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What’s New for Storage in vSphere 4.0-
VMware Data RecoveryVMware Data Recovery
HUGLA AlexandreHUGLA AlexandreSpecialist Systems EngineerPARIS La Défense - FRANCEPARIS La Défense FRANCE
What’s New for Storage in vSphere 4 0What s New for Storage in vSphere 4.0Technical Overview Webcast
Agenda/ObjectiveAgenda/Objective
Provide an overview of vSphere benefits
Explain where the new vStorage capabilities fitExplain where the new vStorage capabilities fit
Address details of each specific featurep
Show which vStorage APIs exist today
VMware vSphere™ The Industry’s First Cloud Operating SystemVMware vSphere™ – The Industry s First Cloud Operating System
FirewallDynamic Resource Sizing
FirewallAnti-virusIntrusion PreventionIntrusion Detection
ClusteringData Protection
Application Services ScalabilitySecurityAvailabilityServices y
vSphere 4.0
yAvailability
Infrastructure Ser ices
vNetworkvStoragevCompute
Services
Network
StorageManagement & R li ti
Hardware AssistEnhanced Live Network
Management& ReplicationStorage Virtual Appliances
Enhanced Live Migration Compatibility
Infrastructure Services Deliver CapEx and OpEx SavingsNetwork ManagementHardware assist
Extended Live
Infrastructure Services Deliver CapEx and OpEx SavingsStorage Management& Replication
Migration Compatibility Storage Virtual Appliances
vNetworkvStoragevCompute
Storage/network optimizationsPower Management
vStorage Thin ProvisioningVolume Grow
vNetworkDistributed SwitchThird party distributed virtual
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VMDirectPath I/O
CPU/Memory optimizationDRS
vStorage VMFSStorage vMotion
switches
vNetwork Standard Switch
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Highest consolidation ratios in the industry
DRS
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Highest consolidation ratios in the industryMost efficient use of hardware resources
Low operational overhead
vSphere 4 0 Infrastructure Services: vStoragevSphere 4.0 Infrastructure Services: vStorage
VMware vSphere™ 4.0
Infrastructure vCompute vStorage vNetworkServices vCompute vStorage vNetwork
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Enhanced vCenter Storage CapabilitiesiSCSI enhancementsThin Provisioning for virtual disks
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VMFS volume grow Pluggable Storage ArchitecturevStorage APIs for Data Protection
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Benefits of vSphere New Storage FeaturesBenefits of vSphere New Storage Features
Improved efficiencyyVirtual Disk Thin ProvisioningNew iSCSI Software Initiator
More control New vCenter Storage CapabilitiesNew vCenter Storage CapabilitiesDynamic Expansion of VMFS Volumes
Increased ChoicesIncreased ChoicesEnhanced Storage vMotionStorage vendor plug-ins for MPIOStorage vendor plug-ins for MPIOAPI for Data ProtectionPVSCSI and VMDirectPath IOPVSCSI and VMDirectPath IO
I d StIncreased Storage EfficiencyEfficiency
vStorage Thin Provisioning
Vi t l hi di k l
vStorage Thin Provisioning
APP APP APP Virtual machine disks consume only the amount of physical space in use
Virtual machine sees full logical ESX
OSAPP
OSAPP
OSAPP
disk size at all times
Full reporting and alerting on allocation and consumption
Vi t l
20GBThick Thin Thin
40GB 100GB
BenefitsSignificantly improve storage utilization
Virtual Disks
20GB
40GB
20GB
Eliminate need to over-provision virtual disks
Reduce storage costs by up to 50%
100GB
Reduce storage costs by up to 50%Datastore
60GB
20GB
Thin Provisioning OptionsThin Provisioning Options
Virtual Disk Provisioned for VM
40 GB
Virtual Disk Provisioned for VM
Thin Virtual Disk15 GB
VMFS Volume/DatastoreVMFS Volume/DatastoreProvisioned for ESX
500 GB
LUN Provisioned at Array
Thin Provisioned LUN within the Array
200 GB within the Array
Thin Disk Provisioning OperationsThin Disk Provisioning Operations
A thin disk option is Create New Virtual Machine Wizard
A thin-disk option is available when you:Create a virtual machineCl t t l tClone to a templateClone a virtual machineMigrate virtual machine t (St VM ti )storage (Storage VMotion)Deploy from template
Cl d Mi t Vi t lClone and Migrate Virtual Machine Wizards
iSCSI S/W HighlightsiSCSI S/W Highlights
Key ImprovementsKey Improvements
New scalable S/W iSCSI implementation
Optimized and tuned with new ESX TCP/IP2 stack
Minimized use of atomics and pre-fetching of locksp g
Optimized affinity setting for better cache affinity
V i hi t t it th f TCP/IPVarious histograms to monitor the usage of TCP/IP and per-CPU activities
Updated SW iSCSI StackUpdated SW iSCSI StackSignificant performance improvements
No longer requires service console connection to communicate with an iSCSI target
New iSCSI initiator featuresHost Configuration > Storage Adapters > Properties
New iSCSI Initiator Configuration OptionsNew iSCSI Initiator Configuration Options
Improved security Performance fine-tuning
For details, see the iSCSI SAN Configuration Guide
iSCSI Performance ImprovementsiSCSI Performance Improvements
S/W iSCSI performance
(ESX 4 compared to ESX 3 5)(ESX 4 compared to ESX 3.5)
Significant improvement in CPU Cost:Read (+ 10% to 25%)
W it (+ 20% t 50%)Write (+ 20% to 50%)
Improved Storage RResource
C t lControl
vSphere Storage Management
Provide new monitoring,
vSphere Storage Management
reporting and alarms features Alerts for thin provisioning and storage connectivity failures
Gauge for capacity utilization
Manage threshold VMs storageg
Configuration and management of datastores from a single point
Security for your datastores
Simplified troubleshooting with d t d i f i t lend-to-end view from virtual
machine to storage
Easy migration of virtual disk with Storage vMotion –between FC, NAS, and iSCSI
New Datastore ViewsNew Datastore Views Datastore Views
Manage Datastores independent of hostsComprehensive usage reportsS tSee storage resources in Maps
New ManagementNew Management capabilities:Group datastores to f ldfoldersSet Alerts/Alarms on capacityp ySet and control Permissions
Datastore Summary and detailsDatastore Summary and details
Thin Provisioning ManagementThin Provisioning Management
Handling running out of spaceAlarms help in notification
datastore over-allocationVM total size
Use reporting to view space usagep g p g
Solving an Over Allocation IssueSolving an Over Allocation IssueIncrease datastore capacity using volume grow/add extentgrow/add extentUse storage vmotion to mitigate space usage on a particular datastoreon a particular datastore
vCenter AlarmsvCenter Alarms
Options to Alleviate Over SubscriptionOptions to Alleviate Over Subscription
1) Increase the datastore/VMFS Volume1) Increase the datastore/VMFS Volume Add Extend/spanning
VMFS Volume Grow
2) Move some VM homes to a different datastore with Storage VMotiondatastore with Storage VMotion
3) C ld Mi t f ti VM h t3) Cold Migrate of active VM homes to another datastore
VMFS Volume Grow OptionVMFS Volume Grow Option
Volume Grow
Volume Grow expands an extent so that it fills the available adjacent capacity.
Single partition provides improved virtual machine availability
Can grow a volume any number of times up to size for a VMFS volume
Must grow LUN backing VMFS datastore first
Extent immediately after must have free space in LUN
VMFS Volume GrowVMFS Volume Grow
Virtual Disk Provisioned for VM
VMFS Volume/DatastoreProvisioned for ESXVMFS Volume GrowVMFS Volume Grow
LUN Provisioned at Array
Dynamic LUN Expansion
Comparison: Grow Extent and Add ExtentComparison: Grow Extent and Add Extent
Grow Extent Add ExtentMust power-off VMs No No
Can be done on newly- No Yesprovisioned LUN
Can be done on existing array-expanded LUN
Yes Yes (but not allowed through GUI)y p )
Limits An extent can be grown any number of times, up to 2TB.
A datastore can have up to 32 extents, each up to 2TB.
Results in creation of new partition
No Yes
VM availability impact None Introduces dependency on first extent.
Introduced in version ESX 4.0 ESX 3.0
More Storage gAccess
Ch iChoices
vStorage Storage VMotionvStorage Storage VMotion
Information Lifecycle management of virtual machine disk files across storage arrays
OSAPP
ESX
OSAPP
OSAPP
Set policies to relocate virtual machine disk files across tiered storage
ESX
Full GUI administration
Supports NFS, FC and iSCSI
Customer BenefitsCustomer BenefitsReduce footprint from high end storage
React to changing requirements toReact to changing requirements to Service Level Agreements
Reduce backup time, by backing up only active dataTier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 only active data
Enhanced Storage VMotionEnhanced Storage VMotion Enhanced mobility of VMs without downtime
“Fast suspend/resume” 4
Delete original VM 5
VM to start running on new home and disks
1
home and disks
Start changed block tracking
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Copy VM home to new location
3
block tracking
Copy all remaining disk blocks
4Pre-copy disk to
destination(multiple iterations)
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Source Destination
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New Capabilities for Storage VMotion in vSphereNew Capabilities for Storage VMotion in vSphere No longer requires 2x memoryLeverages fast suspend/resume and change block tracking to speed up migrationSupports moving VMDKs from thick to thin formatsCan migrate RDMs to VMDKsCan migrate RDMs to VMDKsCan migrate RDMs to RDMs
vStorage Native Multi Path (NMP)vStorage Native Multi-Path (NMP)
Feature within VMFSOS
APP
ESX
OS
APP
OS
APP Feature within VMFSEnables concurrent fast
access to the same virtual hiESX
Virtual Machines
ESX machine
Support FC, iSCSI
Basic failover support
ESX Server
HBA Basic failover support
BenefitsIdeal for SMB and Remote
HBAs
Ideal for SMB and Remote office
Increase the systems uptimeActive/ Passive
Helps in performance management
Storage
Passive Controller
gArray
Enhanced Multipathing with Pluggable Storage Architecture (PSA)Enhanced Multipathing with Pluggable Storage Architecture (PSA)
Storage Array Type Plugins (SATPs)Storage Array Type Plugins (SATPs) handle path failover, monitors path health, and reports changes to NMP.P th S l ti Pl i (PSP )Path Selection Plugins (PSPs)choose the best path.
SATP PSP VMkernelSATP PSPNMP PSA
VMkernelStorage Stack
HBA 1 HBA 2
vStorage APIs for MultipathingvStorage APIs for Multipathing
VMware NMP
Pluggable Storage Architecture (PSA)
Third Party Third Party
VMware NMP
VMware SATP VMware PSPThird-Party
MPPThird-Party
MPP VMware PSP
VMware PSP
VMware SATP
VMware SATP
Third-Party PSPThird-Party SATP
For unique performance and fault-tolerance
To accommodate specific storage
For more complex I/O load balancing
behavior arrays algorithms
vStorage API for MultipathingvStorage API for Multipathing
Virtual Storage Vendors provide Plug-ins to
Virtual Machines
Leverage multiple connections from storage to ESX server
ESX Server
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Intelligence path selection for performance Maximize availability
HBAs
CoordinatM
anage Maximize availability with automatic failover and failback if channel fails
ted Path
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vStorage APIs for Data ProtectionvStorage APIs for Data Protection
Physical Server or VMBackup Application
vStorage APIs for
Physical Server or VM (Windows or Linux)
vStorage APIs for Data Protection
Backup Centralized pProxy Server Data Mover
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Snapshots Mo
SAN Storage
Backup software partners have indicated strong support for the vStorage APIs for Data Protection: CA, Commvault, EMC, HP, IBM, Symantec, Vizioncore ...
Features in vStorage APIs for Data ProtectionFeatures in vStorage APIs for Data Protection
Includes All VCB featuresIncludes All VCB featuresAlso supports:
All storage architectures for backup and restore, LAN and SAN
Full, incremental, and differential file-level backup options
File-level backup and restoreFile level backup and restore
Windows and Linux guests
S h d V l Sh d C S i Q i iSnapshots and Volume Shadow-Copy Service Quiescing
Para virtualized SCSI AdaptersPara virtualized SCSI Adapters Serial-Attached SCSI (SAS) paravirtualized PCIe storage adapter
A virtual adapter with the hardware specification written by VMwarep p yProvides functionality similar to BusLogic, LSILogic and LSILogic SASSupports MSI-X, PME, MSI capabilities in the device Drivers available for Windows Server 2003, 2008 and RHEL 5
Key benefits:Lower overhead and higher CPU efficiency in I/O processing means:Lower overhead and higher CPU efficiency in I/O processing means:
Higher throughput and lower latencyBetter performance under high I/O conditionsBetter VM scalability (more VMs/VCPUs per host)
Proofpoints:+92% IOPS 45% latency 6% CPU compared with LSILogic running+92% IOPS, -45% latency, -6% CPU compared with LSILogic running GSBlaster micro-benchmark (MS SQLIOSIM) on an 8 PCPU system on a 4-VCPU Win2K8 VM
Caveat :Caveat : Does not support boot disks with ESX 4.0
Optimization for the Highest Consolidation Ratios
Virtual Machines 8-way vSMP and 255 GB of RAM per VM
VM Scale Up
Optimization for the Highest Consolidation Ratios
OSAPP
OSAPP
64 cores and 512 GB of physical RAMHardware Scale Up
Virtual hardware scale out RAM per VM
ESX
OSAPP
OSAPP
OSAPP
physical RAMHardware Scale Up
Lowest CPU overhead Hardware AssistP B ilt S h d l
ESX
CPU
Purpose Built Scheduler
Maximum memory efficiencyHardware AssistPage Sharing
Memory
g gBallooning
Wirespeed network access VMXNET3VMDi tP th I/O
NetworkingVMDirectPath I/O
Greater than 200k iops per secondLower than 20 microsecond latencyStorage stack optimization
VMDirectPath I/OStorage
VMDirectPath I/O
Current NEW
VMDirectPath I/O for StorageVMDirectPath I/O for Storage Enhances CPU efficiency for workloads that require constant and
frequent access to I/O devicesfrequent access to I/O devices Enabling virtual machines to directly access the underlying
hardware deviceshardware devices Experimental support for the following storage I/O devices:
QLogic QLA25xx 8Gb Fibre ChannelQLogic QLA25xx 8Gb Fibre Channel Emulex LPe12000 8Gb Fibre Channel LSI 3442e-R and 3801e (1068 chip based) 3Gb SAS adaptersLSI 3442e R and 3801e (1068 chip based) 3Gb SAS adapters
Use of this feature maps a single HBA to a single VM and will not enable sharing of the HBA by more than a single Virtual MachineMachine.Other virtualization features, such as VMotion, hardware independence and sharing of physical I/O devices will not be available to the virtual machines using VMDirectPath
Additional New vStorage FeaturesAdditional New vStorage Features
Optimized Storage CapabilitiesSCSI-3 Compliant
Native SATA support
MS Server 2008 Failover Clustering supportNative SATA support
Supports for up to 64 NFS datastores per
Persistent reservations in VMkernel
NFS datastores per ESX Server
Support for Jumbo
LSI Logic SAS (virtual SAS controller)
Ne storage irt al de icesppFrames with both NFS and iSCSI on 1Gb and 10Gb NICs
New storage virtual devicesParavirtual SCSI adapter
IDE i t l d i10Gb NICs IDE virtual device
for supporting older operating systems that lack SCSI driverssystems that lack SCSI drivers.
VMware Data Recovery:A Technical IntroductionA Technical Introduction
A dAgenda
Background: vStorage API for Data ProtectionIntroduction to VMware Data RecoveryIntroduction to VMware Data Recovery
Description and BenefitsDesign Target and Use CaseDesign Target and Use CaseKey Components including Deduplication TechnologyImplementation ConsiderationspBackup and Restore Capabilities
Next StepsQ & A
Market TrendsMarket Trends
“Data protection is a big part of storage budgets among SMBs “Data protection is a big part of storage budgets among SMBs – IDC, Data Protection in United States SMBs: Opportunity and Analysis Feb 2009
31%
33%
38%
Keeping pace with overall data growth
Storage system costs
Need to improve backup and recovery processes
In general, what are your organization's greatest challenges with respect to its storage environment?(Percent of respondents, N=516, multiple responses accepted)
18%
22%
24%
26%
26%
30%
31%
Supporting storage and data protection requirements at remote/branch offices
Rapid growth in unstructured, file-based content
Storage requirements/complexity related to specific applications
General increase in complexity of IT environment, number of servers, etc.
Insufficient capital budget
Running out of physical space
Keeping pace with overall data growth
13%
14%
15%
17%
17%
18%
General complexity of managing external storage systems
Power and cooling costs
Meeting regulatory compliance requirements
Poor storage utilization
Lack of qualified IT staff and/or skills
Supporting storage and data protection requirements at remote/branch offices
7%
9%
9%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40%
Poor service and support from vendor(s)
Meeting e-discovery demands (i.e., litigation support)
Poor search tools/general difficulty finding relevant content across the enterprise
ESG, 2008 Medium-Size Business Server & Storage Priorities, g
Main Factors Influencing Decision gto Use Backup to Disk in SMBs
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%
(% of Respondents)
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%
Fast data recovery/restore
High reliability of disk drive media
Previous negative experience with tapePrevious negative experience with tape
High reliability of the restore/recovery process
Shorten time between backups
Reduced backup windowp
Reduce data protection/admin overhead costs
Small Businesses (n=137) Medium-sized Businesses (n=266) Yankee
VM ti d St VM ti
MULTI-SITE VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager
PLANNED OUTAGES
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VMotion and Storage VMotion New UI
AUTOMATEDRESTART
CONTINUOUS
VMware High Availability
VMware Fault Tolerance
NPL
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BACKUP VMware Consolidated Backup (VCB)
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Protecting Against All Types Of Downtime
Application coverage
Of Downtime
vStorage APIs for Data ProtectionvStorage APIs for Data Protection
Next Evolution of VCB shipping with vSphere- Improved API enables native integration with partner
backup application- Deployable on Windows and Linux platforms- Supports all storage architectures
Enhanced Functionality- Supports incremental, differential and full VM image
backup options- Supports file level backup and restore- Supports Windows and Linux guests
Customer Benefits- Easy backup Integration with VI- Efficient backups- Easy restoreasy esto e
vStorage API Enabled gData Protection Options
VMware vCenterPartner Backup UI
VMware Data RecoveryPartner Backup Application
VMware vStorage API for Data Protection
VMware Data RecoveryPartner Backup Application
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VMware vSphere
VMware’s data protection approach is provide a broad range of solutions for customers through our technology partners and the VMware Data Recovery productg gy p y p
VMware Data RecoveryVMware Data Recovery
1. Backup
VirtualCenter- Agent-less, disk-based backup
and recovery of VMs on ESX and ESXi hosts
1. Backup
vCenter
- Backups occur independent of power state and location of VM
- VM or file level restore
1. Schedule backups via VC2. Snapshots taken3. Data de-duped and stored
De-duplicatedStorage
- Data de-deduplication and compressed to save disk space
- Quick, simple and complete data protection for your VMs
- Ease of deployment
2. Restore
vCenterX
Ease of deployment- Centralized Management through
vCenter ServerCost Effective Storage
1. VM goes down2. Select VM images/files
to recover3 Fast restore of - Cost Effective Storage
Management 3. Fast restore of
VM…downtime minimized
X
Design CenterDesign Center
Target user is VI Administratorg
Uses vCenter Server to manage VI
Wants simple agentless VM backup and restoreWants simple agentless VM backup and restore
Smaller environment <100 VMs
“Set and Forget” : Wants simple UI with minimal options
Wants to leverage disk (esp. shared storage) as target
“Always on” de-duplication to optimize storage
Non-VM backups solved via other productsp p
One backup every 24 hours
More aggressive RPO workloads protected by otherMore aggressive RPO workloads protected by other means
VMware Data Recovery Key ComponentsVMware Data Recovery Key Components Backup and Recovery Appliance
- Linux appliance in OVF format - leverages vStorage API for Data Protection to discover, manage backup and restore
- First backup is full VM, then incremental forever- VM or file level restore
VMware vSphere- VSS support via VMware Tools- Changed block tracking functionality allows backups to
VM or file level restore
- Changed block tracking functionality allows backups to be more efficient
Destination Storage- Any VMFS storage: DAS, NFS, iSCSI or Fibre Channel
vCenter integration
storage, RDM plus CIFS shares as target- All backed up virtual machines are stored on disk in a
deduplicated datastore
vCenter integration- vSphere Client Plugin- Wizard driven backup and restore job creation- Automatically import virtual machine inventory
A f HA/VM ti /DRS
VMware vCenter - Awareness of HA/VMotion/DRSvCenter
VMware Data Recovery: Under The Hoody
VMware Data Recovery
VMware Specific Technologies
y
vStorage API for Data Protection
Policy Engine Data DeduplicationVI APIVDDK
Data Deduplication DetailsData Deduplication Details
Included standard with VMware Data RecoveryIncluded standard with VMware Data Recovery Destination based in-line deduplication
Variable length chunking using fingerprintingg g g g gSHA1 hashes for identifying chunks
Up to two deduplicated destination disks per backup applianceI dditi t VMDK l b RDM d CIFS h (t t)In addition to VMDK, can also be RDM and CIFS share (target)Application agnostic deduplication (i.e. all data is deduplicated)No built-in replication of deduplicate datastore or integration withNo built in replication of deduplicate datastore or integration with tapeDetects incomplete backups and rolls forward after unclean shutdown/crashshutdown/crashOffline “grooming” of deduplication store
Life Of A Virtual Machine BackupLife Of A Virtual Machine Backup
1 Q i d h t i t k1. Quiesced snapshot is taken2. Snapshot is hot added to backup appliance (when using
shared storage)shared storage)3. Change block tracking list determines which blocks have
changed. Otherwise scan disk to determine changed bl kblocks
4. Changed blocks are transferred5 Deduplication engine breaks stream into data chunks and5. Deduplication engine breaks stream into data chunks and
compares to see if chunks match to stored chunks6. If unique chunk, store chunk (compressed) and update6. If unique chunk, store chunk (compressed) and update
indexes. If redundant chunk, just update indexes7. Snapshot is dismounted
Implementation ConsiderationsImplementation Considerations
Not compatible with ESX/ESXi 3.x/VC2.5 and olderESX host resources for snapshots (compute and storage)
Does not backup snapshot treeDestination disk – “you get what you pay for”Incremental backups only after first full backupIncremental backups only after first full backup
Product will automatically synthesize multiple restore points when a point in time restore is performed (file or VM)
Upgrade VMs to HW version 7 to leverage changed blocked tracking for faster generation of changes to be transferredUse of shared storage allows off LAN backups leading to fasterUse of shared storage allows off-LAN backups leading to faster data transfer/minimize LAN loadUpdate VMware Tools for Windows VMs to enable VSS which pproperly quiesces VM prior to snapshot
Backup Job DetailsBackup Job Details
Fi t b k i f ll b kIdentify VMs
To Backup
First backup is a full backup and then incremental forever
Select
Destination Disk
Each backup runs once every 24 hours
Destination Disk
Select
Maximum of 8 concurrent backup jobs per backup applianceSelect
Backup Window
pp
Each job can only have one destination
SelectRetention Policy
destination
ALL backup jobs are deduplicated and compresseddeduplicated and compressed prior to storage on target disk
Backup: Virtual Machine SelectionBackup: Virtual Machine Selection
AutomaticallyAutomatically import all hosts and VMs Backups can be attached different levels of treelevels of treeCan include or exclude child
bj tobjects
Backup: Supported Destinations p ppand Storage Types
Backup toAnother virtual disk on VMFS (DAS NFS iSCSI Fibre Channel)Another virtual disk on VMFS (DAS, NFS, iSCSI, Fibre Channel)CIFS ShareRaw Device Mapping (RDM) attached to backup appliance
Multiple destinations per backup appliance are supported, but each back job can have only one destinationSupports the ability to grow target disk when fullSupports the ability to grow target disk when full
Backup: Schedulingp g
Defines a “backup window” when a job can runB d f lt b k j b 24 h dBy default, every backup job runs once every 24 hours and does not run during typical business hoursOnce window is selected the policy engine will take care ofOnce window is selected, the policy engine will take care of scheduling based on
Which jobs should run in windows and which run firstVMs out of compliance get backed up first within the jobESX server load and free space available for snapshots
Backup: Data Retention Policyp y
Pre-defined per-job retention policies based on # of restore pointsrestore pointsOr customize the retention policy
Complete Virtual Machine RestoreComplete Virtual Machine Restore
Backups and restores can runBackups and restores can run simultaneously – 8 of eitherHighly customizible image level restore
Replace a lost VMRestore to a different location/datastoreSelect disks to restoreSelect disks to restore
Fast “roll back”:Use change tracking to roll back a virtual disk/Virtual Machine to an earlier state.Only transfers modified blocks for fast restore.
Restore Rehearsal:Restore Rehearsal:Run a restore of a VM to a different datastore and disable networking
Single File RestoreSingle File RestoreDownload restore client (Windows/Linux only) from backup appliancefrom backup appliance
Run restore client from inside guestS l t t i tSelect restore pointRestore point will be mounted in Virtual MachineBrowse file system and copy back what youcopy back what you need.
Backup administrator can perform redirectedperform redirected restore
No need to restore a deleted VM when just a single file is needed.
ComparisonComparison VMware Data Recovery vStorage Enabled Solution
VirtualCenter instance required Required N/AVirtualCenter instance required Required N/A
Scale per backup appliance Target of 100 VMs Check with vendor
Tape or Removable Media Support No Yes, check with vendor
Legacy ESX host support No Yes, check with vendorg y pp ,
File by File backup No Yes, check with vendor
Always Perform Full Backups No Yes, check with vendor
VMotion/DRS/HA awareness Yes Yes, check with vendor
Scheduling Yes, time range Yes, check with vendor
Data Retention Policies Yes, # of restore points Yes, check with vendor
Logging & Reporting Yes Yes, check with vendor
Non-deduplicated Backups No No
VMware Fault Tolerance VMs No No
vCenter Linked Mode Compatibility No Check with vendor
Agents No No
Full VM backup Yes Yes
Full VM Restore Yes Yes
File by File restore Yes, experimental support Yes
Protecting Against All Types of DowntimeProtecting Against All Types of Downtime
PLANNED OUTAGES N UI
CONTINUOUS
MULTI-SITE
VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager
PLANNED OUTAGESA
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VMotion and Storage VMotion New UI
AUTOMATEDRESTART
CONTINUOUS
VMware High Availability
VMware Fault Tolerance
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BACKUP
VMware Data Recovery
VMware High Availability
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Application coverage
VDC-OS Application vServices Capabilities- Full suite of products to protect more workloads against planned and unplanned outage
- Planned: Server Maintenance, Backup Window- Unplanned: Data Corruption, Server Failure, Power Failure, OS Fault
Simple deployment and management – all managed via VMware vCenter- Simple deployment and management – all managed via VMware vCenter- Application & OS Independence
More Information, visithttp://www.vmware.com/products/vcenter-data-
recovery/