HP Reference Architecture for Microsoft SharePoint 2010 with HP Storage and VeeamJohn DeFrees, Systems EngineerJimi Ibbett, UC&C TechnologistHP

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The mission critical nature of SharePoint content demands rapid recovery from unexpected events (e.g. accidental loss of files or folders, loss of user account and user application).

For small and medium-sized customers, data backup, replication management, and cost-effective long-term data retention are a challenge when IT budgets and storage expertise are limited.

Multiple areas of “data” requiring backup/recovery or archive/retention:Content librariesSharePoint/App Service databasesVirtual Machines

Storage challenges in SharePoint deployments

Virtualize and Protect SharePoint with HP Storage & Veeam Protect SharePoint with HP Storage & Veeam

Instant Recovery of VMs

Accelerated recovery of SharePoint and SQL VM from

unexpected events

Fast Recovery of SharePoint Items

Simple, fast right-click recovery

Balanced Cost and Performance

Blended Disk and Tape based data protection for SharePoint data

Simple to Deploy and Manage

Centralized administration of backups, replication and

data recovery

A prescriptive HP Document describing a solution

Can be used as a blueprint to replicate the solution

Solution is designed, tested, fine-tuned, documented

Includes detailed component descriptions, configurations, setup, tuning, screenshots, BOMs, etc.

Solution demo at the HP Booth Reference Architecture whitepaper available

Reference Architecture

Virtualization Protection Retention

HP StoreOnce HP StoreEverHP StoreVirtual VSA Veeam Backup & Replication

Solution Components

SharePoint Reference Architecture

SharePoint backup and recovery logical layout

Backup LAN

Datacenter LANVSA iSCSI LAN

HP StoreOnce Backup

HP StoreEver Tape

SAS• DL380p• Hyper-V• VSA

Veeam Server• DL360p• Veeam software

• DL380p• Hyper-V• VSA

• DL380p• Hyper-V• VSA

HB Network

Windows Cluster• ProLiant Servers• Windows 2012• Clustered Hyper-

V

– SQL Server VM

– SharePoint VM

Reference Architecture Hardware

HP ProLiant ServerSharePoint Farm

(2) HP ProLiant DL380p Gen82 SFF HDD

2 processors each128GB memory each

2 x 300GB SAS 15K

Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Microsoft SharePoint 2010 SP2Microsoft SQL Server 2012 SP1

HB Network

Windows Cluster• ProLiant Servers• Windows 2012• Clustered Hyper-V

– SQL Server VM

– SharePoint VM

Deployed onto a 2-server Cluster with Hyper-V role enabled

Simplified deployment to demonstrate POC in a lab environment – single SharePoint VM, single SQL VM

Real-world deployment depends on business needs, HA requirements and IT policies

Typical: 3 VMs per host – Web Server, App, SQL

Leverage HA features of SharePoint/SQL and infrastructure

SharePoint Test Farm

HP ProLiant ServerHP StoreVirtual VSA

Operating System Disk 2 x 300GB SAS 15K

Tier-0 10 x 300GB SAS 15KTier-1 13 x 500GB SAS 7.2K

(3) HP ProLiant DL380p Gen825 SFF HDD2 Processors

160GB memoryMicrosoft Windows Server 2012

HP StoreVirtual VSA 2014With Adaptive Optimization (AO)

VSA iSCSI LAN

• DL380p • Hyper-V• VSA

• DL380p • Hyper-V• VSA

• DL380p • Hyper-V• VSA

Low cost shared storage Provides highly-available storage to the VMs running SharePoint and

SQL Server Adaptive optimization facilitates automatic migration of “hot” 256KB

pages to a faster storage tier, based on IO activity

HP StoreVirtual VSA

ProLiant ServersShared storage Inside your servers

Scalable PerformancePurchase only what you need todayScale performance and capacity simultaneouslyEasy to manage storage for virtualized environmentsCentralized Management ConsoleBusiness continuity with integrated HABest practice analyzer

HP StoreVirtual VSA features

HP StoreVirtual VSAVSA 2014 Operation

StoreVirtual VSA VM creates .VHDXs on host

VSA VMs are clustered, VSA’s .VHDXs are pooled

iSCSI LUNs are provisioned from the pool and presented back to the Hyper-V cluster

Provision VMs on new shared LUNS B

A C

BA

C

A

C

B PB

PB

A

NR10

NR5

VMVM

HP ProLiant ServerVeeam Management Server & Offhost Backup Proxy

(1) HP ProLiant DL360p G74 SFF HDD1 processor

24GB memory

4 x 146GB SAS 15K

Microsoft Windows Server 2012Veeam Backup & Replication v7

Backup LAN

Datacenter LAN

Veeam Server• DL360p• Veeam software

Physical server deployment Utilizes Microsoft VSS Framework Performs Veeam deduplication and

rehydration of data Provides traffic mediation from source to

destination Performs all job processing

Veeam management server and offhost proxy

HP StoreOnce Backup

HP StoreOnce 2700(4) 1TB SATA LFF HDD 7200rpm

Backup LAN

Datacenter LAN

HP StoreOnce Backup

Veeam Server• DL360p• Veeam software

Provides storage destination for disk-to-disk backup, managed by Veeam

Provides Deduplicated CIFS share for backup repository

ProLiant, SMART Array Controller, 7,200 RPM NL-SAS

The StoreOnce appliance is used for maximum backup retention in a small (1U) hardware footprint

HP StoreOnce Backup

HP StoreOnce Backup features

Flexible

• Deploy as a hardware appliance or a VM• Start small and scale out to protect up to 768TB

Efficient

• Combining StoreOnce (4KB) and Veeam (256KB) deduplication delivers impressive data reduction ratios

Highly Available

• Autonomic restart ensuring completion of backup jobs• 3x faster backup and 5x faster recovery than competing solutions

HP StoreOnce Backup Systems

HP StoreEver Tape

HP StoreEver 2024(2) LTO-6 Ultrium SAS Tape Drives

24 Slots

Backup LAN

Datacenter LAN

HP StoreEver Tape

SASVeeam Server• DL360• Veeam software

Proven, cost-effective, off-site archiving

Solution Components Partners

HP: Microsoft Global Technology Partner across storage, servers, networking, and technology services HP has the industry’s most comprehensive storage

offerings for Windows Server environments. HP is the only vendor to be named Microsoft Enterprise

Partner of the Year five times. HP is Microsoft’s largest Gold Certified partner, with

nearly 200 HP sites enrolled worldwide. Since 2010, HP and Microsoft have worked together to

invest $250 million in joint marketing and R&D projects as part of an enhanced partnership agreement.

Solution Components

MicrosoftMicrosoft Windows Server 2012Microsoft Hyper-VCluster Shared Volumes (CSV)NIC TeamingiSCSI InitiatorWindows Server Failover Clustering (WSFC)SharePoint 2010/SharePoint 2013SQL Server 2012

Veeam componentsVeeam Backup & ReplicationTM

Image-based backup and replication of VMsInstant Recovery of VMs, files and application objectsIntegrates with StoreVirtual and StoreServ VSS hardware provider

Veeam Explorer for SharePoint (Included)Simple, granular recoveryExplorer-like simplicityEasily browse content libraries

Veeam Virtual Lab for Hyper-V (Included w/ Enterprise Edition)Automate the creation of test environments

Veeam SureBackup (Included w/ Enterprise Edition)Test every backup, every nightE-mail reports notify you of backup successes and failures

Backup to StoreOnceVeeam Explorer for SharePointRecovery from StoreOnce

Examples of Veeam operation

Dataflow of Veeam backup to StoreOnce – Step 1

Backup LAN

iSCSI LAN

HP StoreOnce Backup

Veeam Backup Server

WSFC

VMs

Offhost backup proxy1

3, 6

Hyper-V cluster

24, 6

StoreEver TapeSAS

5

Veeam Transport Service

1. Veeam backup server requests a snapshot of the SharePoint VMs on the Hyper-V host

Dataflow of Veeam backup to StoreOnce – Step 2

Backup LAN

iSCSI LAN

HP StoreOnce Backup

Veeam Backup Server

WSFC

VMs

Offhost backup proxy1

3, 6

Hyper-V cluster

24, 6

StoreEver TapeSAS

5

Veeam Transport Service

2. The Hyper-V host quiesces the VM applications and requests a snapshot of the VSA volumes.

Dataflow of Veeam backup to StoreOnce – Step 3

Backup LAN

iSCSI LAN

HP StoreOnce Backup

Veeam Backup Server

WSFC

VMs

Offhost backup proxy1

3, 6

Hyper-V cluster

24, 6

StoreEver TapeSAS

5

Veeam Transport Service

3. The HP StoreVirtual VSA creates the application aware snapshots.

Dataflow of Veeam backup to StoreOnce – Step 4

Backup LAN

iSCSI LAN

HP StoreOnce Backup

Veeam Backup Server

WSFC

VMs

Offhost backup proxy1

3, 6

Hyper-V cluster

24, 6

StoreEver TapeSAS

5

Veeam Transport Service

4. Snapshots are mounted to the offhost backup proxy.

Dataflow of Veeam backup to StoreOnce – Step 5

Backup LAN

iSCSI LAN

HP StoreOnce Backup

Veeam Backup Server

WSFC

VMs

Offhost backup proxy1

3, 6

Hyper-V cluster

24, 6

StoreEver TapeSAS

5

Veeam Transport Service

5. The Veeam transport service on the offhost backup proxy processes the backup data and copies it to the StoreOnce device.

Dataflow of Veeam backup to StoreOnce – Step 6

Backup LAN

iSCSI LAN

HP StoreOnce Backup

Veeam Backup Server

WSFC

VMs

Offhost backup proxy1

3, 6

Hyper-V cluster

24, 6

StoreEver TapeSAS

5

Veeam Transport Service

6. Upon completion of the backup job, the snapshot is unmounted and deleted.

Description of Veeam backup to StoreOnce with offhost proxy

1Veeam backup server requests a snapshot of the SharePoint VMs on the Hyper-V host.

2The Hyper-V host quiesces the VM applications and requests a snapshot of the VSA volumes.

3 The HP StoreVirtual VSA creates the application aware snapshots.

4 Snapshots are mounted to the offhost backup proxy.

5 The Veeam transport service on the offhost backup proxy processes the backup data and copies it to the StoreOnce device.

6Upon completion of the backup job, the snapshot is unmounted and deleted.

Step Description

Veeam Explorer for SharePoint

Browsing SharePoint databases within compressed, deduplicated image-level backups of SharePoint virtual machines (VMs) without having to restore the entire database

Searching for specific SharePoint items with rich search capability for e-discovery purposes

Recovering and exporting items directly to the original SharePoint server, or sending items as email attachments to specific users

Support for SharePoint 2010 and SharePoint 2013

Veeam Explorer for SharePoint

StoreOnce

Dataflow of Veeam recovery from StoreOnce and StoreEver• Veeam backups up the VM

image(s) to a backup repository in a folder with the name of the backup job

• An additional scheduled job archives (copies) the Veeam backups to Media Sets pulled from Media Pools of tape

• For restores Veeam will load the required tape(s) and copy the Veeam backup file(s) to the backup repository; and for VM restores, restore the VM automatically

• Once the restore is complete Veeam will delete the copied backup file from the repository

Tape

HP StoreEverVeeam Backup

Production

Hyper-V

Summary

Instant Recovery of VMs

Accelerated recovery of SharePoint and SQL VM from

unexpected events

Fast Recovery of SharePoint Items

Simple, fast right-click recovery

Balanced Cost and Performance

Blended Disk and Tape based data protection for SharePoint data

Simple to Deploy and Manage

Centralized administration of backups, replication and

data recovery

Visit HP at Booth 1714Demo, whitepapers and subject matter experts

Collateral / Whitepapers / URLsHP Reference Architecture for Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 with HP Storage and Veeam 4AA5-1264ENW, March 2014HP Recommended configuration: Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 on HP ConvergedSystem 300 for Virtualization 4AA5-0871ENW, March 2014HP StoreVirtual Storage, http://hp.com/go/StoreVirtualHP StoreVirtual VSA product information, http://www.hp.com/go/vsaHP StoreOnce Backup, http://hp.com/go/storeonceHP Collaboration Solutions for SharePoint, http://hp.com/go/sharepointHP Whitepaper Repository, http://hp.com/solutions/activeanswers/sharepointHP Sizer for SharePoint, http://hp.com/solutions/microsoft/sharepoint/sizerVeeam Backup & Replication, http://go.veeam.com/v7Veeam Hyper-V Backup, http://hyperv.veeam.com

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