Upon completion of this module, you will be able to: Describe Backup / recovery considerations Describe Backup / recovery operations Describe Backup topologies. A backup is an additional copy of data that can be used for restore and recovery purposes. Businesses also back up their data to comply with regulatory requirements.
Upon completion of this module, you will be able to: Describe Backup / recovery considerations Describe Backup / recovery operations Describe Backup topologies. A backup is an additional copy of data that can be used for restore and recovery purposes. Businesses also back up their data to comply with regulatory requirements.
Upon completion of this module, you will be able to: Describe Backup / recovery considerations Describe Backup / recovery operations Describe Backup topologies. A backup is an additional copy of data that can be used for restore and recovery purposes. Businesses also back up their data to comply with regulatory requirements.
Upon completion of this module, you will be able to: Describe Backup / recovery considerations Describe Backup / recovery operations Describe Backup topologies. A backup is an additional copy of data that can be used for restore and recovery purposes. Businesses also back up their data to comply with regulatory requirements.
Upon completion of this lesson, you be able to: Define Backup and backup consideration
Describe purposes of backup
Explain backup granularity and restore List backup methods Describe backup/recovery process and operation
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What is a Backup? Backup is an additional copy of data that can be used for restore and recovery purposes The Backup copy is used when the primary copy is lost or corrupted This Backup copy can be created by: Simply coping data (there can be one or more copies) Mirroring data (the copy is always updated with whatever is written to the primary copy)
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Its All About Recovery
Businesses back up their data to enable its recovery in case of potential loss Businesses also back up their data to comply with regulatory requirements Backup purposes: Disaster Recovery Restores production data to an operational state after disaster
Operational Restore data in the event of data loss or logical corruptions that may occur during routine processing
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Backup/Recovery Considerations Customer business needs determine: What are the restore requirements RPO & RTO? Where and when will the restores occur? What are the most frequent restore requests? Which data needs to be backed up? How frequently should data be backed up? hourly, daily, weekly, monthly
How long will it take to backup? How many copies to create? How long to retain backup copies?
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Other Considerations: Data
Location Heterogeneous platform Local and remote
Number and size of files
Consider compression ratio Example: 10 files of 1MB size Vs 10000 files of 1KB size
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Backup Granularity Full Backup
Su
Su
Su
Su
Su
Cumulative (Differential) Backup
Su M
T W
S Su M
W T
S Su M
W T
S Su M
W T
S Su
Incremental Backup
Su M
T W
S Su M
W T
S Su M
W T
S Su M
W T
S Su
Amount of data backup
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Restoring from Incremental Backup
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Files 1, 2, 3
File 4
Updated File 3
File 5
Files 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Full Backup
Incremental
Incremental
Incremental
Production
Key Features Files that have changed since the last backup are backed up Fewest amount of files to be backed up, therefore faster backup and less storage space Longer restore because last full and all subsequent incremental backups must be applied
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Restoring from Cumulative Backup
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Files 1, 2, 3
File 4
Files 4, 5
Files 4, 5, 6
Files 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Full Backup
Cumulative
Cumulative
Cumulative
Production
Key Features More files to be backed up, therefore it takes more time to backup and uses more storage space Much faster restore because only the last full and the last cumulative backup must be applied
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Backup Methods Cold or offline Hot or online
Open file Retry Open File Agents
Point in Time (PIT) replica
Backup file metadata for consistency Bare metal recovery
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Backup Architecture and Process
Backup client Sends backup data to backup server or storage node
Backup server Manages backup operations and maintains backup catalog Backup Data
Storage Array
Storage node Responsible for writing data to backup device
Application Server/ Backup Client
Backup Server/ Storage Node
Tape Library
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Backup Operation Application Server and Backup Clients 1 Start of scheduled backup process 2 Backup server retrieves backup related information from backup catalog Backup server instructs storage node to load backup media in backup device Backup server instructs backup clients to send its metadata to the backup server and data to be backed up to storage node Backup clients send data to storage node
3a
3b
3b
5 1 2 7 6 7 3a 5
Storage node sends data to backup device
Storage node sends media information to backup server Backup server update catalog and records the status
Backup Server
Storage Node
Backup Device
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Restore Operation Application Server and Backup Clients 1 Backup server scans backup catalog to identify data to be restore and the client that will receive data Backup server instructs storage node to load backup media in backup device Data is then read and send to backup client Storage node sends restore metadata to backup server
4 3 5
Backup server updates catalog
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Storage Node
Backup Device Backup and Recovery - 14
Lesson Summary Key points covered in this lesson: Purposes for Backup
Considerations for backup and recovery
Backup granularity Full, Cumulative, Incremental
Backup methods Backup/recovery process and operation
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Lesson: Backup/Recovery Topologies & Technologies Upon completion of this lesson, you be able to: Describe backup topologies Direct backup LAN and LAN free backup Mixed backup
Detail backup in NAS environment Describe backup technologies
Backup to tape Backup to disk Backup to virtual tape
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Backup Topologies There are 3 basic backup topologies: Direct Attached Based Backup LAN Based Backup SAN Based Backup Mixed backup
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Direct Attached Backups
Metadata
Data
LAN
Backup Server
Application Server and Backup Client and Storage Node
Backup Device
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LAN Based Backups
Application Server
and Backup Client
Backup Server
Metadata
LAN Data
Storage Node
Backup Device
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SAN Based Backups (LAN Free)
LAN Metadata
FC SAN Data
Backup Server
Application Server and Backup Client
Backup Device
Storage Node
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Mixed Backup Application Server and Backup Client
Metadata
LAN Metadata
FC SAN Data
Backup Server
Application Server
and Backup Client
Backup Device
Storage Node
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Backup in NAS Environment Server Based
Storage
LAN
FC SAN
NAS Head Application Server (Backup Client) Tape Library
Backup Request Backup Server/ Storage Node
Data Metadata
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Backup in NAS Environment Serverless
Storage
LAN
FC SAN
NAS Head Application Server (Backup Client) Tape Library
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Backup in NAS Environment NDMP 2-way
Storage
LAN
FC SAN
NAS Head Application Server (Backup Client) Tape Library
Backup Request Backup Server
Data Metadata
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Backing up a NAS Device NDMP 3-way
NAS Head FC SAN
LAN LAN
Storage
Application Server (Backup Client) NAS Head
FC SAN
Tape Library
Backup Request Data
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Backup Technology options
Backup to Tape Physical tape library
Backup to Disk Backup to virtual tape
Virtual tape library
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Backup to Tape Traditional destination for backup Low cost option
Sequential / Linear Access
Multiple streaming Backup streams from multiple clients to a single backup device Data from Stream 1 Data from Stream 2
Data from Stream 3
Tape
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Physical Tape Library
Drives Drives Cartridges
Import/
Export Mailbox
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Tape Limitations Reliability Restore performance Mount, load to ready, rewind, dismount times
Sequential Access Cannot be accessed by multiple hosts simultaneously
Controlled environment for tape storage
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Backup to Disk Ease of implementation Fast access
More Reliable Random Access Multiple hosts access Enhanced overall backup and recovery performance
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Tape versus Disk Restore Comparison
Disk Backup / Restore
24 Minutes 108 Minutes
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120
Tape Backup / Restore
Recovery Time in Minutes*
*Total time from point of failure to return of service to e-mail users
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Virtual Tape Library
Backup Server/ Storage Node
FC SAN
LAN
Virtual Tape Library Appliance
Emulation Engine Storage (LUNs)
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Tape Versus Disk Versus Virtual Tape
Tape
Disk-Aware Backup-to-Disk No
Virtual Tape
Offsite Capabilities
Yes No inherent protection methods
Yes
Reliability
RAID, spare
RAID, spare
Performance
Subject to mechanical Faster single stream operations, load times
Faster single stream
Use
Backup only
Multiple (backup/production)
Backup only
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Lesson Summary Key points covered in this lesson: Backup topologies Direct attached, LAN and SAN based backup Backup in NAS environment
Backup to Tape
Backup to Disk Backup to virtual tape Comparison among tape, disk and virtual tape backup
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Module Summary Key points covered in this module: Backup and Recovery considerations and process
Backup and Recovery operations
Common Backup and Recovery topologies Backup technologies Tape, disk, and virtual tape
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Concept in Practice EMC NetWorker
NetWorker Server
NetWorker Client Tracking Data Data Tracking & Management
Storage Node Data Source Recovery Data Backup Data Backup Data
Storage Device
Recovery Data
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Check Your Knowledge
What are three primary purposes for backup? What are the three topologies that support backup operation? Describe three major considerations of backup/recovery. What are the advantages and disadvantages in tape and virtual tape backups? What are the three levels of granularity found in Backups?
How backup is performed using virtual tape library?
