Integration with Storage Systems Guide
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Using any part of the software indicates that you accept the terms of the End User Software License Agreement. 2 | Veeam Backup & Replication | Integration with Storage Systems | REV 2 Contents CONTACTING VEEAM SOFTWARE ................................................................................................................... 5 ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT ............................................................................................................................... 6 INTEGRATION WITH STORAGE SYSTEMS ........................................................................................................ 7 UNIVERSAL STORAGE API INTEGRATED SYSTEMS ................................................................................................ 10 Installing Storage System Plug-Ins .................................................................................................. 11 Update Notifications ...................................................................................................................... 13 BACKUP INFRASTRUCTURE FOR STORAGE SNAPSHOTS .......................................................................................... 14 Adding VMware vSphere Server ..................................................................................................... 15 Configuring Backup Proxy .............................................................................................................. 16 Enabling HPE 3PAR Web Services API Server .................................................................................. 18 Adding Storage Systems ................................................................................................................. 19 Rescanning Storage Systems ......................................................................................................... 70 Removing Storage Systems ............................................................................................................ 73 BACKUP FROM STORAGE SNAPSHOTS ................................................................................................................ 74 VM Data Processing........................................................................................................................ 75 Backup from Primary Storage Arrays .............................................................................................. 77 Backup from Secondary Storage Arrays .......................................................................................... 81 Limitation on Number of VMs per Snapshot .................................................................................. 88 BACKUP FROM CISCO HYPERFLEX SNAPSHOTS ................................................................................................... 89 Integration Modes ......................................................................................................................... 90 How Backup from Cisco HyperFlex Snapshots Works ..................................................................... 92 Configuring Backup Proxies ........................................................................................................... 93 Configuring Backup from Cisco HyperFlex Snapshots .................................................................... 95 Configuring Direct NFS Access on Cisco HyperFlex (Earlier Than 2.0) .............................................97 SNAPSHOT JOBS .......................................................................................................................................... 98 Snapshot-Only Jobs ...................................................................................................................... 99 Storage Snapshots in Secondary Destination Jobs ........................................................................ 104 VEEAM EXPLORER FOR STORAGE SNAPSHOTS ................................................................................................... 107 Traditional Restore vs. Restore from Storage Snapshots.............................................................. 108 How Restore from Storage Snapshots Works ............................................................................... 109 Creating and Deleting Snapshots .................................................................................................. 110 Performing Instant VM Recovery ................................................................................................... 112 Restoring VM Guest OS Files (Microsoft Windows) ....................................................................... 120 Restoring VM Guest OS Files (Linux, Unix and Other) ................................................................... 129 Restoring Application Items from Microsoft Active Directory ....................................................... 138 Restoring Application Items from Microsoft Exchange ................................................................. 146 3 | Veeam Backup & Replication | Integration with Storage Systems | REV 2 Restoring Application Items from Microsoft SharePoint................................................................ 154 Restoring Databases from Microsoft SQL Server ........................................................................... 155 Restoring Databases from Oracle ................................................................................................. 163 ON-DEMAND SANDBOX FOR STORAGE SNAPSHOTS ............................................................................................ 171 REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITATIONS.................................................................................................................. 173 System Requirements ................................................................................................................... 174 General Limitations ...................................................................................................................... 176 Limitations for Cisco HyperFlex .................................................................................................... 179 Limitations for Dell EMC VNX, VNXe/Unity ................................................................................. 180 Limitations for NetApp ................................................................................................................. 181 REQUIRED PERMISSIONS ............................................................................................................................. 190 NetApp Data ONTAP Permissions ................................................................................................. 191 NetApp SolidFire/HCI Permissions ................................................................................................ 193 4 | Veeam Backup & Replication | Integration with Storage Systems | REV 2 Contacting Veeam Software At Veeam Software we value the feedback from our customers. 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Online Support If you have any questions about Veeam products, you can use the following resources: • Full documentation set: www.veeam.com/documentation-guides-datasheets.html • Community forum at forums.veeam.com 5 | Veeam Backup & Replication | Integration with Storage Systems | REV 2 About This Document This user guide provides information about integration, main features, and use of Veeam Backup & Replication with storage systems. The document applies to version 9.5 Update 4 and all subsequent versions until it is replaced with a new edition. Intended Audience The user guide is intended for anyone who wants to build the data protection and disaster recovery strategy using Veeam Backup