Bestpractices For Zfs Veeambackup PDF

Best Practices and Recommendations for
Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Systems and

Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5
ORACLE WHITE PAPER | MARCH 2017
Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Configuring Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Systems for Veeam Backup & Replication
9.5 2
Controller Settings and Software Releases 2
Storage Layout Recommendation for Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 3
IP Network Settings 7
Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 Backup Server Recommendations 9
Veeam Backup & Replication Backup Proxy Recommendations 10
Veeam Backup & Replication Backup Repository Recommendations 21
Simple Backup Repository Using iSCSI Protocol 22
Simple Backup Repository Using SMB3 33
Registering the Virtual Infrastructure 45
Best Practices for Veeam Backup Policies 49
Data Deduplication and the Compression Ratios of Backups 59
Conclusion 60
References 61
BEST PRACTICES AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ORACLE ZFS STORAGE APPLIANCE SYSTEMS AND VEEAM BACKUP & REPLICATION 9.5
Introduction
The Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance family of storage products provides extreme performance for
backup environments. With the introduction of Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance software release
OS8.7.0, customers can take advantage of one of the best storage data deduplication implementations
available on the market along with one of the best compression algorithms, the LZ4 compression
algorithm. The new data deduplication feature combined with the new LZ4 compression algorithm
ensures a high level of data reduction for backup environments, as well as cost reduction to end users.
This white paper provides best practices and recommendations for configuring Veeam Backup &
Replication 9.5 with Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance systems to reach optimal I/O performance and
throughput of backup and restore operations in virtualized environments. The outlined best practices
and recommendations highlight advanced settings for Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 software to
properly interface with the Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance data deduplication feature, the compression
algorithm, the Server Message Block version 3 (SMB3) protocol, the Fibre Channel protocol, and the
iSCSI protocol.
In addition, this paper also includes recommendations for the data profile, storage layout, and use
cases of backup and restore operations for Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance systems, as well as key
settings to ensure the high availability and resilience of Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 software with
Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance systems.
The following topics are highlighted in this paper:
» Using an Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance system as a backup target for Veeam Backup & Replication
9.5
» Best practices and recommendations for configuring Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 with an
Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance system
» Step-by-step configuration for properly interfacing with Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 with the
Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance data deduplication feature and LZ4 compression algorithm
» Best practices and recommendations for SMB3, Fibre Channel, and iSCSI protocols as backup
repositories
» Recommendations for the Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance data profile and storage layout for Veeam
Backup & Replication 9.5
» Monitoring data deduplication and compression ratios on an Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance system
1 | BEST PRACTICES AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ORACLE ZFS STORAGE APPLIANCE SYSTEMS AND VEEAM BACKUP & REPLICATION 9.5
Configuring Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Systems for Veeam Backup &
Replication 9.5
This section provides best practices and recommendations for Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 software with
Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance systems. The following configurations and best practices are recommended to
optimize performance and throughput of backup and restore operations as well as to ensure high availability and
resilience for Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 environment using SMB3, Fibre Channel, or iSCSI protocols with an
Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance system.
Controller Settings and Software Releases

The following minimum configuration is recommended for deployments of Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 software
with an Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance system’s data deduplication and compression features enabled.
» Oracle ZFS Storage ZS4-4 with at least four 2.79 GHz Intel® Xeon® E7-8895 v2 series–based processors at 2.80
GHz Advanced Encryption Standard New Instructions (AES-NI)
» Oracle ZFS Storage ZS5-2 with at least two 2.30 GHz Intel® Xeon® E5-2699 v3 series–based processors at 2.30
GHz AES-NI
» Oracle ZFS Storage ZS5-4 with at least four 2.60 GHz Intel® Xeon® E7-8895 v3 series–based processors at 2.60
GHz AES-NI
» Active/active cluster configuration mode
» Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance software release OS8.7.0 or later
» Oracle ZFS Storage ZS4-4 with at least 1 TB of direct random access memory (DRAM) (L1 cache) per Oracle
ZFS Storage Appliance controller (head)
» Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance ZS5-2 with at least 384 GB of DRAM (L1 cache) per Oracle ZFS Storage
Appliance controller
» Oracle ZFS Storage ZS5-2 with at least 768 GB of DRAM (L1 cache) per Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance
controller
» Oracle ZFS Storage ZS5-4 with at least 1.50 TB of DRAM (L1 cache) per Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance
controller
» At least two SSDs for data deduplication metadata (meta devices) per Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance storage
pool configuration
» At least two SSDs for write-optimized log devices per Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance storage pool configuration
» At least two dual 10 gigabit Ethernet (GbE) network interface cards (NICs) or two dual onboard 10 gigabit
Ethernet (GbE) ports per Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance controller to be used by the IP network multipathing
(IPMP) configuration or bundled into a single 802.3ad Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) channel, or one
dual 10 GbE NIC or one onboard 10 gigabit Ethernet (GbE) port per Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance controller to
be used as standalone 10 GbE IP network interfaces
Note: Support for all-flash storage pools was introduced with Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance software release
OS8.7.0. However, an all-flash configuration is not supported and not intended to be used within backup
environments with Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance systems. Only traditional 10,000 RPM or 7,200 RPM disks are
officially supported and intended to be used as primary storage for backup solutions and environments with Oracle
ZFS Storage Appliance systems.
Figure 1 illustrates recommended configurations for Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance controllers 1 and 2 for Veeam
Backup & Replication with SMB3, Fibre Channel, and iSCSI protocols.
Figure 1. Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance controller settings and software release recommended for Veeam Backup & Replication
9.5 environments
Storage Layout Recommendation for Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5

Backup solutions require storage devices that can provide fast response time, low latency, bandwidth, and
performance. Therefore, to properly accommodate workloads demanded by backup applications running inside of
the virtual machines (VMs) as well as the throughput and performance needed, the recommended storage data
profile for Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 deployments with Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance systems is double-
parity RAID.
Listed below are the storage layout recommendations for small, medium, and large backup environments for Veeam
Backup & Replication 9.5 software with Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance systems.
For small-size backup environments with Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 software and an Oracle ZFS Storage
Appliance system, the storage layout recommendation is the following:
» An Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance system configured with a double-parity RAID data profile. A double-parity RAID
data profile will provide better performance for backup and restore operations with a Veeam Backup & Replication
environment.
» At least forty-four 8 TB (7,200 RPM Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance capacity disks) and two Oracle Storage Drive
Enclosure DE3-24C disk enclosures.
» At least two SSDs for log devices (configured as a striped log profile; one per Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure
DE3-24C disk enclosure).
» At least two SSDs for deduplication data table DDT meta devices (configured as a striped metaprofile; one per
Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure DE3-24C disk enclosure).
Figure 2 illustrates the recommended storage layout configuration for small-size backup environments using Veeam
Backup & Replication 9.5 software with VMware vSphere 6.0 and an Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance system as the
backup source and target.
Note: VMware vSphere does not support SMB3 datastores; therefore, the SMB3 protocol should not be used as a
VMware datastore. Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance software release OS8.7.0 and later supports the new NFS
protocol version 4.1. So, NFS versions 3 or 4.1, iSCSI, or Fibre Channel protocols can be used by VMware as VM
production repositories or by a Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 repository.
Note: For VMware vSphere 6.0 or Microsoft Hyper-V 2012 R2 or 2016 platforms, Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5
should be installed on a Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 or Microsoft Windows Server 2016 VM. For better
performance, SMB3 shares, iSCSI LUNs, or Fibre Channel LUNs should bypass the hypervisor layer, and should be
directly mounted (for SMB3 share) or formatted (for iSCSI or Fibre Channel LUNs) on the Windows 2012 R2 or
Windows 2016 VM. If the iSCSI protocol has been chosen to be used by Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 software
as the transport protocol for the Veeam backup repository, then Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator should be
installed and configured on the Windows 2012 R2 or Windows 2016 VMs. If the Fibre Channel protocol has been
chosen, then raw device mapping (RDM) should be configured on the hypervisor layer to allow the Fibre Channel
LUNs to be presented, mounted, and formatted inside of the Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 VM.
Figure 2. Recommended storage layout for a small-size backup environment using Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 software with
VMware vSphere 6.0 and an Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance system
Figure 3 illustrates the recommended storage layout configuration for small-size backup environments using Veeam
Backup & Replication 9.5 software with Microsoft Windows Hyper-V 2012 R2 or Windows 2016 and an Oracle ZFS
Storage Appliance system as the backup source and target.
Note: Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance software release OS8.7.0 and later supports the SMB3 protocol. Therefore,
the SMB3, iSCSI, or Fibre Channel protocols can be used by Microsoft Hyper-V 2012 R2 or Windows 2016 as VM
production repositories or by a Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 repository.
Figure 3. Recommended storage layout for a small backup environment using Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 software with
Microsoft Hyper-V 2012 R2 or 2016 releases and an Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance system
For medium-size backup environments with Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 software and an Oracle ZFS Storage
» An Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance system configured with a double-parity RAID data profile
» At least ninety-two 8 TB (7,200 RPM Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance capacity disks) and four Oracle Storage
Drive Enclosure DE3-24C disk enclosures
» At least two SSDs for log devices (configured as a striped log profile; one per Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure
DE3-24C disk enclosure)
» At least two SSDs for DDT meta devices (configured as a striped metaprofile; one per Oracle Storage Drive
Enclosure DE3-24C disk enclosure)
Figure 4 illustrates the recommended storage layout configuration for medium-size backup environments using
Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 software with VMware vSphere 6.0 and an Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance system
as the backup source and target.
Figure 4. Recommended storage layout for a medium-size backup environment using Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 software
with VMware vSphere 6.0 and an Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance system
For large-size backup environments with Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 software and an Oracle ZFS Storage
» An Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance system configured with a double-parity RAID data profile
» At least one hundred eighty-four 8 TB (7,200 RPM Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance capacity disks) and eight
Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure DE3-24C disk enclosures
» At least four 200 GB SSDs for log devices (configured as a striped log profile; one per Oracle Storage Drive
Enclosure DE3-24C disk enclosure)
» At least four 3.2 TB SSDs for DDT meta devices (configured as a striped metaprofile; one per Oracle Storage
Drive Enclosure DE3-24C disk enclosure)
Figure 5 illustrates the recommended storage layout configuration for medium-size backup environments using
Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 software with VMware vSphere 6.0 and an Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance system
as the backup source and target.
Figure 5. Recommended storage layout for a large-size backup environment using Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 software with
VMware vSphere 6.0, Microsoft Hyper-V 2012 R2 or 2016, and an Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance system
IP Network Settings
For network configuration, both IPMP and LACP IEEE 802.3ad bonding mode are recommended for the deployment
of Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 software with Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance systems. IPMP provides physical
interface failure detection, increase reliability, and mainly network performance for systems with multiple interfaces.
LACP IEEE 802.3ad provides a method that combines the capacity of multiple full-duplex Ethernet links into a single
logical link, which increases bandwidth by aggregating existing datalinks, load balancing inbound and outbound
network traffic, and providing automatic failover/failback traffic from a failed link over to working links in the
aggregation. These two technologies complement each other, and can be deployed together to provide benefits for
network performance, bandwidth, and high availability for Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 environments with
Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance systems.
For the LACP configuration, ensure that the Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance 10 GbE network interfaces, IP switches,
and VMware vSphere 6.0 or Microsoft Hyper-V 2012 R2 or 2016 servers are correctly configured with the following
LACP policies:
» Configure the LACP policy L3 on Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance systems and IP network switches.
» Configure the LACP active mode on Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance systems and IP network switches.
» Configure the LACP short timer interval on Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance systems and IP network switches.
» Ensure that the NIC teaming configuration is correctly configured on VMware vSphere 6.0 and Microsoft
Hyper-V 2012 R2 or 2016.
Note: NIC teaming configuration for VMware vSphere 6.0 and Microsoft Hyper-V 2012 R2 or 2016 is beyond the
scope of this white paper. Refer to the following links for additional information:
» technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt179276.aspx
» kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1004088
» For all 10 GbE network interfaces used by the VMware vSphere 6.0 and Microsoft Hyper-V environments, ensure
that 9,000 maximum transmission unit (MTU) jumbo frames are enabled on Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance 10
GbE network interfaces and IP switches and also on VMware ESXi hosts and Microsoft Hyper-V servers.
» Ensure that VMware VMkernel and Microsoft Hyper-V 2012 R2 or 2016 allow 9,000 MTU jumbo frames. For
additional information see the following links:
» https://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=100
3728
» https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/654664a3-0a22-42ee-af1c-66d23a14d604/enable-
jumbo-frame-for-vm?forum=winserverhyperv
Figure 6 presents a sample of an IPMP network configuration recommended for an Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance
system (cluster controller 1) within a VMware vSphere 6.0 and Microsoft Hyper-V 2012 R2 or 2016 environment.
Figure 6. Example of IPMP network configuration on Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance cluster controller 1 for Veeam Backup &
Replication 9.5 software
Figure 7 shows a sample recommended IPMP network configuration for an Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance system
(cluster controller 2) within a VMware vSphere 6.0 and Microsoft Hyper-V 2012 R2 or 2016 environment.
Figure 7. Example IPMP network configuration for Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance cluster controller 2 for Veeam Backup &
Replication 9.5 software
Figure 8 shows a recommended network interface configuration on an Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance system for
IPMP. To have at least two 10 GbE network interfaces as part of the IPMP configuration in active/active mode, or
bundled into a single 802.3ad LACP channel, will require at least two dual 10 GbE NICs per Oracle ZFS Storage
Appliance controller.
Figure 8. IPMP network configuration on Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance cluster for Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 software
Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 Backup Server Recommendations

The Veeam Backup & Replication server is the principal component of the Veeam Backup & Replication
infrastructure, and it performs all types of backup administrative tasks, such as backup and job scheduling, backup
and restore configurations and policies, management of the Veeam Backup & Replication global infrastructure, and
also replication tasks. The Veeam Backup & Replication server can be installed either in a bare-metal Windows
installation server (physical machine) or on a Windows VM.
Installation of Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 software is beyond the scope of this document. Refer to Veeam
Backup & Replication 9.5 documentation at the following link:
https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/backup/vsphere/overview.html?ver=95
Figure 9 illustrates the Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 software GUI.
Figure 9. Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 software GUI
Veeam Backup & Replication Backup Proxy Recommendations

Veeam Backup & Replication Proxy can be installed in a bare-metal Windows installation server (physical machine),
or on a Windows VM. Its primary role is to enable efficient data transfer and an optimal route for backup traffic. In
addition, Veeam Backup Proxy servers are extremely important because they allow scalability (up and down) of the
entire backup infrastructure, they runs lightweight services, and they are easy to deploy.
On a Windows-based server platform (physical or virtual), all required components of a Veeam Backup Proxy server
are automatically installed during the backup proxy configuration phase (when a backup proxy is added to the
Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 console).
Listed below are the recommendations for the Veeam Backup & Replication Backup Proxy server configuration with
Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance systems:
» For small backup environments, a Veeam Backup Proxy can be installed along with the Veeam Backup &
Replication VM or physical server. However, in large-scale environments, the workload on a Veeam Backup
Proxy server can be significant. So, it is recommended to install a dedicated VM or physical server as the Veeam
Backup Proxy role to avoid overload on the Veeam Backup & Replication server.
Note: Ensure that at least one Windows VM has been correctly configured and is available to be assigned as the
Veeam Backup Proxy role.
» Veeam Backup Proxy VMs can reside in either a VMware or Hyper-V infrastructure.
» Due to potential performance degradation of the backup environment, do not assign the role of a backup proxy
working in the Direct SAN access mode to a VM. Direct SAN is strongly recommended for backup proxy server
configurations deployed as physical machines.
» The Veeam Backup Proxy role needs to be assigned to a VM.
» Virtual appliance mode uses VMware SCSI HotAdd technology. Then, the data from the VM is retrieved and
written (directly) from and to the VMware datastore, instead of using the network infrastructure (LAN-free data
transfer).
» Virtual appliance transport mode is the recommended transport mode for Veeam Backup Proxy configurations
installed on a VM. In a VM environment, virtual appliance mode provides better performance and throughput
rather than Veeam Backup Proxy Network mode.
» To ensure better performance, Veeam Backup Proxy VMs must have the latest release of VMware Tools
installed.
» For better performance, and as part of the same backup infrastructure, several Veeam Backup Proxy can be
installed. In this case, Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 software will properly distribute the workload between all
available Veeam Backup Proxy VMs.
The example below illustrates the configuration of a Veeam Backup Proxy VM in a VMware vSphere environment.
Assuming that the VMware vSphere 6.0 environment and at least a Windows 2012 R2 or Windows 2016 VM have
been correctly installed and are available to be assigned as a Veeam Backup Proxy VM, follow the steps below:
From the Veeam Backup & Replication GUI, click the Backup Infrastructure tab, right-click Backup Proxies, and
then select Add VMware Backup Proxy. See Figure 10.
Figure 10. Veeam Backup Proxy configuration for a VMware environment using the Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 software GUI
In the Veeam Backup & Replication GUI’s New VMware Proxy screen, click Add New. See Figure 11.
Enter the DNS name or IP address of the Windows VM that will be assigned as the Veeam Backup Proxy VM. Click
Next. See Figure 12.
Click Add, and enter the credentials with administrator privileges for the Windows VM using one of the following
formats: DOMAIN\USER format for domain accounts or HOST\USER for local accounts. See Figure 13.
Figure 13. Veeam Backup Proxy configuration for a VMware environment using Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 software GUI
Click OK, and then click Next. The installation of Veeam Backup Proxy components will initialize. See Figure 14 and
Figure 15.
Figure 16 and Figure 17 illustrate the confirmation of the Veeam Backup Proxy installation on the Windows VM.
Figure 18 illustrates the recommendations for the Veeam Backup Proxy VM. Select Virtual appliance as the
transport mode option, Automatic detection (recommended) as the connected datastores option, and 4 for the
number of maximum concurrent tasks. Click Next.
Figure 18. Veeam Backup Proxy VM configuration for a VMware environment using Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 software GUI
Leave the default network traffic encryption and throttling rules, and then click Apply. See Figure 19.
Figure 19. Veeam Backup Proxy VM configuration for a VMware environment using Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 software GUI
At this point, the new Veeam Backup Proxy Windows VM is added to the Veeam Backup & Replication GUI, and it
can be used as part of the backup infrastructure.
Note: The steps illustrated above are the same for a Microsoft Hyper-V 2012 R2 or 2016 environment. However,
instead of selecting the Add VMware Backup Proxy option, select the Add Hyper-V Off-Host Backup Proxy
option. See figure 10, and follow the same step-by-step instructions above.
Veeam Backup & Replication Backup Repository Recommendations

The Veeam backup repository is basically a storage location where the backup files of VMs, VM copies, and
replicated metadata reside. Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 software provides different types of backup
repositories; however, the following is the recommended repository type for the Veeam backup repository with an
Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance system:
» A simple backup repository on a Windows platform, where Veeam Backup Proxy Microsoft Windows servers
(physical or virtual) can leverage a local disk or direct-attached disk-based storage from the Oracle ZFS Storage
Appliance system over iSCSI or Fibre Channel LUNs.
» A simple backup repository on a Linux platform, where Veeam Backup Proxy Linux servers (physical or virtual)
can leverage a local disk, direct-attached disk-based storage over iSCSI or Fibre Channel LUNs from an Oracle
ZFS Storage Appliance system, or NFS shares presented from an Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance system.
» A simple backup repository using a CIFS (SMB3) share presented from the Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance
system to the Veeam Backup Proxy Windows VM or directly presented from the Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance
system to the backup infrastructure.
The examples listed in the next two sections illustrate a simple backup repository configuration on a Windows
platform using iSCSI LUNs and a simple backup repository configuration using CIFS (SMB3) directly mounted from
an Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance system.
Simple Backup Repository Using iSCSI Protocol

This section describes the configuration of an Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance system as the backup target for
Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 software using an iSCSI LUN on a Windows 2012 R2 VM platform directly
attached from the Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance system and presented to Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5
software as an iSCSI Veeam backup repository.
» Ensure that the Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator and Microsoft Multipath I/O features have correctly been
installed and configured on the Windows 2012 R2 or Windows 2016 VM.
Note: Configuration of the Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator and Microsoft Multipath I/O features are beyond the
scope of this white paper. Refer to the documentation at the following Oracle web page for additional information
regarding best practices and recommendations for Microsoft iSCSI Initiator and Microsoft Multipath I/O with an
Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance system.
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/server-storage/sun-unified-storage/documentation/index.html
» SMB3 shares, iSCSI or Fibre Channel LUNs presented from an Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance system and
configured as backup repository for Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 software should be directly mounted (for an
SMB3 share) or formatted (for iSCSI or Fibre Channel LUNs) on the Windows 2012 R2 or Windows 2016 VM.
» If Fibre Channel LUNs are used as the backup repository for Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 software, raw
device mapping (RDM) should be configured on the hypervisor layer to allow Fibre Channel LUNs to be
presented, mounted, and formatted inside the Veeam Backup & Replication VM.
» Ensure that the Veeam Backup Proxy Windows 2012 R2 or Windows 2016 VM has a dedicated 10 GbE virtual
NIC (vNIC) to be used by iSCSI LUNs directly presented from an Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance system
(bypassing the hypervisor layer). See Figure 20.
» For best performance, ensure that 9,000 MTU jumbo frames are correctly enabled on the hypervisor side (IP
virtual switch), the IP physical switch, and the Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance 10 GbE interfaces.
For the example with iSCSI LUN shown below, a 1TB iSCSI LUN was formatted as NTFS Windows file systems and
Unit E:\ was used as an iSCSI LUN repository for Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 software.
Note: Ensure that the iSCSI LUN directly attached from the Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance system to the Veeam
Backup Proxy on a Windows 2012 R2 or Windows 2016 VM is correctly formatted with NTFS and a 64 K allocation
unit size.
Figure 20 illustrates an overview of a Veeam Backup Proxy Windows 2012 R2 VM directly attached to an Oracle
ZFS Storage Appliance iSCSI LUN and presented to Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 software as a Veeam backup
repository.
Figure 20. Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 software using an iSCSI LUN as a backup repository
Assuming that Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator and Microsoft Multipath I/O features are correctly installed and
configured, set up Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance iSCSI LUNs with the following settings:
» Set Volume size to 1 TB.
» Enable the Thin provisioned option.
» Set the Read limit and Write limit bandwidth options to Default.
» Enable the Data deduplication option.
» Set Checksum to Fletcher4 (Standard).
» Set Additional replication to Normal (Single Copy).
» Set Cache device usage set to All data and metadata.
» Set Synchronous write bias set to Throughput.
» Enable the Prevent destruction option.
Figure 21 presents the recommended configuration of an Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance iSCSI LUN to be used by
Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 software as the backup repository.
Figure 21. Recommendation for Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance iSCSI LUN to be used by Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 software
as the backup repository
The steps below illustrate the configuration of the Veeam backup repository in a Microsoft Windows 2012 R2 or
Windows 2016 VM with a direct-attached iSCSI LUN from an Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance system.
In the Veeam Backup & Replication GUI, click the Backup Infrastructure tab, right-click Backup Repositories,
and click Add Backup Repository. See Figure 22.
Figure 22. Veeam backup repository configuration for a Windows 2012 R2 or Windows 2016 VM with a direct-attached iSCSI LUN
from an Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance system
Enter the repository name and description, and then click Next. See Figure 23.
Select Microsoft Windows server and click Next. See Figure 24.
from an Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance system: Microsoft Windows server option
Select the Veeam Backup Proxy Windows 2012 R2 or Windows 2016 VM with the iSCSI LUN directly attached from
an Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance system as the repository server. Click Populate. Select Unit E:\ and click Next.
See Figure 25.
from an Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance system: Windows iSCSI NTFS allocation
Next, click Populate to update the total storage capacity currently available on Windows Unit E:\. Set Limit
maximum limit of concurrent tasks to to 4, disable any limit for read or write rates, and then click Advanced. See
Figure 26.
from an Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance system: storage capacity
To take advantage of the Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance data deduplication feature, in the Storage Compatibility
Settings dialog box, enable the following options listed, and then click OK. See Figure 27.
» Align backup file data blocks

» Decompress backup data blocks before storing
» User per-VM backup files
from an Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance system: storage compatibility settings
Select the Veeam Backup Proxy Windows 2012 R2 or Windows 2016 VM as the mount server for the Veeam
Backup & Replication vPower NFS service. Select Enable vPower NFS service on the mount server
(recommended), and click Next. See Figure 28.
Note: Ensure that the vPower cache folder has at least 10 GB of free disk space available to store write cache data.
This folder is used to store write cache data for instant VM recovery.
Review the backup repository configuration and click Apply. See Figure 29.
from an Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance system: backup repository configuration overview
The last screen of the Veeam backup repository configuration shows the tasks that are completed as the repository
is created. Click Finish. See Figure 30.
from an Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance system: backup repository creation
Simple Backup Repository Using SMB3

This section describes the configuration of an Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance system as the backup target for
Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 software using SMB3 shares in a Windows 2012 R2 VM platform directly attached
from an Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance system and presented to Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 software as an
SMB3 Veeam backup repository.
» Ensure that the Veeam Backup Proxy Windows 2012 R2 or Windows 2016 VM has a dedicated 10 GbE vNIC to
be used by SMB3 shares directly presented from an Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance system (bypassing the
hypervisor layer).
» SMB3 shares presented from an Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance system and configured as a backup repository
for Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 software will be directly mounted to the Veeam Backup & Replication
Windows 2012 R2 or Windows 2016 VMs.
» For best performance, ensure that 9,000 MTU jumbo frames are correctly enabled on the hypervisor side (IP
virtual switch), the IP physical switch, and the Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance 10 GbE interfaces.
Figure 31 illustrates an overview of a Veeam Backup Proxy Windows 2012 R2 VM directly attached to an Oracle
ZFS Storage Appliance SMB3 share and presented to Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 software as a Veeam
backup repository.
Figure 31. Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 software using an SMB3 share as a backup repository
As best-practice recommendations, set up the SMB3 share on the Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance system using the
following settings:
» Disable the Quota, Reservation, and User or Group options.
» Disable the Read only, Update access time on read, and Non-blocking mandatory locking options.
» Enable the Data deduplication option.
» For Data compression, select LZ4 (Fast).
» Set the Checksum property to Fletcher4 (Standard).
» Set Cache device usage to All data and metadata.
» Set Synchronous write bias to Throughput.
» Set Database record size to 512K.
» Set Additional replication to Normal (Single Copy).
» Disable the Virus scan option.
» Enable the Prevent destruction and Restrict ownership change options.
Figure 32 presents the recommended configuration of an Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance SMB3 share to be used by
Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 software as a backup repository.
Figure 32. Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance SMB3 configuration for a Veeam backup repository
In addition, do the following:

» Ensure that Share mode is configured as Read/write.
» For easy identification of the SMB3 share that will be used by Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 software as a
Veeam backup repository, ensure that the Resource name field has been set. In the example below, Resource
name is set to veeam-repository-smb3. See Figure 33.
» Disable the Enable access-based enumeration and Enable guest access options.
» Set Client-side caching policy to Manual caching.
» Set Opportunistic locks policy to Service oplocks.
» Disable the Enable continuous availability option.
» Set the items in the SMB Exceptions section to the IP subnet address, host name/FQDN, or net group for the
Veeam Backup Proxy server that will be mounting the SMB3 share.
Figure 33. Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance SMB3 configuration for a Veeam backup repository
The steps below present the configuration of a Veeam backup repository on a Microsoft Windows 2012 R2 or
Windows 2016 VM with a direct-attached SMB3 share from an Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance system.
In the Veeam Backup & Replication GUI, click the Backup Infrastructure tab, right-click Backup Repositories,
and click Add Backup Repository. See Figure 34.
Figure 34. Veeam backup repository configuration for a Windows 2012 R2 or Windows 2016 VM with a direct-attached SMB3 share
Enter the repository name and a description, and then click Next. See Figure 35.
Select Shared folder and click Next. See Figure 36.
Enter the 10 GbE network path of the Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance SMB3 share that will be mounted by the
Veeam Backup Proxy server as a Veeam backup repository. Also, enter the username and password and grant
access to the Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance SMB3 share. Select the Veeam Backup Proxy server as the gateway
server. See Figure 37.
Next, click Populate to update the total storage capacity currently available from the Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance
SMB3 share that will be mounted by the Veeam Backup Proxy server as a Veeam backup repository. Set Limit
maximum concurrent tasks to to 4, disable any limit for read or write rates, and then click Advanced. See Figure
38.
To take advantage of the Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance data deduplication feature, in the Storage Compatibility
Settings dialog box, enable the following options, and then click OK.
» Align backup file data blocks

» Decompress backup data blocks before storing
» User per-VM backup files
Select the Veeam Backup Proxy Windows 2012 R2 or Windows 2016 VM as the mount server for the Veeam
Backup & Replication vPower NFS service. Select Enable vPower NFS service on the mount server
(recommended), and then click Next. See Figure 40.
Note: Ensure that the vPower cache folder has at least 10 GB of free disk space available to store write cache data.
This folder is used to store write cache data for instant VM recovery.
Review the backup repository configuration and click Apply. See Figure 41.
The last screen of the Veeam backup repository configuration shows the tasks that are completes as the repository
is created. Click Finish. See Figure 42.
Registering the Virtual Infrastructure

Before using Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 software with VMware vSphere or Microsoft Hyper-V virtualized
platforms with an Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance system, at least one VMware vSphere VCenter server or one
VMware vSphere individual host needs to be registered with Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 software. For a
Microsoft Hyper-V platform, at least one Microsoft Hyper-V host (or cluster) or one or more Microsoft System Center
Virtual Machine Manager servers must be added.
The steps below present the registration steps for one VMware vSphere VCenter server with Veeam Backup &
Replication 9.5 software.
in the Veeam Backup & Replication GUI, click the Virtual Machines tab, click Infrastructure, and then click Add
Server. See Figure 43.
Figure 43. Registering the virtual infrastructure with Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 software
On the Add Server tab, select VMware vSphere. See Figure 44.
Enter the DNS name or IP address of the VMware vSphere VCenter server, and then click Next. See Figure 45.
Enter the credentials of the VMware vSphere VCenter server and click Next. See Figure 46.
The new VMware vSphere VCenter server will be registered, and it will be automatically configured as part of the
Veeam Backup & Replication infrastructure.
Best Practices for Veeam Backup Policies

The steps below present the best practices and recommendations for configuring a Veeam backup job, and the
advanced settings that need to be property adjusted to achieve optimal performance of backups and restores as
well as an optimal data reduction ratio with an Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance system.
In the Veeam Backup & Replication GUI, click the Backup & Replication tab, right-click Jobs, and then click
Backup. See Figure 47.
Figure 47. Registering virtual infrastructure with Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 software
Type in a name and description for this new backup job, and then click Next. See Figure 48.
Figure 48. Configuring a new backup job in the Veeam Backup & Replication GUI
Select the VMs to back up. Click Add to add VMs to be part of this backup policy. Click Exclusions to exclude VM
virtual disks, VMs, or VM templates. Click Recalculate to adjust (and calculate) the total disk space of all VMs to be
used by this backup job. Click Next. See Figure 49.
Click Choose to select the Veeam Backup Proxy server previously configured. Choose the iSCSI or SMB3 backup
repositories previously configured. Adjust the restore point to best fit your backup policy. Click Advanced to edit the
advanced settings for the backup job. See Figure 50.
Note: It recommended to configure a secondary destination (backup repository) for all backup jobs. As a best
practice, maintain at least two backups (with different repositories) of production data.
Next, click the Storage tab and select the following options. The settings listed below are recommended and must
be selected to achieve best performance of backup and restore operations and to achieve the best level and ratio of
data reduction from an Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance system for backup data.
» Disable the Enable inline data deduplication option.
» Enable the Exclude swap file blocks (recommended) option.
» Enable the Exclude deleted file blocks (recommended) option.
» Set Compression level to None.
» Set Storage optimization to Local target.
Note: Encryption configuration is not part of this document. However, for a high level of security and data protection,
encryption should be enabled on the Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance side instead of on the Veeam Backup &
Replication 9.5 software side. See Figure 51.
Click the Integration tab, and disable the Enable backup from storage snapshots option. Click OK. See Figure
52.
Refer to the Veeam Backup & Replication documentation for additional information regarding the backup mode,
maintenance options, notifications, and the vSphere tab and Scripts tab illustrated in Figure 52:
https://www.veeam.com/backup-replication-resources.html
From the New Backup Job configuration screen, click Next. See Figure 53.
Set the guest processing options, such as application-aware processing, and the guest file system indexing options
as well as the backup schedule to best fit the needs of the VM’s operating systems, the applications you have
running inside of the VM, and the backup window. Click Next and then click Apply. Click Finish. See Figure 54
through Figure 56.
Data Deduplication and the Compression Ratios of Backups

Independent of the protocol utilized by the backup solution (for example, the SMB3, iSCSI, or Fibre Channel
protocols on an Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance system as backup target) Veeam Backup & Replication will provide
more data deduplication rather than compression. This is due to several factors related to the structure of the
backup data set.
Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance systems provide easy access to data deduplication and compression ratio
information. This information can be easily accessed from an Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance system’s browser user
interface (BUI).
Figure 57 illustrates the data deduplication ratio of a Windows 7 VM backup with 1 TB of media and entertainment
(M&E) files.
From the Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance system’s BUI, click Status. Data deduplication and compression ratios are
available at the upper left side of the window. See Figure 57.
Figure 57. Data deduplication ratio presented in the Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance system’s BUI
Figure 58 illustrates the total data reduction ratios (compression and data deduplication ratios) of 14 backup jobs
and use cases for a Linux VM using Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 software with an Oracle ZFS Storage
Appliance system as the backup target.
Figure 58. Total data reduction ratios of 14 backup jobs for a Linux VM
Conclusion
The outstanding performance of Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance systems, coupled with Veeam Backup & Replication
9.5 facile management for deploying backup solutions for virtualized environments, provides superior overall
performance and efficiency that can reduce your total cost of ownership. This makes these products ideal choices
for backing up your virtual environment.
Implementing configuration best practices and recommendations, tailored to your business needs, for these
products will help ensure that you maximize the inherent high performance they offer.
References
See the following resources for additional information relating to the products covered in this document.
» Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance white papers and subject-specific resources:

http://oracle.com/technetwork/server-storage/sun-unified-storage/documentation/index.html
» Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance product information:
https://www.oracle.com/storage/nas/index.html
» Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance documentation library, including installation, analytics, customer service, and
administration guides:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/documentation/oracle-unified-ss-193371.html
The Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Administration Guide is also available through the Oracle ZFS Storage
Appliance systems’ Help function. The Help function can be accessed through the BUI.
» Veeam Backup & Replication official documentation
https://www.veeam.com/backup-replication-resources.html
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Best Practices and Recommendations for

Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Systems and

Controller Settings and Software Releases 2

Storage Layout Recommendation for Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 3

Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 Backup Server Recommendations 9

Veeam Backup & Replication Backup Proxy Recommendations 10

Veeam Backup & Replication Backup Repository Recommendations 21

Simple Backup Repository Using iSCSI Protocol 22

Simple Backup Repository Using SMB3 33

Registering the Virtual Infrastructure 45

Best Practices for Veeam Backup Policies 49

Data Deduplication and the Compression Ratios of Backups 59

The following topics are highlighted in this paper:

Controller Settings and Software Releases

Storage Layout Recommendation for Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5

Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 Backup Server Recommendations

Figure 9. Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 software GUI

Veeam Backup & Replication Backup Proxy Recommendations

Veeam Backup & Replication Backup Repository Recommendations

Simple Backup Repository Using iSCSI Protocol

» Align backup file data blocks

Simple Backup Repository Using SMB3

In addition, do the following:

Select Shared folder and click Next. See Figure 36.

» Align backup file data blocks

Registering the Virtual Infrastructure

Best Practices for Veeam Backup Policies

Data Deduplication and the Compression Ratios of Backups

» Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance white papers and subject-specific resources:

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