Scenario:
Very recently a customer asked me if Veeam could leverage Data Domain mtree replica for DR purposes.
Of course, the answer is YES!
While this idea is not new, I thought it would be a good reminder of Veeam’s backup import capabilities.
Steps:
- You must use Data Domain repository on the source site. It most likely will be declared as a DDboost share.
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- The mtree should be replicated to the DR site.
![](https://uploads-eu-west-1.insided.com/veeam-en/attachment/ee19b2f4-1859-46b7-93d9-9978ce1926a1.png)
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Note that the mtree replica will be Read Only!
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- The mtree replica needs to be exposed as a share over your protocol of choice (CIFS, DDboost), so it can be defined in the DR VBR server. In this example, I chose DDboost.
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Note again that this DDboost share is Read Only!
- The last step is to declare that DR DDboost share and import backups
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You should now be able to access these backups from the “Disk (Imported)” section.
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Remember that you will have to manually rescan that repository in order to refresh new “mtree replicated” restore points.