Hello everyone,
What is the best practice to backup VMs on HPE Simplivity?
Answer
HPE Simplivity Veeam Backup best practice
+6Best answer by coolsport00
Hey
https://forums.veeam.com/vmware-vsphere-f24/veeam-and-hpe-simplivity-best-practice-t71745.html
https://forums.veeam.com/vmware-vsphere-f24/veeam-backup-with-hpe-simplivity-best-practice-t59300.html
https://community.hpe.com/t5/hpe-simplivity/hpe-simplivity-veeam-storeonce-best-practice/td-p/7158992
Looks like the main stipulation is to NOT use hotadd with it. Either DirectSAN or nbd. Otherwise, I think not much else.
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+21Hey
https://forums.veeam.com/vmware-vsphere-f24/veeam-and-hpe-simplivity-best-practice-t71745.html
https://forums.veeam.com/vmware-vsphere-f24/veeam-backup-with-hpe-simplivity-best-practice-t59300.html
https://community.hpe.com/t5/hpe-simplivity/hpe-simplivity-veeam-storeonce-best-practice/td-p/7158992
Looks like the main stipulation is to NOT use hotadd with it. Either DirectSAN or nbd. Otherwise, I think not much else.
Shane Williford - Veeam VMCA/VMCE | Veeam Legend | VUG Leader | VCP-DCV | Twitter: @coolsport00
Hello
You can find the simplivity + veeam best practices here : Livre blanc technique : Veeam Backup & Replication sur HPE SimpliVity 380
Use NBD and you will avoid lot of issue :)
+7nbd is the way with simplivity. Check the link below if you want to increase performance as well.
v11: NBD multi-threading for VMware backup | Veeam Community Resource Hub
+6Hello
Thank you so much for your response and support!
+21No worries at all
Hope it helped.
Shane Williford - Veeam VMCA/VMCE | Veeam Legend | VUG Leader | VCP-DCV | Twitter: @coolsport00
+6All replies are the best answer, however, I have to choose only one :(
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