Backup Exec 2012 Agents and Options Markku A Suistola Principal Presales Consultant
Backup Exec 2012 Backup Exec 2012 Architecture Overview Understanding the technology workflow 2
Backup Exec 2012 Core Components 1 Backup Exec Server 2 Backup data sent from agents to media server for storage Disk or tape backup devices Agents (Physical servers) Symantec Backup Exec 2012 Server 1 3 3 Protects remote systems Windows, Linux, and Mac Databases and applications VMware/Hyper-V (agent-less or agent-assisted) Options Enterprise Server Data Deduplication File/E-mail Archiving NDMP Centralized Management 2 Physical Servers Virtual Servers A C B D
Backup Software, Whatever Your Needs Symantec Desktop Laptop Option Capacity Licensing Backup Exec Single SKU Protects an entire Capacity site Licensing Metered Per TB Includes: Backup Exec 2012 Unlimited Agent for Windows Unlimited Agent for Linux Deduplication Unlimited Agent for Applications and Databases, Unlimited Agent for VMware 18+ Servers 1000+ Seats and Hyper-V Agent for Mac DLO not included Backup Exec Backup Exec 2012 1. Backup Exec Server 2. Agent for Windows/Linux/Mac 3. Remote Media Agent for Linux 4. Application Agent 5. Virtualization Agent 6. Deduplication Option 7. File System Archiving Option 8. Exchange Mailbox Archiving Option 1-10 9. Enterprise Server Option 10.NDMP Option (per device) 4-17 Servers 71-999 Seats 11.Library Expansion Option (per device) 12.VTL Unlimited Drive Option (per device) DLO not included Backup Exec Small Backup Business Exec Edition Small Business Edition Manage multiple instances of Backup Exec Small Business Edition Self-contained Protects an entire server, can be scaled to protect up to 3 servers in total Microsoft Servers Supported Windows (all Editions), SQL, Exchange SharePoint, Active Directory, Hyper-V 1-3 Servers 3-70 Seats Integrated System Recovery Virtual Conversions Backup Destinations Disk (B2D)/Local Tape DLO not included Backup Exec 2012 V-Ray Edition Backup Exec 3600 Appliance 4
Backup Exec 2012 Edition To Protect Virtual Environments 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 Metering based on number of cores (multiples of 2); OPL generic meter: per processor 5
License Consolidation Agent for Applications and Databases includes: Agent for Exchange Agent for SQL Agent for SharePoint Active Directory Recovery Agent Agent for Enterprise Vault Agent for Oracle Agent for Lotus Also includes an Agent for Linux and an Agent for Windows Option eval will have one clock for all 7 options. Should have one Agent for Applications and Databases for each protected resource. 6
License Consolidation Agent for VMware and Hyper-V: Agent for VMware Agent for Hyper-V Also includes an Agent for Linux and an Agent for Windows. Should have one Agent for each host. Option eval uses one clock for both underlying agents. 7
Symantec V-Ray Backup Exec 2012 Application And Database agents Advanced and modern protection technology used to protect business critical applications and databases 8
Granular Recovery for Physical and Virtual Symantec V-Ray VMware or Hyper-V Running Virtualized 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
Exchange New Feature: Redirected Restore to PST Server Redirection Can redirect to media server ( localhost ) or RAWS Outlook 2003/2007/32-bit 2010 required on target server User specifies local path on target server File Naming Convention Engine creates PST file names matching mailbox display name in UI File name collisions handled with (n) suffix Gary Stoops [gstoops].pst Gary Stoops [gstoops](1).pst Gary Stoops [gstoops](2).pst File Size Limitations Outlook 2003/2007 20GB limit Engine will span mailbox data across multiple PST files when span threshold is reached Default 20GB span threshold can be modified by registry key 10
SharePoint Agent Enhancements Overview New Backup Options Block Level Incremental and Differential Backup Support Removal of Log backup support New Restore Workflows Specific workflows for the data type being restored Individual item restore (GRT) Web Application or Portal Site restore Other farm components Search for items to restore Legacy / previous versions Individual item restore (GRT) from incremental or differential backup 11
SharePoint Agent Enhancements Overview (cont d) Cross Site Restore Individual item restore to other destinations within SharePoint No longer limited to restoring only to original location, or restoring to the filesystem Enhanced Search Search for specific SharePoint data types Restore directly from the search result 12
New Backup Options Block Level Differential Backup Snapshot-based backup required Individual item restore supported Block Level Incremental Backup Snapshot-based backup required Individual item restore supported Removal of Log Backup Support Exception instructs user to change recovery model to Simple Differential Incremental 13
Delayed Cataloging Catalog search Great improvement compared to previous versions of BE not only on the functionalities, but also on the performance. Support guided search Greatly performance improvement Provide direct restore from search results Delta GRT catalog for Exchange and Sharepoint greatly saves disk storage usage. Delay cataloging design greatly reduces backup window by releasing the device post backup 14
Symantec V-Ray Backup Exec 2012 Virtual Machine Protection Advanced and modern protection technology designed specifically for virtual environments 15
VMware Virtual Machine Discovery LAN (Discovery) vsphere Server Backup Exec Server +Agent for VMware and Hyper-V Virtual Machines Data Store SAN (Data Transport) VMware Virtual Machine Discovery Methods: Enter vsphere/vcenter hostname or IP address into Backup Exec interface Virtual machines then available for backup selection 16
Hyper-V Virtual Machine Discovery Backup Exec Server +Agent for VMware and Hyper-V Hyper-V Server Virtual Machines AWS LAN (Discovery and Data Transport) Hyper-V Virtual Machine Discovery Methods: Deploy Agent for Windows Systems (AWS) to Hyper-V host Virtual machines then available for backup selection 17
Virtual Machine Backup Methods Agentless, Agent-assisted, or Agent-based Symantec V-Ray Agentless Image-level backup (agentless) Restore full virtual machine or files/folders VMware vstorage API for Data Protection (VADP) integration Agent-assisted Image-level backup (agentless) Agent within VM adds application-level intelligence Restore full virtual machine Restore application Restore application objects Restore files/folders Integrated with VDAP Agent-based Legacy agent-based backup Not image-based Local agent gathers and transmits data to backup server No integration with VDAP Agentless (file servers) Symantec Backup Exec 2012 Agent-assisted (application servers) 18
Symantec V-Ray Virtual Machine Deduplication Stream Handlers Intelligent Stream Handlers for VMDK and VHD Files Deduplication Blocks Align to File Extent Boundaries Data Changes Result in Fewer Unique Blocks; Increased Efficiency Applies to Image-level Backups of Virtual Machines VMDK/VHD Backup With Deduplication File Segment File Segment File Seg. Block Block Block Bl. Block Block Block 128k 128k 128k 32k 128k 102k 128k 19
Backup Exec 2012 Enterprise Server Option Introduction 20
Backup Exec 2012 Enterprise Server Option Central Admin Server Option (CASO) Management of large and distributed Backup Exec environments Centralized management and monitoring Load balancing of backup operations Centralization of backup data Offsite disaster recovery management Advanced Disk Backup Option (ADBO) Synthetic backups True Image Restore Off host backups 21
Central Admin Server (CAS) Backup Exec Server with CASO Installed Can Bring Other BE Servers Under Management Can Deploy New Managed BE Servers Managed Backup Exec Servers Backup Exec 2012 CAS Server 22
CASO Load Balancing Features Backup Server Pools Managed Backup Exec servers can be defined in pools Servers can be a part of more than one backup server pool Can prevent task processing bottlenecks Only available with a CAS Backup Server Pool 23
CASO Load Balancing Features Storage Device Pools Backup devices can also be configured into pools Pools can only include devices of the same type (e.g. tape pool, disk pool) Can prevent task processing bottlenecks Storage Device Pool 24
CASO Load Balancing Features Task Delegation CAS can delegate backup and restore tasks Tasks can be delegated to server/device pools If a particular MBES or device is unavailable, others in the pool considered Backup Exec 2012 CAS Server Backup Exec 2012 Server Pool Device Busy Job Dispatch Device Offline Device Ready 25
Backup Exec Private Cloud Services Designed for MSPs and Distributed Environments Enables Backup Over Internet to Private Cloud As Alternative to Tape at Remote Customers/Sites Central Backup Exec Server CAS and Offsite Data Store Local Backup Exec Server Local Backup Exec Server 26
Backup Exec 2012 Example CASO Configurations 27
Centralized Data Center Backup Exec 2012 CAS Server Managed Backup Exec 2012 Server 28
Centralized Data Center with Remote Sites VPN Secured Remote Office 1 Managed Backup Exec Servers Central Site Backup Exec 2012 CAS Server WAN Remote Office 2 29
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