130 likes | 217 Views
Vizioncore backup Architecture & Best Practice. Simon Poulton Senior SE – ANZ Simon.Poulton@vizioncore.com. March 2010. Agenda. Backup 2.0 – What is it?! Architecture – LAN-based vs LAN Free ESX vs ESXi and considerations Additional notes on LAN Free backup.
E N D
Vizioncore backupArchitecture & Best Practice Simon Poulton Senior SE – ANZ Simon.Poulton@vizioncore.com March 2010
Agenda • Backup 2.0 – What is it?! • Architecture – LAN-based vs LAN Free • ESX vs ESXi and considerations • Additional notes on LAN Free backup
ESX Network backups Direct to target To Backup Repository vCenter vRanger Pro 4.2 Mmgt Connection vRanger Pro uses the SC connection for Network transport backups Nic 0 ESX Host Compressed Service Console Storage Connections (Ethernet or FC)
vStorage API for data protection ESXi Network backups To Backup Repository vCenter vRanger Pro 4.2 Compressed Uncompressed Mmgt Connection vStorage API uses this connection for Network transport backups ESXi Host Nic 0 Storage Connections (Ethernet or FC)
vRanger Pro Architecture for LAN free backups ESX Host ESX Host Fibre Channel Switch Lun 0 Lun 1 Lun 2 SAN Storage
vRanger Pro Architecture for LAN free backups ESX Host vRanger Server ESX Host Fibre Channel Switch Lun 0 Lun 1 Lun 2 SAN Storage
vRanger Pro Architecture for LAN free backups iSCSI Switch(s) ESX Host vRanger Server ESX Host The storage is presented to both the ESX hosts and the vRanger Pro server. Lun 1 Lun 2 Lun 0 SAN Storage
vRanger Pro Architecture for LAN free backups Read Only Access FC / iSCSI Switch(s) ESX Host ESX Host vRanger Server The storage is presented to both the ESX hosts and the vRanger server. Lun 1 Lun 2 Lun 0 SAN Storage
vRanger Pro Architecture for LAN free backups using a FC SAN To Backup Repository Prod Network – to vCenter Shared Storage (VMs) vRanger Pro (Proxy) Nic0 HBA2 HBA1 Lun 10 Lun 12 Lun 11 SAN Storage Lun 0 Lun 1 Lun 2 SAN Storage
Requirements for LAN free backups • vRanger Pro 4.2 installed on a physical proxy server • One proxy per set of VMFS luns • VMFS luns zoned so vRanger Pro can see and read them • VCB application is no longer used • Works with ESX 3.0.2 - ESX 4 (vSphere) • ESX 4 hosts require minimum “Essentials” license to use the vStorage API. • DISABLE AUTOMOUNT!!!! DO NOT WRITE DISK SIGNATURES!!!
Thank You. For more information, visit www.vizioncore.comor Email sales@vizioncore.com Name Title email@vizioncore.com