SnapManager for Virtual Infrastructure 2.0

A Guide for Deploying a 2,000 Seat Heterogeneous Environment on NetApp 3100 and 6000 Series Storage Controllers

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Virtualization Increases Storage Demands

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AfterVirtualizingServers

Before Virtualizing Servers*

Number of applications per server

Number of physical servers

Number of apps down on storage failure

Data lost on dual-disk failure

Backup data volume

Meeting backup window

Disaster recovery

Provisioning

1

10+

1

1x

1x

Feasible

Costly/complex

Slow/complex

10+

1

10+

10x

10x

Maybe not

More complex

Storage ! = servers

* Typical configuration: DAS, RAID 5, tape backup

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Instantaneous, Storage-Efficient Backup

The Problem Tape is slow, complex Streaming backups take too long Recoveries are slow Recovery points are limited

NetApp Snapshot™ Solution Backups built-in to the storage Instantaneous backup and recovery Low storage overhead Frequent, application consistent

Traditional Backup Is NOT PracticalFast, Affordable, and Simple Backup and Restores

Storage Pool

CPU Utilization

CPU Utilization

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The Value of SMVI

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Addresses highly dynamic, resource-intensive virtual environments without impacting performance or introducing administrative complexity

Simplifies data protection management

Optimizes resource utilization

Improves RTO and RPO

Leverages NetApp’s SnapShot and SnapRestore technologies

Scales with your virtual infrastructure

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SMVI Overview

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Per Job Backup Options:

– Triggers VMware snapshots for application consistency

–Triggering of pre/post backup scripts–Exclusion of selected datastores–SnapMirror update–Time- or number of copies-based retention period–Customized alert notification

Other Features:

– Immediate or scheduled crash consistent backups of VM’s or datastores

–Flexible recovery at any level of granularity required –Updating of existing SnapMirror relationship at backup completion for integrated DR–Mounting of backups for pre-restore content verification

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SnapManager® for Virtual Infrastructure

Primary Site

API

Storage Pool

Policy-based management of– Snapshots

– Restores

– Replication

Virtual server admin delegated to run data management for virtual infrastructure

SMVI coordinated with Virtual Center– VM-aware snapshot

– NEW: Restore single files within VMDK

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VirtualServerAdmin

SMVI

vCenter

Backup Restore DR

POLICIESStorageAdmin

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SnapManager for Virtual Infrastructure Automates Snapshot Replication

DR Site

Backup Restore DR

POLICIES

Storage Pool

SMVI

vCenter

APP

OS

APP

OS

APP

OS

Storage Pool

Primary Site

VirtualServerAdmin

API

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API

VirtualServerAdmin

SMVI

vCenter

ONTAP APIs

SMVI Backup Operation

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Primary Site

VM1VMDK

VM2VMDK

VM3VMDK

VM4VMDK

VM1 / VM2 REDO.LOG

1. SMVI initiates a backup

2. SMVI triggers VMware

snapshots of VMs

3. vCenter creates consistent

snapshots of VMs and

captures active transactions

in delta files

4. SMVI triggers instant

NetApp Snapshot

5. SMVI triggers VMware

snapshot removal

6. vCenter removes consistent

snapshots and reapplies the

delta files

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SMVI DR Process

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Primary Site

VM2VMDK

VM3VMDK

VM4VMDK

DR Site

(VMware Agents)

Storage Pool

VM2VM1

VM1VMDK

VM2VMDK

1. DR uses the same process as Snapshot backups

2. Snapshots are replicated efficiently to DR system in the background

API

SMVI

vCenter

ONTAP APIs

VirtualServerAdmin

VM1VMDK

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SMVI Single File Recover (SFR)

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Restore Agent (RA) is installed on a guest VM

to browse disks containing files to be

restored

The RA enables the requester to:

See a list of backupsMount a disk from a backup

Copy selected files

Requirements:

Data Ontap 7.2.3SMVI 2.0

VMware ESX 3.5 or later

RA enables Guest OS to scan for new storage and mount disks to active file

system

Can restore one or more files from a VM without having to restore the

entire VM

Three Types of Restores:

Self ServiceLimited Self Service

Administrator

55GB

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Summary

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Efficiently meet the backup & DR needs of your ESX

environment

Simplify storage and data protection management for

ESX environments

Maximize your virtualization investment and leverage

our technology partnership with VMware

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What if You Could……

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Backup and restore your VMs instantaneously Easily protect all your virtualized data with DR Save 50% on your storage power, cooling & space Deduplicate virtual server and virtual desktop data,

enabling 50% space savings, or more Automate your most labor- intensive data

management tasks Clone and provision your storage as quickly as your

VMs Do all of this with one architecture in any

environment

Expand the VMware utilization and efficiency value proposition to storage …

… and maximize your virtualization investment with NetApp

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Thank You

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