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Last month I got a POC request from my customer, they are looking for a new data protection solution to replace their current backup solution. The requirements are below.Backup storage should come with encryption and immutable features. The backup data retention is 31 days in on-perm. We target to have 7 days or more in object storage which will be managed by Cloud Service Provider. SQL transaction log backup will be happening for every 15 mins. For SQL backup, only backup the SQL instance and copy it into the object storage. The Cloud Service Provider cannot access the backup data directly from object storage Keep one data copy in two separate object storages. If both Veeam Backup Server and Veeam Respository are attached by ransomware, we can restore data from the object storage to the production server in HQ. The backup solution is fully supported with VMware vSphere 7.0 and 8.0.I prepared the following environment for this POC. HQ Site1 x Veeam Backup and Replication Server v121 x
If you’re member of vExpert 2024, now you can apply vExpert 2024 subprogram. vExpert subprogram applications have opened for 12 subprograms this year. 03/14/2024 - Subprogram Applications Open 03/29/2024 - Voting Starts 04/12/2024 - Subprogram Award Announcement 04/19/2024 - Appeals CloseApply at: https://vexpert.vmware.com/my/subprograms
VMware has announced that vSphere Hypervisor (free edition) will no longer be available on February 14, 2024. Any comments on this?😉Refer to this KB for details, End Of General Availability of the Free vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi 7.x and 8.x) (2107518)
If I upgrade to Veeam v11 to v12, the storage target is ExaGrid appliance (the backup flow is directly write to this appliance), what are the software requirements for ExaGrid Appliance, e.g. firmware? Please help.
In this KB https://www.veeam.com/kb4027 The Huawei Plug-In for Veeam Backup & Replication reached End-of-Life on 2022-04-22 and is no longer available. VBR cannot call Huawei storage with it’s API to complete the backup job with storage’s snapshots. https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/backup/vsphere/system_requirements.html?ver=110In user guide of VBR v11, Veeam Backup & Replication does not offer integration with Huawei storage. According to the above, Veeam VBR cannot support any backup integration with Huawei storage. If the environment only includes VMware ESXi 7 and Huawei storage, what is recommended backup mode can be selected in VBR v11?
Environment:HQ: Veeam VBR v11, Veeam One v11, ExaGrid ApplianceDR: Veeam VBR v11, Veeam One v11, ExaGrid ApplianceCustomer Requrest:Increase the storage capacity ExaGrid Appliance at each siteIssues:The cost of hardware upgrade and hardware maintenance for ExaGrid Appliance is highMy Propsed Solution:Upgrade Veeam v11 to v12Replacment of ExaGrid Appliance by Linux RepositoryBenefit:Minimise the hardware upgrade and maintenance cost of Backup RepositoryIn Veeam v12, it is easy to migrate the backup data between ExaGrid Appliance and Backup RepositoryThe Veeam Hardened Repository is Veeam's native solution to provide trusted immutability for backups of Veeam Backup & Replication on a Linux server. New features in Veeam v12Summary:I’m happy that this customer trust my proposed solution.
Take a VMware On Demand course today, save on your exam on qualifying courses. Current qualifying On Demand courses Data Center Virtualization vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage [V8], [V7] vSphere: Operate, Scale, and Secure [V8] vSphere: Optimize and Scale [V7] Network Virtualization NSX: Install, Configure, Manage [V4] NSX: Troubleshooting and Operations [V4] NSX for Intrinsic Security [V4.x] NSX-T Data Center: Install, Configure, Manage [V3.2] NSX-T Data Center: Troubleshooting and Operations [V3.2] NSX-T Data Center: Intrinsic Security [V3.2] NSX Advanced Load Balancer: Install, Configure, Manage [V20.x] Cloud Management & Automation Aria Automation: Install, Configure, Manage [V8.10] vRealize Automation: Install, Configure, Manage [V8.3] Cloud Operations vRealize Operations: Install, Configure, Manage [V8.6] VMware Cloud VMware Cloud on AWS: Deploy, Configure, Manage 2021 Desktop & Mobility Horizon: Deploy and Manage [V8.8] Horizon 8: Deploy and M
Now I am learning some Backup & Recovery Solutions (from China). I list out the features comparison with Veeam for reference. Please let me know if I missed any core features for Veeam. Vinchin https://www.vinchin.com/Aishu https://www.aishu.cn/
My new article "Cyber Resilient for the Modern Data Center" is live on Dell Technologies Education website, welcome to download it below link. 😉 Data backup and recovery solutions are critical for all mission-critical applications. Planning and designing a cyber-resilient architecture ensures data availability while enabling a business to be more agile.In this article, I proposes a cyber resilient design solution with two core features – resilient infrastructure and resilient data recovery. Website: https://education.dell.com/content/emc/en-us/home/certification-overview/knowledge-sharing.html Download: https://education.dell.com/content/dam/dell-emc/documents/en-us/2023KS_Wu-Cyber_Resilient_for_Modern_Data_Center.pdf
My new technical paper “Cyber Resilience for the Modern Data Center” will available on Dell Education Website this Friday. You can download it for reference.https://education.dell.com/content/emc/en-us/home/certification-overview/knowledge-sharing.htmlThis technical paper provides information on multi-tier Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (BCDR). We will consider how to plan and design the cyber-resilient architecture for data recovery across three separate locations; will discuss the high-level and low-level design of this data recovery solution. This cyber-resilient architecture includes software-defined storage (SDS), unified backup and recovery software and backup hardware appliance. Veeam Data Platform is one of core components in this solution. Please stay tuned.
I am happy to pass this exam today! And I am great to be the part of VeeamVanguard program for 5 years and learnt the different technical skills about Veeam products from each VeeamVanguard in this community, special thanks to @Rick Vanover, @NikolaPejkova and @Madi.Cristil. For exam preparation, I am using the following materials.VMCA Study Guide – Veeam Certified Architecthttps://rasmushaslund.com/vmca-study-guide/Rasmus Haslund - YouTube Channelhttps://www.youtube.com/@RasmusHaslund/videosVMCA v11 official traininghttps://veeam.lochoice.com/default.aspx?ClientId=84
VMware just announced to remove vCenter Converter from the list of VMware product downloads this week. If we plan to P2V migration today, we may look for another approach. Veeam is a good approach for P2V migration. Today we will discuss how to physical-to-virtual migration (P2V) with Veeam VBR.P2V Procedures1. Install the Veeam Agent on the source host2. Create the backup job3. Restore the backup into the target host4. Migrate to productionDemo EnvironmentVeeam Backup and Replication v11aVeeam Agent for Microsoft Windows 5.0.2VMware vCenter Server Appliance 7.0 Update 2VMware vSphere 7.0 Update 2Microsoft Windows 2012 R2 (Physical host)P2V MigrationInstall Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows on source host.Create the backup job of the source host.Select "Entire computer", then click Next.Select "Veeam backup repository", click Next.In Backup Server, specific the FQDN/IP address of VBR. Select the backup repository, click Next.Select "Enable application-aware processing" and "Enable file
VMware Skyline Health Diagnostics (SHD) has transformed to a unified diagnostic utility that brings both proactive and reactive health check and diagnosis for various VMware products like vSphere (ESXi and vCenter), vSAN, VMware Cloud Foundation, VMware Horizon, VMware SD-WAN, with many more on the road map. Skyline Health Diagnostics (SHD) is a joint initiative between VMware Engineering and VMware Global Support to enhance your support experience. SHD minimizes downtime by managing day-2 operations with ease and enables seamless upgrades.Architecture of Skyline Health Diagnostics 4.0What’s new in SHD 4.0Profile based diagnostics and health checks VMware Horizon & SD-WAN product support with SHD 4.0 VMware Cloud Foundation upgrade assessment Fully supported APIs available from SHD 4.0 Upgrade option with SHD 4.0 Deploy and manage SHD via a single pane of glassYou can create the different types of analysis in SHD 4.0For details, please refer to this link https://blogs.vmware.com/vs
When troubleshooting vSAN issues, we need to complete understanding of the vSAN environment. Today I will introduce a good tool "vSAN Objects Viewer" that quickly converts vSAN information from text to graphics, including the followings:vSAN cluster topology vSAN nodes information vSAN disk group information VM and object composition Component distribution and statusRequirementsVMware vSAN OSA 6.x/7.x/8.x DockerDeploying the ToolPull the Docker image by running the following command:docker pull projects.registry.vmware.com/fling_vsan_objects_viewer/fling_vcmd:v1.5.7Deploy the container by running the following command:docker run -d -p 30000:80 projects.registry.vmware.com/fling_vsan_objects_viewer/fling_vcmd:v1.5.7Run the following command on any ESXi hosts within the vSAN cluster and download the output file to your local host or a remote web server:cmmds-tool find -f json > /tmp/output.txtUploading the output fileAccess the tool by a web browser and entering the correct IP address
In this post, I will show how to create the Orchestrator Plan in VDRO v6 and execute the Datalab Test.EnvironmentVMware vCenter Server Appliance 8.0 VMware vSphere 8.0 Veeam Backup and Replication v12 Veeam Disaster Recovery Orchestrator v6 Microsoft SQL Server 2012 (Protected VM)Remark: This architecture is NOT used for production environment, it can be used for home lab only. For architecture, please refer to this link https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vdro/userguide/architecture_overview.html?ver=60LicensesVMware vCenter Server Standard Edition VMware vSphere Enterprise Plus Edition Veeam Data Platform – Premium Edition v12 Veeam Recovery Orchestrator v6Configuration FlowCreate a virtual lab environment in VBR Setup a VM replication job in VBR Create an Orchetration plan Execute the Readiness Test Execute the Datalab Test For details of virtual lab and orchestration plan configuration, please refer to my blog:https://wuchikin.wordpress.com/2023/05/03/veeam-disaster-recovery-orchest
Model: NUC12WSHi5Processor type: 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-1240PMemory: G.Skill RipJaws DDR4 SO-DIMM Series 64GBStorage: SAMSUNG 980 SSD 1TB PCle 3.0x4, NVMe M.2 2280Network: Intel Ethernet Controller I225 SeriesVMware vSphere Edition: ESXi-8.0b-21203435-standard (VMware, Inc.)Veeam Backup and Replication Edition: 12.0.0.1420PreparationDownload VMware-VMvisor-Installer-8.0b-21203435.x86_64.isoDownload VMware-VCSA-all-8.0.0-21457384.isoDownload Veeam Backup and Replication v12 isoVMware vSphere 8 Enterprise Plus licenseVMware vCenter 8 Standard Edition licenseVeeam Data Platform Advanced licenseRemark: When you try to install ESXi 7.0 or 8.0 on a system with 12th Gen Intel 1240 CPU, the installation fails with the following PSOD. You need to follow the following steps to install the ESXi 8.0.Fatal CPU mismatch on feature "Hyperthreads per core"Fatal CPU mismatch on feature "Cores per package"Fatal CPU mismatch on feature "Cores per die"InstallationCreate a bootable USB drive with ES
Veeam Disaster Recovery Orchestrator extends the functionality of Veeam Data Platform by orchestrating recovery processes, with one-click orchestration plans for critical applications, and rich features for documentation and testing.Environment and requirementsMicrosoft Windows 2016 Microsoft SQL 2016 VMware vSphere 8.0 and vCenter Server 8.0 Windows domain-joined machine Veeam Disaster Recovery Orchestrator v6 installerHardware Recommendationshttps://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vdro/userguide/system_requirements.html?ver=60Veeam Software Downloadhttps://www.veeam.com/downloads.htmlArchitecture Overviewhttps://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vdro/userguide/architecture_overview.html?ver=60InstallationExecute the Disaster Recovery Orchestrator v6 installer, click Install.Click Ok to install these prerequisites.Click "I Accept" the License Agreements.Select the features you want to be installed. I selected all in this deployment, click Next.Click Browse to upload the license for Veeam Disaster R
I am happy to announce that my first Veeam technical paper was selected for publication. This technical article provides information on multi-tier Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (BCDR). We will consider how to plan and design the cyber-resilient architecture for data recovery across three separate locations; will discuss the high-level and low-level design of this data recovery solution. This cyber-resilient architecture includes software-defined storage (SDS), unified backup and recovery software and backup hardware appliance. This paper “Cyber-Resilient for Modern Data Center” will be published after July 2023. ==================================================
VMware Skyline Health Diagnostics is a self-service diagnostics platform. It helps to detect and provide remediation to issues in the vSphere and vSAN product line. It provides recommendations in the form of a Knowledge Base article or procedure to remediate issues. It uses the log files of these products to detect issues. vSphere administrators can use this tool to troubleshoot issues before contacting VMware Global Support Service. It can provide the following features:Knowledge Base article or remediation steps to resolve the issue. The summary of VMware Security Advisory Scanning. VCG/vSAN HCL Validation SummaryDownload VMware Skyline Health Diagnosticshttps://customerconnect.vmware.com/downloads/get-download?downloadGroup=SKYLINE_HD_VSPHEREUpload the vm-support (ESXi) logs to analyze the resultsKnowledge Base article or remediation steps to resolve the issueVMware Security Advisory ScanningVCG/vSAN HCL Validation Summary
Today I will share a customer success story of Veeam Disaster Recovery Orchestrator. This customer is looking for a disaster recovery solution to protect production virtual machines. VMware SRM and Veeam are common Disaster Recovery solution in my region. Existing EnvironmentPlatform: VMware vSphere 6.7 and vCenter 6.7 Storage Array: NetApp ONTAP Storage Backup Solution: Veeam Backup and Replication v9.5 RequirementsAutomatic data recovery and failover No impact on production environment during data recovery and failover Data recovery in an isolated network environment for internal testing Application-aware processing Test DR plans with zero impact to the production environmentAfter the discussion with their system team, I listed out the comparison table of VMware SRM and Veeam (refer to below table) for reference. Finally the customer chose Veeam Disaster Recovery Orchestrator (VDRO) for DR solution because VMware SRM does not fulfill some requirements. Proposed DR Solution SummaryTh
Before installing this cumulative patch, please confirm that you are running Veeam Backup & Replication 11a (build 11.0.1.1261) with or without earlier patches.If you are running any Veeam Backup & Replication version between 9.5 U4b and 11, you can use the ISO “VeeamBackup&Replication_11.0.1.1261_20211211.iso” to upgrade your installation directly to v11a P20211211.We can download this patch in here https://www.veeam.com/kb4245Execute “VeeamBackup&Replication_11.0.1.1261_20211211.exe”Click Next.Click Install.It will stop all Veeam services, then start the patch upgrade.Click Finish after the patch 20211211 is installed successfully.When you login into your Veeam B&R server with console, it shows all required components update. Select all components and click Apply.It will update all components.Click Finish after all components is upgraded successfully.We can see the build number is changed to 11.0.1.1261 P20211211.Release Notes of this Patch: https://www.veeam.com/
My first webinar in 2023, it's my pleasure to be a guest speaker this time. 😁 You will hear about Dell's hyper-converged VxRail offering, and how to enable you to take your virtualization proficiency to the next level and how to backup the VMs with Veeam solution. Topic: Accelerate Your Journey with Next Generation HCI SolutionNOTE: Only Macau and Hong Kong customers are invited
Today I will discuss a scenario for Veeam VBR v12 and Dell Data Domain. This deployment includes the VBR version upgrade and hardware expansion, this backup design and deployment was completed last week. Please refer to my blog below. https://wuchikin.wordpress.com/2023/02/27/3-copies-architecture-on-veeam-vbr-v12/
VMware announced the list of 2023 vExperts last Friday. You can visit the vExpert Directory to see the list and profiles of each vExpert. May I know if any Veeam Vanguards or Legends have been selected for vExpert this year? Please share your profile if you can.My profilehttps://vexpert.vmware.com/directory/155
The sale of new perpetual per-socket licenses for Veeam Availability Suite™ (VAS) and Veeam Backup & Replication™ (VBR) will be discontinued effective Dec. 31, 2022. In further support of offering broader, more capable and more hybrid options, Veeam will introduce two new updates coming in force on Jan. 1, 2023, including: Simplified migration from perpetual sockets to VUL Simple price and out-year price protection with no complex calculations and fewer restrictions Offered at same price as perpetual renewal with channel incentive options Greater recurring revenue, broader capability and less churn for increased partner reward Subscription socket SKUs to meet the needs of customers with high-density environments Same capability as perpetual sockets, but offered in subscription packaging
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