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EMC Avamar 6.1 Release
April 2012
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Agenda Avamar 6.1 Overview
– New features– Beta results – Positioning/Use Cases/Pricing/Licensing – Performance metrics – Sizing Guidelines
Extended Retention Overview – Feature Overview (appliance and software)– Positioning/Use Cases/Pricing/Licensing– Comparatives between ADT/AST/ATO– Beta results– Performance metrics– Sizing Guidelines
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Avamar 6.1 Release Summary• Avamar Management, Security & Supportability
Improved management including LDAP/AD group authentication* more granular backup scheduling*, and node add/replace from the UI*
Enhanced supportability including hardware fault detection in Avamar GEN4 switches* and clear/concise descriptions for new error/event codes*
Improved encryption including client-server encryption using FIPS 140-2 validated encryption*, key rotation for encryption of data at rest
• Performance & Efficiency Avamar multi-stream expansion - for SQL, SAP, Sybase & Hyper-V Data Domain – DD Boost Multi-stream for SQL, Oracle, Exchange,
SAP, SharePoint, Sybase & Hyper-V; DD Boost single stream for DB2
Increased client-server connection limit to at least 30 per node (A 16 node server should support 480 (30x16) connections)
Avamar Server startup/shutdown performance improvements• Improved DT/LT Support
Privileged users have more control over their policy Ability to specify that the last version of a file backup never be
deleted Qualify with IE 9 and Mac OS X 10.7
• Expanded Avamar Client Support Updated OS Support - Windows Disaster Recovery 64-bit ISO,
CentOS 6, Debian 6, Oracle Enterprise Linux 6 & Apple OS X 10.7 New Avamar SAP & Sybase Protection Improved DB2, Lotus and Oracle Protection Improved Microsoft Protection – Exchange federated backups,
Exchange incremental backups, SQL Server 2011 (Denali) support, multiple SQL backup/recovery TCE improvements
Support for Enterprise Vault 9.x/8.x Command Line Interface (CLI) support for Application Plug-ins
• Virtualization VMware –Disk-level granularity to backup and restore, Universal
image proxy, File level Restore from an Image-level Backup for Linux, Thin-provisioned recovery, Universal File Level Recovery (FLR) Proxy and Avamar management console command line interface (CLI) support
New Hyper-V Protection – including image-level backups for image and file level recoveries, Avamar multi-stream & DD Boost support for performance
• Avamar Extended Retention to Tape or VTL Export from Data Store to physical tape, Export from DD to
physical tape, Export from Data Store to DD as VTL and Export from DD to DD as VTL
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Avamar 6.1 ReleaseManagement, Supportability, Encryption
Avamar Server Management– LDAP/AD group authentication– More granular backup scheduling– Node add/replace from the UI
Enhanced supportability– Hardware fault detection in Avamar GEN4 switches– Clear/concise descriptions for new error/event codes
Improved encryption– Client-server encryption using FIPS 140-2 validated
encryption– Key rotation for encryption of data at rest
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Avamar Grid Performance
• Increased client-server connection limit from 18 to 27 per node means higher throughput and faster backups
• Increased total number of concurrent connections per Avamar grid so that a full 16-node grid can use all connections for maximum backup performance
• Faster Avamar Server startup
• Faster Avamar Server shutdown
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Updated Data Domain Integration
Avamar Clients
Management
Primary Avamar Server
Primary DataDomain System
Replica DataDomain System
Replica Avamar Server
VM
NAS
ROBO
DB
SharePoint
Phase 1:Exchange, SharePoint,SQL Server, Oracle,VMware images
DD Boost
Avamar Clients
NEW
All client options are supported (e.g., granular
level recoveries)
All replication topologies
are supported
Phase 2:DB2, Sybase, SAP, Hyper-V
Multi-stream support
NEW
Avamar Backup
Application
…
…
Client Backups, Metadata
Database, VM Image Backups
Replication
Replication
Meta
data
DDA
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Multi-Stream Performance
• Faster backup throughput with Avamar multi-stream expansion Added: SQL, SAP, Sybase & Hyper-V Existing: Oracle, Exchange, SharePoint
• New multi-stream support for faster backups to Data Domain systems through DD Boost SQL, SAP, Sybase & Hyper-V Oracle, Exchange, SharePoint
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New Features for Exchange & SharePoint
Exchange– Exchange Server 2010 DAG Federated Backups– Exchange Incremental Backup– RSG/RDB Management– Retirement of Exchange Legacy Plug-in
SharePoint– Retirement of SharePoint Legacy Plug-in
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Exchange DAG Federated BackupsPreferred Server order list: MBX3, MBX2, MBX1
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New Features for SQL
SQL Plug-in Enhancements– Up to 4X faster backups and recoveries
▪ via multi-stream backups to Avamar Grids or Data Domain Systems
– Support for SQL Server 2012▪ Including AlwaysOn Availability Group support
– Enhanced SQL Backup & Recovery▪ Skip or promote SQL simple mode DBs during
incrementals▪ GUI based recoveries for SQL FileGroups & files▪ SQL ‘NORECOVERY’ & ‘STANDBY’ recovery options▪ Simplified SQL database naming during recoveries ▪ CLI support for backup & recovery operations
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New Features for Oracle
• Independent Log and DB backups Complies with DBA requirements and common use models
Multiple log backups DB backup daily, weekly
• Corrupted block detection for faster recovery Restore specific good blocks to replace corrupted blocks
• Flashback Database Recovery Fast recoveries to any point-in-time, through the Avamar GUI
• DD Boost multi-stream support increases throughput for faster DB backup
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New SAP Support• Fully Featured High Performance Backup via GUI
Full, partial, incremental & logs “Hot” (on-line) and “Cold” (off-line)
• Fully Featured Faster Recovery via CLI Full, granular and logs Relocated restore (i.e. to different location or host)
• Multi-stream support increases backup performance to Avamar Data Store and Data Domain Systems
• Active/Passive cluster support for the enterprise Can restore, from any host of the cluster, without knowing which physical host was
used for backup
• Support all versions of SAP (7.00, 7.10, 7.20) Supports all current versions of Oracle supported by all current versions of SAP
BR*Tools which enables scripting
• OS Support in-sync with SAP OS Support Supports all current versions of RedHat, SuSE, Solaris and Windows, 32-bit and 64-bit
supported by SAP
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New Sybase Support• Fully Featured High Performance Backup via GUI/CLI
Full, partial, incremental & logs “Hot” (on-line) and “Cold” (off-line)
• Fully Featured Faster Recovery via GUI/CLI Full, granular and logs Relocated restore (i.e. to different location or host)
• Multi-stream support increases backup performance to Avamar Data Store and Data Domain systems
• Active/Passive cluster support for the enterprise Can restore from any host of the cluster without knowing which physical host was used
for backup
• Support all versions of Sybase ASE (15.0.x, 15.5.x)
• OS Support in-sync with Sybase OS support Supports all current versions of RedHat, SuSE, Solaris and Windows, 32-bit and 64-bit
supported by Sybase
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Lotus & DB2 Plug-ins• Lotus
Recovery via CLI Internationalization
• DB2 DPF support
Parallel servers for increased performance
Granular Level Recovery (GLR) Faster restores Enable specific table to be restored instead
of entire DB
Recovery via CLI Relocated recovery
To a different location or host
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New Features for VMWare Faster recovery with file level restore from an image
backup for Linux
Disk-level granularity to backup and restore– Provides flexible backup and recovery options– Backup individual .vmdk and config files– Minimize backup and recovery windows by only
protecting what is necessary
Universal image proxy for easier management of mixed environments– Protect both Linux and Windows VMs with a single proxy – Restore both Windows and Linux files with a single proxy
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New Features for VMWare Thin-provisioned recovery
– Thin provisioned VMs are restored thin, as opposed to thick
Universal File Level Recovery (FLR) Proxy– Restore both Windows and Linux files with a single proxy
Avamar management console command line interface (MCCLI) support– Discover clients– Add new VM clients (vCenter/Proxy/VMs)– Proxy configuration– Recovery to the same VM (in-place)– Recovery to new VM (out of place)
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New Hyper-V Support• Full virtual server protection
• Guest level backup and recoveryApplication-aware protection for Exchange,
SQL, SharePoint, etc. Fine-grained recoveries
• Hyper-V Image backup and restoreDisaster recoveryComplete protection of virtual hard disk (VHD)
filesRecover guests to alternate Hyper-V serversGranular Level Recoveries (GLR) from image
backups in minutes
IN-GUEST
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Hyper-V Image Backup Complete Hyper-V Protection
– Protects OS, System State, Data Volumes & Hyper-V Configuration Database
Full Image Backups of Hyper-V Guests offering DR and granular protection– Supports all Hyper-V Guest Operating Systems
▪ Windows Server 2008R2/2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows 7, Windows Vista, XP, SUSE Linux
– Leverages Hyper-V VSS Writer▪ Quiesces Windows OS and Applications within guest
for OS & application consistency
No requirements for in-guest Avamar software
Flexible Hyper-V Backup Options– Support for stand-alone Hyper-V Servers– Federated Hyper-V Cluster Shared Volume CSV)
Backup– Backup to Avamar grid or Data Domain Systems– Multi-stream backups to Avamar grids or Data Domain
via DD Boost
PhysicalServer
Virtual Machines
APP
OS
APP
OS
APP
OS
Windows Server Hyper-V
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Federated Hyper-V CSV Backup• Federated Hyper-V CSV
Backup Support Scheduled VM backups
from the CSV Cluster Supports live migration of
VM’s to different Hyper-V CSV node
• Flexible CSV Backup Scheduling Backup all VM’s in the CSV
cluster Backup Individual VM’s
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Hyper-V Image Recovery
PhysicalServer
Virtual Machines
APP
OS
APP
OS
APP
OS
Windows Server Hyper-V
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Hyper-V Granular Level Recoveries (GLR)
• Avamar Hyper-V Granular Level Recovery (GLR) Proxy Mount Hyper-V Image
backups quickly from within Avamar & Data Domain savesets to recover guest level folders and files
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New Features for Desktop/Laptop Improved DT/LT Support
– Privileged users have more control over their policy▪ Persistently override backup dataset and schedule
– Option to specify that the last version of a file backup never be deleted
▪ Prevents backups from expiring during extended time off/leave of absence
– Change tray icon color based on status of last backup– Support for cross Mac <-> Windows restores– Option to not backup on wireless– Qualify DT/LT on IE 9, Mac OS X 10.7– Add client type in Email Home stats to better track DT/LT installs– Small changes
▪ Preference to set default start page to search or browse▪ New property to disable restore from alternate computer▪ Limit the number of on-demand backups per day▪ Prevent user from queuing multiple restores
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Extended Retention
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What is Avamar Extended Retention?• An Avamar 6.1 feature allowing selected Avamar backups to be automatically
exported to tape / virtual tape for long-term retention periods
Avamar Server
Data Domain
Media Access Node
Management UI
Tape Libraryor VTL
Data Store
30-90 dayretention
Multi-yearretention
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• One Media Access Node supports up to five grids
Scalability
Media Access Node
• One Media Access Node supports up to eight devices
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Extended Retention Intuitive user menus and
wizards Avamar Administrator
Automated device discovery and configuration
100% recovery of permissions, Access Control Lists and other attributes to ensure security is enforced as originally set
Supports offsite restores for eDiscovery
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Questions and Answers
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