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StarWind Virtual SAN
Virtual Tape Library used with
Veeam Backup & Replication
October 2014
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CONTENTS
Introduction .......................................................................................................................................................... 4
Pre-Configuring The Servers ...................................................................................................................... 5
Creating Virtual Tape Library ..................................................................................................................... 6
Client-Side Configuration ........................................................................................................................... 12
Veeam Backup & Replication .................................................................................................................... 15
Contacts .......................................................................................................................................................... 26
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INTRODUCTION
Tape will never go away. It wins the competition for capacity price, being cheaper than
high-capacity SATA spindles. At the same time, tape is the best vaulting medium, capable
of storing data for decades. Some companies have to adhere to regulatory requirements
for tape vaulting, so it’s only logical to say that tape is here forever.
StarWind VTL takes the existing tape backup infrastructure and virtualizes it so that the
backup process requires a smaller backup window. In addition to the acceleration of the
backup process, it also creates an additional copy of the snapshot, thus making the backup
even safer. As a result, tape backup becomes affordable, fast and convenient.
This guide is intended for experienced Windows system administrators and IT professionals
who would like to configure StarWind Virtual SAN solution. It provides detailed instructions
on how to create the Virtual Tape Library device that will run on top of the Windows
Server 2012 R2.
A full set of up-to-date technical documentation can always be found here, or by pressing
the Help button in the StarWind Management Console.
For any technical inquiries please visit our online community, Frequently Asked Questions
page, or use the support form to contact our technical support department.
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PRE-CONFIGURING THE SERVERS
Figure 1 shows the reference network diagram of the configuration described in this guide.
StarWind server running VTL device and Hypervisor running VMs and Veeam software are
connected directly, but it is possible to wire them through switches as optional.
VM
VM
VM
Hypervisor
StarWind
StarWind VTL
Figure 1
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CREATING VIRTUAL TAPE LIBRARY
1. Launch StarWind Management Console and connect to the server. Right click on the
server and select Add Device (advanced) from the pop-up menu.
2. The Add Device Wizard appears. Choose Tape Device item.
3. Click Next to continue.
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4. Choose Virtual Tape item.
5. Click Next to continue.
6. Click Next to continue.
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7. Enter the path to virtual Device Header File.
8. Click Next to continue.
9. Specify target alias. Target name will be generated automatically.
10.Click Next to continue.
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11. At Creation page click Create and view the creation progress.
12.After creation you will see Device Creation completed page.
13.Click OK.
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14.VTL device were created successfully. Right click on the device and select Create Tape…
from the pop-up menu.
15.See tape type/size and barcode click OK.
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16.Tape was created and placed into the first slot of VTL. You can create more tapes. VTL
type HP MSL2024 has 24 slots for tapes.
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CLIENT-SIDE CONFIGURATION
1. There is no tape device connected.
2. Launch MS iSCSI initiator. Switch to Discovery tab. Click Discover Portal and enter the
IP address of StarWind server with VTL created.
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3. Switch to Targets tab and connect the target.
4. Tape drive and autoloader appears.
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5. Install the tape divers.
6. The drivers are installed.
7. After that perform backup and/or restore.
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VEEAM BACKUP & REPLICATION
Open Veeam Backup & Replication. Open Backup Infrastructure tab.
Note: if tape device does not appear try restart server.
To Erase, Inventory and Catalog tapes click Media and right click on required tape.
Before using new tape erase it.
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To backup file to tape click Backup Files button and finish wizard step by step
1. Enter job name and description
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2. Specify files and folders to be backed up.
3. For Full Backup set schedule if necessary. Choose media pool or add new pool.
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If click Add New… you open additional media pool creating wizard. Enter name and
description.
Add tapes to media pool.
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Enter media set name and specify automatically creating settings if necessary.
Specify the tape retention settings.
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View summary and click Finish to continue job configuring.
When media pool selected for Full Backup click Next.
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Set the schedule for Incremental Backup if necessary. Choose media pool or add new
pool for incremental backup.
Set backup options and click Create
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View summary. For immediate execution check Run the job when I click Finish and click
Finish.
Job status and progress you may see on History tab.
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To Restore data click Restore Files button.
Specify files and folders to restore.
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Specify restoring destination.
Select automatic conflict resolution options.
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View summary and click Finish.
You will see restoration progress in the window that appears, or on History tab.
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