Challenge
Product Information:
Company name: Supermicro Computer
Product Family: SuperStorage
Status: Veeam Ready - Repository
Classification Description: Verified backup storage that supports all Veeam backup and restore features.
Solution
Product Details:
Model number: SSG-6049P-E1CR36L
Storage Category: RAID Storage Server
Drive quantity, size, type: 12 – 16TB SAS HDD, 2 – 480GB SSD
Storage configuration: Attached storage on physical Windows server. RAID6 for HDDs, RAID1 for SSDs (mirrored OS)
Firmware version: 01.71.11
Connection protocol and speed: 10GbE
Additional support: All models and configurations of SuperStorage with specifications equivalent or greater than the above
SuperStorage is designed to meet the demands of the toughest storage environments and supports both scale-up and scale out deployment strategies. New generation X11 Supermicro SuperStorage systems support node-based deployment strategies where CPU and HDD capacity scale together, or deployments can be expanded using JBODs for improved economy.
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: 10.0.0.4461 P2
Job Settings:
| Deduplication: | Enabled (Default) |
| Compression: | Optimal (Default) |
| Storage Optimization: | Local Target (Default) |
Repository Settings:
| Repository Type: | Windows |
| Align backup file blocks: | Enabled |
| Decompress before storing: | Disabled (Default) |
| Per-VM Backup Files: | Disabled (Default) |
Vendor recommended configuration:
Hardware Settings:
- No array deduplication used in testing
- No array compression used in testing
- Jumbo frames used in testing (MTU=9000)