Hardware Design for SAM-DR Small Rackmount Backup Device
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I think that's a good base hardware design for a backup/DR build, in the SMB space.
No matter what you decide to load on there as far as backup software, etc... it will work out great for the majority of SMB space.
Even in my case, with my current project going on, that would be usable:
- Server 2016 Standard on the hardware (because dedup not available on Hyper-V Server)
- 1 VM running the backup server VM (in my case data protection manager 2016)
- 1 VM running a replica of SQL server
So yes, even in a kind of set up like mine, that hardware makes sense. What would make one outgrow it, is needing more storage capacity and/or RAM... but for most SMBs, not an issue. For those like where I am, riding right on the edge, could go either way, but would work to start!
Nice job on the config!
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@Tim_G thanks
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@scottalanmiller Wouldn't adding more memory + StarWind to a setup such as this essentially make it a SAM-HCI ? lol.
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@dafyre said in Hardware Design for SAM-DR Small Rackmount Backup Device:
@scottalanmiller Wouldn't adding more memory + StarWind to a setup such as this essentially make it a SAM-HCI ? lol.
Not the best setup for that, and you'd not want the backup components.
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@scottalanmiller said in Hardware Design for SAM-DR Small Rackmount Backup Device:
@dafyre said in Hardware Design for SAM-DR Small Rackmount Backup Device:
@scottalanmiller Wouldn't adding more memory + StarWind to a setup such as this essentially make it a SAM-HCI ? lol.
Not the best setup for that, and you'd not want the backup components.
Speaking mainly of the hardware.
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@scottalanmiller said in Hardware Design for SAM-DR Small Rackmount Backup Device:
Broadcom 5720 Quad Port GigE On Board NIC
I'm wondering why 4 NIC ports. Is that the standard NIC? With two spindles spinning, could you go beyond 1Gb/s? How many Mb/s can each drive write?
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@Mike-Davis said in Hardware Design for SAM-DR Small Rackmount Backup Device:
With two spindles spinning, could you go beyond 1Gb/s? How many Mb/s can each drive write?
130MB/s is very close to a theoretical peak. So 2Gb/s would closely match the full maximum possible write speed of the array and be a bottleneck for reads. However, be aware that those are theoretical maximums, not numbers that the drives will sustain at all.
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That's 130MB/s per drive. So 260MB/s for the array.
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What's going to be used to manage backups?
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@travisdh1 said in Hardware Design for SAM-DR Small Rackmount Backup Device:
What's going to be used to manage backups?
In this DIY example, anything you like. In a commercial unit that you order from SAM-SD.... Veeam.
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Is it backups or a DR appliance that you can run your vms on in a seconds notice. Post states backups but titling the device DR.
Which is it? Backups as in Unitrends appliance type backup or DR where there is missing replication component and can have your vms up in seconds?
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@Texkonc said in Hardware Design for SAM-DR Small Rackmount Backup Device:
Is it backups or a DR appliance that you can run your vms on in a seconds notice. Post states backups but titling the device DR.
Which is it? Backups as in Unitrends appliance type backup or DR where there is missing replication component and can have your vms up in seconds?That's more a function of the software than the hardware. Veeam takes dumb storage and turns your forever incremental "backups" in to a point in time recovery point that you can mount for an instant recovery. (I never thought I would put that many marketing terms in one sentence. That kind of hurt.)
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UK suppliers recommended?
Funny you should mention these as my next project after the MPLS goes in is backups/DR and DR local and remote -
@hobbit666 said in Hardware Design for SAM-DR Small Rackmount Backup Device:
UK suppliers recommended?
Funny you should mention these as my next project after the MPLS goes in is backups/DR and DR local and remoteYou want parts or the real deal with support? Hammer is our enterprise supplier in EU. Full SAM-DR is available now. But it is R330 in Europe not the R320 like in the US.
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@Texkonc said in Hardware Design for SAM-DR Small Rackmount Backup Device:
Is it backups or a DR appliance that you can run your vms on in a seconds notice. Post states backups but titling the device DR.
Which is it? Backups as in Unitrends appliance type backup or DR where there is missing replication component and can have your vms up in seconds?
Both. This would have Hyper-V on it. Or VMware if you wanted, and you could restore locally if needed.
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@scottalanmiller just a question (sw not hw) why veeam rather than say.. altaro. Just curious!
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@matteo-nunziati said in Hardware Design for SAM-DR Small Rackmount Backup Device:
@scottalanmiller just a question (sw not hw) why veeam rather than say.. altaro. Just curious!
There is no backup software on this device. It is a storage target. One assumes that @scottalanmiller will be using some base OS that lets you setup basically any type of connectivity.
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@matteo-nunziati said in Hardware Design for SAM-DR Small Rackmount Backup Device:
@scottalanmiller just a question (sw not hw) why veeam rather than say.. altaro. Just curious!
As @JaredBusch mentioned, this is purely a hardware spec specifically in this thread. So you can load anything on it that you would like.
As to why Veeam on the official SAM-DR appliance? A couple key of reasons...
- It's what most people demand when asking for backup solutions.
- Veeam offers both agent and agentless options so it works against nearly all environments, not just limited to VMware and Hyper-V agentless backups.
- It's an awesome product.
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@scottalanmiller said in Hardware Design for SAM-DR Small Rackmount Backup Device:
@matteo-nunziati said in Hardware Design for SAM-DR Small Rackmount Backup Device:
@scottalanmiller just a question (sw not hw) why veeam rather than say.. altaro. Just curious!
As @JaredBusch mentioned, this is purely a hardware spec specifically in this thread. So you can load anything on it that you would like.
As to why Veeam on the official SAM-DR appliance?
Maybe split this to a new thread?
How is Veeam going to be "on" the appliance?
The Veeam B&R software itself is only Windows based.
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@JaredBusch said in Hardware Design for SAM-DR Small Rackmount Backup Device:
@matteo-nunziati said in Hardware Design for SAM-DR Small Rackmount Backup Device:
@scottalanmiller just a question (sw not hw) why veeam rather than say.. altaro. Just curious!
There is no backup software on this device. It is a storage target. One assumes that @scottalanmiller will be using some base OS that lets you setup basically any type of connectivity.
Ok! Got it wrong! Thanks for clarifying
