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Integrating Veeam with HPE Storage Solutions

H9TJ6AAE

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H9TJ6AAE

Duration

16 hours

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eLearning

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Overview

This course covers Veeam® Backup and Replication software in the context of integration with HPE Alletra Storage, HPE Primera, HPE Nimble, and HPE StoreOnce products. It includes an introduction and review of Veeam, HPE Alletra Storage, HPE Primera, HPE Nimble, and HPE StoreOnce concepts that are important to know before working on Veeam integration with HPE products. It also covers theory and features available in Veeam when combined with HPE products, including network-attached storage (NAS) and HPE StoreOnce Catalyst integration; local and remote copy integrations; backup and recovery flow; verification; and best practices. The course includes hands-on labs using Veeam with HPE Alletra Storage, HPE Primera, and HPE Nimble storage arrays and HPE StoreOnce backup appliances.


Note: This course has two components and provides different learning options than an instructor-led course:

  1. eLearning course
  • You have one year of access to the eLearning portion of the training so that you may repeat sections for reinforcement. Take this training at your own pace and on your own schedule.
  1. Hands-on practice through HPE Virtual Labs (HPE vLabs)
  • You have two consecutive days of access to HPE vLabs to run the labs associated with this course.

Course ID

H9TJ6AAE

Duration

16 hours

Format

eLearning

Pricing & registration

Browse related courses
  • Audience

    This course is ideal for customers, HPE services field engineers, call center personnel, presales and channel partners, and other field personnel who provide installation and/or operational support assistance.
  • Prerequisites

    Before attending this course, we recommend that you have the following:

    • Basic VMware® vSphere® administration experience
    • Basic understanding of iSCSI, fibre channel, backup, and SAN technologies
    • Basic knowledge of Veeam
    • Basic knowledge of at least one of the following:
      • HPE Alletra Storage
      • HPE Primera
      • HPE Nimble
      • HPE StoreOnce
  • Objectives

    After completing this course, you should be able to:

    • Describe the core components of Veeam
    • Describe local and remote replication features of HPE Primera, HPE Alletra Storage, and HPE Nimble arrays
    • Explain Veeam integration with HPE Storage arrays (HPE Primera, HPE Alletra Storage, and HPE Nimble), including advantages
    • Describe HPE StoreOnce basics
    • List types of HPE StoreOnce backup targets—VTL, NAS, and HPE StoreOnce Catalyst
    • Discuss deduplication technology
    • Explain VTL and NAS replication and HPE StoreOnce Catalyst copy
    • Plan, configure, and perform Veeam Backup and Recovery by using HPE Storage and backup products
    • Configure backup replication (local and remote)
  • Certifications and related exams

    This course prepares you for the Veeam Data Storage – Specialist (HU0F8AAE) digital badge skills assessment.
  • Course outline

Module 0: Course Overview

Module 1: Veeam Introduction and Review
  • Components
    • Veeam data platform
    • Core components
    • Data transfer scheme
    • Veeam backup server
    • Veeam backup proxy
    • Veeam backup repository
    • WAN acceleration
  • Backup
    • Full backup
    • Incremental backups
    • Reverse incremental backup
    • Forward incremental backup
    • Forever forward incremental versus forward incremental backup
    • Active full and synthetic full
    • Backup copy overview
    • Agent backup
    • NAS backup
  • Recovery
    • Instant VM Recovery (IVMR) introduction
    • Instant VM Recovery flow
    • Instant VM Recovery for Microsoft Hyper-V
    • Full VM recovery
    • VM file recovery
    • Objects recovery—Veeam Explorer
    • Objects recovery—Instant file-level recovery (IFLR)
  • Verification
    • SureBackup recovery verification
    • Backup recovery verification flow
    • Replica verification flow
    • On-demand Sandbox
    • Product editions
    • Veeam Universal License (VUL)
    • Veeam principal integration points with HPE infrastructure

Module 2: HPE Storage Review
  • HPE Primera/HPE Alletra local replication
  • HPE Primera/HPE Alletra 9000/HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000 local replication types
  • Snapshot introduction and functionality
  • Snapshot characteristics
  • HPE Primera/HPE Alletra 9000/HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000 Virtual Copy
  • Snapshot promotion/restore
  • HPE Virtual Lock review
  • HPE Nimble Storage/HPE Alletra 5000 and HPE Alletra 6000 Local Replication
  • Local replication
  • Snapshot: Point-in-time copies
  • Snapshot Life Cycle
  • Anatomy of a snapshot: Backup
  • Volume collections and schedules

Module 3: HPE Storage Review—Remote Replication
  • HPE Primera/HPE Alletra 9000 HPE/Alletra Storage MP B10000 remote replication
  • Remote copy
  • Replication protocols
  • Remote copy
    • Terminology
    • Data integrity
  • Replication modes
    • Asynchronous periodic mode
    • HPE Primera/HPE Alletra 9000/HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000 Peer Persistence
    • HPE classic peer persistence
    • Active peer persistence
  • HPE Nimble/HPE Alletra 5000 and HPE Alletra 6000 remote replication
    • Integrated data protection efficiency
    • Replication components
    • Partner
    • Replication QOS—bandwidth limit
    • Volume collection and replication schedules
    • How replication works—the basics
    • Synchronous replication
    • HPE Nimble/HPE Alletra 5000 and 6000 peer persistence

Module 4: Veeam and HPE Storage Integration
  • HPE Storage integration
    • Common VADP agentless backup process (vStorage API—data protection)—overhead
    • Storage integration—standard backup
    • Comparison—overhead of standard VMFS snapshots compared to hardware snap
    • Storage integration introduction
    • Veeam integration with HPE primary storage
    • Backup job from HPE primary storage snapshots advantage
    • Storage integration—backup with Veeam snapshot integration
    • Benefit of using hardware snapshots (HPE Storage) for backup VMware VM snapshot challenges summary
    • Leverage on HPE Storage snapshots
    • Storage integration versus traditional approach summary
    • Veeam supports direct connectivity to HPE primary storage
  • Veeam and HPE Storage features
    • Snapshot-only and peer persistence orchestration
    • Peer persistence snapshot backup
    • Asynchronously replicated snapshots (and optional backup)
    • How to configure snapshot-only jobs
    • Configuring snapshot and backup-file in a single job
    • Storage snapshots integration for Windows agents
    • Instant VM recovery from HPE storage snapshot
    • Traditional restore via LAN
    • Faster restore via SAN
    • Restore application items from storage snapshots
    • Backup policy including storage snapshots
    • Ransomware risk mitigation with orchestrated snapshots
    • Ransomware risk mitigation with “Virtual Lock” immutable snapshots
    • Hybrid flash (HPE Nimble HF/HPE Alletra 5000) as Veeam backup target
    • Remote DR and backup on one unit
    • Ransomware protection with “blind” snapshots

Module 5: HPE StoreOnce Review
  • What is HPE StoreOnce?
  • HPE StoreOnce backup systems
  • Target types—VTL and NAS
  • Target types—Catalyst
  • HPE StoreOnce interfaces—traditional NAS/VTL
  • HPE StoreOnce Catalyst
    • Which benefits does HPE StoreOnce Catalyst deliver?
    • HPE StoreOnce interfaces with HPE StoreOnce Catalyst
  • Deduplication
    • Deduplication—what is it?
    • HPE StoreOnce deduplication
    • Deduplication data locality
    • Typical deduplication ratios
    • HPE StoreOnce appliance architecture
    • HPE StoreOnce Catalyst ISV integration
    • Source/server side HPE StoreOnce Catalyst deduplication
    • Fixed block (FB) chunking
  • HPE StoreOnce replication
    • Replication of VTL and NAS shares
    • Replication granularity
    • HPE StoreOnce replication deployment options (VTL/NAS)
    • HPE StoreOnce Catalyst copy
    • HPE StoreOnce Catalyst—ISV-controlled replication
    • HPE StoreOnce Catalyst Copy deployment options
    • Cloud bank storage
    • Optimal restore
    • Disaster recovery after site loss
    • Security features
    • Managed data immutability—how to set
    • Dual authorization—how to activate compliance mode

Module 6 Veeam and HPE StoreOnce Integration
  • Veeam and HPE StoreOnce integration components
  • HPE StoreOnce—Veeam basics
  • HPE StoreOnce deployment
  • HPE StoreOnce and Veeam with NAS integration
  • HPE StoreOnce and Veeam with HPE StoreOnce Catalyst integration
  • Architectural design options
  • Support for deduplicating storage systems
  • Catalyst and Veeam protection support
  • HPE StoreOnce Catalyst and Veeam agents for Windows and Linux servers
  • Veeam agents for Windows—backup repository setting
  • Veeam and HPE StoreOnce Catalyst features
    • Fixed block (FB) chunking—reminder
    • Multistreamed write (per VM backup file)
    • HPE StoreOnce: Deduplication across VMs and jobs
    • Benefit of HPE StoreOnce deduplication for Veeam’s repositories
    • Multistreamed write (per VM backup file)
    • HPE StoreOnce: deduplication across VMs and jobs
    • Gateway balancing (new in v12)
    • Virtual synthetic full: Fast full backup with Catalyst
    • Instant VM Recovery and HPE StoreOnce
    • SureBackup and StoreOnce
    • Ransomware and data protection (backup)
    • Immunize your backup repository against viruses
    • HPE StoreOnce immutability review (supported in V12)
    • HPE StoreOnce Gen4+ Flash Tier benefits in Veeam
  • Backup replication
    • Veeam backup replication
    • Option 1: Veeam-managed HPE StoreOnce Catalyst copy
    • Option 2: Direct HPE StoreOnce Catalyst write over WAN
    • Option 3: Traditional Veeam backup replication process
    • Veeam and HPE StoreOnce Catalyst over WAN
    • HPE StoreOnce Catalyst copy “replication” models
    • HPE StoreOnce backup to tape from the central replica hub
    • Cloud bank storage support
    • Cloud bank storage (CBS) integration with Veeam
    • Ransomware and hacker protection—features summary
    • Definitions: attack vectors and protection methods
    • HPE ransomware protection
  • Summary
    • Various HPE options for Veeam backup summary
    • Veeam and StoreOnce co-innovation: update summary
    • HPE and Veeam—integration summary

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  2. Build career-advancing power skills.
  3. Enjoy personalized learning journeys aligned to your company’s needs.
  4. Choose how you learn: in-person, virtually, or online—anytime, anywhere.
  5. Sharpen your skills with access to real environments in virtual labs.

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  • Lab outline

Lab 0: Accessing the HPE vLabs Environment
  • Accessing the HPE vLabs environment

Lab 1: Initial Storage Preparation
  • Objectives
  • Overview
  • Exercise 1: Collect the ESXi host identifier
  • Exercise 2: Provision and present storage
  • Exercise 3: Connect a volume to ESXi, create a new datastore, and migrate VMs to it with vSphere Client

Lab 2: Remote Replication Preparation
  • Objectives

Lab 3: Initial Veeam Preparation
  • Objectives
  • Overview
  • Exercise 1: Log on to Veeam backup software
  • Exercise 2: Configure vCenter in Veeam
  • Exercise 3: Configure a selected HPE array in Veeam

Lab 4: Creating Backups Using Veeam and HPE Storage
  • Objectives
  • Overview
  • Exercise 1: Add a backup proxy host to a selected storage array
  • Exercise 2: Configure Veeam backup for vSphere
  • Exercise 3: Check the status of the volumes and snapshots on the array
  • Exercise 4: Back up a virtual machine by using Veeam and array snapshots
  • Exercise 5: Monitor the snapshot

Lab 5: Virtual Machine Instant Recovery
  • Objectives
  • Overview
  • Exercise 1: Verify the vSphere configuration
  • Exercise 2: Start instant recovery
  • Exercise 3: Check the status of the array snapshot/clone
  • Exercise 4: Verify the recovered VM in vSphere
  • Exercise 5: Start migration to the production volume

Lab 6: Granular File-level Restore
  • Objectives
  • Overview

Lab 7: Backing Up from the Secondary Storage Array
  • Objectives
  • Overview
  • Exercise 1: Configure a target HPE array in Veeam
  • Exercise 2: Create a backup from a storage replica job
  • Exercise 3: Monitor the replica snapshot/clone

Lab 8: Set Up StoreOnce and Veeam
  • Objectives
  • Overview
  • Exercise 1: Create a new Catalyst store on HPE StoreOnce
  • Exercise 2: Create a virtual proxy and an HPE StoreOnce gateway
  • Exercise 3: Create a Veeam backup repository
  • Exercise 4: Create a Veeam backup job

Lab 9: Dedup and Virtual Synthetic Backup
  • Objectives
  • Overview
  • Exercise 1: Run a backup without source-side dedup
  • Exercise 2: Run a backup with source-side dedup
  • Exercise 3: Run a virtual synthetic full backup

Lab 10: Restore an Entire VM and SQL Item from HPE StoreOnce
  • Objectives
  • Overview
  • Exercise 1: Restore an entire VM
  • Exercise 2: SQL item recovery

Lab 11: Backup Copy
  • Objectives
  • Overview
  • Exercise 1: Create a new Catalyst store on a remote HPE StoreOnce
  • Exercise 2: Create a Veeam backup repository based on a remote HPE StoreOnce
  • Exercise 3: Create a Veeam backup copy job
  • Exercise 4: Execute and monitor a Veeam backup copy job

Lab 12: Agent Backup and Catalyst Copy
  • Objectives
  • Overview
  • Exercise 1: Create a new Catalyst store (“source”) on a local HPE StoreOnce appliance
  • Exercise 2: Create a “source” Veeam backup repository
  • Exercise 3: Create a new Catalyst store (“target”) on a remote HPE StoreOnce appliance
  • Exercise 4: Create a “target” Veeam backup repository
  • Exercise 5: Create and execute a Veeam Agent backup job and prepare the environment
  • Exercise 6: Create, execute, and monitor a Veeam Catalyst copy job

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