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Cisco UCS S-Series

Veeam Ready - Repository
Alliance Partner:

Cisco Systems
Alliance Product:

UCS S-Series
Program Category:

Veeam Ready - Repository

Category Description:

Primary backup target solutions that have been qualified as meeting or exceeding both functional and performance tests for backup and restore operations.
Article ID:

235
Veeam Product(s):
  • Veeam Backup & Replication 10
Features and Attributes:
  • Backup Target - Disk DAS
Publication date:

2020-10-05
Last modified date:

2020-10-08
Qualification Note
This Veeam Ready test was performed with storage having a configuration that includes SSD/Flash. As such, this classification only applies to similar configurations in which the same amount or more SSD drives are used. The use of non-SSD drives may negatively impact performance.

Product Details:

Model number: UCS S3260
Storage Category: RAID Storage Server
Drive quantity, size, type: 28 – 14TB SAS for data, 2 – 480GB SSD for OS
Storage configuration: RAID60 across 28 drives, RAID1 for OS SSDs
Firmware version: 4.1(1f)
Connection protocol and speed: 2 X 40 GbE iSCSI
Additional support: All models and configurations of UCS S3260 with specifications equivalent or greater than the above

General product family overview:

The Cisco UCS S3260 Storage Server is a modular, high-density, high-availability, dual-node storage- optimized server well suited for service providers, enterprises, and industry-specific environments. It provides dense, cost-effective storage to address your ever-growing data needs.

 

Veeam testing configuration:

Configuration Note
The following settings were used by the vendor to meet Veeam Ready testing requirements and should not be considered best practices. Additional changes or settings may be needed to meet the storage efficiency or performance needs for each environment. For each setting, reference links are provided for further clarification.

Veeam Build Number: 10.0.0.4461

Job Settings:

Deduplication: Enabled (Default)
Compression: Optimal (Default)
Storage Optimization: Local Target (Default)

 

Repository Settings:

Repository Type: Windows
Align backup file blocks: Enabled
Decompress before storing: Disabled (Default)
Per-VM Backup Files: Enabled

Vendor recommended configuration:

Hardware Settings:

  • Array compression used during testing – no
  • Array deduplication used during testing – no
  • Virtual drive settings
    • Read policy – always read ahead
    • Write policy – write back good BBU
    • RAID6 Strip size – 256KB

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