Avamar-7 2010
Avamar-7 2010
Avamar-7 2010
Break data into atom (sub-file, Send and store each Avamar
variable-length segments of data) atom only once backup repository
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O H H
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O H
O H H
H H
O
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Only unique data A Data already backed up, New data segment
segments are B so only unique IDs stored identified and
backed up (20 byte pointers) E backed up
C
D
A B C D E
Deduplication server
(stored backup data)
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Avamar: Real-World Results
Avamar daily full backups versus traditional daily full backups
While results will vary by data type and mix, Avamar can
dramatically improve backup performance and efficiency
Avamar Server
Verified U.S. Patent No. 6,826,711
checkpoint
Avamar Avamar
VM VM
x86 Architecture
Resource
Pool
Simplifies
Purchase (single vendor, certified hardware)
Deployment (minimizes onsite setup)
Service (single vendor support)
Avamar
Avamar server deployed as a virtual appliance
VM
Industrys first deduplication virtual appliance for backup,
recovery, and disaster recovery
Leverages existing ESX servers and storage
Avamar Avamar
VM VM Can use existing iSCSI, SAN, or DAS disk storage
Resource
Tape catalog eases and
Pool vault speeds restoration
Avamar backs up clients Replicates selected Avamar coordinates Leverages existing
to Avamar server Avamar server data to export of data transport
data transport node replica through tape backup software
residing on ESX servers backup system (e.g., EMC NetWorker)
VMware environments
Remote office/branch office (ROBO)
LAN/NAS servers
Desktop/laptop
100% 100%
CPU Utilization
CPU Utilization
80 80
% %
60% 60%
ESX server
40% 40%
Hardware
20% 20%
0% 0%
Shared physical resources
Server A Server B Server C Virtual Virtual Virtual
Server A Server B Server C
vStorage API
Avamar agent resides on the proxy
virtual proxy server
Virtual Machines server with
Avamar agent
Fast, daily full backups
Deduplicates within and across
VMware Virtualization Layer
VMDK files
Mount
x86 Architecture
Supports both file-level (Windows
Resource
Pool
only) and image-level recovery
Avamar Avamar replication provides
server
Physical server SAN disaster recovery for VMDKs
storage
= Avamar Software Agent
How it works
Avamar Accelerator uses NDMP to communicate to source NAS device
Accelerator requests only modified data daily
Accelerator performs source-based deduplication on modified data
Fast, efficient daily full backups for EMC Celerra and NetApp Filers
High availability
RAIN architecture and replicationno single points of failure
Centralized management
Streamlines administration and management of remote backups
Consulting Services
Align service levels and Reference Architectures with business requirements
Implementation Services
Minimize risk, accelerate implementation, and speed time to value of new
technologies
Residency Services
Fill missing skill gaps with Avamar services professionalstypical contract
three or more months
Tailor best-practice recommendations, knowledge transfer based on in-depth
understanding of your environment
NetWorker
Avamar NetWorker
Storage
Data node
Data Store
Deduplication
node
Disk, VTL,
Tape
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Data Protection Advisor
Unified monitoring, analysis, and reporting
UnifySeeAct
Automatically collect data from across data
protection infrastructure
Transform disparate data into new insights,
actionable information, and service-level
agreement statistics
Make better, faster decisions to meet service
level agreements, correct issues, and drive
efficiency
Mecklenburg County
Backing up NAS Filers through the Avamar NDMP Accelerator
Before Avamar
Data center redesign focused on server consolidation
and virtualization
Concern about traditional, tape-based backup in
VMware environment
Backup windows strained; physical resources
Avamar provides a huge overburdened
time and cost savings
for backup of multiple With Avamar
virtual machines.
With Avamar, we can
Deployed agents within virtual machines
centrally manage all of 95% reduction in data moved
our backups, and we
also gain the ability to 90% reduction in backup times
rapidly restore data
down to the file level. Major reductions in NIC, CPU, and memory usage
Curtis Damhof,
Network Manager,
St. Peters Health Care Services
Centralized management and control
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USE CASE
Before Avamar
Struggling to meet backup, recovery, and reliability goals
across extended enterprise
Lengthy backup windows caused by increasing data volumes,
threatening network performance
Expanding existing backup solution would require second
master server, two additional tape silos, 16 new LTO tape
drives
Avamar was much less
expensive than our With Avamar
other backup and
recovery options. But it Backup for VMware (24 ESX servers, 332 virtual clients)
also provides us faster Avamar agents installed in VM guests
data restores, more
backup capacity, and Eliminated physical tape management
scalability to meet future Reduced backup and recovery administrative burden
data protection needs.
Company spokesman, Backup performance increased ten-fold
global industrial manufacturer
Backup network traffic reduced by 95%
Before Avamar
Growing VMware environment struggles to meet backup
window
Daily tape backup and offsite tape shipmentsrisky slow
recovery
Unable to quickly replicate data through WAN for disaster
recovery
With Avamar
Global deduplication effective within and across VMDK files
More than 70% reduction in first backup and average of 99.7%
thereafter
Compared to traditional alternatives, testing showed:
Avamar moved 20% of the data that Symantec PureDisk moved
Avamar moved 190% less data than traditional tape backup software
Before Avamar
73 remote offices, backup to local, direct-attached tape
drives
No local IT staff
Daily backup required five hours per site; six hours to
restore entire server
Avamar enabled us to
reduce administrative With Avamar
support requirements
by 80%, reduce backup Four hours to back up all 73 offices through existing
windows by 90%, and WAN (56k-T1) to central Avamar server
recover lost files and
servers in minutes 45 minutes to restore entire servers; files restored in
rather than hours. seconds
Mike DePhillip,
Backup Administrator, Centralized management and control
Virginia DMV
Corporate Express
Remote office/branch office backup
Before Avamar
Storage demands were rapidly increasing
Tape library was reaching slot capacity and upgrading was not
ideal due to age and maintenance costs
Needed to control costs and simplify data management
Backup and disaster recovery was time consuming
Before Avamar
Strain developing and deploying a coherent IT strategy for
more than 250 sites, 100,000 employees
Lacked consistent IT infrastructure
Cumbersome tape backup solution was overextending staff and overtaxing
virtual machines