Integrating Veeam with HPE Storage Solutions

Module 1: Veeam Introduction/Review

• Components
  • Core components
  • Data transfer scheme
  • Veeam Backup Server
  • Veeam Backup Proxy (VMware)
  • Veeam Backup Proxy—transport mode (VMware)
  • Direct storage SAN access mode (VMware)
  • Direct storage NFS access mode (VMware)
  • Virtual appliance mode (VMware)
  • Network mode (VMware)
  • Veeam backup repository
  • WAN acceleration
• Backup
  • Full backup
  • Incremental backups
  • Reverse incremental backup
  • Forward incremental backup
  • Forever forward incremental versus forward incremental backup
  • Active full and synthetic full
  • Backup copy
  • Backup copy overview
  • Replication (VMware)
  • Agent backup
  • NAS backup
• Recovery
  • Instant VM Recovery (IVMR) introduction
  • Instant VM Recovery flow
  • Instant VM Recovery for Microsoft Hyper-V
  • Full VM recovery
  • VM file recovery
  • Virtual drive recovery (VMware vSphere only)
  • Recovery from a replica
  • Objects recovery—Veeam Explorer
  • Objects recovery—Instant File-Level Recovery (IFLR)
• Verification
  • SureBackup/SureReplica recovery verification
  • SureBackup recovery verification flow
  • SureReplica recovery verification flow
  • On-demand Sandbox/DataLabs
  • Product editions
  • Veeam Universal License
  • Veeam principal integration points with HPE infrastructure
  • HPE and Veeam—integration focus introduction

Module 2: HPE Storage Review

• HPE Primera/HPE 3PAR local replication
• HPE Primera/HPE 3PAR snapshot
• HPE Primera/HPS 3PAR virtual copy
• HPE Primera/HPE 3PAR clone
• HPE Nimble local replication
• HPE Nimble snapshot
• Snapshot life cycle
• Volume collections and schedules
• HPE Nimble zero copy clones
• Recovery scenarios using local replication

Module 3: HPE Storage ReviewRemote Replication

• HPE Primera/HPE 3PAR remote replication
• HPE Primera/HPE 3PAR remote copy
  • FC-based remote copy
  • Native IP-based remote Copy
  • Remote copy terminology
• Replication modes
  • Synchronous mode
  • Asynchronous periodic mode
  • Asynchronous streaming mode
  • Synchronous long distance mode
  • Peer persistence
• HPE Nimble remote replication
  • Replication components
  • Partner
  • Replication QOS—bandwidth limit
  • How replication works—the basics
  • Volume collection schedules—more information
  • Replication and deduplication notes

Module 4: Veeam and HPE Storage Integration

• HPE storage integration
  • Common VADP agentless backup process (vStorage API—Data Protection)—overhead
  • Storage integration—standard backup
  • Comparison—overhead of standard VMFS snapshots compared to hardware snap
  • Storage integration introduction
  • Veeam integration with HPE primary storage
  • Leverage on HPE storage snapshots
  • Veeam backup job from HPE primary storage snapshots process overview—VEEAM advantage
  • Storage integration—backup with Veeam snapshot integration
  • Benefit of using hardware snapshots (HPE 3PAR, HPE Primera, HPE Nimble) for backup
  • VMware VM snapshot challenges summary
  • Storage integration versus traditional approach summary
  • Veeam supports direct connectivity to HPE primary storage
• Veeam and HPE storage features
  • HPE 3PAR/HPE Primera snapshot orchestration
  • Backup from HPE 3PAR/HPE Primera replicated storage snapshots
  • Nimble snapshot orchestration and replication over WAN
  • Backup from HPE Nimble snapshots on the secondary array
  • How to configure snapshot-only jobs
  • Configuring snapshot and backup-file in a single job
  • Summary view—Veeam snapshot orchestration with HPE 3PAR/HPE Primera
  • Instant VM Recovery from HPE storage snapshot
  • Traditional restore via LAN
  • Faster restore via SAN
  • How to improve restore speed—more technical details
  • Veeam On-Demand Sandbox/DataLabs from HPE storage snapshot
  • Veeam Explorer for storage snapshots
  • Restore application items from storage snapshots
  • HPE Recovery Manager Central
  • Backup policy including storage snapshots
• Veeam supports HPE 3PAR and HPE Nimble VVOLs for VMware vSphere

Module 5: HPE StoreOnce Review

• What is HPE StoreOnce?
• HPE StoreOnce backup systems
• HPE StoreOnce—emulation types
• Virtual tape libraries
• NAS shares
• HPE StoreOnce interfaces—traditional NAS/VTL
• HPE StoreOnce Catalyst
• • Which benefits does HPE StoreOnce Catalyst deliver?
  • HPE StoreOnce interfaces with HPE StoreOnce Catalyst
• Deduplication
  • Deduplication—what is it?
  • HPE StoreOnce deduplication
  • Deduplication data locality
  • Typical deduplication ratios
  • HPE StoreOnce appliance architecture
  • HPE StoreOnce Catalyst ISV integration
  • Source/server side HPE StoreOnce Catalyst deduplication
• HPE StoreOnce replication
  • Replication of VTL and NAS shares
  • Replication granularity
  • HPE StoreOnce replication deployment options (VTL/NAS)
  • Appliance fan-out
  • Appliance fan-in
  • HPE StoreOnce Catalyst copy
  • HPE StoreOnce Catalyst—ISV-controlled replication
  • HPE StoreOnce Catalyst Copy deployment options
  • Seeding the replication target

Module 6 Veeam and HPE StoreOnce Integration

• Veeam and HPE StoreOnce integration components
• HPE StoreOnce—Veeam basics
• HPE StoreOnce deployment
• HPE StoreOnce and Veeam with NAS integration
• HPE StoreOnce and Veeam with HPE StoreOnce Catalyst integration
• Suggested architectural design
• Support for deduplicating storage systems
• HPE StoreOnce Catalyst and Veeam agents for Windows and Linux servers
• Veeam agents for Windows—backup repository setting
• Veeam and HPE StoreOnce Catalyst features – Benefit of HPE StoreOnce deduplication for Veeam’s repositories
  • Multistreamed write (per VM backup file)
  • HPE StoreOnce: deduplication across VMs and jobs
  • Virtual synthetic full—fast full backup with Catalyst
  • Instant VM recovery and HPE StoreOnce
  • SureBackup and HPE StoreOnce
  • Ransomware and data protection (backup)
  • Ransomware and data protection (backup)
  • Immunize your backup repository against viruses
• Backup replication
  • Veeam backup replication
  • Option 3—traditional Veeam backup replication process
  • Option 2—direct HPE StoreOnce Catalyst write over WAN
  • Veeam and HPE StoreOnce Catalyst over WAN
  • Option 1—Veeam-managed HPE StoreOnce Catalyst copy
  • HPE StoreOnce Catalyst copy “replication” models
  • HPE StoreOnce backup to tape from the central replica hub
  • Cloud volumes backup support
  • Cloud volumes backup
  • Set it and forget it
  • Backup and restore
  • Cloud volume backup—Veeam fully supported*
• Summary
  • Data migration from any legacy storage to HPE StoreOnce
  • HPE and Veeam—integration summary

Before attending this course, students must have:

• Basic VMware® vSphere® administration experience
• Basic understanding of iSCSI, fibre channel, backup, and SAN technologies
• Basic Veeam, HPE Primera, HPE 3PAR, HPE Nimble, and HPE StoreOnce knowledge