VMware Integration
To build the data protection and disaster recovery strategy, you can use the capabilities of native snapshots created on production storage systems that host VM disks.
- Backup from Storage Snapshots. You can use storage snapshots to create backups and replicas of VMware vSphere VMs hosted on storage systems. Backup from Storage Snapshots speeds up backup and replication operations and reduces the impact of VMware vSphere snapshot removal on the production environment.
- Snapshot orchestration. You can configure jobs to periodically create storage snapshots on primary or secondary storage arrays.
- Backup from Storage Snapshots with snapshot retention. You can configure backup jobs to create backup files in the backup repository and, additionally, storage snapshots on the primary or secondary storage arrays.
- Snapshot archiving and data retrieval. You can configure storage systems to archive (offload) storage snapshots to a 3rd party storage solution supported by a storage vendor (for example, Amazon S3 storage or NFS target). You can also restore data from archived snapshots if required.
- Data recovery from storage snapshots. You can restore VM data directly from storage snapshots. Restore from Storage Snapshots automates the process of VM data recovery and reduces recovery time in 10 times or more.
- Creating and deleting snapshots manually. You can create and delete storage snapshots in the Veeam Backup & Replication console.
- On-Demand sandbox for storage snapshots. You can start VMs whose disks are hosted on storage systems in the On-Demand Sandbox. On-Demand Sandbox can be used for testing, training, troubleshooting and so on.
To start working with storage systems, you must properly configure the backup infrastructure. For more information, see Infrastructure Overview. After that, you can use storage snapshots for data protection and disaster recovery operations.
The following table shows supported storage systems and operations they support.
Storage Systems and Supported Features
Storage systems support on-demand sandbox and creation and deletion of storage snapshots using the Veeam Backup & Replication console. Note that Cisco HyperFlex HX-Series storage system does not support manual creation and deletion of storage snapshots.
Operation/ | Backup from Storage Snapshots | Snapshot Orchestration / Backup from Storage Snapshots with Snapshot Retention | ||||
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Primary Storage Arrays | Secondary Storage Arrays | |||||
Built-in Storage Systems | ||||||
Cisco HyperFlex HX-Series | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ |
Dell VNX(e), | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ |
Fujitsu ETERNUS HX/AX, | ✓ | SnapMirror | ✓ | SnapMirror1 | ✕ | ✓ |
HPE 3PAR StoreServ, | ✓ | Remote Copy Peer Persistence3 | ✓ | Remote Copy Peer Persistence1, 3 | ✕ | ✓ |
HPE Nimble Storage AF-Series, | ✓ | Snapshot Replication | ✓ | Snapshot Replication2 | ✕ | ✓ |
HPE StoreVirtual (formerly LeftHand/P4000 Series), | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ |
IBM FlashSystem (formerly Spectrum Virtualize, includes IBM StorWize and IBM SVC), | ✓ | HyperSwap | ✓ | HyperSwap1 | ✕ | ✓ |
Universal Storage API Integrated Systems | ||||||
DataCore SANsymphony | ✓ | ✕ | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ |
Dell PowerMax | ✓ | ✕ | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ |
Dell PowerStore | ✓ | Native Asynchronous Replication | ✓ | Native Asynchronous Replication2 | ✕ | ✓ |
Dell SC Series (formerly Compellent) | ✓ | ✕ | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ |
Fujitsu ETERNUS AF and DX Series | ✓ | ✕ | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ |
Hitachi VSP | ✓ | ✕ | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ |
HPE XP | ✓ | ✕ | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ |
INFINIDAT Infinibox F-Series | ✓ | ✕ | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ |
NEC Storage M Series | ✓ | ✕ | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ |
NEC Storage V Series | ✓ | ✕ | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ |
NetApp SolidFire/HCI | ✓ | ✕ | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ |
Pure Storage FlashArray | ✓ | Asynchronous Replication | ✓ | Asynchronous Replication2 | Offload2 | ✓ |
Tintri IntelliFlash (formerly Western Digital IntelliFlash, Tegile) | ✓ | ✕ | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ |
1 Snapshot orchestration requires at least Enterprise license. Backup from Storage Snapshots with snapshot retention always requires Enterprise Plus license.
2 Enterprise Plus license is required.
3 For Remote Copy Peer Persistence, snapshots are created on the target volume only.
4 Global Mirror with Change Volumes is not supported.
Secondary Storage Array Replication Features and Veeam Backup & Replication Terms
The following table shows storage systems, replication features and terms for these features in Veeam Backup & Replication.
Storage system \ Feature term | Snapshot transfer | Synchronous replication |
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Fujitsu ETERNUS HX/AX, | SnapMirror | ✕ |
HPE 3PAR StoreServ, | Remote Copy Periodic | Remote Copy Peer Persistence |
HPE Nimble Storage AF-Series, | Snapshot Replication | Synchronous Replication |
IBM FlashSystem | Global Mirror | HyperSwap |
Dell PowerStore | Native Asynchronous Replication | ✕ |
Pure Storage FlashArray | Asynchronous Replication | ActiveCluster Replication |
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