HCL - NexentaStor

Challenge

Product Information:

Company name: Nexenta
Product Family: NexentaStor
Status: Veeam Ready - Repository
Classification Description: Verified backup storage that supports all Veeam backup and restore features.

Solution

Product Details:

Model number: NexentaStor
Drive quantity, size, type: 24 - SAS HDD
Firmware version: 5.1
Additional support: Any NexentaStor with the listed firmware, including an equal or greater quantity of disk drives

General product family overview:

NexentaStor delivers unified file (NFS and SMB) and block (FC and iSCSI) storage services, runs on industry standard hardware supporting all-flash, hybrid, and all-disk scaling from tens of terabytes to petabyte configurations, and includes all data management functionality by default through an easy to deploy and use graphical user interface.

 

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

Job Settings:

Deduplication:	Disabled
Compression:	Optimal (Default)
Storage Optimization:	Local Target (Default)

 

Repository Settings:

Repository Type:	Shared Folder (CIFS)
Align backup file blocks:	Disabled (Default)
Decompress before storing:	Disabled (Default)
Per-VM Backup Files:	Enabled

More Information

This storage system has a feature which allows older data to be offloaded to object storage or tape, however this feature is not supported for use with Veeam Backup & Replication. If there is a need to offload restore points, the only supported way is to use Capacity Tier or Backup to Tape jobs. Please find additional details here.