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Veeam Backup & Replication 5.0User GuideApril 2011
Veeam Backup & Replication 5.0 User GuideCopyright 2005‐2011 Veeam Software Inc. All rights reserved worldwide.No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrievalsystem, or translated into any language in any form by any means, without written permissionfrom Veeam Software Inc (Veeam). The information contained in this document represents thecurrent view of Veeam on the issue discussed as of the date of publication and is subject tochange without notice. Veeam shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissionscontained herein. Veeam makes no warranties, express or implied, in this document. Veeammay have patents, patent applications, trademark, copyright, or other intellectual propertyrights covering the subject matter of this document. All other trademarks mentioned hereinare the property of their respective owners. Except as expressly provided in any written licenseagreement from Veeam, the furnishing of this document does not give you any license tothese patents, trademarks, copyrights, or other intellectual property.Important!Please read the End User Software License Agreement before using the accompanyingsoftware program(s). Using any part of the software indicates that you accept the terms of theEnd User Software License Agreement.Page 2
Veeam Backup & Replication 5.0 User GuideCONTENTSABOUT THIS GUIDE . 5OVERVIEW . 5CONVENTIONS . 5ABOUT VEEAM SOFTWARE . 6CONTACTING VEEAM SOFTWARE . 6CONTACTING VEEAM SUPPORT . 7OVERVIEW . 8ARCHITECTURE . 10VEEAM BACKUP & REPLICATION COMPONENTS . 10BACKUP METHODS. 12DE-DUPLICATION AND COMPRESSION . 15BACKUP CONTENT . 16BACKUP PROCESS . 17VMware vStorage API Backup . 17Legacy Backup Modes . 18RESTORE PROCESS . 21REPLICATION PROCESS. 22VMware vStorage API Replication . 22Legacy Replication Modes. 22FAILOVER . 23TRANSACTION-CONSISTENT BACKUP. 24ESXI SUPPORT . 25NATIVE VSPHERE AND VSTORAGE SUPPORT . 25INTEGRATION WITH TRADITIONAL BACKUP . 26PLANNING AND PREPARATION . 27PREREQUISITES . 27REQUIREMENTS. 27JOB PLANNING . 32DEPLOYMENT . 34INSTALLING VEEAM BACKUP & REPLICATION . 34INSTALLING VEEAM BACKUP ENTERPRISE MANAGER . 38INSTALLING VEEAM BACKUP SEARCH. 42ENTERPRISE AND STANDARD EDITIONS OF VEEAM BACKUP & REPLICATION 5.0 . 46VEEAM BACKUP & REPLICATION LICENSING . 46UPGRADING VEEAM BACKUP & REPLICATION. 49REPAIRING AND UNINSTALLING . 49CONFIGURING VCB PROXY (VMWARE REFERENCE) . 50Prerequisites . 50Installing VCB Proxy . 50ADMINISTRATION . 52ADDING SERVERS . 52Adding VirtualCenter . 52Adding ESX/ESXi Server . 53Adding Linux Server . 56Disconnecting and Removing Servers . 57MANAGING BACKUP JOBS . 58Creating a Backup Job . 58Creating a Replication Job . 68Creating a VM Copy Job . 77PERFORMING RESTORE. 84Performing Instant VM Recovery . 84Restoring Full VM . 88Restoring VM Files: VMX, VMDK, etc . 90Restoring VM Guest Files . 93Page 3
Veeam Backup & Replication 5.0 User GuideUSING VEEAM FILE LEVEL RESTORE WIZARD . 96Restoring VM Guest Files . 97RESTORING VMS WITH THE EXTRACT UTILITY . 100Using the Extract Utility in the Interactive Mode . 100Using the Extract Utility from the Command Line . 100PERFORMING REPLICA FAILOVER . 102Failing Over VM Replicas . 102Undoing Failover . 103MANAGING BACKUPS & REPLICAS . 106IMPORTING BACKUPS. 107PERFORMING RECOVERY VERIFICATION WITH SUREBACKUP . 108vPower NFS . 108SureBackup Overview . 108Creating an Application Group . 112Creating a Virtual Lab . 115Creating a Recovery Verification Job . 123Viewing Recovery Verification Job Statistics . 130Creating SureBackup Session Reports . 133Creating XML Files with VM Roles Description . 134PERFORMING UNIVERSAL APPLICATION ITEM-LEVEL RESTORE. 136RECOVERING OBJECTS FROM ACTIVE DIRECTORY BACKUPS . 137Creating Lab Request . 137Approving Virtual Lab Requests . 140Declining Virtual Lab Requests and Prolonging Virtual Lab Existence . 143Performing Item-Level Restore . 143SPECIFYING VEEAM BACKUP & REPLICATION OPTIONS . 148Specifying E-Mail Notification Settings . 148Specifying SNMP Settings . 149Specifying Global Notification Settings . 151Specifying Advanced Settings . 151REPORTING . 152USERS AND ROLES . 152LOGGING . 153VEEAM BACKUP ENTERPRISE MANAGER . 155CONFIGURING VEEAM BACKUP ENTERPRISE MANAGER. 156First Steps . 156Specifying Backup Server Settings . 156Collecting Data from Backup Servers . 157Specifying Notification Settings . 158Specifying Dashboard Settings . 159Specifying Security Settings. 160MANAGING LICENSES FROM VEEAM BACKUP ENTERPRISE MANAGER . 162MANAGING BACKUP AND REPLICATION JOBS. 163VIEWING JOBS REPORTING DATA . 163SEARCHING FOR VM GUEST FILES . 165Preparing for File Browsing and Advanced Searching . 166Browsing Guest OS Files in VM Backups . 168Using Advanced Search . 169WORKING WITH VIRTUAL LAB REQUESTS . 170POWERSHELL ACCESS . 171INTERACTIVE POWERSHELL HELP . 173POWERSHELL REMOTING . 174EXAMPLE OF USE . 174Performing Full VM Restore . 174Performing VM Files Recovery Using Pipeline Input . 176Changing Job Scheduling Settings . 177Page 4
Veeam Backup & Replication 5.0 User GuideABOUT THIS GUIDEOverviewThis user guide provides information about main features, installation and use of VeeamBackup & Replication 5.0. The document is intended for network administrators, consultants,analysts and any other IT professionals using the product.ConventionsIn order to help you get the most out of this guide, we have used the following formattingconventions, terms and abbreviations in the document:ConventionDescriptionEmphasisThis type of formatting is used to designate user interfaceelements (names of dialog windows, buttons and so on).This type of formatting is used to designate names of files,file paths, cross-references and options of choice (forexample, in a drop-down list).This type of formatting is used for tips, notes and importantinformation the user should pay attention reStorage for a managed ESX serverNASSANVCBVMVMFSVSSSource hostNetwork attached storageStorage area networkVMware Consolidated BackupVirtual machineVirtual machine file systemWindows Volume Shadow Copy ServiceA host on which a VM to be backed up or replicated residesor where a restored VM should be started.A host where a created backup should be stored or replicashould be started, or from which VM data to be restored isretrieved.Target hostPage 5
Veeam Backup & Replication 5.0 User GuideABOUT VEEAM SOFTWAREContacting Veeam SoftwareAt Veeam Software we pay close attention to comments from our customers. It is important tous not only to quickly help you with your technical support issues — we make it our mission tolisten to your input, and to build our products with your suggestions in mind.Should you have a Customer Support issue or question, please feel free to contact us. We havequalified English speaking technical and customer support staff in the USA and Europe whowill help you with any inquiry that you may have.Phone SupportUnited StatesUKGermanyFranceSpainNew den 1 (614) 339 8252 44 (845) 508 70 05 49-2241-955-89-99 33 (1) 70 61 83 74 34 (91) 182 97 60 64 (9) 974-9594 61 (26) 108-4305 31 (858) 88 06 55 47 (85) 40 43 85 45 (78) 77 54 76 32 (78) 48 02 54 46 (10) 199 25 77Company ersAPACHeadquartersVeeam SoftwareBenelux6479 ReflectionsDrive, Suite 200400 Thames ValleyParkEvert van deBeekstraat 310,Columbus, Ohio43017USAThames Valley ParkDriveLevel 21 & 22,201Miller StreetReading, BerkshireRG6 1PTNorth SydneyNSW 2060,AUSTRALIA1118 CX SchipholCentrumTHE NETHERLANDSUNITED KINGDOMPhone 1-614-339-8200 44 (0) 1276-804-501 61 2 8014 7476 31(0)20 654 18 05Fax 1-614-675-9494 44 (0) 1276-804-676 61 2 8088 6899 31(0)20 654 1801Page 6
Veeam Backup & Replication 5.0 User GuideContacting Veeam SupportWe offer e–mail and phone technical support for customers on maintenance and assistanceduring the evaluation period. For better experience please provide the following whencontacting our technical support: Information about the operating system and database you are using. Error message and/or accurate description of the problem. Log files. To browse to the log files, select Help Support Information. from themain menu.To submit your support ticket or obtain additional information, please visithttp://www.veeam.com/support.html.Note:Before contacting technical support, you may be able to find a resolution to your issue atVeeam Technical Support Forum at: http://www.veeam.com/forums/Page 7
Veeam Backup & Replication 5.0 User GuideOVERVIEWVeeam Backup & Replication 5.0 is a di
Veeam Backup & Replication 5.0 offers vPower — a new patent-pending technology enabling you to start a VM directly from a compressed and deduplicated backup file. vPower eliminates the need to extr
