HCL - Quest Software, Inc. - QoreStor 5.1 - DELL OEM R340p

Challenge

Product Information:

Company name: Quest Software, Inc.
Product Family: QoreStor
Status: Veeam Ready - Repository
Classification Description: Verified backup storage that supports all Veeam backup and restore features.

*This Veeam Ready test was performed with storage having a configuration that includes SSD/Flash. As such, this classification only applies to similar configurations in which the same amount or more SSD drives are used. The use of non-SSD drives may negatively impact performance.

Solution

Product Details:

Model number: DELL OEM R340p
Storage Category: Software Defined Storage
Drive quantity, size, type: 8 – 1.745TB SATA SSD
Storage configuration: RAID5
Firmware version: V5.1.0 Build 377
Connection protocol and speed: SMB, 2-10GbE bonded LACP
Additional support: All models and configurations of QoreStor 5.1 on hardware platforms with specifications equivalent or greater than the above

General product family overview:
Software-defined secondary storage platform for backup. Your storage will shrink with QoreStor deduplication. Accelerate backups, variable block deduplication, and direct to storage backup by using QoreStor with Veeam Software.

 

 

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: 9.5.4.2753

Job Settings:

Deduplication:	Enabled (Default)
Compression:	Dedupe Friendly
Storage Optimization:	Local Target (Large Blocks)

 

Repository Settings:

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

 

Vendor recommended configuration:

Hardware Settings:

• array deduplication used in testing
• array compression used in testing
• Jumbo frames used in testing (MTU=9000)

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.