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How to Get More From Your VMware and Hyper-V Backups
Veeam Backup & Replication
Rick Vanover
vExpert, VCP, MCITP – Veeam Product Strategy Specialist
@RickVanover @Veeam
About this webinar
Mostly technical content for VM admin.
This webinar is recorded and you will get a link to replay
the webinar as well as download slides.
Ask questions!
What is the natural choice?
It seems natural to do backups the same way as always ● Agent-based backups
● Same tools as physical systems
● Tired list of features, complicated to “Get it all”
● Cumbersome processes, slow restores
Is this the right decision for Hyper-V or vSphere
environments? ● Maybe, maybe not
● What are the protection requirements?
Platform capabilities can’t be beat
Minimizing storage consumption
Deduplication is critical technology for this to happen ● Many types of deduplication:
− Ingress/Ingest: Online engine that receives data as it comes in
− Post process: Scheduled task to traverse data profile
− Source: Applies algorithm to the data profile before transfer
● Veeam’s engine included for vSphere and Hyper-V
− Only difference is source, engine writing to repository is the same
Understanding Veeam’s deduplication
Veeam deduplication (Continued)
Best practices for Veeam deduplication
Grouping as a container in jobs: ● vSphere folders
● vSphere datastores
● Entire clusters (smaller environments)
● ESX(i) or Hyper-V hosts
● SCVMM clusters
Like operating systems
Operating system template singularity
Veeam backup proxies
New feature in version 6 ● Windows service
● Requires connectivity and CPU resources
● Performs both backup and replication jobs
● Not to be confused with network proxy appliance for vPower VL’s
Proxy tips
Concurrency ● A single job requires 2 cores to run
● With jobs and backup window, additional proxies may be required
● Windows Server Core an option
No systray or Start Menu item ● Uninstall in Control Panel
N+1
Difference between a console and proxy
Proxy tips – Interactive demo
Show proxy vs. console differences
Extra features
VeeamZIP ● Ad-hoc backups
● Production retention
File copy operations ● Handy!
VEX
All of these are available in the Free Edition!
A peek into the future!
Interactive demo
Veeam Explorer for Exchange!
Veeam Explorer For Exchange
Will be part of Veeam Backup & Replication 6.5 ● Exclusive beta coming available
Will be included in free edition!
Your mileage will vary
Simple measure – All VMs, all storage and all networks
are not created equal.
Same for backup
windows, requirements
and expectations
Q&A and wrap-up
Open Q&A
Thank you!
Keep in touch!
Best resource: http://forums.veeam.com/
@veeam @rickvanover