Top 10 Best Practices for VMware Data Protection
Eric Siebert: vExpert, Author, Blogger
Twitter: @ericsiebert
Blog: http://vsphere-land.com, http://searchvmware.com
Administrative points on this webinar
Questions● Can use the virtual Q&A panel. ● This webinar is recorded and available for replay after a few days.● At the end of the webinar, we can raise virtual hand for dialog
questions.● Stick around until the end of the webinar!
− Winners will receive a choice of books!
Overview of Veeam
About Veeam
Veeam Software develops innovative productsfor virtual infrastructure managementand data protection.
Reduce costs, mitigate risk, and fully realize the promise of virtualization with Veeam.
Agenda
Topic overview● 10 best practices for VMware data protection● Explain the differences with backup & recovery between physical &
virtual environments● Cover different areas from the vStorage APIs to quiescing to backup
techniques● Show you how Veeam Backup & Replication and vPower revolutionizes
VMware backup & recovery
Questions and answers Drawing and wrap-up
Overview
Backing up VMs may seem simple & easy but there is more too it than meets the eye
Backing up VMs using physical server techniques is inefficient and wasteful
Virtualization architecture changes the way that you should do backups
In this webinar we will cover 10 best practices for data protection in a VMware environment
And the countdown begins…
Tip 1 – Don’t backup at the OS layer
Don’t use physical backup techniques with VMs Physical servers use a backup agent installed on the
operating system
Tip 1 – Don’t backup at the OS layer
OS backup agents work with VMs but are inefficient Backup server has to go through the virtualization layer
to get to the OS layer
Tip 1 – Don’t backup at the OS layer
Virtual machines should be backed up at the virtualization layer
Need a backup application designed for virtualization Backup server backs the VM up by mounting its disk,
guest OS is not involved No resource overhead on the VM when backed up More VMs can be backed up simultaneously Veeam Backup & Replication was built specifically for
virtualization
