Hi Guys,
We have 3 Virtual VM's with 2TB drives each. (presented from the SAN) . They are setup as independent persistent so not subject to snapshots.
I back all the other VM Guest's up with Backup Exec 2010 R2 via the SAN (presenting all the LUNs to the backup server over the fabric - backup around 5,000Mb/sec)
However, obviously i cannot use this method to backup the 3x2TB independent/persistent drives because it cannot snapshot. Using the normal Backup Exec agent is too slow (maxes at ~400Mb/min)
What other options do I have?
As I see it, 1. use the de duplication function of backup exec 2010 R2 or 2. Install backup exec 2010 R2 on the 3 VM's and use the SSO option to share the physical tape library? 3. Increase the size of the LUNS to 4TB each so they can be snappable (waste of space!)
We have 3 Virtual VM's with 2TB drives each. (presented from the SAN) . They are setup as independent persistent so not subject to snapshots.
I back all the other VM Guest's up with Backup Exec 2010 R2 via the SAN (presenting all the LUNs to the backup server over the fabric - backup around 5,000Mb/sec)
However, obviously i cannot use this method to backup the 3x2TB independent/persistent drives because it cannot snapshot. Using the normal Backup Exec agent is too slow (maxes at ~400Mb/min)
What other options do I have?
As I see it, 1. use the de duplication function of backup exec 2010 R2 or 2. Install backup exec 2010 R2 on the 3 VM's and use the SSO option to share the physical tape library? 3. Increase the size of the LUNS to 4TB each so they can be snappable (waste of space!)