How to test your backups with Veeam Backup & Recovery SureBackup
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• What is SureBackup? ○ The trifecta § Virtual Labs □ Host □ Datastore □ Proxy Appliance □ Networking § Application Groups □ VM Roles - DC / Exchange / SQL / Etc. □ Boot Priority □ Custom Scripts - %vm_ip% 5000 □ Credentials § SureBackup Job □ Virtual Lab □ Application Group ® Keep the Application Group running □ Linked Jobs □ Schedule
• Why use SureBackup? ○ Problems we had § Legacy solutions § "Successful" reporting § Flying blind with our emergency data recovery § A huge amount of engineering resources assigned to checking backups - expensive ○ Time saving - engineering resource required is minimal ○ Accurate reporting ○ Confidence your backups are verified and are ready in case disaster strikes. ○ Each quarter organizations only test an average of 5.26% of their backups ○ Automations • Positive outcomes experienced ○ Time savings ○ Accurate, successful reporting ○ Confidence in our backup strategy ○ Clear definition of work to be done • Backup confidence ○ "It's gone" is not good enough ○ 100% confidence data is recoverable ○ Time & resource saving • What to expect? ○ From a support perspective, what are common situations that come up with SureBackup? ○ What are some SureBackup tips for scaling and using it often? ○ When people decide to start doing SureBackup, what usually gets the caught up? ○ SureReplica is similar to SureBackup but has its own caveats.Want to setup SureBackup? Call support and ask for integration.
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