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Mastering Veeam Backup & Replication 10

By : Chris Childerhose
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Mastering Veeam Backup & Replication 10

By: Chris Childerhose

Overview of this book

Veeam is one of the leading modern data protection solutions, and mastering this technology can help you to protect your virtual environments effectively. This book guides you through implementing modern data protection solutions for your cloud and virtual infrastructure with Veeam. You will even gain in-depth knowledge of advanced concepts such as DataLabs, cloud backup and recovery, Instant VM Recovery, and Veeam ONE. This book starts by taking you through Veeam essentials, including installation, best practices, and optimizations for Veeam Backup & Replication. You'll get to grips with the 3-2-1 rule to safeguard data along with understanding how to set up a backup server, proxies, repositories, and more. Later chapters go on to cover a powerful feature of Veeam 10 – NAS backup. As you progress, you'll learn about scale-out Repositories and best practices for creating them. In the concluding chapters, you'll explore the new proxy option available in both Linux and Windows. Finally, you'll discover advanced topics such as DataLabs, cloud backup and recovery, Instant VM Recovery, and Veeam ONE. By the end of this book, you will be equipped with the skills you need to implement Veeam Backup & Replication for your environment and disaster recovery.
Table of Contents (15 chapters)
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Section 1: Installation – Best Practices and Optimizations
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Section 2: Storage – NAS Backup, Linux, SOBR, and OBS
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Section 3: DataLabs, Cloud Backup, and Veeam ONE

Understanding Object Storage

Object Storage is a computer data storage architecture that manages and stores information as objects, unlike filesystems, which use a file hierarchy and block storage that stores data as blocks within sectors and tracks. When data gets stored within object storage, it includes the data itself, an amount of metadata, and a GUID (short for Globally Unique Identifier). You can create a namespace within Object Storage, spanning multiple physical hardware instances, like a cluster.

You can compare Object Storage with other forms to see the differences:

  • Object Storage: Takes pieces of data and designates them as an object, and then stores the data along with its associated metadata and a GUID.
  • File Storage: Takes data and stores it in a hierarchy of folders to help organize it. This method is also known as hierarchical storage, which is similar to how paper files are stored, and data access is via a folder path.
  • Block Storage: Data is broken...