In this blog, we will discuss HPE and Veeam all-in-one data protection while focusing on HPE Alletra Storage server and HPE Proliant DL380 Gen11 Servers.
Common Customer pain points with data protection
We will focus on four main customer pain points with data protection.
- Infrastructure Complexity requiring IT staff experties – Most IT organizations are required to hire expert staff for their data protection solution
- Constant guesswork with no proven configurations tuned for optimal performance when IT does not have sizing and configuration guidance to deliver fast backups and restores.
- Pressure to lower costs to meet budget constraints meaning backup storage must be affordable thereby reducing capacity.
- Pressure to reduce downtime when doing backups – there should be no impact on production servers when you are protecting your data.
HPE and Veeam Always-Available, Always-Protected Data and Apps.
1. Snapshot Integration
Ensures the least data lost and the fastest daily restores. Highlighted are some HPE storage with that integration.
2. Backups
Integrated HPE and Veeam space efficient and cost-effective backups for onsite retention and restores.
3. Copies of Backup
Offsite or hosted backup archival for compliance, audit or disaster recovery with HPE StoreOnce disk-based backup and HPE StoreEver tape.
4. VM replicas
For the Fastest recovery during major outages with HPE Servers and HPE Alletra Storage.
5. Availability
For application-centric availability, add Veeam for application restores, cloud and tape backups.
Note:- All above options are available with HPE GreenLake
HPE Alletra 4000 and Veeam with 3-2-1-1-0 best practices.
Let’s see how this can be achieved with Veeam and HPE Alletra 4009.
It starts with your databases, applications, files, and data which can be running on any of the listed HPE storage solutions. With snapshot integration, you have local or remote copies of data.
Veeam Backup and replication running on the HPE Alletra 4000 storage server gives you the compute and high-density storage in a single chassis.
You can send your backup to HPE StoreOnce, the only inline deduplication appliance certified for Veeam version 12 when it launched.
Onsite and replicated to another location with HPE StoreOnce, HPE cloud backup storage which is cloud object storage with highly deduplicated and compressed data, or to an airgap HPE StoreEver tape.
The integration between HPE and Veeam is unmatched in the industry.
HPE Alletra Storage Server 4000 and Veeam Data Platform.
Below are some of the options you can have for an all-in-one storage server solution with Veeam and HPE focusing on small, medium, and large configurations.
- For SMB and Enterprise branch locations, there is HPE ProLiant DL380 gen11, a stellar compute and storage solution.
- For midsize to enterprise organizations, there is the HPE Alletra 4120 2U storage server that has up to 24 large form factor (LFF) or 48 Small form factor (SFF) drives in the front with optional rear drive bays for even more capacity.
- For the larger enterprises, the Alletra 4140 is 4U with up to 68 large form factor (LFF) or 92 small form factor (SFF) front accessible.
Note: – Both 4000 models also support optional edsff drives.
Compute and High-Density storage in a single chassis.
Benefits
- Better backup/restore performance
- Lower infrastructure costs by consolidating compute and storage
- Simplify operations by running all Veeam roles in one chassis
Consolidation of Veeam roles
- Veeam Server and Microsoft SQL Server database
- Veeam Proxy and Backup repository
- Veeam Tape Server
Data Reduction
- Veeam built-in compression and deduplication
- Veeam virtual synthetic-full based on block cloning
- Optional installation of HPE StoreOnce VSA for further data reduction