NAS for VMWare 5.5 backups from Veeam
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For a backup target, AD is definitely overkill.
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@BC said:
The free veeam will connect over SMB protocols so it won't even utilize NFS will it? still even going over CIFS/SMB I am getting some prett good speeds ~90mbit (at the highest)
NFS will connect at the hypervisor level as a datastore though. So the windows VM that I have Veeam in will just see it as a drive that way. I can test it both ways I guess.
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awesome...
my veeam is running on a physical host and haven't played with much more than making sure it runs...Will have to check those settings
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When I setup Veeam, I use a Synology as the NFS datastore. The performance is good, the device is well-built for the price, and the DS412+ is on the VMware HCL. As a multipurpose device, you can also use it for misc. storage, or even give it some of your VM workload. Where are your replicas going currently, to the opposite host?
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I forgot to mention... One trick is to use NFS and plop a replica of the Veeam server on the device as well. That way, should your hosts fail, you're ready-to-recover with basically any ESXi host with no messing around. Mount the datastore, spin up the VM, and Veeam's ready to rumble. Add 2 drives when needed to create another volume, and you can even do the restore and temporarily run your workload (albeit IOPS-bound) on the Synology.
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Ok so a client just bought Veeam and a rack mount Buffalo Terastation.
I will be backing up two Hyper-V hosts. I am configuring the NAS today is there recommended share format to use? NFS, SMB, etc.
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I'm using a ReadyNAS 316 using my Veeam.
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Coming back to this. Wow time is getting away form me and I am leaving billable work on the table too long.
I have Veeam installed on a physical workstation. I have the NAS in the rack with everything else.
How should I configure this in Veeam Backup Respository section? CIFS/SMB or NFS? Will I get better performance with one method over another?
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CIFS and NFS should be pretty close on a LAN. I'd prefer NFS in most cases. Unless you need CIFS features, NFS is a little more efficient and robust.
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@scottalanmiller well I just tried to set this up and failed, but I did not read any instructions, just clicked through menus. I will break our the manual this afternoon and try agaiN.
