BACKUP AND RECOVERY OF A HIGHLY VIRTUALIZED ENVIRONMENT

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1 BACKUP AND RECOVERY OF A HIGHLY VIRTUALIZED ENVIRONMENT Featuring Industry Perspectives from The Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) 24 January 2013 Jason Buffington (@Jbuff), ESG Senior Analyst, Data Protection Chandra Jacobs, EMC Backup & Recovery Systems Marketing Manager 1

2 AGENDA Perspectives on virtualization and convergence VCE Vblock System overview EMC for protecting highly virtualized environments Q&A 2

3 Perspectives on Protecting Highly Virtualized Infrastructures like VCE Jason Buffington ESG Senior Analyst, Data blog Technical Optimist.com 2012 Enterprise Strategy Group 3

4 Top Ten IT Priorities for 2013 Which of the following would you consider to be your organization s most important IT priorities over the next 12 months? (Percent of respondents, N=540, ten responses accepted) Information security initiatives 29% Improve data backup and recovery 27% Increased use of server virtualization 26% Manage data growth 25% Data center consolidation 24% Desktop virtualization 22% Use cloud infrastructure services 22% Major application deployments or upgrades 22% Regulatory compliance initiatives* 20% Business continuity/disaster recovery programs* * five way tie at 20% 20% 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 2013 Enterprise Strategy Group Source: ESG Research Report, IT Spending Intentions Survey, January 2013.

5 Top Ten Storage Investments for 2012 In which of the following data storage infrastructure areas will your organization make the most significant investments over the next 12 months? (Percent of respondents, N=296, five responses accepted) Data protection 44% Storage virtualization 30% Data replication solution for off-site disaster recovery 28% Purchase new SAN storage systems 25% Tiered storage Advanced file storage / file system technology for rapidlygrowing unstructured content Data deduplication technologies / systems 22% 22% 24% Purchase new NAS storage systems 22% Storage encryption solution Use public cloud storage services as way to source storage capacity without buying new infrastructure 21% 21% 2012 Enterprise Strategy Group 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50% Source: ESG Research Report, 2012 IT Spending Intentions Survey, January 2012.

6 2012 to 2013 Spending Change in Specific Technology Areas To the best of your knowledge, to what extent will your organization s 2013 IT spending for each technology listed below change relative to 2012? (Percent of respondents) 2013 spending will increase 2013 spending will stay flat 2013 spending will decrease Cloud computing services (N=242) 60% 31% 9% Storage infrastructure (includes storage hardware and software such as backup and recovery, replication, etc.) (N=352) 59% 33% 8% Virtualization/ private cloud infrastructure software (N=179) 49% 41% 9% Security (N=219) 49% 44% 7% Network infrastructure (N=271) 45% 42% 13% Business intelligence/data analytics (N=141) 43% 47% 11% Business applications (N=233) 43% 43% 14% Server infrastructure (N=300) 38% 47% 15% Databases (N=246) 37% 49% 14% Information management software (includes content management, archive, search, etc.) (N=148) 35% 56% 9% IT professional services/ outsourcing (N=186) 32% 47% 22% Infrastructure management software (N=126) 25% 62% 13% 2013 Enterprise Strategy Group 6 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

7 Supporting Infrastructure for Server Virtualization/Private Cloud Environments: Current vs. Preferred Which of the following best describes your organization's current supporting infrastructure for its server virtualization/private cloud environment? Which would be your organization s preferred infrastructure model? (Percent of respondents, N=376) Current virtualization/private cloud infrastructure model Preferred virtualization/private cloud infrastructure model 50% 46% 40% 36% 30% 20% 28% 28% 26% 24% 10% 3% 9% 0% Do-it-yourself solution Reference architecture Fully-integrated solution Don t know From: Research Brief: Virtualized Computing Infrastructure Preferences. Source: Enterprise Strategy Group, Enterprise Strategy Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved 7

8 Virtualization as a Challenge for Data Protection Relative to all of your organization s data protection challenges, how would you rate implementing backup and recovery processes for virtual servers? (Percent of respondents, N=183) Not a top data protection challenge, 13% Don t know, 1% Our most significant data protection challenge, 9% One of our top 10 data protection challenges, 27% One of our top 5 data protection challenges, 51% 2012 Enterprise Strategy Group 8 Source: ESG Research Report, 2012 Trends in Data Protection, August 2012.

9 Private Cloud Infrastructure Deployment Would you consider your organization to have a private cloud infrastructure? (Percent of respondents, N=416) No, and we have no plans to deploy a private cloud infrastructure, 14% Don t know, 1% Yes, 43% No, but we are interested in a private cloud infrastructure, 20% No, but we have plans to deploy a private cloud infrastructure, 21% 2013 Enterprise Strategy Group 9

10 Deployment Model for On-Premises Backup Solution What is your organization s most common deployment model for on-premises backup solutions? Going forward, what would you say is your organization s preference for deploying on-premises backup solutions? (Percent of respondents, N=323) Current deployment model Preferred deployment model 70% 60% 61% 50% 40% 30% 28% 27% 24% 31% 20% 18% 10% 8% 3% 0% Software application Physical appliance deployed installed on a physical server on the network Virtual appliance installed on a virtualized server Technology integrated on storage system 2012 Enterprise Strategy Group 10

11 Data Deduplication Implementations: Current vs. Planned Users How is data deduplication currently implemented - or how do you expect to implement the technology - in your IT environment? (Percent of respondents) Planned deduplication users (N=126) Current deduplication users (N=119) 50% 45% 46% 40% 37% 36% 35% 30% 25% 20% 19% 28% 26% 15% 10% 8% 5% 0% Implemented in backup software only Implemented in hardware (appliance or disk storage system) only Implemented in both backup software and hardware for different workloads 0% Don't know 2012 Enterprise Strategy Group 11

12 ESG resources on Virtualization Protection ESG on EMC Avamar ESG on VDP VMworld Wrap-up on Backup Agent Best Practices What IT Pro s should look for in Virtualization Protection Trends in Virtualization Protection Jason Enterprise Strategy Group TechnicalOptimist.com EnterpriseStrategyGroup.com 2012 Enterprise Strategy Group 13

13 POLLING QUESTION 1 14

14 VCE S VBLOCK SYSTEM IS... A fully integrated and fully virtualized cloud infrastructure system 15

15 VCE PRODUCT STANDARDIZATION Converged Infrastructure and Cloud Computing System Mgmt Virtualization Storage Network Compute Virtualization, server, storage, networking, and security Pre-engineered, validated, and physical and logical integration Simplified management Solutions validation Roadmap planning, interoperability testing, change management, and upgrades VCE Support 16

16 VCE VBLOCK SYSTEM 300 & 700 Enterprise & service provider mission-critical systems Fastest path to cloud Integrated, best-of-breed technologies Optimized for workload, capacity and transaction Five 9s availability and zero data loss Engineered for ease scalability Simplified deployment, management, and operations SCALABLE MODULAR Optimized for virtualization 17 17

17 VBLOCK DATA PROTECTION What if we don t optimize backup and recovery? Missed or long RTOs Lack of scalability and ineffective load-balancing Data growth that leads to more backup storage Unreliable and inconsistent protection Replication that requires manual intervention Decentralized management 18

18 VBLOCK DATA PROTECTION SOLUTION PORTFOLIO Simple. Complete. Supported Application availability insurance Business Continuity VPLEX Data Loss exposure: 0 Recovery time: near zero Additional data insurance Replication Data Loss exposure: 0 seconds to hours Recovery time: hours to days RecoverPoint Needed for 100% of customer data Backup & Recovery Data Loss exposure: 24 hours maximum Recovery time: hours to weeks EMC Avamar and Data Domain 19

19 POLLING QUESTION 2 20

20 VBLOCK SYSTEM BACKUP AND RECOVERY SOLUTIONS 21

21 VBLOCK SYSTEM BACKUP AND RECOVERY With EMC Avamar and EMC Data Domain Comprehensive backup and recovery Deduplicated daily full backups Optimal deduplication based on use case Fast and easy one-step recovery Optimized for Vblock System Deploy faster, with less effort High performance Single support 22

22 EMC AVAMAR Client-side variable-length deduplication moves Vblock System data Avamar Data Store/ Data Domain B Vblock System virtual infrastructure Network A D A C B B C B A C D 1. Divides data into sub-file variable length segments 2. Determines if segments are unique or duplicate 3. Backs up only data that is unique 4. Sends data compressed and encrypted 23

23 EMC AVAMAR Agents ensure Vblock System application consistency APP OS APP OS APP OS APP OS APP OS APP OS APP OS APP OS VM1 VM2 VM3 VM4 VM5 VM6 VM7 VM8 Vblock System virtual infrastructure Application-specific agent within each VM ensures consistent state for hot backup Deduplicates within and across virtual machines Reduces resource contention and speeds backups Provides file-level restore for Windows, Linux, and Solaris No charge for agents 24

24 EMC AVAMAR Changed Block Tracking (CBT) reduces backup time and recovery time for the Vblock System Virtual Machines CHANGED BLOCK TRACKING (CBT) BACKUP LAN-free CBT Blocks VM Image Proxy LAN/WAN Unique Blocks Virtual Infrastructure Mount STANDARD RESTORE LAN-free Whole VM VM Image Proxy LAN/WAN Whole VM Avamar client software runs on a universal proxy VM Storage Avamar Data Store/ Data Domain CBT backup using Avamar agent installed on proxy VM LAN-free CBT Blocks CBT RESTORE VM Image Proxy LAN/WAN CBT Blocks File-level or VMDK recovery from image backup for flexible restore 25

25 EMC AVAMAR Universal proxy server load balancing for optimized Vblock System performance VMware ESX Server Cluster ESX SERVER 1... ESX SERVER N A B C D E F Automatic backup job assignment Proxy VM Proxy VM Distributed evenly VMware vcenter Server = Data Faster backups Avamar Data Store or Data Domain 26

26 EMC AVAMAR Avamar Administrator offers streamlined management of your Vblock System with vcenter Browse to VMware vcenter Server through Avamar Administrator Auto-discover VMs and groups Monitor backup/restore operations Clearly see VM protection status (Guest/Image/None) 27

27 EMC DATA DOMAIN SYSTEMS Deduplication storage systems deployed with Avamar in the Vblock System Scalable systems Reduce storage by average of 10-30x Protect up to 65 PB of logical capacity in a single system High-speed deduplication Backup faster throughput up to 31.0 TB per hour Network-efficient replication Send only deduplicated and compressed data across network Cost-effective solution Easy integration Qualified with leading enterprise backup and archiving applications Integrates easily into existing infrastructure 28

28 DD BOOST SOFTWARE Optimizes your Vblock System backup DD Boost Distributes parts of deduplication process to Avamar clients Speeds backups by up to 50 percent Enables more efficient resource utilization Provides Avamar control of Data Domain replication process 29

29 EMC AVAMAR AND DATA DOMAIN Protects your Vblock System based on workload Avamar directs backups based on workload attributes to: Avamar Data Store Data Domain systems NAS Avamar Data Store Data Domain integration provides additional 570 TB of usable capacity VM DB Avamar Client DD Boost Avamar manages backups, restores, replication and maintenance for all systems SharePoint Oracle, SQL Server, Exchange, SharePoint, SAP, Sybase, VMware, Hyper-V, IBM DB2 Data Domain System DD Boost 30

30 VBLOCK SYSTEM BACKUP AND RECOVERY CONFIGURATIONS With EMC Avamar and Data Domain Configuration 1 Configuration 2 Configuration 3 Avamar Data Store RAIN Grid Avamar Single Node with Data Domain Avamar Virtual Edition with Data Domain Avamar Software Avamar Software 3.9 TB Avamar Single-node Avamar Software 2TB Virtual Appliance AVE *Note: single-node requires replication *Note: Avamar Virtual Edition also requires replication 31

31 CUSTOMER SUCCESS In a managed care & healthcare information company Molina Healthcare transformed by Vblock System optimized backup and recovery Challenge Customer demand for services increasing Molina infrastructure slowing growth Solution Avamar with Vblock System 300 and 700 Benefits Scalability Faster recovery time Higher reliabilitys 4:1 reduction in footprint 32

32 SUMMARY: BACKUP & RECOVERY FOR THE VBLOCK SYSTEM Optimized with EMC Avamar and EMC Data Domain Vblock System Avamar Administrator Management DR Site VM Data NAS VM DD Boost Vblock System internal network Network Replication to DR site DB Avamar Data Store SharePoint Data Domain System 33

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34 Read thebackupwindow blog ENGAGE FURTHER Learn more about EMC and Vblock System backup & recovery Read the ESG Paper and Video on VMware data protection Explore EMC backup solutions Avamar: emc-avamar-ds.pdf Data Domain: EMC Backup: Learn about VCE Vblock Data Protection Data Sheet: Read the Vblock System Data Protection whitepapers Backup and Recovery: Data Protection: thebackupwindow.emc.com Follow us Like us on 35

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