Disk-to-Cloud Backup Solution using
Veeam™ and CloudArray™ software
for VMware® virtualized server environments
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Overview
The following presentation provides a functional overview on:
How Veeam Backup & Replication software and CloudArray work
seamlessly together to protect VMware ESX and ESXi environments
3-year TCO summary on CloudArray vs. existing backup and replication
solutions supporting an economic and highly reliable storage tier for
offsite data backup and replication without the logistics and cost of tape
transport
Details for a Free 30-day evaluation of CloudArray software
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Example Environment
2 physical hosts and 14 virtual machines on VMware ESX servers
Veeam implemented as the backup and replication solution
Initial backup targets: tape and offsite tape storage
Solution implemented as new backup / restore target for Veeam:
CloudArray software
Cloud storage providers
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VM Backup
Sources
ESX
ESX
VM
VM
Veeam Backup
Target
Veeam Software
ESX
Linux
Host 1
Host 2
Typical backup
solution
implementation using
Veeam for VMware
environments
Tape
Solution
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VM Backup
Sources
ESX
ESX
VM
VM
Veeam Backup
Target
Veeam Software
ESX
Linux
Host 1
Host 2
Offsite Tape
Backup Storage
Challenges with backup
to tape and offsite tape
management;
• Time consuming
• Costly
• Not Secure
• Data Integrity issues
• Time to restore
Tape
Solution
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VM Backup
Sources
ESX
ESX
VM
VM
Veeam Backup
Target
Veeam Software
ESX
Linux
Host 1
Host 2
Storing backup data for
recovery in the Cloud
offers many benefits,
but how do we connect
Veeam Backup /
Recovery software to
the Cloud…?
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VM Backup
Sources
ESX
ESX
VM
VM
Veeam Backup
Target
Veeam Software
ESX
Linux
Host 1
Host 2
… with CloudArray
software!
CloudArray
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VM Backup
Sources
ESX
ESX
VM
VM
Veeam Backup
Target
Veeam Software
ESX
CloudArray
ESX
…CloudArray Volumes
Linux
Host 1
Host 2
CloudArray
Virtual
Appliance
CloudArray operates