TRY NOW
book meeting

Western Digital Ultrastar Serv24-A

Alliance Partner:

Western Digital
Alliance Product:

Ultrastar Serv
Program Category:

Veeam Ready Repository - Primary Target
Category Description:

Solutions certified as a primary backup target. Passing all compatibility/functional tests, as well as extensive performance tests for both backup and restore operations
Article ID:

240
Veeam Product(s):
  • Veeam Backup & Replication 10
Features and Attributes:
  • Backup Target - Disk DAS
Publication date:

2020-10-20
Last modified date:

2020-10-20

Product Details:

Product Details:

Model number: Ultrastar Serv24-A
Storage Category: All Flash Storage
Drive quantity, size, type: 4 – 7.68TB SAS SSD
Storage configuration: RAID5
Firmware version: SSD FW: A925 (OS: Ubuntu 18.04)
Connection protocol and speed: Direct attached storage, 10GbE network
Additional support: All configurations of Serv24-A with specifications equivalent or greater than the above. Serv24-A supports 24 SSDs and was tested using an evaluation unit with only 4 SSDs.

General product family overview:

The Ultrastar Serv24-A storage server provides up to 368TB of solid-state storage in a rugged, standard or tamper-evident case. With dual Intel Xeon CPUs and high-performance SSDs, data ingest, and transfer is fast and efficient. The integrated handle makes it easy to carry and the available wheeled transit case provides even greater protection.

 

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: 10.0.1.4854

Job Settings:

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

 

Repository Settings:

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

Vendor recommended configuration:

Hardware Settings:

  • Testing storage server specs – CPU: Xeon Silver 4114, 10C, 2.2GHz 85W x 2 socket, MEM: 128GB
  • No array deduplication used in testing
  • No array compression used in testing
  • Jumbo frames used in testing – yes, MTU=9014

Couldn't find what you were looking for?

Below you can submit an idea for an article.
Request new content
Report a typo on this page:

Please select a spelling error or a typo on this page with your mouse and press CTRL + Enter to report this mistake to us. Thank you!
Alliance Partner content request
By submitting, you are agreeing to have your personal information managed in accordance with the terms of Veeam's Privacy Notice.
By submitting, you are agreeing to receive information about Veeam products and events and to have your personal information managed in accordance with the terms of Veeam's Privacy Notice.
Verify your email to continue your product download
We've sent a verification code to:
  • Incorrect verification code. Please try again.
An email with a verification code was just sent to
Didn't receive the code? Click to resend in sec
Didn't receive the code? Click to resend
Start using Veeam:
Download the product
&
Activate the license key

ty icon

Thank you!

We have received your request and our team will reach out to you shortly.

OK

error icon

Oops! Something went wrong.

Please, try again later.

Spelling error in text

Thank you!

Thank you!

Your feedback has been received and will be reviewed.

Oops! Something went wrong.

Please, try again later.

You have selected too large block!

Please try select less.