Data Protection Nutanix Acropolis Using Veeam Availability for Nutanix AHV (VAN)

As the time of writing this blog, Veeam has just released a new hypervisor support:- Nutanix Acropolis.

To protect Nutanix Acropolis, you need three components
1. Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 Update 3a
2. Veeam Proxy Appliance. Refer to http://www.ms4u.info/2018/07/deploy-veeam-proxy-for-nutanix.html
3. Veeam Backup Repository (not supported scale out backup repository & dedup appliance).

Veeam Availability for Nutanix AHV requires a Veeam backup server and Veeam backup repository as a target for backups of AHV VMs. These components can be deployed via Veeam Backup & Replication.

Veeam Backup Server is require to configure backup copy, tape out and perform granular item level recovery.

To configure the policy on v1, you need to access to proxy web UI. Here is the screenshot of Veeam Virtual Appliance

Dashboard
a single pane of glass to monitor AHV VM protection, job status, repository status, backup server status and events history.

Backup Jobs
Configure backup policy and view backup history

Protected VM

To perform recovery VM and virtual disk

Settings

In this page, you can perform administrative configuration such
1. Integration with Veeam Backup Server
2. Integration with Nutanix Cluster
3. Manage Veeam Proxy Appliance such as create support log, backup catalog and some settings

 Note:- Gather log for support purpose

 Note: Backup Catalog

That's concluded our short sneak peak on VAN. Feel free to try it from here.

Deploy Veeam Proxy for Nutanix Acropolis Protection

Veeam Availability for Nutanix AHV (VAN) has just general availability (GA). Besides than backup Hyper-V and Vmware, Veeam just added support to backup Nutanix Acropolis hypervisor.

Veeam Availability for Nutanix AHV requires a Veeam backup server and Veeam backup repository as a target for backups of AHV VMs. These components can be deployed via Veeam Backup & Replication.

In this guide, we will focus on how to deploy and install Veeam proxy appliance.

[Pre-requisite]
For setup a lab environment, you can follow this guide:
a) Setup Nutanix Community Edition - http://www.ms4u.info/2018/02/setup-nutanix-ce-on-lab-environment.html
b) Download VAN - https://www.veeam.com/nutanix-backup-solution.html
c) Upload Existing Image which you have downloaded from step (b) into Nutanix - http://www.ms4u.info/2018/02/upload-existing-image-into-nutanix-ahv.html
d) Deploy Proxy VM from step (c).

[Deployment]

To access proxy VM, key in https://<proxy ip>:8100/ and enter default credential

• user name - admin
• password - admin

 Configure to install VAN proxy. Click INSTALL

Accept the EULA

Replace default password to new password

Define proxy appliance name and ip address

Review the summary and click FINISH.

Voila! You have successful deploy a proxy for Nutanix AHV data protection.

Slide :- Visibility with Veeam One

During VeeamOn 2018 Malaysia, i have presented about Veeam One capabilities to monitor physical, hypervisor such as Hyper-V & Vmware platform & Veeam Infrastructure. End the session by introducing upcoming new features such as

• Nanny features
• Automated remediation
• Application Level Monitoring

Date:- 18 July 2018
Total Pax : 400+
Venue: Sheraton Petaling Jaya

Slide

Visibility With Veeam One from Lai Yoong Seng

Slide:- What's New: Veeam Backup for 0365 2.0?

During VeeamOn 2018 Malaysia, i have presented a session about data protection for O365. You can protect Exchange online, Sharepoint online & OneDrive for Business.

Venue:- Sheraton Hotel Petaling Jaya
Date   : 18 July 2018
Total pax: 400+

Slides

What's next: Veeam Backup for Microsoft O365 2.0 from Lai Yoong Seng

MVP Renewed -2018/2019 : Cloud & Data Center Management

Just received an email from Microsoft on Microsoft Most Valuable Professional(MVP) award for 2018-2019 in Cloud & Datacenter Management.

This is my 9th Microsoft MVP award since 2010.