Mastering Veeam Backup & Replication - Third Edition

Mastering Veeam Backup & Replication - Third Edition

by Chris Childerhose
Released April 2023
Publisher(s): Packt Publishing
ISBN: 9781837630097

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Book description

Protect your cloud, virtual, and on-premises environments by implementing Veeam's powerful backup and replication technology

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Key Features

  • Gain in-depth knowledge of core architecture changes including PostgreSQL
  • Work with VeeaMover and understand how it can help manage backups and SOBRs
  • Explore Object Storage - Direct to Object – ability to add Object Storage as your primary repository

Book Description

Veeam is one of the leading modern data protection solutions, making it a necessary skill for anyone responsible for backing up virtual environments. This new edition of Mastering Veeam Backup & Replication is revised and updated to cover Veeam version 12.

This edition covers some new features added to the application, such as VeeaMover, Per Machine Backup chains, and MFA on the console. The book guides you through implementing modern data protection solutions for your cloud and virtual infrastructure with Veeam while helping you master advanced concepts such as Continuous Data Protection (CDP), extended object storage support, VeeaMover, and security settings. You'll dive deep into other new features as well, such as Direct to Object storage, Object to Tape and learn about CDP from a service provider perspective with Veeam Cloud Connect (VCC).

By the end of this Veeam book, you'll be able to successfully implement Veeam Backup & Replication to secure your environment and enable disaster recovery.

What you will learn

  • Understand installing and upgrading Veeam to v12
  • Master the ability to use PostgreSQL for databases
  • Explore SOBR – Direct to Object storage in performance tier
  • Explore enhanced security, including MFA and Auto-Logoff
  • Understand NAS Backup with Immutability Support
  • Discover how GDP to vCD works for Cloud Connect
  • Learn how to get instant VM Recovery on VCC

Who this book is for

This book is for backup administrators or cloud disaster architects looking to gain expertise in all things Veeam. This book is also for IT professionals who have intermediate to advanced-level knowledge of virtualization as well as backups and backup applications. Anyone who needs a reference guide for learning the advanced and latest features of Veeam 12 will find this book useful.

Table of contents

  1. Mastering Veeam Backup & Replication
  2. Contributors
  3. About the author
  4. About the reviewer
  5. Preface
    1. Who this book is for
    2. What this book covers
    3. To get the most out of this book
    4. Conventions used
    5. Get in touch
    6. Share Your Thoughts
    7. Download a free PDF copy of this book
  6. Part 1: Installation – Best Practices, Core Architecture, and Other Enhancements
  7. Chapter 1: Installation – Best Practices and Optimizations
    1. Technical requirements
    2. Understanding the best practices and optimizations for Veeam installation
      1. Installing Veeam Backup & Replication v12
    3. Configuring and optimizing Proxy Servers
    4. How to set up Repository Servers for success
    5. Understanding the Scale-Out Backup Repository
      1. VeeaMover
      2. SOBR Rebalance
    6. Upgrading Veeam Backup & Replication to v12
    7. Summary
    8. Further reading
  8. Chapter 2: Core Architecture Enhancements
    1. Technical requirements
    2. Introducing a PostgreSQL server for your database
    3. Understanding per-VM backup changes
    4. Learning about the Linux hardened repository option in the repository wizard
    5. Exploring new Linux proxy roles
    6. Summary
    7. Further reading
  9. Chapter 3: Scale-Out Backup Repository – What’s New
    1. Technical requirements
    2. Understanding sending backup data direct to Object Storage with SOBR
    3. Exploring VeeaMover and its benefits
      1. Use cases for VeeaMover
    4. Using SOBR Rebalance and exporting data
      1. Exporting backups
    5. Summary
    6. Further reading
  10. Chapter 4: Tape Servers and Other Enhancements
    1. Technical requirements
    2. Understanding what is new with tape servers and object storage to tape
      1. Using Linux for a tape server
      2. Object storage to tape
    3. NAS backup to tape and improved LTO9 support
    4. Other enhancements – permissions, exporting, and exclusions
    5. Summary
    6. Further reading
  11. Part 2: Security, Object Storage Direct, CDP, and Cloud Connect
  12. Chapter 5: Veeam’s New Enhanced Security Features
    1. Technical requirements
    2. Understanding MFA and gMSA support
      1. Additional MFA settings
      2. Benefits of using gMSAs
    3. Understanding Linux – SSH or SUDO are not required
    4. Discovering the new Auto-Logoff feature
    5. Summary
    6. Further reading
  13. Chapter 6: Object Storage – What’s New and Enhancements
    1. Technical requirements
    2. Understanding new direct-to-object storage and its use 
in SOBR
      1. A standard repository backup job
      2. SOBR backup job
    3. Understanding GFS backups to object storage with immutability
      1. Configuring a backup copy job with GFS retention to immutable object storage
    4. Discovering third-party integrations within the console for Azure and Wasabi
      1. Wasabi Object storage
      2. Microsoft Azure Storage
    5. Summary
    6. Further reading
  14. Chapter 7: What’s New in NAS Backup
    1. Technical requirements
    2. Understanding NAS backup – archive copy mode and direct-to-object storage
    3. Understanding NAS backup with immutability support
    4. Discovering NFS backup publishing as an SMB share
    5. Learning about health check features and the cloud helper appliance
      1. The health check utility
      2. The cloud helper appliance
    6. Summary
    7. Further reading
  15. Chapter 8: CDP and Veeam Cloud Connect
    1. Technical requirements
    2. Discovering CDP to vCD in Veeam Cloud Connect
    3. Exploring CDP with vCD to vCD
    4. Investigating Instant VM Recovery within Veeam Cloud Connect
    5. Summary
    6. Further reading
  16. Index
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Product information

  • Title: Mastering Veeam Backup & Replication - Third Edition
  • Author(s): Chris Childerhose
  • Release date: April 2023
  • Publisher(s): Packt Publishing
  • ISBN: 9781837630097