A scale-out backup repository allows for horizontal scaling for multi-tier data storage.
The scale-out backup repository comprises one or more backup repositories known as performance tiers, which object storage repositories can supplement for long-term and archive storage, known as capacity and archive tiers. All storage devices and systems within the scale-out backup repository are linked into a system, and their capacities are summarised.
A scale-out backup repository is included in the Veeam Universal License. An Enterprise or higher edition is required when using a legacy socket-based license.
However, you can restore it from the scale-out backup repository after downgrading it to the standard license.
This section describes how to add local backup repositories as the performance tier and Azure blob object storage repository as a capacity tier of the scale-out repository.
1. Login to the Veeam Backup and Replication Manager server.
2. Open the Veeam Backup & Replication Console and click Connect.
3. Enter the MFA Confirmation code and click Confirm.
4. On the Home page, select Backup Infrastructure.
5. On the Backup Infrastructure page, select Backup Repositories, right-click Backup Repositories, and select Add Backup Repository.
6. On the Add Backup Repository page, select Direct attached storage.
7. On the Direct Attached Storage page, select Microsoft Windows.
8. Enter the local backup repository name in the Name field on the Name page.
9. Enter the local backup repository description In the Description field and click Next.
10. On the Server page, select the repository server in the Repository server field and click Populate.
11. Select the disk as a backup repository and click Next.
12. On the Repository page, under the Location session, click Browse in the Path of folder field.
13. Select existing or create a new folder on the Select Folder page and click OK.
14. Click Populate to check the disk Capacity and Free space under the Location.
15. Keep the default settings for Local control and click Advanced.
16. On the Storage Compatibility Settings page, select Align backup file data blocks (recommended), select Use per-machine backup files (recommended) and click OK.
17. Click Next on the Repository page.
18. Select a mount server or keep the default setting in the Mount server field on the Mount Server page.
19. Select or keep the default setting in the Instant recovery write cache folder field.
20. Unselect Enable vPower NFS service on the mount server (recommended) because vPower NFS settings are not applicable in the Microsoft Hyper-V environment.
21. Click Next.
22. Click Apply on the Review page.
23. Click Next on the Apply page.
24. Click Finish on the Summary page.
25. Verify that the Backup Repository has been added.
26. Select Scale-out Repositories on the Backup Infrastructure.
27. Right-click Scale-out Repositories and select Add scale-out backup repository.
28. Enter the Scale-out Backup Repository name in the Name field on the Name page.
29. Enter the Scale-out Backup Repository description In the Description field and click Next.
30. Click Add on the Performance Tier page.
31. Select the SOBR-Local Backup Repository on the Extents page and click OK.
32. Click Advanced on the Performance Tier page.
33. Select Use per-machine backup files (recommended) on the Advanced Settings page and click OK.
34. Click Next on the Performance Tier page.
35. Keep the default settings on the Placement Policy page and click Next.
36. Select the Extend scale-out backup repository capacity with the object storage on the Capacity Tier page.
37. Click Choose in the pick object storage field.
38. Select or add new object storage on the Capacity Tier Extents page and click OK.
39. Select Copy backups to object storage as soon as they are created checkbox to copy new backups as soon as they are made. It will create an additional copy of your backups for added redundancy.
40. Select Move backups to object storage as they age out of the operational restores window checkbox to move the inactive backup chains to the capacity extent.
41. In Move backup files older than the X days field, select the operational restore window to specify the time after which inactive backup chains on your performance extents will be considered outdated and should be moved to the capacity extent. Consider “0” as an acceptable value for offloading the inactive backup chains on the same day they are created.
42. Click Override to override the behaviour of moving old backups.
43. Select Move oldest backup files sooner if the scale-out backup repository reaches the capacity checkbox. Enter a percentage threshold to force data transfer if a scale-out backup repository reaches the specified threshold.
44. Select Encrypt data uploaded to object storage. The entire collection of blocks and metadata will be encrypted while being offloaded.
45. Select or add a new password in the Password field.
46. Click Next.
47. Click Apply on the Archive Tier page.
48. Click Finish on the Summary page.
49. Verify that the Scale-out Backup Repository has been added.
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