Enterprise Manager Job cloning Quickly clone existing jobs Job editing Edit contents, accounts and schedule of any job Clone job and modify it right in the web UI! FIPS compliance Adjustments to the encryption algorithm have been made to make the web interface FIPS-compliant out of the box Look and feel Web UI has been redesigned and looks awesome!
Enterprise Manager Enhanced real-time statistics Improved design and usability New counters (data read & transferred, operation duration) More frequent updates Enhanced reports Changed data per VM Compression and deduplication statistics Bottleneck monitor Percent busy time for each data processing stage makes it easy to identify primary bottleneck for each job