CommVault CommVault Data Management Data Management & Exchange & Exchange DogfoodDogfoodPresentation by:Presentation by:

Georgia HugginsGeorgia HugginsExchange Server Support | MS ITExchange Server Support | MS IT

Presenter BackgroundPresenter Background

Joined Microsoft in 2000Joined Microsoft in 2000 Administered Exchange Dogfood Administered Exchange Dogfood

forest for 5 + yearsforest for 5 + years Primary owner of data Primary owner of data

management & disaster recovery management & disaster recovery in the forest from Exchange 5.5 to in the forest from Exchange 5.5 to the latest releasesthe latest releases

What is Exchange What is Exchange Dogfood?Dogfood? Separate Exchange Forest hosted by MSITSeparate Exchange Forest hosted by MSIT 20+ Exchange servers, 4+ TB of data20+ Exchange servers, 4+ TB of data

Various server deployments (large/small)Various server deployments (large/small) Various mailbox sizes (500 MB – 2+ GB)Various mailbox sizes (500 MB – 2+ GB) Attempt to simulate complex customer environments Attempt to simulate complex customer environments

(stand-alone, clustered, FE, internet bridgeheads)(stand-alone, clustered, FE, internet bridgeheads)

8,500 MS employees8,500 MS employees Exchange OrganizationExchange Organization Office OrganizationOffice Organization Various other groups for Dogfooding purposesVarious other groups for Dogfooding purposes

Dogfood’s MissionDogfood’s Mission

Deploy the latest and greatest Deploy the latest and greatest builds of Exchange, Windows and builds of Exchange, Windows and Office in a production Office in a production environmentenvironment

First real-user environment where new First real-user environment where new builds of Exchange are deployedbuilds of Exchange are deployed

Find and fix product bugs prior Find and fix product bugs prior to rolling out to MSIT corp. forest to rolling out to MSIT corp. forest and shipping to customersand shipping to customers

How Do New ReleasesHow Do New Releasesof Exchange Get to of Exchange Get to

Dogfood?Dogfood? Prior to rolling out to the actual Prior to rolling out to the actual

Dogfood forest:Dogfood forest:Exchange DevExchange DevExchange Component testingExchange Component testingExchange Build/BVT labsExchange Build/BVT labsExchange Dogfood Simulation Lab Exchange Dogfood Simulation Lab

(100% test)(100% test)

Dogfood Simulation Lab Dogfood Simulation Lab (DFSIM)(DFSIM)

Exact data replica of production Exact data replica of production Dogfood forest (AD and Dogfood forest (AD and Exchange) on a private networkExchange) on a private network

Test and verify Exchange version Test and verify Exchange version updates in production Dogfood updates in production Dogfood forest will workforest will work

Dogfood Data Managment Dogfood Data Managment requirementsrequirements (deploying CommVault (2000) - (deploying CommVault (2000) -

phase 1)phase 1)

Needed a 3Needed a 3rdrd party partner with the party partner with the flexibility and skill to develop in flexibility and skill to develop in parallel with new versions/features in parallel with new versions/features in ExchangeExchange

Meet backup/restore requirementsMeet backup/restore requirements SLASLA 100% ability to restore100% ability to restore

Comprehensive support for tape Comprehensive support for tape autoloadersautoloaders

Schedule & policy managementSchedule & policy management Cluster awareCluster aware

DogFoodDogFoodProduction LabProduction Lab

DogFoodDogFoodProduction LabProduction Lab

ADIC 1000ADIC 10006 Drives6 Drives

Enable DFSIM to Maintain Data Enable DFSIM to Maintain Data ReplicaReplica (Deploying CommVault (2000-2001) - phase 2)(Deploying CommVault (2000-2001) - phase 2)

Automatically refresh DFSIM with Dogfood Automatically refresh DFSIM with Dogfood production dataproduction data

Both forests must share single ADIC 1000 & Both forests must share single ADIC 1000 & single CommServesingle CommServe

No impact to network or production server No impact to network or production server performanceperformance

Caveats:Caveats: All servers in DFSIM has same FQDNAll servers in DFSIM has same FQDN How would a single server be able to differentiate How would a single server be able to differentiate

between production and private network?between production and private network? ““Dogfood/DR” or “QR” was born to resolve our Dogfood/DR” or “QR” was born to resolve our

issue!issue!

Dogfood Dogfood ProductionProductionDogfood Dogfood

ProductionProduction

ADIC 1000ADIC 10006 Drives6 Drives

DFSIMDFSIMDFSIMDFSIM

• Automatic backupsAutomatic backups• Scheduled restoresScheduled restores• No human interventionNo human intervention• Do more interesting stuffDo more interesting stuff

Dogfood’s Data Mgt. Needs GrowDogfood’s Data Mgt. Needs Grow (Deploying CommVault (2002-2003) - phase 3)(Deploying CommVault (2002-2003) - phase 3)

User base grows, data capacity doubles in User base grows, data capacity doubles in sizesize

Multiple Media agents requiredMultiple Media agents required 1 ADIC S10001 ADIC S1000 3 ADIC S1003 ADIC S100 SANSAN

SAN supportSAN support Single D2D2T process (AUX copy)Single D2D2T process (AUX copy) Robust reporting functionality for single Robust reporting functionality for single

admin. Managementadmin. Management Support for multiple media agents and Support for multiple media agents and

storage formatsstorage formats

DogFoodDogFoodProduction LabProduction Lab

DogFoodDogFoodProduction LabProduction Lab

1 ADIC 10001 ADIC 10003 ADIC 100, 3 ADIC 100,

18 Drives18 Drives

• D2D2 via XiotechD2D2 via Xiotech• 2-4X Performance2-4X Performance• Automatic D2D2YAutomatic D2D2Y• ““Modern & Reliable”Modern & Reliable”

DFSIM LabDFSIM LabDFSIM LabDFSIM Lab

Dogfood Data Mgt. Needs in Dogfood Data Mgt. Needs in MSIT MSIT (Deploying CommVault (2004-2005) – phase (Deploying CommVault (2004-2005) – phase

4)4)

Dogfood forest is now owned by MSITDogfood forest is now owned by MSIT Protection during mass move Protection during mass move

Building #33 to #11Building #33 to #11 New Data Management requirements:New Data Management requirements:

All previously listed functionality +All previously listed functionality + Cluster Aware media agents that fail overCluster Aware media agents that fail over Dynamic drive distribution sharingDynamic drive distribution sharing Added support for CommServe Migration to Added support for CommServe Migration to

DFSIM due to new physical locationDFSIM due to new physical location

Dogfood’s Data Mgt. Needs GrowDogfood’s Data Mgt. Needs Grow (Deploying CommVault (2005+) - phase 5)(Deploying CommVault (2005+) - phase 5)

Move data from Exchange team to MS / ITMove data from Exchange team to MS / IT Different buildings (33 to 11)Different buildings (33 to 11)

Fully roll-out Exchange – 12 (E-12)Fully roll-out Exchange – 12 (E-12) Implement new x64 64-bit serversImplement new x64 64-bit servers

CommVault software tuned and ported for Windows CommVault software tuned and ported for Windows Server 2003 64-bitServer 2003 64-bit

Multiple Media agents requiredMultiple Media agents required 1 ADIC S10001 ADIC S1000 3 ADIC S1003 ADIC S100 SANSAN

SAN supportSAN support Single D2D2T process (AUX copy)Single D2D2T process (AUX copy) Still required to backup Windows, AD, SharePoint, Still required to backup Windows, AD, SharePoint,

etc.etc. Deeper integration with MOMDeeper integration with MOM

Microsoft ITMicrosoft ITDogFoodDogFood

Microsoft ITMicrosoft ITDogFoodDogFood

1 ADIC 10001 ADIC 10003 ADIC 100, 3 ADIC 100,

18 Drives18 Drives

• Fully running E-12Fully running E-12• X64 64-bit performanceX64 64-bit performance• Testing scale - outTesting scale - out• Use 64-bit media agentsUse 64-bit media agents

My Favorite FeaturesMy Favorite Features

Reporting and alerting functionalityReporting and alerting functionality Excellent support!Excellent support! Commserve integrity assurance (ER)Commserve integrity assurance (ER) Always listen to product improvement Always listen to product improvement

suggestionssuggestions 100% restore reliability 100% restore reliability

since my initial deployment of CommVault; since my initial deployment of CommVault; we have never experienced a single we have never experienced a single instance where we were unable to recover instance where we were unable to recover our Exchange data!our Exchange data!