This document summarizes the integration between Veeam backup software and Cisco HyperFlex hyperconverged infrastructure. It discusses how Veeam can leverage HyperFlex snapshots to backup virtual machines more efficiently compared to traditional VMware backups. The integration allows for agentless application-aware backups directly from HyperFlex snapshots to improve backup speeds and recovery times. Requirements and use cases for the integration are also covered such as single-site backups, remote office replication, and multi-site configurations. Resources like design guides and demo environments are provided.

1. CISCO CONNECT 2018 . IT’S ALL YOU
24.7.365 Availability with Veeam & Cisco
Lai Yoong Seng
Systems Engineer (ASEAN)
Veeam Software
yoongseng.lai@veeam.com

2. Agenda
Veeam integration into Cisco HyperFlex
Cisco + Veeam® solution overview
Integration deep dive

3. 5 HOURS
$150M+

4. Always-On
Data
Availability

5. 16,300,000+
Protected VMs
53,000+
ProPartners
282,000+
Customers
VEEAM IS PROUD OF OUR
16,700+
Cloud & Service Providers

6. Industry Leader — Veeam
Sources: Gartner: Magic Quadrant for Data Center Backup and Recovery Software 2017 and IDC
IDC, Worldwide Data Protection and Recovery Software Market Shares, 2015: Steady On, Doc # US41573316, Jul 2016
2017 Magic Quadrant for
Enterprise Backup and Recovery
Software
Decision Matrix: Data Availability
and Protection Solutions
for the Cloud Era, 2016-17
2016H1 Semiannual
Software Tracker Report

7. Managed Cloud
On-Premises
Veeam Cloud
& Service Providers
(VCSPs)
SaaS
Veeam Availability Platform
Veeam Availability Suite
Veeam Agents
for Microsoft Windows
& Linux
Public Cloud
Veeam® enables any business to deliver the Digital Life experience
users expect with its ‘Always-On™ Cloud’ Availability Platform

8. Veeam Backup & Replication
▪ Agentless backup & replication for VMware & Hyper-V
▪ Powerful, easy-to-use, affordable

9. Cisco + Veeam
solution overview

10. • Global Alliance since 2013
• Active global relationship in Americas,
EMEAR and APAC
• Veeam® solutions are certified for
Cisco UCS compatibility
• Veeam solutions are featured in the
Cisco Marketplace Solutions Catalog
A little history

11. Veeam Availability Solution for Cisco UCS
UCS S3260Fifth
Generation UCS
HyperFlex
Systems
UCS Mini &
UCS E-Series
UCS Integrated
Infrastructure
Solutions
Mainstream
Computing
Data
Intensive
Computing
Hyperconverged
Infrastructure
Converged
Infrastructure
Remote Office
Branch Office

12. Cisco Converged Infrastructure with Veeam
Converged
Infrastructure

13. Veeam Availability Solution for Cisco UCS
8 TB 48 TB 72 TB 84 TB 140 TB 280 TB 560 TB 1680 TB
Size 2U 2U 2U 4U 4U 4U 4U 4U X3
Capacity 8 TB 48 TB 72 TB 84TB 140 TB 280 TB 560 TB 1680 TB
Veeam
Sockets
6 8 10 12 24 46 90 280
Est. VMs NA 70 100 120 225 450 900 2,800
Service Provider/Large
Enterprise
Commercial/Midsize
Enterprise
Rapid Restores for Critical Applications
Advanced VM Replication
Verified Protection
WAN Acceleration
Complete Visibility
Cloud Ready
Turnkey Solution
Veeam Backup & Replication
Enterprise Plus
Cisco UCS C240 or S3260
Windows Server 2016
3yrs 24x7 support

14. Replication MonitoringBackup

15. Cisco Veeam
Backup Appliance
Instant VM Recovery – How it works

16. Veeam
Backup
Files
and more
VM, File, Object and DB Restore
*.vbk

17. is my DR working? I know all
was green the last 2 years but
is it working?

18. SureBackup – How it works
Cisco Veeam
Backup Appliance

20. Veeam integration
into Cisco HyperFlex

21. VMware snapshot challenges
VM snapshot deleteVM snapshot
VMware VM snapshot lifetime
I/O
t
I/O
t
HyperFlex
VM Snapshot
Delete HyperFlex
VM Snapshot
VMware VM Snapshot
will be not used at all
Storage Snap Delete Storage Snap
VM snap lifetime

22. Backup
& Replication
Backup Server
Cisco UCS
S/C-Series
Veeam’s HyperFlex Snapshot integration
Backup from Cisco HyperFlex Snapshot
Backup/Restore
NFS Backend
HyperFlex
VM Snapshots
VMware
Cisco HyperFlex
Veeam leverages HyperFlex Snapshot based backups to achieve:
• Agentless Application Aware Backup (AD/Exchange/SharePoint/SQL/Oracle/…)
• Minimizes the typical VMware backup API performance impact on production VMs during backup
• Improves RTO and RPO times with technologies like Instant VM Recovery™ out of Veeam backups
• More than doubles the possible backup speed compared with standard VMware API backups

23. HX Data Platform
VMware
HX-IOVisior
HX-Controller
HX-IOVisior HX-IOVisior
HX-Controller HX-Controller
HX-IOVisior
HX-Node 1 HX-Node 2 HX-Node N
Compute Nodes
B-Series
1
Agentless Veeam Application Consistency1
2
HyperFlex Snapshot (HX API, VM Scope)2
3
Release of VM consistency3
Request for transport details of dependent ESXi host4
4
CBT-based Incremental Forever Backup using NBD,
Hot-Add or DirectNFS
5
5
Delete HyperFlex Snapshot6
Workflow – Backup from Storage Snapshot

24. • VMs reside on Cisco HyperFlex 2.0 or newer
• Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 Update 2 or newer is installed
on the backup server
• License for Veeam Backup & Replication Enterprise Plus edition
is installed on the backup server
• Cisco HyperFlex storage system is added to the Veeam “Storage
Infrastructure” infrastructure
• Backup proxy is properly configured in the backup infrastructure
• The Enable backup from storage snapshots option is selected
in the job settings
Integration requirements

25. Use Cases

26. Cisco HyperFlex Single Site Backup and Replication

27. Remote Office Branch Office (ROBO) Replication

28. Multi-Site Backup and Replication for Cisco HyperFlex

29. CISCO CONNECT 2018 . IT’S ALL YOU
Resources

30. Cisco Validated Design Guide
Cisco HyperFlex
with Veeam Availability Suite
Topic Design CVD Implementation CVD
Cisco HyperFlex Single Site Backup and Replication November 2016 February 2017
Remote Office Branch Office (ROBO) Replication November 2016 January 2018
Multi-Site Backup and Replication for Cisco HyperFlex November 2016 coming soon

31. Cisco Documents and Links
http://bit.ly/2es4ldT
http://bit.ly/2lm3H5v
https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/backup/vsphere/cisco_integration.html?ver=95
https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/backup/vsphere/cisco_configure_firewall.html?ver=95

32. Cisco dCloud – HyperFlex and Veeam
https://dcloud-cms.cisco.com/demo/cisco-hyperflex-2-5-with-veeam-integration-v1
https://dcloud-cms.cisco.com/demo/cisco-hyperflex-2-5-with-veeam-integration-lab-v1

33. Thank you