Enable Symantec Backup Exec™ to store and retrieve backup data to Cloud storage using CloudArray™ software

Enable Symantec Backup Exec ™ to store and retrieve backup data to Cloud storage using CloudArray ™ software For virtualized and physical server environments

Overview
The following presentation provides a functional overview on:
How Symantec Backup Exec software together with CloudArray work seamlessly to protect virtualized and physical environments
This solution provides an economic and highly reliable storage tier for offsite data backup and replication without the logistics and cost of tape transport.
The presentation also provides a 3-year TCO summary on CloudArray vs. existing backup and replication solutions
Details for a Free 30-day evaluation of CloudArray software

Example Environment
3 physical hosts and 14 virtual machines on VMware ESX servers
Backup Exec implemented as data protection solution
Initial Backup Exec backup targets: tape and offsite tape storage
Enhancement solution for Backup Exec backup target:
CloudArray software
Cloud storage providers

Backup Targets Tape and/or D2D Proxy Server running Backup Exec VM Ph. Host VM disk files on primary storage Data Center D2D Tape Host n SAN LAN Offsite Tape Backup Storage Typical backup solution using Backup Exec VM and PS Data backup VM and PS Data restore (CIFS) VM=virtual machine, PS=physical server Backup Exec Backup target

Backup Targets Tape and/or D2D Proxy Server running Backup Exec VM Ph. Host VM disk files on primary storage Data Center D2D Tape Host n SAN LAN Offsite Tape Backup Storage VM and PS Data backup VM and PS Data restore (CIFS) VM=virtual machine, PS=physical server Backup Exec Backup target
Challenges with backup to tape and offsite tape management;
Time consuming
Costly
Not Secure
Data Integrity issues
Time to restore

Backup Targets Tape and/or D2D Proxy Server running Backup Exec VM Ph. Host VM disk files on primary storage Data Center D2D Tape Host n SAN LAN Offsite Tape Backup Storage VM and PS Data backup VM and PS Data restore (CIFS) VM=virtual machine, PS=physical server Backup Exec Backup target
Challenges with D2D backup;
Capital intensive
Costly and time consuming to expand

Proxy Server running Backup Exec VM Ph. Host VM disk files on primary storage Data Center Host n SAN LAN VM and PS Data backup VM and PS Data restore VM=virtual machine, PS=physical server Backup Exec Backup target Backup Target Storing backup data for recovery in the Cloud offers many benefits, but how do we inexpensively connect Backup Exec to a Cloud provider of our choice?

Proxy Server running Backup Exec VM Ph. Host VM disk files on primary storage Data Center Host n SAN LAN VM and PS Data backup VM and PS Data restore VM=virtual machine, PS=physical server Backup Exec Backup target Backup Target … with CloudArray software! CloudArray

Proxy Server running Backup Exec VM Ph. Host VM disk files on primary storage Data Center Host n SAN LAN VM and PS Data backup VM and PS Data restore VM=virtual machine, PS=physical server Backup Exec Backup target TwinStrata.com CloudArray ESX CloudArray Virtual Appliance CloudArray operates as a virtual appliance It presents iSCSI volumes to physical and virtual servers Volumes are block-based and replicate data to cloud storage providers It’s local cache allows fast access to data

Proxy Server running Backup Exec VM Ph. Host VM disk files on primary storage Data Center Host n SAN LAN VM and PS Data backup VM and PS Data restore VM=virtual machine, PS=physical server Backup Exec Backup target TwinStrata.com CloudArray ESX CloudArray Virtual Appliance Provision CloudArray volume(s) using local storage as a cache or a full local copy

Proxy Server running Backup Exec VM Ph. Host VM disk files on primary storage Data Center Host n SAN LAN VM and PS Data backup VM and PS Data restore VM=virtual machine, PS=physical server Backup Exec Backup target TwinStrata.com CloudArray ESX CloudArray Virtual Appliance Cloud Storage Providers WAN CloudArray volume(s) are mapped to your choice of Cloud storage service providers with pricing as low as $0.15/GB per month

Proxy Server running Backup Exec VM Ph. Host VM disk files on primary storage Data Center Host n SAN LAN VM and PS Data backup VM and PS Data restore VM=virtual machine, PS=physical server Backup Exec TwinStrata.com CloudArray ESX CloudArray Virtual Appliance Cloud Storage Providers WAN CloudArray Vol mapped To VCB Proxy Server Present CloudArray volume to Windows Proxy Server running Backup Exec. Backup Target

Proxy Server running Backup Exec VM Ph. Host VM disk files on primary storage Data Center Host n SAN LAN VM and PS Data backup VM and PS Data restore VM=virtual machine, PS=physical server Backup Exec TwinStrata.com CloudArray ESX CloudArray Virtual Appliance Cloud Storage Providers WAN CloudArray Vol mapped To VCB Proxy Server Proxy Server installs NTFS on vol. and mounts drive Backup Target= mapped CloudArray volume with NTFS

Proxy Server running Backup Exec VM Ph. Host VM disk files on primary storage Data Center Host n SAN LAN VM and PS Data backup VM and PS Data restore VM=virtual machine, PS=physical server Backup Exec TwinStrata.com CloudArray ESX CloudArray Virtual Appliance Cloud Storage Providers WAN CloudArray Vol mapped To VCB Proxy Server Backup Target= mapped CloudArray volume with NTFS In Backup Exec config window, create backup-to-disk folder and point it to CloudArray volume on Proxy Server.

Proxy Server running Backup Exec VM Ph. Host VM disk files on primary storage Data Center Host n SAN LAN VM and PS Data backup VM and PS Data restore VM=virtual machine, PS=physical server Backup Exec TwinStrata.com CloudArray ESX CloudArray Virtual Appliance Cloud Storage Providers WAN CloudArray Vol mapped To VCB Proxy Server Backup Target [drive letter:] = mapped CloudArray volume with NTFS From the Backup Exec window, add VMs and physical hosts to be backed up to the Backup Exec database by selecting it from the resources tab Select destination folder in [drive letter:] where backup sources will reside Initiate backup

Proxy Server running Backup Exec VM Ph. Host VM disk files on primary storage Data Center Host n SAN LAN VM and PS Data backup VM and PS Data restore VM=virtual machine, PS=physical server Backup Exec TwinStrata.com CloudArray ESX CloudArray Virtual Appliance Cloud Storage Providers WAN CloudArray Vol mapped To VCB Proxy Server Backup Target [drive letter:] = mapped CloudArray volume with NTFS The backup data set is written to CloudArray local cache

Proxy Server running Backup Exec VM Ph. Host VM disk files on primary storage Data Center Host n SAN LAN VM and PS Data backup VM and PS Data restore VM=virtual machine, PS=physical server Backup Exec TwinStrata.com CloudArray ESX CloudArray Virtual Appliance Cloud Storage Providers WAN CloudArray Vol mapped To VCB Proxy Server Backup Target [drive letter:] = mapped CloudArray volume with NTFS The data set is asynchronously replicated to one or more Cloud storage providers of your choice Encryption, Compression,

Proxy Server running Backup Exec VM Ph. Host VM disk files on primary storage Data Center Host n SAN LAN VM and PS Data backup VM and PS Data restore VM=virtual machine, PS=physical server Backup Exec TwinStrata.com CloudArray ESX CloudArray Virtual Appliance Cloud Storage Providers WAN CloudArray Vol mapped To VCB Proxy Server Backup Target [drive letter:] = mapped CloudArray volume with NTFS A restore operation from Backup Exec retrieves data from CloudArray local cache and Cloud storage provider(s)

CloudArray vs. Existing Backup & Replication Solutions: 5 TB Environment
Analysis based on increment costs
5 TB environment
Includes all s/w, h/w, maint, & admin
Backup solutions
Existing backup to tape + remote vaulting
Backup to CloudArray
5 months ROI (initial CAP/OP-EX)
$72.8 k savings over 3 yr period
Replication solutions
Existing off-site replication
Replication + snapshot to CloudArray
1 month ROI (initial CAP/OP-Ex)
$240k savings over 3 yr period
3 yr-TCO for CloudArray vs. Existing Backup and Replication Solutions

Feature / Benefits
Provides secure electronic backup to offsite Cloud storage providers without changes to Backup Exec
Choice of Cloud storage providers with rates of $0.15 per GB per month
No need to save data to tape(s) and ship offsite
Faster restore from iSCSI volumes
Local copy of data is available in CloudArray cache with option of a full local copy for faster access
Choice of Cloud storage providers to optimize cost and availability
Secure: 256-bit AES at rest encryption

Eval of CloudArray is Available Now
Free 30-day product evaluation of CloudArray
Visit TwinStrata’s Web site to download your evaluation copy of CloudArray and explore other solutions
http:// www.twinstrata.com
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Enable Symantec Backup Exec™ to store and retrieve backup data to Cloud storage using CloudArray™ software

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