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Posted to users@cloudstack.apache.org by Asai <as...@globalchangemusic.org> on 2016/11/02 23:21:06 UTC

Good backup solutions for Cloudstack

Hello,

Can anyone recommend a good backup solution for a Cloudstack deployment?  What’s the best way of backing up VMs and snapshots?  I have experience with XenServer, but I’m moving into a CS deployment now and am looking for recommendations on best practices.

Thanks
Asai
Network and Systems Administrator
GLOBAL CHANGE MEDIA
http://globalchange.media
Tucson, AZ

Re: Good backup solutions for Cloudstack

Posted by Asai <as...@globalchangemusic.org>.

Thanks for that.  How about backing up Secondary Storage and the 
Cloudstack installation in general?


On 2016-11-04 3:51 AM, Glenn Wagner wrote:
> HI,
>
> For KVM its more disk based LVM , you can use scripts like
> https://github.com/Win2ix/vmsnapshot
>
> or I found a more commercial version
>
> http://www.acronis.com/en-us/business/backup-advanced/rhev/
>
> Thanks
>
> Glenn
>
>
> glenn.wagner@shapeblue.com
> www.shapeblue.com
> First Floor, Victoria Centre, 7 Victoria Street, Somerset West, Cape Town  7129South Africa
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: asai@globalchangemusic.org<ma...@globalchangemusic.org>
> Reply-to: <us...@cloudstack.apache.org>
> To: users@cloudstack.apache.org<ma...@cloudstack.apache.org>
> Subject: Re: Good backup solutions for Cloudstack
> Date: Thu, 03 Nov 2016 09:12:08 -0700
>
>
>
>
> How about KVM?
>
> On 2016-11-02 16:47, Sergey Levitskiy wrote:
>
>
>
> Veeam works OK for VMware based implementations. You can tag VMs and based on vsphere tag Veeam will automatically pick them up for the backup processing.
>
> On 11/2/16, 4:21 PM, "Asai" <as...@globalchangemusic.org>> wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> Can anyone recommend a good backup solution for a Cloudstack deployment? What's the best way of backing up VMs and snapshots? I have experience with XenServer, but I'm moving into a CS deployment now and am looking for recommendations on best practices.
>
> Thanks
> Asai
> Network and Systems Administrator
> GLOBAL CHANGE MEDIA
> http://globalchange.media [1]
> Tucson, AZ
>
>
>
>
> Links:
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Re: Good backup solutions for Cloudstack

Posted by Glenn Wagner <gl...@shapeblue.com>.

HI,

For KVM its more disk based LVM , you can use scripts like
https://github.com/Win2ix/vmsnapshot

or I found a more commercial version

http://www.acronis.com/en-us/business/backup-advanced/rhev/

Thanks

Glenn


glenn.wagner@shapeblue.com 
www.shapeblue.com
First Floor, Victoria Centre, 7 Victoria Street, Somerset West, Cape Town  7129South Africa
@shapeblue
  
 


-----Original Message-----
From: asai@globalchangemusic.org<ma...@globalchangemusic.org>
Reply-to: <us...@cloudstack.apache.org>
To: users@cloudstack.apache.org<ma...@cloudstack.apache.org>
Subject: Re: Good backup solutions for Cloudstack
Date: Thu, 03 Nov 2016 09:12:08 -0700




How about KVM?

On 2016-11-02 16:47, Sergey Levitskiy wrote:



Veeam works OK for VMware based implementations. You can tag VMs and based on vsphere tag Veeam will automatically pick them up for the backup processing.

On 11/2/16, 4:21 PM, "Asai" <as...@globalchangemusic.org>> wrote:

Hello,

Can anyone recommend a good backup solution for a Cloudstack deployment? What's the best way of backing up VMs and snapshots? I have experience with XenServer, but I'm moving into a CS deployment now and am looking for recommendations on best practices.

Thanks
Asai
Network and Systems Administrator
GLOBAL CHANGE MEDIA
http://globalchange.media [1]
Tucson, AZ




Links:
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[1] http://globalchange.media

Re: Good backup solutions for Cloudstack

Posted by ilya <il...@gmail.com>.

Marty

If you mean disk names being cryptic - you are correct.

Speaking of NetApp NFS level snapshot backups, it creates a .snapshot
directory with structure for hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, etc..

I had many occasions where a user would mistakenly delete VMs and i had
to reverse the deletion - which was a royal pain but eventually worked.

Regards
ilya

On 11/7/16 3:26 PM, Marty Godsey wrote:
> The only problem with this is if you are dong NFS, the VHDs are named very cryptic so you don't have an idea which VM is which.
> 
> Regards,
> Marty Godsey
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ilya [mailto:ilya.mailing.lists@gmail.com] 
> Sent: Monday, November 7, 2016 12:25 PM
> To: users@cloudstack.apache.org
> Subject: Re: Good backup solutions for Cloudstack
> 
> Consider using SAN/NAS level snapshots.
> 
> On 11/3/16 9:12 AM, asai@globalchangemusic.org wrote:
>>  
>>
>> How about KVM? 
>>
>> On 2016-11-02 16:47, Sergey Levitskiy wrote: 
>>
>>> Veeam works OK for VMware based implementations. You can tag VMs and based on vsphere tag Veeam will automatically pick them up for the backup processing.
>>>
>>> On 11/2/16, 4:21 PM, "Asai" <as...@globalchangemusic.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> Can anyone recommend a good backup solution for a Cloudstack deployment? What's the best way of backing up VMs and snapshots? I have experience with XenServer, but I'm moving into a CS deployment now and am looking for recommendations on best practices.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> Asai
>>> Network and Systems Administrator
>>> GLOBAL CHANGE MEDIA
>>> http://globalchange.media [1]
>>> Tucson, AZ
>>  
>>
>> Links:
>> ------
>> [1] http://globalchange.media
>>

RE: Good backup solutions for Cloudstack

Posted by Marty Godsey <ma...@gonsource.com>.

The only problem with this is if you are dong NFS, the VHDs are named very cryptic so you don't have an idea which VM is which.

Regards,
Marty Godsey

-----Original Message-----
From: ilya [mailto:ilya.mailing.lists@gmail.com] 
Sent: Monday, November 7, 2016 12:25 PM
To: users@cloudstack.apache.org
Subject: Re: Good backup solutions for Cloudstack

Consider using SAN/NAS level snapshots.

On 11/3/16 9:12 AM, asai@globalchangemusic.org wrote:
>  
> 
> How about KVM? 
> 
> On 2016-11-02 16:47, Sergey Levitskiy wrote: 
> 
>> Veeam works OK for VMware based implementations. You can tag VMs and based on vsphere tag Veeam will automatically pick them up for the backup processing.
>>
>> On 11/2/16, 4:21 PM, "Asai" <as...@globalchangemusic.org> wrote:
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> Can anyone recommend a good backup solution for a Cloudstack deployment? What's the best way of backing up VMs and snapshots? I have experience with XenServer, but I'm moving into a CS deployment now and am looking for recommendations on best practices.
>>
>> Thanks
>> Asai
>> Network and Systems Administrator
>> GLOBAL CHANGE MEDIA
>> http://globalchange.media [1]
>> Tucson, AZ
>  
> 
> Links:
> ------
> [1] http://globalchange.media
>

Re: Good backup solutions for Cloudstack

Posted by ilya <il...@gmail.com>.

Consider using SAN/NAS level snapshots.

On 11/3/16 9:12 AM, asai@globalchangemusic.org wrote:
>  
> 
> How about KVM? 
> 
> On 2016-11-02 16:47, Sergey Levitskiy wrote: 
> 
>> Veeam works OK for VMware based implementations. You can tag VMs and based on vsphere tag Veeam will automatically pick them up for the backup processing.
>>
>> On 11/2/16, 4:21 PM, "Asai" <as...@globalchangemusic.org> wrote:
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> Can anyone recommend a good backup solution for a Cloudstack deployment? What's the best way of backing up VMs and snapshots? I have experience with XenServer, but I'm moving into a CS deployment now and am looking for recommendations on best practices.
>>
>> Thanks
>> Asai
>> Network and Systems Administrator
>> GLOBAL CHANGE MEDIA
>> http://globalchange.media [1]
>> Tucson, AZ
>  
> 
> Links:
> ------
> [1] http://globalchange.media
>

Re: Good backup solutions for Cloudstack

Posted by as...@globalchangemusic.org.

 

How about KVM? 

On 2016-11-02 16:47, Sergey Levitskiy wrote: 

> Veeam works OK for VMware based implementations. You can tag VMs and based on vsphere tag Veeam will automatically pick them up for the backup processing.
> 
> On 11/2/16, 4:21 PM, "Asai" <as...@globalchangemusic.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> Can anyone recommend a good backup solution for a Cloudstack deployment? What's the best way of backing up VMs and snapshots? I have experience with XenServer, but I'm moving into a CS deployment now and am looking for recommendations on best practices.
> 
> Thanks
> Asai
> Network and Systems Administrator
> GLOBAL CHANGE MEDIA
> http://globalchange.media [1]
> Tucson, AZ
 

Links:
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[1] http://globalchange.media

Re: Good backup solutions for Cloudstack

Posted by Sergey Levitskiy <Se...@autodesk.com>.

Veeam works OK for VMware based implementations. You can tag VMs  and based on vsphere tag Veeam will automatically pick them up for the backup processing.

On 11/2/16, 4:21 PM, "Asai" <as...@globalchangemusic.org> wrote:

    Hello,
    
    Can anyone recommend a good backup solution for a Cloudstack deployment?  What’s the best way of backing up VMs and snapshots?  I have experience with XenServer, but I’m moving into a CS deployment now and am looking for recommendations on best practices.
    
    Thanks
    Asai
    Network and Systems Administrator
    GLOBAL CHANGE MEDIA
    http://globalchange.media
    Tucson, AZ