BACKUP BEST PRACTICESFOR A XENSERVER & XENDESKTOP
ENVIRONMENT
SEP sesamSoftware Only
Established,
HW Development
Development of
Logistics SW
Develop Backup and
Data Protection
Software -- VMS (92)
Spin Off Logistic SW –
Backup SW
Development sesam2000
Backup for NT/Unix/Linux
Define Linux
Strategy
Establish
SEP Software Inc.
International
Expansion
WHO WE ARE…Who we are…
1980 1990 2000
Logistic Software
Relag
Patented
Processes
Data Protection
and Logistics
SEP sesam
2000
2010
Product Integration
Application level
Online database Modules
Product Integration
Hypervisor
Hypervisor
Bare Metal
Bare Metal
Online database Modules
Operating System / Filesystem
Hypervisor
Hypervisor
Bare Metal
Bare Metal
SEP sesam InstallSEP sesam Install
• Sesam Server– Main memory 1-2 GB
– Java 1.6 (Sun, IBM or openJDK)
– PostgreSQL on 64-bit Linux
– Sesam VAR area size between 30 and 50 GB or more– Sesam VAR area size between 30 and 50 GB or more
– Depends on the backup and media strategy
• Storage Hardware– On Linux: all SCSI/SAS- and FC-HW direct connected will
work– On Windows: Manufacturer drivers have to be installed– If the hardware is visible to the operating system, Sesam can
use it
SEP sesam in a Network EnvironmentSEP sesam in a Network Environment
Enhanced Performance
Bare Metal Restore
On Linux or Windows
Architecture
Single Console for all Sites
Architecture
LAN Free Backup with SAN
Backup in Virtual Environments
Why Use SEP Cloud Server?• Cost
• The best price – TCO performance in the industry
• Performance – 2nd to none• SEP sesam’s architecture is only limited by the connection
Backup to the Cloud Using
SEP Sesam Cloud Solutions
• SEP sesam’s architecture is only limited by the connection speed and hardware configuration. Up to 64 data streams to tape and unlimited to the cloud!
• Reliability– Set it and Forget it reliability. SEP sesam Cloud Services use
the same technology used by 10’s of thousands of customers around the world
• Extra data protection– Get your data off of your san, protect against san multi-disk
failure and fiber channel switch/connection failure
Backup in Virtual Environments
• SEP Cloud Server
– Simple Installation, can be installed in minutes!
– Can be installed on any Managed Service Provider Hardware running Linux
• SEP sesam Master Server
– Directly backs up customer‘s data on-site
Backup to the Cloud Using
SEP Sesam Cloud Solutions
– Directly backs up customer‘s data on-site
– Backed up data sent to Cloud
• SEP Cloud Performance – 2nd to none
– SEP sesam Cloud Server architecture allows data transfer rates unequaled by competitive products
– Data transfer is only limited by the connections to the Internet
• SEP Cloud Unl Physical Connections and Streams
– Technology allows customers to install multiple Internet connections and use them simultaneously. Active/Active with multristreaming!
Backup in Virtual Environments
• SEP Cloud Server Environment– The SEP sesam backup recovery solution has been certified to
work in any cloud environment. It is especially suited for Amazon EBSType Cloud solutions and gives an extremely high leve of reliability to anyone who wants to offer cloud based backup to their customers.
Backup to the Cloud
their customers.
• SEP sesam Cloud Basic Configuration– A standard SEP sesam Cloud configuration consits of a SEP
sesam Standard Server running any Linux O/S and a SEP Cloud Server at the Cloud providers location. It can be controlled from either the customer‘s site or by the Master Service Provider, by installing the Master Cloud Server License.
Backup in Virtual Environments
• SEP Cloud Server Technology– The Managed Service Provider (MSP) can provide a turn-key
backp soltuion to customers without ever going on site. The system administartor installs the software at the customer‘s site remotely. The customer can have the full softwaare running locally and back-haul the data to the Cloud Provider or they can
Backup to the Cloud
locally and back-haul the data to the Cloud Provider or they can simply backup everything to cloud. The SEP sesam Cloud solution makes it all seamless!
• SEP sesam Cloud Security– A Security is provide using AES256 encryption for all data, while
logfiles and encryption keys are sent over secure SSH for storing the Cloud.
Backup in Virtual Environments
• SEP Cloud Server Adds Servers easily, quickly– Add New Servers and Clients at customer sites with ease.
MSPS‘s can add a server to a Group without reconfiguring the backup environment. Templates are supported in the form of backup groups and can be easily controlled from a central cloud location.
Backup to the Cloud
location.
• SEP sesam Cloud Email Notifications– MSP‘s can set notifications.
Notification types include
– Backup Successful
– Backup Successful with errors
– Backup Failed
Backup in Virtual Environments
• Citrix XENserver– Online hot and warm module using the XENserver API
– Agent-Less Technology
• VMware vSphere/ESX– Directly via ESX host
Backup in Virtual Environments
– Directly via ESX host
– VCB-Proxy
– vStorage APIs for Data Protection (VADP)
• MS Hyper-V– File consistency with VSS
• Open source Xen– Backup using LVM snapshots
XEN Online BackupVirtual Guest Online Backup
Backup in Virtual Environments
•Citrix Desktop Delivery Controller
– SQL
– File System
– System State
XenDesktop Environment
– System State
•Citrix License Server
– File System
– System State
Backup in Virtual Environments
• Provisioning Server (Optional)
– SQL Database
– File System (Master Disk)
XenDesktop Environment
• Active Directory Domain Controller
– File System
– System State
Backup in Virtual Environments
• Virtual Host
– Host-Backup
– Metadata
– Templates
XenDesktop Environment
– Templates
Backup in Virtual Environments
• Hot Backup
– Online Quiesced Backup
– VSS Aware
– Does not affect user access
XenServer Backup
– Does not affect user access
• Cold Backup
– Will backup memory state
– Will prevent activation loss
Backup in Virtual Environments
• Multinode Aware– SEP sesam Backup Server
looks at the cluster and will talk to all the hosts and determine where the guest is for the backup
Virtual Server Backup
backup
Virtual Server Backup
• Multinode Aware– After the backup is found, the
communication stream will be isolated to the correct host
Virtual Server Restore
• Multinode Aware– A host can be specified to
direct the restore to a specific location
Virtual Server Replication
• Multinode Aware– SEP sesam can be used to
keep virtual guests synchronized between hosts or virtual clusters
– This can be used with the remote device server to remote device server to synchronize servers between locations
Backup Oracle Environments
• Oracle– Database, Tablespace and Data File level Backup and
Restores
– XML Archiving – Capable of arching Oracle in XML format– XML Archiving – Capable of arching Oracle in XML format
– Wizard based configuration
External Backup(e.g., Oracle DB)
Command Event
Call Script
Remote
Script:
- Call RMAN with Sesam
Environment
- Sesam_Server
Manually or Scheduled
References Taskname- Sesam_Server
- Media Pool
- TasknameTask with
- Name
- Type
Sesam
Server
Oracle
Server
Backup on Media
Backup in Exchange
Environments
• Microsoft Exchange– Server Roles: Edge Transport, Hub Transport, Client
Access Server, Mailbox Server
– VSS
• Microsoft Exchange 2007• Microsoft Exchange 2007– Single Mailbox
– LCR, CCR, SCR
• Microsoft Exchange 2010– DAG
• Restore– RDB, DB instance, Mailbox Instance, Message Instance
Backup in SQL
Environments
• Microsoft SQL– Uses standard Windows Agent to support Full Copy,
Differential and Incremental backups
– VSS aware– VSS aware
– Point in Time Restore
– Cross Restore of Databases into one another or another instance
– Log backups can be done with or without truncate options
Backup in SAP
Environments
• SAP software– Close partner
– Working together for over 15 years
– Highest level of certification of any third party vender– Highest level of certification of any third party vender
– Off Host Backup
– Supports other SAP R/3 Applications: Oracle DB on SUN, Oracle DB on Reliant Unix, Oracle DB on Tru64, MaxDB on AIX, MaxDB on Windows 2003 & 2008
Backup in a Novell
Environment
• Backup over Novell Storage Management Services (SMS) and Target Service Agents (TSA)
• There is no Sesam client needed for OES NetWare, it uses the TSA
• The backup server or One OES2 Linux host has to work as Data Mover
• There must be a valid SLP configuration to backup cluster resources