DXi9000 Series Veeam Installation

Overview

This document provides instructions for installing and configuring a Veeam™ Linux Repository on DXi9000 Series systems.

Veeam

The Veeam feature on the DXi allows the system to perform backup and replication with Veeam software on VMware vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V virtual environments.

The Veeam Agent runs in the DXi process space with direct access to DXi resources, providing better performance than Veeam running against a DXi NAS share as a shared folder.

The simplified block diagram below shows the data flow in a typical Veeam installation. Management communication is omitted for simplicity. The VMs on the Customer Network are identified by the Veeam Backup Server. The backups can be full or incremental using the Veeam Agent changed block tracking. At the scheduled backup, the Veeam Agent works with the Veeam Backup Server to facilitate the data movement from the backup sources to the DXi. The backup data is sent by the Veeam Agent to the NFS Share for deduplication and storage in the Blockpool.

Preparing for the Installation

Note: Please review the Veeam Backup and Replication Best Practices Guide, downloadable from the Best Practices page for your DXi product.

Before you begin the Veeam installation, make the following preparations:

The following items are required to successfully install and configure Veeam on a DXi system.

Requirement Description

CLI Admin User

 Optional - The CLI Admin (cliadmin) account must be enabled on the DXi if you wish to configure Veeam support using the CLI.

Veeam License

A Veeam License must be installed on the DXi system.

DXi Software

DXi systems using:

  • Veeam 10 and Veeam 9.5 Update 4 require DXi software versions 4.0 or later.
  • Veeam 9.5 Update 3 requires DXi software versions 3.4.0 or earlier.
GUI Admin User You must have the GUI Administrator user account password.

Memory

 Depending on the current DXi system memory, a memory upgrade may be required.

NAS Support

The DXi must have NAS support.

Make sure the following conditions are met before you continue with Veeam installation:

  • All backup jobs are completed and there is no pending I/O.
  • All replication jobs are completed, and replication is paused (Replication > Actions page).
  • All space reclamation tasks are completed without errors (Utilities > Space Reclamation page).
  • All healthchecks are completed without errors (Utilities > Space Reclamation page).
  • All components in the system display Normal status (Status > Hardware page).
  • All outstanding administration alerts are deleted (Alerts > Admin Alerts page).
  • All service tickets are closed (Alerts > Service Tickets page).

Note: VDMS cannot be enabled if a "veeam" account is defined on a connected or disconnected windows workgroup. Delete the "Veeam" account from the windows workgroup.

For more information, click Help in the remote management console to display the DXi online help. To access remote management, see Accessing Remote Management).

To access the remote management console, do the following:

  1. Launch a supported Web browser on a workstation that has network access to the DXi

    The DXi GUI is compatible with Chromium-based web browsers. Quantum-tested Chromium-based browsers include Brave, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Opera and Vivaldi. Mozilla Firefox is also compatible with the DXi GUI.

  2. In the browser address box, type the IP address of the DXi, and then press Enter.

    The Login window displays.

    If the Login window does not display, verify that the IP address is correct and that the network path to the DXi system is valid. Also verify that you are using a supported Web browser. Then try again. If you are still unable to access the Login window, contact the DXi GUI administrator.

  3. Select Administrator and enter the GUI Administrator user password.
  4. Click Login.

  5. If a security banner message has been specified for the DXi, click Accept.

    The Home page displays.

To perform the Veeam configuration on the DXi system, complete the following steps in order:

Step Description Procedure to Complete
1 Install the Veeam License on the DXi. Go to DXi Configuration - Install the Veeam License.
2 Create a NAS share on the DXi. Go to DXi Configuration - Create a NAS Share.
3 Enable the Veeam feature on the DXi. Go to DXi Configuration - Enable VDMS.

DXi Configuration

To enable DXi9000 Series functionality, a DXi9000 Series License Key must be installed on the DXi system. The appropriate DXi9000 Series License Certificate is provided by Quantum during a new product installation or product upgrade. This certificate will contain an authorization code.

To add a DXi9000 Series license key, perform the following steps:

  1. Open a Web browser on a computer with Internet access and go to http://www.quantum.com/licensekeys.

  2. The License Key Management page displays.

    License Key Management Page

  3. Enter the DXi9000 Series system serial number in the Serial Number box and click Submit.

    The Licensed Feature page displays.

    Note: The serial number displays on the License Keys page, above the New Key box.

  4. Enter the authorization code (printed on the DXi9000 Series License Certificate) and click Get License Key.

    The Licensed Feature page returns a license key. Print out or write down the license key, or save it to a text file.

  5. Access the DXi remote management console (see Accessing Remote Management).

  6. Click the Utilities menu, and then click the License Keys tab.

    The License Keys page displays.

  7. Enter the DXi9000 Series license key in the New Key box, and then click Add.

    The DXi9000 Series license key is added to the system.

You must create a Veeam NAS share to present the storage capacity of the DXi.

To add a VM NAS share:

  1. In the DXi remote management console, select Configuration > NAS. The NAS Summary page displays.

  2. Click Add.

    The Add NAS Share page displays.

  3. Under NAS Share Settings, enter information about the share:

    Name

    Enter the name of the DXi NAS share.

    Description (Optional) Enter a brief description of the share.
    Protocol

    Select the NFS option to use the share on a UNIX or Linux network.

    Note: CIFS/SMB is not currently supported for Veeam NAS shares.
    Hide from network browsing

    Do not select. This is for CIFS/SMB shares only.
    Enable deduplication

    Select the check box. Veeam NAS shares must have deduplication enabled.
  4. Click Apply.

Once the Veeam license is installed and a VM NAS share created, enable VDMS (Veeam Data Mover Service) on the DXi.

In the DXi remote management console, select Configuration > System > App Environment. The Application Environment page displays.

Enabling VDMS

  • When enabling VDMS for the first time, a password will be required.
  • Public keys cannot be configured until after VDMS has been enabled and the system has been rebooted.

To enable VDMS:

  1. Select the Enable VDMS check box.

  2. Select the Allow login with password check box.

  3. Enter the following information:

    New Password

    Enter the new password.
    Confirm Password Enter the new password again to confirm it.

    Additional Information

    Passwords can be up to 32 characters. Alphanumeric characters and special characters are allowed.

  4. Click Apply.

    A dialog box appears stating that the system will require a reboot. Click Yes. The DXi will reboot and the DXi login screen will appear.

    Note: The reboot takes up to 20 minutes to complete.

  5. Log back into the DXi.

Navigate back to the App Specific page (Configuration > System > App Specific). VDMS will now be enabled with a status of Running or Not Running.

  • Running: VDMS has successfully been enabled.
  • Not Running: An issue exists. Check Admin Alerts and/or Service Tickets to identify the issue.

Application Environment - VDMS Enabled

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Note: The following information applies to DXi 9000 versions 4.0.3 and later, and requires DXi Enhanced CPU and memory configuration:

If you need to determine if your DXi9000 can be enhanced for Veeam, open the System Management (GUI) Status > Hardware > Firmware Version, and scroll until you see CPU information like the following:

If your DXi9000 comes with advanced CPU and memory (768 GB RAM), run the following syscli command:

syscli -- set veeam --cgroupslimit 416

This will allocate 416 GB RAM for VDMS usage. See DXi Command Line Interface (CLI).

Veeam Configuration

Once Veeam has been configured enabled on the DXi system, the Linux server within the Veeam Backup and Replication software must be configured. Do the following on the Veeam Backup and Replication server:

Additional Information

Prior to Veeam Backup and Recovery 9.5 Update 4, repositories for DXi were either created as shared folders (without VDMS support) or Linux Repositories (with VDMS support). With the release of Veeam 9.5 Update 4, you may now create deduplicating target repositories specifically for DXi if you have purchased the DXi VDMS license. The legacy repositories are completely operational and the data integrity and deduplication are unaffected, but we encourage you to create new repositories as DXi deduplication repositories in Veeam v9.5 Update 4.

If you created a Veeam Linux Repository for DXi in earlier versions of Veeam, then after upgrading to Veeam v9.5 U4 further changes to the Linux repository configuration are not allowed by Veeam. You may create a new deduplicating DXi repository and make configuration changes as needed. Your data in the legacy Linux repository will still be used by DXi deduplication to reduce the size of data you store on disk, so there will be no loss of data reduction by adding the new repository.

Veeam 10 supports DXi Fast Clone. Fast Clone references backup file blocks already present on the volume. This means manipulations associated with synthetic full backups employ metadata updates and require reduced I/O operations on backed up data. This eliminates the re-hydration retrieve operations previously employed with synthetic full backups.

  1. Select Backup Repositories.

  2. Right-click on Backup Repositories and select Add Backup Repository.

  3. The Add Backup Repository dialog appears.

  4. Select Deduplicating storage appliance.

    The Deduplicating storage appliances dialog appears.

  5. Select Quantum DXi.

    The New Backup Repository dialog appears.

  6. In the Name box, type a unique name for the new backup repository.

  7. In the Description box, type a unique description for the repository, then click Next.

    8. The New Backup Repository - Server dialog appears.

  8. Click Add New.

    The New Linux Server dialog appears.

    Note: If you are creating an additional repository to an existing DXi, you may employ an existing repository server here. If this is a new configuration you must add a new repository server.

  9. In the DNS name or IP address box, type the DNS name or IP address of the server.
  10. In the Description box, type a unique description for the server, then click Next.

    11. For example, Server = DXi.

    The New Linux Server - SSH Connection dialog appears, allowing Veeam to deploy the Veeam Data Mover Service on the DXi.

  11. Click Add and select Linux Account from the dropdown.

    The Credentials dialog appears.

  12. In the Username box, type Veeam (all lowercase).

  13. In the Password box, type the password for the server.

  14. Check the Elevate account privileges automatically box, then click OK.

    WARNING: This box should be checked by default. If this box is not checked Veeam will misuse DXi resources during data protection operations and it will not perform as expected.

    The New Linux Server - SSH Connection dialog reappears.

  15. Click Advanced.

    16. The SSH Settings dialog appears

  16. Under Data transfer options, change the top-end of the Port range from 3300 to 3090 and click OK to return to the SSH Connection dialog.

    17. Note: The data transfer range of 2500 to 3090 is the port range allocated for Veeam. Other services use ports outside of this range.

  17. Click OK to close the SSH Settings dialog box.

  18. Click Apply, then click Yes on the confirmation prompt.

    19. Note: A PLEASE WAIT message appears while the configuration is being saved.

    When the configuration settings are saved in the system, the configuration summary appears.

  19. Click Finish, then click Next at the New Backup Repository - Server dialog.
    20. The New Backup Repository - Repository dialog appears.

  20. Click Advanced and confirm that only the following boxes are checked in the Storage Compatibility Settings dialog:

    • Decompress backup data blocks before storing
    • Use per-VM backup files

  21. Confirm that only the two checkboxes noted and shown above are checked, then click OK.

    22. Note: ONLY the two boxes checked in the above dialog should be checked by default. DO NOT change these settings. The Align backup file data blocks checkbox will be auto-selected when the Use fast cloning on XFS volumes box is selected in the next step. This checkbox is only to be checked when using fast cloning on XFS volumes.

  22. Check the Use fast cloning on XFS volumes box.

    23. WARNING: This feature is only available in Veeam 10. DXi Software version 4.0.4 or greater is required to employ Veeam Fastclone.

  23. Under Location, next to the Path to folder box, click Browse.

  24. In the Select Folder dialog, click the dropdown arrow to the left of the IP address, then click the dropdown arrow next to the Shares folder.

  25. With the Veeam folder highlighted, click OK.

    26. Note: The Location: Path to folder dropdown in the Repository dialog dropdown will display ONLY shares created by the user via DXi GUI. (See DXi Configuration - Create a NAS Share.) It will display ALL your named NAS shares and you will need to identify the share you created in DXi Configuration - Create a NAS Share and use that share in this step.

    Note: This may take a few minutes. Do not leave this dialog until the path appears in the box.

    WARNING: DO NOT create new shares using the New Folder button OR ADD/MODIFY/DELETE FOLDERS in this dialog! These actions will incorrectly create/delete/modify shares and the system will not function correctly and will not deduplicate data. Any resulting system failures caused by creating or modifying shares outside of the Veeam software interface will not be supported by Quantum.

  26. Click Next, then click Next again at the New Backup Repository - Mount Server screen, to see the New Backup Repository - Review dialog.

    27. Note: For instructions on increasing the maximum concurrent job setting, see the DXi-Series Configuration and Best Practices Guide for Veeam Backup & Replication, available from the Documentation Center for your DXi9000 Series system. From the dropdown options at the top of the Documentation Center, select Best Practices for the DXi Best Practice Guides page.

  27. Click Apply to apply all new backup repository settings.

    28. The New Backup Repository - Apply dialog appears. This screen populates with all saved settings, as the backup repository is created and saved as configured.

    Note: In the Message list, Backup repository has been added successfully appears last, to indicate that configuration has completed.

  28. After Backup repository has been added successfully appears in the message list, click Finish to complete the process.

  29. At the Veeam Backup and Replication 10 prompt that asks, Change the configuration backup location to the newly created repository? click Yes ONLY if you want to backup the Veeam software configuration to the new repository. Otherwise, click No.

    30. The repository is now ready for backup and restoration operations.

  1. Select Backup Repositories.

  2. Right-click on Backup Repositories and select Add Backup Repository.

  3. The Add Backup Repository dialog appears.

  4. Select Deduplicating storage appliance.

    The Deduplicating storage appliances dialog appears.

  5. Select Quantum DXi.

    The New Backup Repository dialog appears.

  6. In the Name box, type a unique name for the new backup repository.

  7. In the Description box, type a unique description for the repository, then click Next.

    8. The New Backup Repository - Server dialog appears.

  8. Click Add New.

    The New Linux Server dialog appears.

    Note: If you are creating an additional repository to an existing DXi, you may employ an existing repository server here. If this is a new configuration you must add a new repository server.

  9. In the DNS name or IP address box, type the DNS name or IP address of the server.
  10. In the Description box, type a unique description for the server, then click Next.

    11. For example, Server = DXi.

    The New Linux Server - SSH Connection dialog appears, allowing Veeam to deploy the Veeam Data Mover Service on the DXi.

  11. Click Add and select Linux Account from the dropdown.

    The Credentials dialog appears.

  12. In the Username box, type Veeam (all lowercase).

  13. In the Password box, type the password for the server.

  14. Check the Elevate account privileges automatically box, then click OK.

    WARNING: This box should be checked by default. If this box is not checked Veeam will misuse DXi resources during data protection operations and it will not perform as expected.

    The New Linux Server - SSH Connection dialog reappears.

  15. Click Advanced.

    16. The SSH Settings dialog appears

  16. Under Data transfer options, change the top-end of the Port range from 5000 to 3090 and click OK to return to the SSH Connection dialog.

    17. Note: The data transfer range of 2500 to 3090 is the port range allocated for Veeam. Other services use ports outside of this range.

  17. Click OK to close the SSH Settings dialog box.

  18. Click Apply, then click Yes on the confirmation prompt.

    19. Note: A PLEASE WAIT message appears while the configuration is being saved.

  19. When the configuration settings are saved in the system, the configuration summary appears.

  20. Click Finish, then click Next at the New Backup Repository - Server dialog.
    21. The New Backup Repository - Repository dialog appears.

  21. Click Advanced and confirm that only the following boxes are checked in the Storage Compatibility Settings dialog:

    • Decompress backup data blocks before storing
    • Use per-VM backup files

  22. Confirm that only the two checkboxes noted and shown above are checked, then click OK.

    23. Note: ONLY the two boxes checked in the above dialog should be checked by default. DO NOT change these settings.

  23. Under Location, next to the Path to folder box, click Browse.

  24. In the Select Folder dialog, click the dropdown arrow to the left of the IP address, then click the dropdown arrow next to the Shares folder.

  25. With the Veeam folder highlighted, click OK.

    26. Note: The Location: Path to folder dropdown in the Repository dialog dropdown will display ONLY shares created by the user via DXi GUI. (See DXi Configuration - Create a NAS Share.) It will display ALL your named NAS shares and you will need to identify the share you created in DXi Configuration - Create a NAS Share and use that share in this step.

    Note: This may take a few minutes. Do not leave this dialog until the path appears in the box.

    WARNING: DO NOT create new shares using the New Folder button OR ADD/MODIFY/DELETE FOLDERS in this dialog! These actions will incorrectly create/delete/modify shares and the system will not function correctly and will not deduplicate data. Any resulting system failures caused by creating or modifying shares outside of the Veeam software interface will not be supported by Quantum.

  26. Click Next, then click Next again at the New Backup Repository - Mount Server screen, to see the New Backup Repository - Review dialog.

    27. Note: For instructions on increasing the maximum concurrent job setting, see the DXi-Series Configuration and Best Practices Guide for Veeam Backup & Replication, available from the Documentation Center for your DXi9000 Series system. From the dropdown options at the top of the Documentation Center, select Best Practices for the DXi Best Practice Guides page.

  27. Click Apply to apply all new backup repository settings.

    28. The New Backup Repository - Apply dialog appears. This screen populates with all saved settings, as the backup repository is created and saved as configured.

    Note: In the message list, Backup repository has been added successfully appears last, to indicate that configuration has completed.

  28. After Backup repository has been added successfully appears in the message list, click Finish to complete the process.

  29. At the Veeam Backup and Replication 9.5 prompt that asks, Change the configuration backup location to the newly created repository? click Yes ONLY if you want to backup the Veeam software configuration to the new repository. Otherwise, click No.

    30. The repository is now ready for backup and restoration operations.

  1. Select Backup Infrastructure, then click Managed Servers.

  2. On the Server tab at the top of the screen, click on Add Server.

    The Add Server dialog box appears.

  3. Select Linux. The New Linux Server dialog box appears.

  4. Enter the DNS or IP Address of the DXi system configured for Veeam.

  5. Click Next. The SSH Connection screen appears.

  6. Select Add > Linux Account.

    The Credentials dialog box appears.

  7. In the Username box, type Veeam (all lowercase).

  8. In the Password box, type the password for the server.

  9. Check the Elevate account privileges automatically box, then click OK.

    WARNING: This box should be checked by default. If this box is not checked Veeam will misuse DXi resources during data protection operations and it will not perform as expected.

    10. The credentials appear in the New Linux Server - SSH Connection screen.

  10. Select Advanced.

    The SSH Settings dialog appears.

  11. Under Data transfer options, change the top-end (right-side box) of the Port range from 5000 to 3090.

  12. Note: The data transfer range of 2500 to 3090 is the port range allocated for Veeam. Other services use ports outside of this range.

  13. Click OK to close the SSH Settings dialog box.

  14. Click Apply, then click Yes on the confirmation prompt to close the New Linux Server - SSH Connection dialog box.

  15. Note: A PLEASE WAIT message appears while the configuration is being saved.

    When the configuration settings are saved in the system, the configuration summary appears.

  16. Click Finish, then click Next at the New Backup Repository - Server dialog.

    17. The New Backup Repository - Repository dialog appears.

  17. Click Advanced and confirm that only the following boxes are checked in the Storage Compatibility Settings dialog:

    • Decompress backup data blocks before storing
    • Use per-VM backup files

  18. Confirm that only the two checkboxes noted and shown above are checked, then click OK.

  19. Note: ONLY the two boxes checked in the above dialog should be checked by default. DO NOT change these settings.

  20. Under Location, next to the Path to folder box, click Browse.

  21. In the Select Folder dialog, click the dropdown arrow to the left of the IP address, then click the dropdown arrow next to the Shares folder.

  22. With the Veeam folder highlighted, click OK.

    23. The Location: Path to folder box in the Repository dialog populates with /shares/Veeam.

    Note: The Location: Path to folder dropdown in the Repository dialog dropdown will display ONLY shares created by the user via DXi GUI. (See DXi Configuration - Create a NAS Share.) It will display ALL your named NAS shares and you will need to identify the share you created in DXi Configuration - Create a NAS Share and use that share in this step.

    Note: This may take a few minutes. Do not leave this dialog until the path appears in the box.

    WARNING: DO NOT create new shares using the New Folder button OR ADD/MODIFY/DELETE FOLDERS in this dialog! These actions will incorrectly create/delete/modify shares and the system will not function correctly and will not deduplicate data. Any resulting system failures caused by creating or modifying shares outside of the Veeam software interface will not be supported by Quantum.

  23. Click Next, then click Next again at the New Backup Repository - Mount Server screen, to see the New Backup Repository - Review dialog.

  24. Click Apply to apply all new backup repository settings.

    25. The New Backup Repository - Apply dialog appears. This screen populates with all saved settings, as the backup repository is created and saved as configured.

    Note: In the message list, Backup repository has been added successfully appears last, to indicate that configuration has completed.

  25. After Backup repository has been added successfully appears in the message list, click Finish to complete the process.

  26. At the Veeam Backup and Replication 9.5 prompt that asks, Change the configuration backup location to the newly created repository? click Yes ONLY if you want to backup the Veeam software configuration to the new repository. Otherwise, click No.

    27. The repository is now ready for backup and restoration operations.

Installing AccentFS for Veeam 10

The Accent File System (AccentFS) includes your servers in the deduplication process, to minimize bandwidth and send only unique data over the network. Since the Accent File System appears as a native file system on the client, or backup host, any program that can write to a file system can use AccentFS.

Note: Installing AccentFS for Veeam is an option. It is not a required part of Veeam installation.

Using Veeam 10 with the AccentFS Plugin requires you to first install the plugin, create an application-specific share and mount the AccentFS share on the client server.

Note: The client server is a supported Linux Virtual Machine (VM), created on VMWare Hypervisor, which must exist prior to installing the AccentFS plugin.

  1. Use AccentFS Plug-in Installation to complete and mount the AccentFS installation. Complete the steps in the following sections in that topic:
    1. Download and Install the AccentFS Plug-in.
    2. Configure the DXi9000 Series Server.
    3. Create the AccentFS Share and User Account Via the DXi CLI OR Create the AccentFS Share and User Account Via the DXi GUI.
    4. Mount the AccentFS Share.
    5. If applicable, Configure TLS.

      6. Note: Configuring secure communications with Transport Layer Security (TLS) is an advanced and optional configuration option. Your company may require using TLS for added security.

  2. Continue with Enable Veeam 10 for use with AccentFS.

Veeam 10 allows the use of a Linux proxy server as a new feature. The Linux proxy server will be a virtual machine (VM) on the hypervisor infrastructure.

Note: Be sure to check DXi9000 Series AccentFS Installation under the Install menu in your DXi9000 Series Documentation Center, for supported Linux operating systems.

This Linux proxy server will allow for hotadd transport mode that will back up data directly to a locally mounted AccentFS file system. This method will conserve network bandwidth and only send unique data to the DXi target. This is known as source-side deduplication. The performance will not be as good as a normal VDMS repository, but the main benefit is the reduced network bandwidth.

Complete the following steps in the Veeam Console on the Veeam Backup and Replication server:

  1. Log on using the backup server name or IP address, backup service port number and user credentials.

    2. The Veeam Backup and Replication 10 console appears.

  2. To add a backup repository, select BACKUP INFRASTRUCTURE.

    3. Note: One notable difference between Veeam 9.5 and Veeam 10 is that Veeam 10 supports a native Veeam Linux proxy server and Veeam 9.5 does not. This increases efficiency with Veeam 10 and AccentFS.

  3. Under BACKUP INFRASTRUCTURE, select Backup Proxies.
  4. Right-click in the object section of the screen and select Add VMWare backup proxy...

    5. The New VMWare Proxy dialog appears.

  5. Click Add New.

  6. Select Linux in the Add Server dialog to add a new Linux proxy server.

    The New Linux Server dialog appears.

  7. Type the IP address of the Linux machine where you installed the AccentFS plugin under DNS name or IP address.
  8. Type a description for the Linux server in the Description box and click Next.
    An example is shown in the following image.

  9. Do one of the following to either select existing or create new credentials:
    • To select previously created (existing) credentials:
      1. Click in the dropdown list and select your server access credentials in the New Linux Server dialog, under SSH Connection > Credentials.
      2. Click Apply to log on to the Linux server.

    • To create and apply new credentials:
      1. Click Add.
      2. Enter a Username, Password and Description (optional but recommended) in the Credentials dialog, then click OK to save your settings.

      3. Click in the dropdown list in the New Linux Server dialog, select your newly-created credentials and click Apply.

    The New Linux Server dialog automatically moves to the Summary tab and a notification appears while the server configurations are saved and the section shows a real-time confirmation of Veeam configuring the Linux VM to serve as a proxy so it can backup data from the VMWare VSphere ecosystem to your designated storage target.

  10. Click Finish to open the New VMWare Proxy dialog, showing the newly created backup proxy.

  11. Click Next to validate the new server. A processing message appears, then the New VMWare Proxy dialog opens to the Proxy VM section. Click Browse, then browse to and select the desired VM.

  12. Select the VM in the Select Virtual Machine dialog and click OK to select the VM on the VMWare server, then click Next in the New VMware Proxy dialog with the VM selected.

  13. A dialog prompts you to reboot the VM. Click Yes to reboot.

    14. The New VMWare Proxy dialog displays the Traffic Rules section, explaining network traffic encryption and throttling rules for the backup proxy.

  14. Click Apply to install and configure all required components.

    15. The Apply section shows the real-time system configuration steps as they take place. When complete, the Next button at the bottom of the dialog becomes active (ungrayed).

  15. Click Next to show the confirmation in the Summary section, that backup proxy creation was successful.

  16. Click Finish to reboot the proxy server.
  17. At this point, you need to remount the AccentFS share. Complete step 2 in the Mount the AccentFS Share section in AccentFS Plug-in Installation.

    18. Note: there is no need to complete step 1 in this section as you have already created the credentials file for the VM.

  18. Continue with Create and Designate a Local Target Repository for AccentFS.

Installing AccentFS for Veeam 9.5

The Accent File System (AccentFS) includes your servers in the deduplication process, to minimize bandwidth and send only unique data over the network. Since the Accent File System appears as a native file system on the client, or backup host, any program that can write to a file system can use AccentFS.

Using Veeam 9.5 with the AccentFS Plugin requires you to first install the plugin, create an application-specific share and mount the AccentFS share on the client server.

Note: The client server is a supported Linux Virtual Machine (VM), created on VMWare Hypervisor, which must exist prior to installing the AccentFS plugin.

  1. Use AccentFS Plug-in Installation to complete and mount the AccentFS installation. Complete the steps in the following sections in that topic:
    1. Download and Install the AccentFS Plug-in.
    2. Configure the DXi9000 Series Server.
    3. Create the AccentFS Share and User Account Via the DXi CLI OR Create the AccentFS Share and User Account Via the DXi GUI.
    4. Mount the AccentFS Share.
    5. If applicable, Configure TLS.

      6. Note: Configuring secure communications with Transport Layer Security (TLS) is an advanced and optional configuration option. Your company may require using TLS for added security.

  2. Continue with Enable Veeam 9.5 for Use with AccentFS.

Note: Be sure to check DXi9000 Series AccentFS Installation under the Install menu in your DXi9000 Series Documentation Center, for supported Linux operating systems.

Complete the following steps in the Veeam Console on the Veeam Backup and Replication server:

  1. Log on using the backup server name or IP address, backup service port number and user credentials.

    2. The Veeam Backup and Replication console appears.

  2. To add a backup repository, select BACKUP INFRASTRUCTURE.

    3. Note: One notable difference between Veeam 9.5 and Veeam 10 is that Veeam 10 supports a native Veeam Linux proxy server and Veeam 9.5 does not. This increases efficiency with Veeam 10 and AccentFS.

  3. Continue with Create and Designate a Local Target Repository for AccentFS.

Create and Designate a Local Target Repository for AccentFS

In the following section you will designate a local repository on the same Linux proxy server that has an AccentFS mount to the DXi, therefore all data going from that particular Linux proxy, over the AccentFS link to the DXi will be deduplicated at the source and not the destination.

  1. In the Veeam Console, select Backup Repositories.

  2. Right-click in the object space and select Add backup repository.

  3. Select Direct Attached Storage from the Add Backup Repository types.

  4. Select Linux from the Direct Attached Storage types.

  5. Enter a Name and Description for the target repository In the Name section of the New Backup Repository dialog and click Next.

  6. Click in the dropdown list and select the target server from the console list, then click Next.

  7. Note: You can also click Add New in the Server section to add a new server to the console list using the New Linux Server dialog.

    After a quick message appears while the system adds the selected server to the system configuration, the Repository section appears.

  8. Click Browse to find and select the repository in the file system.

    9. The Select Folder dialog appears where you can expand folders to show filenames and select the folder containing the server.

  9. Under the server, expand mnt (for mount), then expand accentfs and click OK.

    10. Note: Mnt in this step is used only as an example. Your choice of the folder location name for mounting the AccentFS share can be whatever you choose.

    The Path to folder in the Repository section of the New Backup Repository dialog now shows the path and folder you selected.

  10. Click Advanced and select Use per-VM backup files from the Storage Compatibility Settings dialog, then click OK.

  11. Click Next in the Repository section of the New Backup Repository dialog.
  12. Click Next in the Mount Server section.

    13. After a short processing notification, the Review section appears, showing the components to be processed on the target server.

  13. Confirm the components shown in the list and click Apply to continue.

    14. The Apply section shows a Message list of activity while the backup repository being configured and saved.

  14. When the Message list shows Backup Repository has been added successfully, click Next to continue.

    15. The Summary section shows the successful creation of the backup repository and details the backup folder, mount host and more.

  15. Click Finish to complete the process.

    16. The newly created backup repository appears in the console list.

Manage Veeam

Use the following commands to manage Veeam agent integration.

Note: The CLI Admin (cliadmin) account must be enabled on the DXi. If you do not have the password for this account, contact the DXi administrator.

This command returns the current Veeam agent settings.

Command

syscli --get veeam

Example output

Output data:

AE state = aeDaeRunning

Enabled = disabled

Password is = locked

This command enables or disables access for the Veeam agent. Either the password and/or the key must be entered. The system will reboot if the enable state is changed. A reboot is not necessary for other options. The system will require a reboot if the access is enabled or disabled. A password change or a change of the memory threshold monitoring will not require a reboot.

Command

syscli --set veeam [--enable on|off] [--passwd lock|unlock] [--password <password>] [--enablememmon on|off] [--memthreshold <threshold>] [--cgroupslimit <limit>] [--deferreboot] [--sure]

Review the following attribute descriptions.

‑‑set veeam

Enable access for the Veeam agent; either the password and or the key must be entered. The system will reboot if the enable state is changed. If only the password is changed, a reboot is not necessary.

‑‑enable on|off

If specified, the Veeam agent login will be enabled or disabled. If the state is changed, the system will reboot.

‑‑passwd lock|unlock

Specifies if a password access is allowed.

‑‑password <password>

If the password is not specified, the command will prompt for the password and it will not be echoed.
--enablememmon on|off Enables or disables memory threshold monitoring. Veeam must be enabled before the monitoring can be enabled.
--memthreshold <threshold> Specifies the memory threshold in bytes.
--cgroupslimit <limit> Amount of memory allocated for Veeam Concurrent Streams, value in GB. Must have DXi9000 with Enhanced CPU and Memory Configuration. If you need to determine if you DXi9000 can be enhanced for Veeam, open the System Management (GUI) status >hardware > Firmware Version and scroll until you see RAM information. The system must have 768 GB RAM to employ this feature.

‑‑deferreboot

If specified, the reboot will be deferred until a time the user forces a reboot.

‑‑sure

If specified, this command will execute immediately without asking for confirmation.