Challenge
Product Information:
Company name: Fujitsu (Fujitsu Technology Solutions)
Product Family: ETERNUS CS
Status: Veeam Ready - Repository
Classification Description: Verified backup storage that supports all Veeam backup and restore features.
Solution
Product Details:
Model number: CS8000 V7.1
Storage Category: RAID Storage Array
Drive quantity, size, type: 24 – 950GB SSD 2.5” drives
Storage configuration: RAID5
Firmware version: V7.1A2140-SP00
Connection protocol and speed: CIFS 10GbE
Additional support: All models and configurations of ETERNUS CS8000 with specifications equivalent or greater than the above
ETERNUS CS8000 is a datacenter solution for backup and archive storage for mainframe and open systems. Using intelligent process automation and the pooling of storage capacities, data is automatically managed and can scale from 19TB up to 96PB (net sable) on disk. ETERNUS CS8000 is the most versatile and flexible solution of its kind.
Veeam testing configuration:
| Note: The following settings were used by the vendor to meet Veeam Ready testing requirements and should not be considered best practices. Additional changes or settings may be needed to meet the storage efficiency or performance needs for each environment. For each setting, reference links are provided for further clarification. |
Veeam Build Number: 9.5.4.2615
Job Settings:
| Deduplication: | Enabled (Default) |
| Compression: | Optimal (Default) |
| Storage Optimization: | Local Target (Default) |
Repository Settings:
| Repository Type: | Shared Folder |
| Align backup file blocks: | Disabled (Default) |
| Decompress before storing: | Disabled (Default) |
| Per-VM Backup Files: | Enabled |
Vendor recommended configuration:
Hardware Settings:
- No array deduplication used in testing
- No array compression used in testing
- Jumbo frames used in testing (MTU=9000)