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1. Backup Name and Destination Specify a name for your backup image and select a location to save the backup Select network location or browse to a local path WIN APPO1 192 168 70 180 WIN APP01 Volume C No Label E New Volume Seite customize backup image names Double click to rename file or select it and hit space or F2 lick Next ___ lt sa amp ____j ___Net gt ___ From the scheduler select which days as well as the time range you would like backups to occur Backups can run continuously by selecting a time in Start taking backups at this time one second after the time in Stop taking backups at this time Mon iv iv iv iv Start taking backups at this time Customize Schedule to EE a Stop taking backups at this time meet your backup needs Minutes between backups v Use VSS Backups per day lick Next Page 16 NETGEAR ReadyRECOVER From the Retention tab select the minimum number of backups to keep and the Maximum range in days of backups to keep Retention will automatically consolidate aging backups into less granular restore points that span the defined backup range as per the Retention policy rules below Options Specify the options you want for the backup image E Set minimum numer of Enable a retention policy Use to free storage space by deleting older backups o dep Minimum number of backups to keep 100 S Set m2. Search s_2014_07_01_16_05 w Favorites Name Date modified Type Size gy parana dio praga ui Pr pc EE Desktop dil Completed Backups 7 1 2014 1 34PM File folder resource and Windows will open it for you i deme a no oo de dic nen Ee s E E e d Downloads ca C_VOL b001 E y Sten m erp ard Disk Image F 8 146 944 KB Open 192 168 70 180 I y dU Recent places ca E_VOL b001 m npa dard Disk Image F 147 116 03 ount This task will be created with administrative privileges F J StorageCraft Quick M Q j This PC ount Open with TaT ezan Sewer Restore previous vein Send to um 7 FEET Cut Select StorageCraft o Es u JISIN kEi Copy Quick Mount Create shortcut Delete Rename Properties Recovery Steps 1 ao a SAY do Connect to the desktop of any system that has the ShadowProtect agent installed Press the Ctrl R to bring up the Windows Run menu Enter the UNC path for the ReadyDATA that hosts the ReadyRECOVER backups IP Address Open the backup share with the same name as your Backup Set Browse through the Competed Backups folder to the time stamped folder which contains the desired backup Right click on the backup image file of the volume that contains the file you wish to restore Select StorageCraft Quick Mount Page 24 NETGEAR ReadyRECOVER A copy of the whole volume that is being protected by ReadyRECOVER will be mounted as a local d
3. NETGEAR ReadyRECOVER Reviewer s Guide A joint backup solution between NETGEAR Ready DATAM and StorageCraft ShadowProtect NETGEAR ReadyRECOVER Table of Contents RETOCAR L ORTASI INT O E EE UMM TIR D 2 PRODUCT CO TEC OOo a owJjaooopxyapp p5pPp pppp p gt JYyJ49pp744 een reer 3 ER UCs 2 LD OB ml mere dd E 3 EC E tg treet pein vate AE E _ _ r r Xrd kxkw___ _ e _oaW W W _W_rW_Wermrmee s s omeoyMma 8 TETIN Es DER REI epi d a yyM kman 8 Page 2 NETGEAR ReadyRECOVER NETGEAR CONTACT INFO If you have any questions or technical issues please contact your assigned NETGEAR contacts for this review listed below Matt Pahnke Senior Product Marketing Manager Matt PahnkeQnetgear com Peter Chen Senior Technical Marketing Engineer 408 890 3182 408 921 1689 Peter ChenQnetgear com PRODUCT CATEGORY Storage OVERVIEW Thank you for taking the time to evaluate the ground breaking NETGEAR ReadyRECOVER ReadyRECOVER is a complete backup and recovery appliance designed for small and medium sized business It is a joint solution between NETGEAR Ready DATA and StorageCraft ShadowProtect that takes the unique advantages of each product and combines it into a backup solution with powerful previously unseen capabilities Next generation file system technology guarantees data integrity efficient use of storage capacity and minimal impact to computing resources With Rea
4. To Restore Simply copy a Ea pego emas ie Local Disk C StorageCraft Quick Dismount file from the mounted backup DVD Drive D IR3_S Sci sik bei drive back to it s original location us u ca Local Disk F Send to gt Create shortcut Properties G Network 8 items 1 item selected 7 bytes Congratulations You have successfully recovered files Detailed information about full system recovery often called bare metal recovery can be found in the ReadyRECOVER User Manual which is available on the ReadyRECOVER product page at http www netgear com readyrecover NETGEAR the NETGEAR Logo ReadyDATA and ReadyRECOVER are trademarks of NETGEAR Inc in the United States and or other countries Other brand names mentioned herein are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective holder s Information is subject to change without notice All rights reserved 2014 NETGEAR Inc Page 25
5. VM vv e TIRAS V Pp J wean se e e ee TIL JU gr irtual Machines PCs ShadowProtect Software License ShadowProtect Server Edition v5 20 ShadowProtect Virtual Server Edition v5 20 ShadowProtect Desktop Edition v5 20 SS ReadyDATA 516 ReadyDATA 5200 optional Offsite DR ReadyDATAOS 1 4 2 ReadyDATAOS 1 4 2 6x SATA Drives 60 x SATA Drives Up to 240TB RAW Up to 24TB RAW e Block level Replication Block level Replication Inline Compression Checksum Dedupe Inline Compression Checksum Dedupe 1 StorageCraft ShadowProtect Licenses and Software for each Server VM or Workstation to be protected Minimum ShadowProtect software version must be 5 20 2 ReadyDATA 5200 or ReadyDATA 516 running firmware ReadyDATAOS 1 4 2 or later with appropriately sized hard drives 3 Optional but highly recommended A second ReadyDATA in an offsite location for disaster recovery ReadyRECOVER Backup and Storage Architecture ReadyRECOVER combines StorageCraft ShadowProtect backup software and NETGEAR ReadyDATA storage to deliver a unique backup and disaster recovery solution The following page depicts the ReadyRECOVER technical architecture which shows holistic end to end integrity 1 The StorageCraft ShadowProtect agent reliably tracks changes on the server PC 2 It sends changed data to ReadyDATA where the data is immediately fingerprinted checksummed and redundant c
6. 2 drives 17 for parity and delivers moderate performance O Low Performance Not recommended RAID5 This configuration is not recommended as it delivers the lowest performar ce and reliability Create Cancel The new volume will be created instantly and is ready to store backups immediately The ReadyDATA object based RAID technology eliminates the need to format the drives and create parity at the time of volume creation Parity is generated in real time when backups are written to the system which allows for instant volume creation More importantly object based RAID silently repairs corrupted blocks in the event of on disk corruption All Volumes x Filter by name Q Overview Storage Settings Info e Data mo SATA 2 TB SATA 2 TB l SATA 2 TB 2 SATA 2 TB Snapshots E O Reserved E 0 SATA 2 TB SATA 2 TB l SATA 2 TB l SATA 2 TB 3 Free W 17 TB Fi Type RAID 5 0 x2 SATA 2 TB SATA 2 TB SATA 2 TB l SATA 2 TB B Backup Dedupe 1 00 EE RAID RAID 5 0 x2 EE Log H cache EE Spare 3 ReadyDATA Networking amp Set Hostname Network settings can be changed by logging into the administration console and selecting the Network tab It is recommended that ReadyDATA be connected to the physical network using bonding LACP to ensure a reliable and durable connection for ongoing backups At a minimum set a static IP address along with a valid subnet and gateway address so client systems always r
7. ReadyRECOVER 1 Enter a unique name for the remote Backup Set 2 Optional When replicating over a public network or limited bandwidth connection it is recommended to select Compression 3 Click the Next button to continue ReadyDATA System Shares Secuity SAN Network Replicate advDATA System an Security SAN Network Replicate E qv J obs atl New share LUN name WIN APP01 x eee Enter a na remote backup set aie ee E LE AJ Show Job Progress Compression When replicating on the Comores level 4 internet use compression Encryption Deduplication Explicit IP 192 168 70 26 x Explicit domain O Click Next to NNN Back Next Cancel Page 21 NETGEAR ReadyRECOVER Select the frequency of the replication This is an important decision based on recovery requirements and environmental factors such as connectivity between ReadyDATA systems Periodic replication is recommended for ReadyRECOVER installations Replication can be scheduled on an hourly basis to meet aggressive recovery point objectives RPOs at offsite locations However for environments with restricted bandwidth it is recommended to schedule periodic replication outside of business hours Replicate i Ighe EFR New Job Y Jobs Scheduling New Job Select a schedule ___ itt ii Please select which hour s you would like a rep
8. Y Operations v j 30 Min v pdate 1 Min v Volume Throughput Host Name e 1 0 3 Change Name and click 0 8 Services will not reflect the new hostname until the Apply services are restarted or the unitis rebooted Name OnsiteB2D to rations per second O N 4 Change Admin Password mandatory for successful backups In general it is highly recommended that you change your admin password on ReadyDATA before storing any data on the system In the case of ReadyRECOVER it is mandatory to change the password before backup clients can successfully backup to the system To change the admin password 1 Click on the Prof le menu on the top right of the administration console 2 Select Change Admin Password 3 Complete the form with a new admin password and recovery question answers Page 11 NETGEAR ReadyRECOVER 5 Configure Email Alerting To receive email alerts about ReadyRECOVER backup client failures hardware status and storage volume health from the ReadyDATA device email alerting must be configured To enable email alerting 1 Click System and then Settings Inthe Alerts sections click to button to add an email recipient Z 3 Fill out SMTP settings with valid settings from your mail server service 4 Click the Apply button 5 Click Send Test Message and verify Overview Storage Settings Info Ap 1 Syste
9. backup Keep in mind you will also need ReadyDATA hardware and drives for ReadyRECOVER to work SKU Product Name Street Price USD RRSERVO1 10000S Server Protection License 979 99 RRVIR TO T 100005 Virtual Server Protection License 369 99 RRSBO1 10000S Windows Small Business Server Protection License 499 99 RRDESKO1 10000S PC amp Desktop Protection License 94 99 RRGREO1 10000S ReadyRECOVER Granular Restore for Exchange License 1799 99 TESTING amp DEPLOYMENT Implementation Steps To successfully deploy ReadyRECOVER complete the following steps 1 Configure ReadyDATA 2 Install ShadowProtect Backup Agent on clients systems 3 Create a backup job 4 Replicate backup data offsite for Disaster Recovery Optional Configure ReadyDATA The following high level steps are required to deploy ReadyDATA in a supported ReadyRECOVER configuration Following these steps will ensure the best possible results when deploying ReadyRECOVER 1 Connect to ReadyDATA 2 Create a volume for hosting backup data 3 Configure Networking amp Set Hostname Page 8 NETGEAR ReadyRECOVER 4 Change Default Admin password Mandatory for successful backups 5 Configure Email Alerting Detailed information about installing the Ready DATA 5200 and 516 can be found in the following resources ReadyDATA Hardware Manual and ReadyDATA OS Software Manual These documents are available on the resource CD that
10. came with your product You can also obtain these manuals by clicking the icon in the ReadyDATA dashboard The support website at http support netgear com 1 Connecting to ReadyDATA ReadyDATA is fully administrable from a supported web browser When ReadyDATA is powered on for the first time all network interfaces will be set to DHCP to allow the system to obtain a valid IP address on the network To discover the system IP address check the DHCP logs on your DHCP server or download and run the NETGEAR RAlDar discovery utility RAlDar can be downloaded at http kb netgear com app answers detail a_id 20684 readynas downloads Once the IP address is discovered simply enter it into the address bar of a supported browser The default username and password are admin and password 2 Create a volume for hosting backup data ReadyDATA supports RAID levels 0 1 5 6 10 50 and 60 For ReadyRECOVER configurations it is recommend to use RAID5 for less than six disks configuration and RAID50 medium performance profile configurations in six disk solutions and larger In environments with large numbers of clients and where replication will be used it is recommended to use RAID50 To create the perform the following steps from the admin UI 1 Select the System Tab then select Storage 2 Select all the drives you would like to include in the volume and click Create 3 Enter a name for the Volume for e
11. ReadyRECOVER Fill out the fields in the Destination step 1 Select NETGEAR ReadyDATA as the Destination Type Enter a name for the New Destination Share default is set to hostname Enter the IP Address for the ReadyDATA Enter the admin password for the ReadyDATA and click Connect Once connected select a volume from the ReadyDATA Yo al f Select which ReadyDATA account you would like to use when the backup process access the storage By default this will be the ReadyDATA admin account By selecting new existing an alternate ReadyDATA account can be used for granular access control 7 Click OK to continue Destination Type xe Select NETGEAR New Destination Share ReadyDATA as the Destination Type ReadyDATA IP Host Name Enter the IP Address of ReadyDATA Admin credentials the ReadyDATA Name Password Enter the admin Select a volume which wil contain backup data credentials and Click Connect Select a Volume on Specific ReadyDATA account for Job the ReadyDATA to O New Existing backup to User Name Choose which ReadyDATA Password account will be used each time the backup runs Confirm password admin or other user Click Ok Page 15 NETGEAR ReadyRECOVER On the Backup Name and Destination step you may customize the name of the individual backup image files that are created each time the backup runs It is recommended to leave the default names
12. WS Backup e le O No of Backups 1 Size of Backups 148 1 w Consumed 145 Capacity 45 1 GB i Capacity Savings 1 1 Bn Ked First backup Capacity Available 15 8 TB First backup has savings leveraging Consumed E 145 1 GB inline compression this example small savings only Reserved E 0 Free E 15 8 TB Type RAID 5 0 x2 Savings 1 1 Backup Ow No of Backups 3 1 hours O nor e 3 1 hours E After 3 Backups Capacity lo Consumed 145 9 GB Savings ratio will grow example Capacity Savings 3 1 3 1 as each full backup only stores Pe ae deni C TE a block level changes Consumed E 145 9 GB Reserved E 0 Free E 15 8 TB Type RAID 5 0 x2 Savings 3 1 Backup Ol p ot eme dere E After 4 Backups r eee Corantes 15S GB Savings ratio will continue to grow Capacity Available 15 8 TB example 4 1 as each full backup only stores block level changes Consumed E 145 9 GB Reserved E 0 Free E 15 8 TB Type RAID 5 0 x2 Savings 4 1 Page NETGEAR ReadyRECOVER Deduplication of backup data requires end to end data integrity at a block level because many backups may reference the same block In ReadyRECOVER inline checksumming is implemented to guarantee every block is correct when restoring If a block is corrupt it is silently repaired using checksums and object based RAID technology built into ReadyDATA e Reliable change tracking The StorageCra
13. aximum range of Maximum days to keep backups 3 k backups to keep in days _ Enforce policy before starting the next full backup Click Next Confirm all the settings on the summary screen and optionally select Execute Now to run the first backup Wizard Summary Please review the options you have selected before dicking Finish Volumes and Backup Destinations C No Label to 114192 168 70 180 WIN APPO1 C_VOL E New Volume to 11192 168 70 180 WIN APPO1 E_VOL Backup options Ignore read failures and continue backup Enable Write Caching Enable concurrent task execution X Enable self healing incremental recovery X Auto execution of unexecuted task X Enable retention policy Minimum number of backups to keep 100 Maximum retention range in days 30 Click finish to begin the operation lt Back frih Cae Select Execute Now to run the first lick Finish backup immediately Page 17 NETGEAR ReadyRECOVER The first backup job will start and show progress in the Backup Jobs tab You may close the client and the Backup will continue as a background operation File Tasks View Options Help P Wizards li J Management View Disk Map WIN APPO1 3 Backup Jobs WIN APPO1 I Destinations WIN APPO1 SP Backup History WIN APPO1 Execute Cancel Pause New Delete Edit Details Refresh Name Ty
14. cku pe click Create a Job amp Restore A Explore Backup a Dismount Backup Image Verify Image Image Conversion Tool Click Next to start the Backup Wizard Welcome to the Backup Wizard This wizard will guide you through the creation of a backup job Click Next Page 13 NETGEAR ReadyRECOVER From the volume list select the volumes you would like to protect Typically the volumes with assigned drive letters are all that are required 3 Volumes to Back Up Specify one or more volumes to backup Volume Recovery No Label No Label No Label Q No Label File System NTFS FAT32 Unrecognized Unrecognized Size 300 00 MB 95 00 MB 128 00 MB 126 48 GB 128 00 MB Used 243 07 MB 25 20 MB 128 00 MB 8 66 GB 128 00 MB Partition Type Microsoft reco EFI System Part Windows Micr Windows Basic Windows Micr New Volume NTFS 159 87 GB 140 11 GB Windows Basic Select Boot and Data volumes From the dropdown list choose Network Locations Note do not click Browse Backup Name and Destination Specify a name for your backup image and select a location to save the backup Select network location or browse to a local path Select Network Locations from the dropdown menu Double click to rename file or select it and hit space or F2 lt Back Page 14 NETGEAR
15. ct the source Backup Set oD aie he z Enter the IP Address of the destination system Note this address must be accessible from the source system For WAN replication port forwarding through firewalls on the remote site may be need For an alternative option that does not require manual port forwarding ReadyDATA s cloud managed replication can be used Please reference the ReadyDATA OS Software Manual for setup instructions This document is available on the resource CD that came with your ReadyDATA You can also obtain these manuals by clicking the icon in the ReadyDATA dashboard 7 Select the Access key Certificate from the dropdown list and click Connect 8 Select a volume from the remote ReadyDATA as a destination for replication 9 Click the Next button to continue the wizard New Job v Jobs P lick New Job Button Name Replicate WIN APP01 offsite x New Job Enter a descriptive na NE B for the replication job OnsiteB2D v 6 Backup 9 WIN APP01 Select Backup set from the local ReadyDATA Destination IP address or domain 192 168 70 26 amp 6819 Enter the IP Address of the Access key Remote 5200 Connect N New BESTE Select the Access key of v ZPRO the Remote ReadyDATA gt O vor Select a Volume on the remote system Click Next to Continue ses Next Cancel https 192 168 70 180 Page 20 NETGEAR
16. dyRECOVER full backups are instantly created every 15 minutes and can independently be used to quickly and reliably restore files folders or systems to any platform physical or virtual READYRECOVER Traditional backup solutions create incremental image chains and require regular resource draining full backup jobs to maintain data integrity and timely restore points With ReadyRECOVER each backup is a space efficient recovery point that never requires image chain management or consolidation In addition each backup captures the entire target system the Windows operating system all services all applications all settings and all data for fast full system recovery The ReadyRECOVER Advantage Every backup writes only changed data forever v Changes to live data are tracked at the block level When a backup runs only blocks of data that have changed since the last job are written With less data to write for each backup job Fewer cycles are consumed for maximum processing efficiency NS Ss Less capacity is required for maximum storage efficiency v Efficient backups mean lower overall IT costs Every backup is verified in real time forever Every backup is a full restore point forever Page 3 NETGEAR ReadyRECOVER Solution Components ReadyRECOVER is a seamless integration of the ReadyDATA unified storage platform from NETGEAR and ShadowProtect backup and recovery software from StorageCraft Servers 7 O VM
17. e Real time verification Backup integrity is checked in real time NETGEAR NETOEAR i a y Hey ee ies as ReadyDATA Storage efficient Full Backups every 15 minutes forever Every Backup is a full restore point at a fraction of the storage consumption Centralized monitoring Includes appliance health monitoring amp backup alerting No Backup Server Required Appliance Agent based solution means no backup server or VM required onsite or offsite Page 5 NETGEAR ReadyRECOVER To address common backup challenges ReadyRECOVER offers 1 Fast and frequent backups using block level incremental forever technology After the first full backup never again run a slow running full backup Most backup software claims to include incremental forever technology but do not truly deliver on forever and often require monthly or yearly full backups with incremental backups in between 2 Real time verification on write so that backups can run around the clock without the need for verification jobs or maintenance operations 3 Centralized monitoring and alerting of backup tasks agent health storage consumption and RAID disk state WAN optimized replication means only unique backup data is ever replicated delivering significant bandwidth savings 5 Support for Windows based Servers Virtual Machines Workstations and Laptops with support for all major Virtualization platforms including VMwa
18. ft backup agent called ShadowProtect can reliably track incremental sector changes on servers and PCs StorageCraft started as a storage driver vendor in 2004 It has since created backup software with deep VSS integration and sector level change tracking using a Microsoft certified driver in the Windows I O stack Every piece of data written saved on a PC or Server must pass through the StorageCraft driver allowing it to track every change e Data integrity forever ReadyDATA employs a next generation file system that checksums all data inline When new backup data is written it is checksummed at the block level When that data is read for recovery the checksum is verified If the checksum indicates an issue ReadyDATA uses self healing RAID technology object based RAID to find a copy of the same data elsewhere on disk and repair the broken copy All storage devices that use RAID keep redundant data extra copies on disk However most of these devices do not checksum data and are unable to tell if the data being read back is valid Additionally they are unable to heal corrupted data For more information on ReadyDATA and ReadyRECOVER please visit http www netgear com business products storage readydata and http www netgear com business products storage readydata readyrecover aspx LICENSES ReadyRECOVER is licensed per machine VM There are four types of ReadyRECOVER licenses depending on the type of machine you are trying to
19. lication cycle to occur l l Tu We Select which hours for replication to occur Ie mb 9 1 Start at minute s past the hour Replication will occur at 0 00 1 00 2 00 3 00 4 00 5 00 6 00 7 00 21 00 22 00 23 00 every day Click Next to continue Back Next Cancel Page 22 NETGEAR ReadyRECOVER Once you have selected an appropriate replication frequency press the Next Button to continue Er arininata New Job DO 7 Jobs Replicate WIN APP01 offsite New Job J Source Backup WIN APPO1 Target Volt WINAPP01 ro na J OnsiteB2D Replication will occur at 0 00 1 00 2 00 3 00 4 00 5 00 6 00 7 00 21 00 22 00 23 00 every day July 2014 August 2014 September 2014 S E E W E F S gt of ae ce F S MT WOT F S 29312345 gaasid SM A O Ree cs add ddaddadad daddi Adi 4 48 40 a a a a a 4 a a 4 a a a a a 29 20l 24 22 29 24 2 28i 10 19 19 20 24 24j 28 24i 23 234 24 25 2 2 2 28 29 20 34 14 24 24 28 28 20 20i 29 20 28 29 30 44 29 34 44 Si 48 SiS Z O 28 38 48 28 28 AM SO SA ADAM Click Finish to start E T Back Finish Cancel Once the wizard is complete the replication job is ready to run its first replication cycle Replicate i H Cs erica 2 Jobs New Job Replicate WINAPP01 Offsite Inbound Status Active Log Source Backup WIN APP01 Target V
20. m gt Settings services SMB AFP ta NFS FTP Ea SNMP m SSH Replicate EH UPS e Authentication Update 2 Add email recipient Alerts Alert Contacts g SMTP Settings Email rar alerts _ LO 3 Enter SMTP settings netgear com i 4 Click Apply Password essesess 3 SMTP Server smtp com lt SMTP Port 587 o From alerts y E Xx Use TLS M 5 Test Email Send Test Message Congratulations Your ReadyDATA is ready to receive ReadyRECOVER backups from clients on the network Install ShadowProtect Backup Agent on clients systems Before you can configure backup on any Microsoft Windows based system you must install the ShadowProtect agent The agent can be downloaded from the NETGEAR ReadyRECOVER product page at http www netgear com readyrecover Once the agent is installed the client system will need to be rebooted Page 12 NETGEAR ReadyRECOVER Create a backup job From the Windows start menu select ShadowProtect To create a backup job click Create a job and the backup wizard will begin File Tasks View Options Help A o S P Wizards i J Management View J Disk Map WIN APPO1 View Ye 3 Backup Jobs WIN APPO1 WB Destinations WIN APP01 SP Backup History WIN APPO1 Er a i i By Network View I gt HW NJOO E Execute cancel Pause New Delete Edit Details Refresh Type Status Next Run Time Name ET TENE 3 Ba
21. nsumed E 145 9 GB Reserved Ii 0 Free E 15 8 TB Type RAID 5 0 x2 Savings 3 1 Backup Or Consumed E 145 9 GB Reserved E 0 Free E 15 8 TB Type RAID 5 0 x2 Savings 4 1 e No of Backups 4 2 hours Size of Backups 592 3 GB B After 4 Backups Capacity Savings ratio will continue to grow example 4 1 as each full backup only stores block level changes Page 18 NETGEAR ReadyRECOVER First Backup Savings Storage savings on the first backup operation will be based on inline compression at the block level These savings vary based on the data type of the source server client Ongoing Backup Savings The ongoing savings will increase as more backups occur Each backup stores only block changes while keeping fully independent backup images Replicate backup data offsite for Disaster Recovery Optional To offer additional protection against disaster ReadyDATA offers the ability to replicate ReadyRECOVER backups offsite to a secondary ReadyDATA system One of the largest deployment considerations when setting up offsite data replication is the ongoing WAN bandwidth requirement The best way to deliver fast and effective offsite replication is to reduce the amount of data being replicated Combining ReadyRECOVER block level change tracking with ReadyDATA replication will maximize WAN bandwidth efficiency when replicating backups to an offsite location Much like the backup process itself ongoing
22. olf WIN APP01 Schedule Wed Jul 09 2014 21 00 00 GMT 0700 Pacific Daylight Time Delta Initial Sync Running Started N A I gt Finished N A Ig Speed 47 6 MB sec eM Transiered 12GB Ep PV OnsiteB2D Stop Page 23 NETGEAR ReadyRECOVER Performing a single file restore ReadyRECOVER allows you to recover entire operating system in case of a hardware failure disaster or data corruption However smaller recovery tasks are far more frequent One of the most common recovery situations in a server environment is the need to restore a single file that may have been changed or deleted ReadyRECOVER provides a simple and reliable way to recover any file from any previous backup Shares All Volumes x AM Filter by nai aa CH Backup Ow I Hr 6 jU e No of Backups 4 2 hours Size of Backups 592 3 GB g Capacity ed 145 9 GB n A N Open backup location a Art 15 8 im gt Network 192 168 70 180 using the ReadyDATA gt e Consumed E 145 9 GB yr Favorites ad in account Reserved E O J win app01 Free W 15 8 TB EE Desktop a Type RAID 0 0 x2 dJ Downloads ER Savings 41 du Recent places Browse to desires backup time stamp This PC Press Ctrl R then enter and the ReadyDATA IP Address r Pr Share Home View Manage q win app01 Completed Backups s 2014 07_01_16 05_50_p420 ve
23. opies mirror or parity are written to ReadyDATAS object based RAID 3 The ShadowProtect agent reads data from ReadyDATA Before the data Is given to the agent ReadyDATA confirms that the data is valid using the fingerprint checksum If the checksum proves the data to be valid it is sent to the agent which can trust the validity of the data If the fingerprint checksum shows the data to be invalid ReadyDATA automatically heals the data by using an alternate copy from one of the other disks in the system Page 4 NETGEAR ReadyRECOVER Protected Server VM OS Application 1 ShadowProtect Change Tracking Forever 2 Checksum individual blocks on write Only one Full Backup operation me TES N IN Fingerprint Data NETGEAR L k 3 Checksum Verification on read Disk Disk Disk Disk 3 Self healing object based RAID ReadyRECOVER Backup and Storage Architecture Below is a diagram of the backup architecture for ReadyRECOVER Physical Servers age Virtual Machines J SiS vu vu vv ve w e MIM E PFP Backup unique changes only forever pres Virt alization Ongoing backups are block level incremental y ss e re Seed el e iil e forever when protecting VMs Servers and eai Workstations Replicate only incremental changes forever Backups are WAN optimized and sent offsite efficiently without the need for a backup server offsit
24. oute to the same location vnic0 MAC Address 00 0D A2 63 8D BA MTU 1500 VLAN 0 IP Settings Static IPv4 IP Address 192 168 70 180 Static IP Address Bandwidth 1 Gbps Static IP settings will ensure that backup clients will not have any issues finding the ReadyDATA eth0 eth1 MAC Addres 00 25 90 63 8D BA ACP Mode active Hash Type L2 Bonded Interfaces LACP Provides redundancy and performance Page 10 NETGEAR ReadyRECOVER Note LACP must be supported and configured on the attached switch before enabling bonding on ReadyDATA Failure to configure switching correctly can cause the ReadyDATA device to become disconnected from the network Ensure that the time is set correctly on the Ready DATA device and that the hostname is unique and recognizable for logging and alerting purposes To do so 1 Select the System Tab then select the Overview tab 2 Click on the settings cog 3 Enter a new Hostname for example OnsiteB2D 4 Optional If the time is incorrect select the clock icon to update time and time zone settings System Storage Settings L Info 7 1 Select System gt Overview Hardware dv Model ReadyDATA 5200 2 Select Drives l 25T504YX00040 Hold down the left mouse button an im et and drag to select many drives f eady ATAOS 2 OnsiteB2D O June 23 2014 5 44 26 py 4 Option Change Time Zone Vol ume e All
25. pe Status Next Run Time WIN APP01 Scheduled Backup Job running 7 1 2014 1 45 01 PM 3 Backup Restore lore Backu Explore Backup The first and only full Dismount Backup 5 Image backup will run g Verify Image Image Conversion Tool Job Status O Task Details C No Label gt 192 168 70 180 WIN APP01 C_VOL b001 vhdx Task Status running View Details Backup J Remaining Time 3 minutes 7 seconds 45 02 MB s Restore Browse Image Image Tools O Task Details E New Volume gt 192 168 70 180 WIN APPO1 E_VOL b001 vhdx O Task Status ready Q View Details Days Remaining 30 ido x Scheduled Backup Job View Backup Sets on ReadyDATA To see existing backups and storage consumption metrics open the ReadyDATA Ul in a supported web browser https IP Address and select the Shares tab Shares s Q 1 rawan ga fo No of Backups 1 Backup Or Size of Backups 148 1 GB Capacity Consumed 145 1 GB Ds lr First backup First backup has savings leveraging inline compression this example Consumed 145 1 GB small savings only Reserved E 0 Free IB 15 8 TB Type RAID 5 0 x2 Savings 1 1 t r Backup Ow No of Backups 3 1 hours ns 3 1 hours Bz After 3 Backups Capacity Consumed 145 9 GB Savings ratio will grow example 3 1 apacity Savings 3 1 as each full backup only stores block level changes Co
26. re Hyper V and XenServer Note Guest OS must be Microsoft Windows for more information visit http www netgear com ReadyRECOVER The ReadyRECOVER Restoration options Physical Servers GA e Virtual Machines Virtual Machines m FA e ES VM VM VM VM VM VM VM VM e gt z W gt gt gt 2 2 D lt Te ALLL Ro Virt lization Virtua zation O ZE damn E T Sinale File R r Full System Restore to any system X2X Offsite Restore P oS qibla eo ReadyRECOVER can restore any backup to Recovering offsite is just as ny 15 minute backup any platform independent of hypervisor or simple as onsite recovery can be used to restore a server brand single file quick NETGEAR tawan NETGEAR oo K i j i u y lt i ReadyDATA di y ReadyDATA No cumbersome image consolidation When every backup is a full restore point a backup image management server is not needed Every 15 minute backup is a full restore point Restores are fast because there is no need to traverse long backup image chains and frequent restore points mean less lost work Restoration is the single most important part of any Backup and Disaster Recovery solution For this reason ReadyRECOVER focuses on real world needs in a disaster situation including 1 Single File Restore Any 15 minute backup can be mounted instantly and recovery of individual files This capability means users don t ha
27. replication will only ever need to send incremental block level changes after the first successful full replication cycle forever Physical Servers AA ME S Virtual Machines Cain s VM VM VM VM JE CMa ls Ba GE ee E oe E Backup unique changes only forever E T Virt alization Ongoing backups are block level incremental gt mi lt i 4 forever when protecting VMs Servers and t __ Workstations Replicate only incremental changes forever Backups are WAN optimized and sent offsite efficiently without the need for a backup server offsite Real time verification Backup integrity is checked in real time NETGEAR NETGEAR a L Onsite ReadyDATA 3 SSNs 2 Offsite ReadyDATA To configure replication of a Backup Set to a secondary location you will need to have deployed a secondary system in the desired location enabled replication services on that system and copied the replication certificate key from the secondary system to the primary system The certificate key can be found in the ReadyDATA administration console Replicate Tab gt Certificates Page 19 NETGEAR ReadyRECOVER Steps to configure replication of ReadyRECOVER Backups Connect to the onsite ReadyDATA with a supported web browser Select the Replicate tab for the top menu Click the New Job button Give the replication job a unique and descriptive name Expand the source system and sele
28. rive on the system Simply browse through the newly mounted volume and copy any files that need to be restored back to their original location Computer View 0 t Thispc TETEK F paing 4 Folders 6 mi Downloads Em Gi Recent places jE This PC Je Desktop b Downloads E Documents B Downloads j Music Pictures Pictures B k B Videos Devices and drives 4 ackup appears as a DVD Drive D local drive IR3_SSS_X64FRE_EN US_DV9 0 bytes free of 4 23 GB a Local Disk C ji P Local Disk C s DVD Drive D IR a lt New Volume E 117 GB free of 126 GB i New Volume E Local Disk F er erise gt di bginfo CR 19 7 GB free of 159 GB me di PerfLogs l d Program Files Home Share View 0 E Program Files ca gt This PC Local Disk F v e Search Local Disk F 2 di Users Ji Windows Yr Favorites Name Date modified Type Size EE Desktop dil bginfo 6 25 2014 2 40PM File folder ty Network J Downloads Ji PerfLogs 8 22 2013 8 52 AM File folder keran F Recent places Ji Program Files 6 25 2014 1 38PM File folder d Program Files x86 7 1 2014 1 16 PM File folder PME This PC dii Users 6 24 2014 4 56 PM File folder de Desktop d Windows 7 1 2014 1 16PM File folder Documents j Downloads jobstatus Open 1KB d Music Print Pictures Open with
29. ve to wait to get important files or application data back in the event of corruption or human error 2 Hardware Independent Restore HIR Operating systems and applications can be restored onsite or offsite More importantly full systems can be restored to any hardware or virtualization platform P2V V2P P2P V2V available at the time of disaster Page 6 NETGEAR ReadyRECOVER Block level Deduplication amp Inline Compression Savings ReadyRECOVER employs a unique technique to deliver storage efficiency that saves space on disk and reduces bandwidth consumption when replicating backups offsite These efficiencies are delivered by three complementary techniques 1 Change Tracking Forever Only newly changes blocks ever need to be send from the source system backup client to the ReadyDATA onsite or the ReadyDATA offsite 2 Block level Deduplication When each full backup image is written common blocks from previous backups are not stored twice Because only unique blocks are written many independent full backup images can be stored while minimizing capacity consumption 3 Inline Compression As data is written to ReadyDATA it is compressed and checksummed in real time Protected Server VM 9 OS Application 110 0 a 4 1 lo 21 Change Trackin forever __ _ ___ lt TAE 0 SS 11 00am Full Backup 11 15am Full Backup o 11 30am Full Backup Ez mt ji 3 Inline Compression
30. xample Backup 4 Select Protection level for example RAID5 Note this will lead to RAID50 options and click Create DATA Shares Security SAN Network Ti rofil All Volumes v 4 Overview 2 Info E ww 1 Select System gt Storage SATA 2 TB SATA 2 TB SATA 2 TB SATA 2 TB SATA 2 TB SATA 2 TB SATA 2 TB SATA 2 TB RD5200 jeus qui SATA 2 TB SATA 2 TB SATA 2 18 SATA 2 TB RAID Lo Cache Spare b li tos Bi li s 2 Select Drives New Volume Hold down the left mouse button 2 Click New Volume T7 and drag to select many drives New Volume we Name Backup t Protection Level RAID 5 3 Enter Name 4 Select RAID Protection Level Create Cancel j Page 9 NETGEAR ReadyRECOVER When selecting six or more drives you will be prompted with multiple performance options Selecting medium performance is recommended for ReadyRECOVER installations New Volume You have selected RAIDS in a larger than 5 disk configuration It is highly recommended that RAID5 0 be used for acceptable performance at this scale Please choose from the following O High Performance RAID5 0 This configuration will use 4 drives 33 for parity and delivers the highest performance Medium Performance Ideal for large numbers of backup clients and when replication will impletemented Medium Performance RAID5 0 This configuration will use
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