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