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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
VM VM Sources

ESX ESX

Host 1 Host 2

Typical backup
Veeam Software
solution
implementation using
Tape Veeam for VMware
Linux
Solution environments

ESX

Veeam Backup
Target

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VM Backup
VM VM Sources

Challenges with backup


ESX ESX
to tape and offsite tape
management;
Host 1 Host 2 • Time consuming
• Costly
• Not Secure
• Data Integrity issues
• Time to restore
Veeam Software

Linux Tape
Solution

ESX
Offsite Tape
Backup Storage
Veeam Backup
Target

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VM Backup
VM VM Sources

ESX ESX Storing backup data for


recovery in the Cloud
Host 1 Host 2
offers many benefits,
but how do we connect
Veeam Backup /
Recovery software to
Veeam Software the Cloud…?

Linux

ESX

Veeam Backup
Target

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VM Backup
VM VM Sources

ESX ESX

Host 1 Host 2

… with CloudArray
software!
Veeam Software

Linux CloudArray

ESX

Veeam Backup
Target

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VM Backup
VM VM Sources

CloudArray operates
as a virtual appliance
ESX ESX

Host 1 Host 2
It present iSCSI
volumes to physical
and virtual servers

CloudArray Volumes Volumes are block-


Veeam Software based and replicate
data to cloud storage


providers
CloudArray
Linux Virtual
Appliance
It’s local cache allows
fast access to data
ESX ESX

Veeam Backup
Target CloudArray

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VM Backup
VM VM Sources

ESX ESX

Host 1 Host 2

Provision CloudArray
volume(s) using local
CloudArray Volumes storage as a cache or
Veeam Software a full local copy


CloudArray
Linux Virtual
Appliance

ESX ESX

Veeam Backup
Target CloudArray

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VM Backup
VM VM Sources

CloudArray volume(s)
ESX ESX
are mapped to your
Host 1 Host 2
choice of Cloud storage
service providers

CloudArray Volumes
Veeam Software


WAN

CloudArray
Linux Virtual
Appliance

ESX ESX

Veeam Backup Cloud Storage


Target CloudArray Providers

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VM Backup
VM VM Sources

ESX ESX

Host 1 Host 2

CloudArray Volumes
Veeam Software


/CloudArrayVol_1
WAN

CloudArray
Linux Virtual
Present CloudArray Appliance
volume to Veeam
Backup host ESX ESX

Linux VM creates FS
Veeam Backup
on the volume and Cloud Storage
Target CloudArray Providers
mounts the drive

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VM Backup
VM VM Sources
Data is backed up to
Linux VM having the
CloudArray volume
ESX ESX mount point:
Host 1 Host 2
/CloudArrayVol_1

CloudArray Volumes
Veeam Software


/CloudArrayVol_1
WAN

CloudArray
Linux Virtual
Appliance

ESX ESX

Veeam Backup Cloud Storage


Target CloudArray Providers

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VM Backup
VM VM Sources

Copy of the data set


ESX ESX is asynchronously
replicated to one or
Host 1 Host 2
more Cloud storage
The data set is written providers
to CloudArray local
cache CloudArray Volumes
Veeam Software


/CloudArrayVol_1
WAN

CloudArray
Linux Virtual
Appliance

ESX ESX

Veeam Backup Cloud Storage


Target CloudArray Providers

Encryption,
Compression,
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VM Backup
VM VM Sources

ESX ESX

Host 1 Host 2

CloudArray Volumes
Veeam Software


/CloudArrayVol_1
WAN
A restore process
CloudArray
retrieves data from Linux Virtual
CloudArray local Appliance

cache and Cloud


storage provider(s) ESX ESX

Veeam Backup Cloud Storage


Target CloudArray Providers

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CloudArray vs. Existing Backup &
Replication Solutions: 5 TB Environment
 Analysis based on increment costs 33 yr-TCO
yr-TCO for
for CloudArray
CloudArray vs.
vs. Existing
Existing
Backup and Replication Solutions
 5 TB environment
$300,000
 Includes all s/w, h/w, maint, & admin $293,584

$250,000

 Backup solutions $200,000


 Existing backup to tape + remote vaulting
$150,000
 Backup to CloudArray $101,356
 5 months ROI (initial CAP/OP-EX) $100,000

 $72.8 k savings over 3 yr period $53,500


$50,000 $28,500

 Replication solutions $0
backup replication
 Existing off-site replication
Existing CloudArray
 Replication + snapshot to CloudArray
 1 month ROI (initial CAP/OP-Ex)
 $240k savings over 3 yr period

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Feature / Benefits
 Provides secure electronic backup to offsite Cloud
storage providers without any changes to Veeam

 No need to save data to tape(s) and ship offsite

 Faster restore from iSCSI volumes

 Local copy of data is available in CloudArray


cache with option of a full local copy for faster
access

 Choice of Cloud storage providers to optimize cost


and availability

 Secure: 256-bit AES at rest encryption

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Eval of CloudArray is Available Now
 Free 30-day product evaluation of CloudArray

 Visit TwinStrata’s Web site to download your evaluation copy of


CloudArray and explore other solutions

 http://www.twinstrata.com

Thank you

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