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  • 1.  MAX backup size

    Posted Jul 20, 2011 04:30 AM

    Hi,

    I have sql 2008 r2  box, and am trying to use veeam to backup this VM.

    As this data store is over 2TBs in size, is it possible to have this backed up.

    Will I have any issues running a snapshot ?

    and how does esx calculates the amount of disk usage for snapshot?

    current lun setup  -

    150OS drive - 4mb block
    650 GB data drive 4mb block
    150 GB log drive 1mb block
    999 GB data drive 4mb block
    300GB data drive 4mb block

    thanks!

    JOe.



  • 2.  RE: MAX backup size

    Posted Jul 20, 2011 04:48 AM

    Datastore could be bigger, but each vmdk must be smaller than 2 TB. So no issue.

    Your Veeam backup server is virtual or physical?

    If is physical than you have no problem... if virtual you may fill your vmdk (if you save to "local" disk).

    Andre



  • 3.  RE: MAX backup size

    Posted Jul 20, 2011 05:12 AM

    HI,

    Thank you for your reply. Please help me understand, when you said virtual will fill up my disk, and not when I am using physcal. If my veeam server is virtual,  is it not possible to mount a cifs drive or an iscsi drive on a physcal box or san box ?  or is this not best practice.

    Joe.



  • 4.  RE: MAX backup size
    Best Answer

    Posted Jul 20, 2011 05:37 AM

    I only say that you need space to backup all those data...

    If you have only a vmdk as a destination you may need more than 2 TB... and it's not possible with a single vmdk.

    A CIFS share could be a solution, of course.

    Andre



  • 5.  RE: MAX backup size

    Posted Jul 20, 2011 05:51 AM

    Hi,

    Thank you for the clear explanantion!

    Joe.