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Go From Backup Pain to Gain Keys to Better Backup and Disaster Recovery in a Virtual World
Doug Hazelman, VP of Product Strategy, Veeam Software
Marc Crespi, VP of Product Management, ExaGrid
Jeff Zerwer, IT Lead, Fona International
The Challenges
51
87
$417,391
Percent of CIOs say recovery times from large-scale disaster are
growing with the number of business-critical servers in the enterprise
Cost savings per hour in case of outages for enterprises that deploy
server replication
Percent of IT pros say virtualized server backups do not meet or only
partially meet business goals for restores and recovery
Agenda
Barriers to virtualization ● Backup and restoration concerns among top barriers to virtualization penetration
Issues with traditional backup ● More VMware administrators choosing disk backup systems over tape
ExaGrid overview ● Disk-based backup with deduplication
Veeam Backup & Replication ● Fully leverage your virtualized environment
Integrated solution ● Use Veeam Backup & Replication with ExaGrid’s disk backup for optimal results
Challenges of Server Virtualization
Monitor, manage backups on growing # of VMs
Issues when managing multiple guest OS’s ● More data to store = each change means entire vmdk file is backed up
● Eg: 10 guest OS instances x 50GB = backing up 500GB of virtual images daily
Lack ability to see down to individual VMs
Determine how backups are running and adjust if problems
These challenges are driving a need for better tools
to reliably and easily back up and restore virtual machines
The Backup and Recovery Problem
Backup
Server
Offsite Tapes
Tape Library
5
servers
Database
servers
File
servers
VMware
servers
App.
servers
The Backup and Recovery Problem
Backup
Server
Offsite Tapes
Tape Library
6
servers
Database
servers
File
servers
VMware
servers
App.
servers
Slow backups
Long restores/recovery times
Tape failures, management burden
Slow, unreliable offsite DR
Challenging virtual backup & recovery
Most Significant Backup, Recovery Challenges
Source: CIO Pulse Survey: (May 2012): 1269 IT professionals
43%
43%
43%
48%
48%
51%
54%
Lack of smooth scalability as data grows, andassociated costs
Obsolescence of backup systems as data grows
Movement to virtualized servers putting pressure onVM backup and recovery
Total cost of ownership (TCO) of backup solutions
Long restore/recovery times
Growing business requirements for more reliable,efficient disaster recovery
Long backup windows - backups taking too long
Extremely/very challenging
Time to Resume Operations After an Incident
Less than 1 hour 16%
1-3 hours 37%
4-10 hours 29%
11-24 hours 10%
1-3 days 6%
More than 3 days 2%
Average of 7 Hours
Disk Backup with Deduplication. What if you had…
20:1 to 100:1 reduction in backup storage
50-90% faster backup times
<5 minutes to restore a VM or file
98% reduction in replication bandwidth
0 forklift upgrades or models obsoleted
Fast, efficient offsite disaster recovery
Reliability, elimination of backup failures
Investment protection as data grows
Backup Window and Recovery Problems…
The only disk backup with
deduplication that permanently
protects your budget
Up-front price comparable to tape, and protection over time by
avoiding costly forklift upgrades
• Permanently shorten your backup
window as data grows
• Instantly recover VMs and files
• Protect your IT budget over time
ExaGrid and Veeam Solution
Core Components: ● Backup storage - ExaGrid disk backup appliance
● Management - Veeam Backup & Replication
What’s Unique: ● Restore a VM in seconds to minutes
● Confirm 100% restorability of critical apps
Key Benefits: ● Reliable backup and restoration
● Advanced deduplication and data replication for
off-site protection
Implementation – Simple and Flexible
SQL Dumps
RMAN, TAR
Email Servers Database Servers File Servers VMware Servers App. Servers
Backup
Server
ExaGrid Primary
Backup Site
SAN Storage
DAS Storage
Remote Offices
NAS Storage
MAN/WAN
Offsite Tapes
Tape Library
Gigabit/10 Gigabit
Ethernet
Optional Remote or
DR Site ExaGrid MAN/WAN
ExaGrid’s Advantage Over Conventional Disk
Number of Backup Jobs
Capacity used by conventional
disk backup product
TB
Stored
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Storage
Savings
50
40
30
20
10
50 TB of backup data Stored in 3.5 TB with deduplication
Conventional Disk
3-10X faster than tape
● Backup directly to disk
● Unique landing zone architecture
● Post-process zone-level data deduplication
● Shortest possible backup window
● Most reliable backups and restores
Post-Process Provides Fastest Backups
ExaGrid
Tape
Media
Server
Shortest Backup Window
Long Backup
Window
Architected for Fastest Restore
Latest backup stored in complete form
Ready for instant restore—as fast as minutes
Instant VM Recovery
Supports SureBackup
Efficient restore of earlier versions
Optimized recovery of deduplicated data
Seamless to backup application
Can restore from any historical version
Deduplicated
Data and
Long-term
Retention
Latest
backup
retained
for fast
restores
ExaGrid
Post-Processing
Media
Server
Inline
Solutions
Landing Zone
Repository
10TB
Most recent backup
2:1 Compression
High speed cache.
Most recent backup in
complete form for
Instant VM Recovery
5 TB
10TB
Fa
st
Backu
p
5 TB
Tiny byte-level deltas
for history
10TB
500 GB
10TB
5 TB
10 TB
Intact VMs for
InstantRestoreTM
5 TB
200 GB 200 GB 200 GB 200 GB
50TB backed up to
5.8 TB repository
space
Backup 1
Backup 2
Backup 3
Backup 4
Backup 5
10 TB
10 TB
10 TB
10 TB
10 TB
5.8 TB
ExaGrid
Only ExaGrid Delivers Restores in Minutes
Scalability to Support Data Growth
ExaGrid ● Capacities: 1TB-130TB in
single GRID
● Upgrade: Pay as you grow,
not up front; no forklift
upgrades
● Grown in cost-effective
increments
Single controller ● Forklift upgrades from
model to model
● Capacity and performance
limited by model
□ Low-risk easy integration with existing processes
□ Shortest backup times (30-90% faster than tape)
□ Unique support for Instant VM Recovery and
SureBackup
□ Most scalable architecture to support data growth
□ WAN-efficient elimination of offsite tape: “Instant DR”
□ Most comprehensive management and reporting
□ Built-in redundancy with simple automated operation
ExaGrid Appliance: Disk at the Cost of Tape
Easy to use, plug-and-play disk backup and dedupe appliances
1 TB 5 TB
2 TB 7 TB
3 TB 10 TB
4 TB 13 TB
Scalable from 1-130 TB
in a single GRID
Systems:
The Veeam and ExaGrid Solution
SQL Dumps
RMAN, TAR
Email Servers Database Servers File Servers VMware Servers App. Servers
Backup
Server
ExaGrid Primary
Backup Site
SAN Storage
DAS Storage
Remote Offices
NAS Storage
MAN/WAN
Offsite Tapes
Tape Library
Gigabit/10 Gigabit
Ethernet
Optional Remote or
DR Site ExaGrid MAN/WAN
“A major reason that
organizations still hit these
bumps on the backup and
recovery road: They use the
same products for both physical
and virtual server backup, when
we all know that virtualization
requires a fundamentally
different approach.”
– SearchServerVirtualization.com
Existing tools aren’t doing the job
Traditional backup
● Agent in each VM
● Full VM recovery is complex
● Expensive
● Does not guarantee recoverability
Typical VM backup
● Backup code runs on hosts
● Significant storage requirements
● Limited recovery options
● Does not guarantee recoverability
The right tool for the job.
Built specifically for virtualization
Addresses unique requirements
● Fewer spare resources
● More data
● Dynamic environment
Leverages unique opportunities
● Whole VM restore
● Unified data protection
● Backups as datastores
Backup
Fast ● Disk-based backup
● Forever incremental
● Changed block tracking 20x faster
● VeeamZIP for easy ad-hoc backups
Efficient ● Offloads processing from hosts and VMs
● Excludes unnecessary data, and deduplicates and compresses the rest
● Generates no special metadata
● Accesses SAN storage directly
Reliable ● No more babysitting backup jobs
● Performs advanced application-aware processing
● Automatically verifies recoverability of backups
NEW!
SureBackup
Verify the recoverability of every backup
● Every virtual machine
● Every restore point
Does not affect backup windows or require
additional hardware and staff
Leverages vPower and Virtual Lab
Check all
Check some
Checksum
Compressed/
Deduplicated
Backup File
How it Works
VMware vPower
vPower NFS
Backup storage
VM
OS
App
Report
Verification Job
VMware datastores
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
2-in-1: Backup and Replication
Host-based replication
● Replicate onsite for HA, offsite for DR
● Numerous optimizations for efficient replication across the WAN
● Replica rollback to protect against corruption of source
Assisted failover
● Fail over individual VMs
● Re-IP after failover
Real failback
● Delta sync
● 1-click and confirm—for one or several VMs
● Re-IP after failback
vPower
Exclusive patent-pending Veeam technology
Publishes the contents of the backup file as a datastore the
host can connect to
● Compressed, deduplicated, incremental
Runs the VM directly from the backup file on ExaGrid’s
landing zone
● Without making any changes to the backup file
“This is why I love Veeam. They take all the virtualization technology pieces
on the table and put them together into a functioning business solution.”
– Brett Westover IT Administrator
Therapeutic Research Center
Running VMs from Backups
Quickly restart a failed VM
Test VM backups
Restore data from applications running on the VM
Create VMs for testing and troubleshooting
1-Click File Restore
Enhancement to existing IFLR
IFLR = file-level recovery from an image-level backup
Restore directly from search: 10:1 reduction in number of
steps
Delegated, agentless, secure
1-Click File Restore
Restore directly to original location
● Uses guest interaction APIs
● Does not require:
Direct network connection to VM
User permissions on host or VM
Agent in host or VM
Delegate file restores
● “File Restore Operator” role
● Delegated operator does not need permissions on backup files, the host or the VM
● Secure: files restored directly to original location
● Can be restricted to certain file types (.docx, .xlsx, etc.)
Free Edition
Same download and install as Veeam Backup &
Replication
● Operates without a license key
● To upgrade to full version, simply install a license key
No limit on number of hosts or VMs
Subset of functionality
● Full backups of individual VMs only—no scheduled, incremental or
multi-VM backups
● No VM replication
● No vPower capabilities
Full comparison available at veeam.com
NEW!
VeeamZIP
Ad-hoc VM backups
● Easy: no complicated configuration, no need to power off the VM
● Compact: compressed, deduplicated, thin-provisioning maintained
● Portable: encapsulates all virtual disks and configuration settings
Small shops: free image-based VM backup
Others: complement to existing backup tool
● Ad-hoc backups: before applying updates
● Archive: before decommissioning
● Copy: to test lab, training center, demo environment, client environment, etc.
ExaGrid/Veeam: Making Your Backups & DR Better
• Post-process for fastest backups and shortest backup windows
• Only system that scales with full servers to eliminate backup window expansion
Fastest backups, with no exploding backup windows
• Restore a VM in as fast as minutes
• Confirm 100% restorability of critical apps
• Instant restores from last full copy on disk—fastest full system restores, fastest tape copy
• Fast, reliable WAN-efficient offsite disaster recovery
Instantaneous VM and file restores, more reliable recovery
• Best price in the industry up-front
• Budget protected over time via modular expansion, no forklift upgrades or obsolescence
Lowest total costs for your organization
FONA: IT Situation and Issues to Address
About FONA
● Creates and manufactures flavors for largest food, beverage, pharmaceutical
companies in the world
Environment
● 95% of servers are virtual
● Using Veeam Backup & Replication
● Backed up to NAS
Problem:
● First day at FONA, NAS broke down
● Redirected to tape, but backups running outside of window; needed new solution
● Considered systems from ExaGrid, EMC Data Domain and Dell
FONA Environment
SQL Dumps
RMAN, TAR
Email Servers Database Servers File Servers VMware Servers App. Servers
Backup
Server
ExaGrid Primary
Backup Site
SAN Storage
DAS Storage
NAS Storage
Offsite Tapes
Tape Library
Gigabit/10 Gigabit
Ethernet
Remote DR Site
MAN/WAN
Environment ● ExaGrid at primary site and secondary site
● Systems now at multiple locations
Backups and Restores
Installation and operation
● ExaGrid integrated seamlessly with Veeam
− Veeam sees ExaGrid as disk storage
● Maintenance free operation
− Intuitive GUI, everything on one page
− No need to touch ExaGrid system since set-up
− Gets alerts through Veeam
Support
Solution and Lessons Learned
Next Steps
• Schedule 5-minute call to discuss your current environment, backup/DR challenges and issues
• Determine if disk backup with deduplication or VM backup & replication software is a match for your needs
5-minute
Phone Call
• Schedule 20-30 minute phone call: review/discuss current environment, challenges and issues
• Complete site survey • Get technology suggestions, pricing proposal to
permanently eliminate backup headaches
Free Backup & Recovery Assessment
• Visit http://www.veeam.com/exagrid_and_veeam.html • Learn more about how ExaGrid and Veeam take VM
backup to a whole new level • Register for your FREE 60-day trial of Veeam Backup &
Replication (STANDARD TRIAL IS 30-DAYS)
Test-Drive Veeam
Next Steps
• Schedule 5-minute call to discuss your current environment, backup/DR challenges and issues
• Determine if disk backup with deduplication or VM backup & replication software is a match for your needs
5-minute
Phone Call
• Schedule 20-30 minute phone call: review/discuss current environment, challenges and issues
• Complete site survey • Get technology suggestions, pricing proposal to
permanently eliminate backup headaches
Free Backup & Recovery Assessment
• Visit http://www.veeam.com/exagrid_and_veeam.html • Learn more about how ExaGrid and Veeam take VM
backup to a whole new level • Register for your FREE 60-day trial of Veeam Backup &
Replication (STANDARD TRIAL IS 30-DAYS)
Test-Drive Veeam
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