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    Veeam Virtual Labs:

    Beginner to Advanced
    Noah Gamache
    Inside Systems Engineer
    [email protected]
    What is a Virtual Lab?
    Creates an isolated environment — separate from production

    Leverages a Linux-based proxy appliance

    Used for SureBackup™ and SureReplica jobs

    Once configured, continue reusing in different jobs


    Proxy appliance
    SureBackup

    Check all

    Check some

    Checksum
    How it works: SureBackup

    Hypervisor
    Virtual Labs for replicas (VMware)
    Reduce risk and put replicas to work
    • SureReplica: Automatically verify every restore point in
    every replica
    • Turn standby replicas and resources into powerful tools for:
    How it works: SureReplica
    On-Demand Sandbox
    “We’re building
    roughly 8 to 10
    test environments
    at any given time.
    With Veeam,
    it’s not only possible,
    but easy and
    automated.”

    – Theresa Brownfield
    Lead Principal IS Operations Engineer
    John I. Haas, Inc.
    On-Demand Sandbox
    On-Demand Sandbox for Storage Snapshots

    Primary Storage Secondary Storage

    Veeam orchestrated
    1
    storage snapshot creation
    Veeam orchestrated
    replicated storage snapshots
    Primary Replicated
    Storage Snapshots 2 Storage Snapshots

    VMs powered on in
    4 Virtual Lab

    Veeam On-Demand Sandbox creation


    Advanced usage
    Advance design considerations

    Performance considerations?

    How to scale this thing?

    Talk with applications outside


    Internal use only
    a bubble?
    Performance considerations

    All VMs are spun up on one host

    Backup repository performance

    Vmware Virtual Switches (VSS/VDS)

    It’s really just VMware


    Internal use only
    Backup repository
    Performance of the backup repository is key!

    How many instant VM recoveries can it support?

    The mount server should be as close to the


    backup repository and proper (10 GB)
    VMK port as possible

    Consider using VMs backed up to different


    repositories

    Consider using Backup from Storage


    Snapshots
    Internal use only
    Repository mount server
    Distributed Virtual Switch (DVS)

    Advanced multi-host option

    Port group with isolated (non-routed


    private VLAN/VLAN tagging)

    Dedicated DVS?

    Make sure VLAN is not used or


    extensively routed
    It’s just a VM!

    Leverage DRS!
    Distributed
    vSwitch

    Mount repository to all hosts

    ESX(i) host ESX(i) host Virtual Distributed Switch —


    dedicated or shared (VLAN/tagging)
    Datastore
    snapshot

    Or mount storage snapshot(s) to all


    Backup VMs
    repository
    A better idea
    Surereplica!
    No Instant VM Recovery™

    Usually less contention

    Leverage DRS

    VSAN/local storage/VDS, etc.

    Veeam® server on the same VLAN as lab router

    **Tip: Distribute VMs during replication


    Don’t be fooled
    Connect to servers outside the bubble
    Not a good idea!

    Whole idea of the Virtual Lab is to contain the


    network communication of the backed up VM

    Backed up VMs could change production data

    But, if you really want to (or are just curious), SMTP,


    print server are good use cases

    Internal use only


    Virtual Lab tips — VDS

    It’s just networking!


    (VDS gives better flexibility)

    A NIC (second NIC?) can be added


    to the isolated VLAN/VLAN tag

    VLAN ID/VLAN tag needs to be non-


    routed at layer 3
    Virtual router

    Virtual router is BusyBox Linux with


    native Linux firewall (ebtables/iptables)

    The login is root – password can be set


    in the mange password section of VBR

    ** Tip: Changes in a virtual router don’t stay


    consistent across reboots. Configuration changes
    can be scripted and run at launch.
    Troubleshooting tips

    • For DVS make sure portgroup has a VLAN/Tag defined


    • Remember you can change boot timeout values
    in app group
    • Is the NIC connected properly (VMXNET3 vs E1000)
    • All VMs load to host were lab is!
    • Software firewall in guest?
    • Troubleshooting mode
    • Veeam HCL - https://my.veeam.com/#/kb/1?search=HCL
    Parting tips

    SureBackup/SureReplica troubleshooting
    mode:https://www.veeam.com/kb1216

    Define SureBackup roles and testing


    scripts:https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/ba
    ckup/vsphere/creating_xml_files.html?ver=95

    Veeam Best Practices Guide:


    Http://bp.Veeam.expert
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