1. What's New with VERITAS NetBackup?
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2. Agenda NetBackup 6.0 Objectives NetBackup 6.0 Highlights
Focus on Recovery
Fast Disk Based Data Protection
Industrial-Strength Backup and Recovery
Next Generation Management & Reporting
Q & A

3. VERITAS NetBackup 6 Objectives
Fast Disk-Based Data Protection
NetApp-VERITAS NetBackup Joint Solutions
Low Impact, Low Overhead Off-Host Backups
Robust Disk Management and Optimization
Industrial-Strength Backup and Recovery
Unparalleled Breadth
Infinite Scalability, Ironclad Infrastructure
Integrated Disaster Recovery
Next Generation Management & Reporting- Know More, Manage More
Centralized, Web View of All Backup Operations
Real-Time Health Check
Simplified Troubleshooting

4. Fast Disk-Based Data Protection

5. Complete NAS Protection
Single User Interface to Manage all Data Protection Stages
More Granular Snapshot Scheduling & Restore Browsing
Reduce Storage – Consolidated Primary / Secondary Snaps
NetBackup
Snapshot / SnapRestore
SnapVault
NDMP
Primary Data
9AM
12PM
3PM
Snapshot
NDMP Drive Sharing
Integrated NAS Protection
The co-developed solution integrates all stages of NAS data protection, while increasing performance and simplifying management. While most of the short-term and long-term integration is available today, they have been enhanced and now integrated across each stage.
Organization’s can now manage all operations from a single, intuitive interface (NetBackup). Previously, an administrator would have to log into NAS multiple systems and interface with a number of tools to perform each operation. In addition, there was no understanding or logic of what administrators have protected with online snapshots compared to NDMP tape backups.
Today in NBU 5.1
NetBackup (Advanced Client) integrates with NetApp’s Snapshot technology to schedule, manage, and catalog local disk-based snapshots. Snapshots can managed across multiple filers and locations. Snapshots are space-optimized by providing only a map of the file system at a point-in-time. However, the space required to store snapshots increases in size when data is changes over time.
NetBackup (Advanced Client) integrates with NetApp’s SnapRestore to rapidly restore a single file from the local snapshots or rollback a fie system to a point-in-time.
Note: Same concept and benefits as NetBackup Advanced Client Instant Recovery feature.
NetBackup 6.0 improvements
Leveraging SnapVault’s ability to send data great distances, organizations will be able to backup remote office NAS systems to a centralize disk repository.
NetBackup (Advanced Client) integrates with NetApp’s SnapVault technology to provide disk-to-disk backups of NetApp filers to a consolidated NetApp NearStore system. Backups can be performed at an incremental changed block-level for high-performance backups and reduced storage requirements.
Additional benefits of NetBackup managing NetApp SnapVault:
- Ease of use – replaces cumbersome administrative CLI commands which must be run on both the primary and secondary systems.
- Provides a “single pane of glass” for NAS filer administration, backups, and restores.
- Improved scheduling of snapshot and snapvault transfers with finer time granularity and predictability.
- Oracle application interface.
- Provides a user restore browse capability enabling efficient user directed restores (vs. ~snapshot copies)
- Improved snapshot naming conventions combined with NBU cataloguing to identify images (is t
Additional NetBackup 6.0 features
NetBackup for NDMP Option will migrate (backup) snapshots from the NetApp NearStore to tape for long-term storage.
NetBackup 6.0 will bring SSO (drive sharing) for NDMP NAS systems and directory level DAR (direct access recovery).
Block-Level
Instant Recovery
NetApp NearStore
Tape Library
NetApp Filer
Short-Term Recovery Local Snapshots
Long-Term Recovery
Near-Term Recovery Disk-to-Disk

6. End-to-End Disk Based Protection
Optimized NetApp NearStore as Disk-to-Disk Target
High Performance Data Transfer Protocol
Reduced Storage with Redundant Data Elimination
Online Application Interface and Client Direct Restores
NetApp NearStore Disk Storage Unit
NetBackup Clients
NetBackup Media Server
Exchange Server L A N
Redundant Data Elimination
Oracle Database Server
Integrated (Disk-Based) Server Protection
NetBackup will leverage NetApp’s NearStore as an optimized disk target (disk storage unit).
High Performance Data Transfer Protocol – VERITAS and Network Appliance have created a modified network protocol to increase data transfer performance between the NetBackup Media Server and NearStore disk storage. Synchronous data transfers can occur without delays associated with interlocked packet acknowledgement.
Reduced Storage with Redundant Data Elimination - Backups written to a NearStore Storage Unit may utilize less disk space when compared to traditional disk storage units. After an initial client backup is performed, the Network Appliance WAFL file system will save only changed blocks when subsequent backups are performed for the same client. The quantity of disk space saved using data de-duplication technology will vary dependant on client data change rates.
Client Direct Restores - NetBackup clients will be able to NFS/CIFS mount the WAFL file system backup images for copying files (call this non-NBU restore).
All the benefits of disk-based data protection with single instance store and client direct restores (post NBU 6.0).
Note: All NBU database and application agents will be supported.
How it works:
Backups streams will leave the client through a NetBackup Disk Media Server. At the NetApp NearStore (through ONTAP), the NetBackup Images are translated to NetApp’s native WAFL format. This enables single instance store for reduced storage requirements and client restores directly from the LAN connected NAS.
Additional Background Information:
The planned functionality for the NearStore DSU in NBU 6.0 was for NetApp to convert any FILE-BASED NBU backup images to NetApp’s WAFL format and allow NBU clients to NFS/CIFS mount the NearStore to restore (export/copy) data as opposed to using a standard NBU restore process. Although NetApp will convert file-based images to the WAFL format with ONTAP 7.1, the ability for NBU clients to NFS/CIFS mount the NearStore will not be added until ONTAP
One of the things that NetApp will provide in ONTAP 7.1 is the ability to perform single instance store (which they refer to as de-duplication) such that on a per-client basis, any NBU images that are converted to WAFL will only have changed blocks saved. If the block has already been saved, then a map of pointers will keep track of that information. This means that although a NBU incremental backup will send changed files to the NearStore, only the changed blocks will be stored on disk. In addition, if another full backup is done, although the entire backup will be sent to the NearStore, only the changed blocks will be saved. This also applies to a synthetic full backup. The synthetic will be generated, but then NetApp will remove duplicated blocks. Obviously, this can conserve quite a bit of storage capacity. With ONTAP 7.1.1, de-duplication will also be done across clients, to conserve enough more storage capacity. Longer term, we will jointly support NetApp doing synthetic backups using a map of pointers so that no data has to be moved.
A note regarding file based backups:
Today, when a database agent is used, the backup can either be stream-based or file-based. For it to be file-based, the Advanced Client must be used. Since we currently sell a LOT of Oracle agents, but not a lot of Advanced Clients, I expect most Oracle backups today are stream-based (Oracle provides NBU an image to backup as opposed to the individual files to backup) and if done in this manner then it can’t be converted to WAFL and de-duplication cannot be used. This applies only to Oracle and DB2 at the moment. In order for Exchange or SQL to be supported for file-based backups, then we’ll need to support NetApp’s VSS provider and it will have to be qualified with NBU.
NetBackup Images TAR Format
SQL Server
NetApp Native Format (WAFL)
Client Direct Restores

7. New Advanced Backup and Recovery Features
Simplified Snapshot configuration
Snapshot wizard discovers available snapshot methods and resources available on backup clients
Additional platforms for advanced backups and snapshots
Windows disk array snapshot support via VSS
FlashBackup supported with any master platform
More options to improve Exchange performance
Offhost backup for Exchange 2003 (using VSS snapshot provider)
Instant Recovery & Offhost using same snapshot
Using VERITAS FlashSnap
The two main goals of NBU 6.0 Simplified Snapshot feature were to
1. Make it easier for the user to setup snapshot backups by providing a wizard that discovers snapshot methods and resources on backup clients
2. Improve status and error reporting of snapshot backup jobs
NBU 6.0 supports: 14 Snapshot Methods - 4 Offhost Options (Alternate Client + 3 Data Movers) - Instant Recovery Option - 3 File System Types (VxFS, NAS, Native) - 4 Disk Volume Types (Raw Partition, VxVM, Disk Arrays, Native) and 4 Databases (Oracle, DB2, Exchange, SQL) across many platforms including the addition of AIX and Linux in 6.0.
The NBU Simplified Snapshot feature was designed to assist the customer by discovering the available methods on a backup client, and recommending and comfiguring a snashot backup policy on the basis of the clients desired quality of service. It also added snapshot job details into the GUI activity monitor that allow many problems to be diagnosed without the need to dig though error logs.
* All of these features require an Advanced Client option

8. Basic Disk Improvements
Simple load-sharing
Improved full DSU handling
Performance
Import images from DSUs
Simple Media Server failover
NetBackup 6.0 will introduce significant enhancements for DSUs. If you put multiple DSUs into a group, NetBackup will be much smarter about how is uses the DSUs and also how it deals with a full DSU. NetBackup will route each backup to a different DSU via a “least recently used” algorithm that will ensure all DSUs handle some of the load. Once a DSU becomes full, NetBackup will no longer send backups to that DSU and will use other DSUs if they are available.
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This animation shows backups being sent to different DSUs and when one DSU becomes full, other DSUs receive the overflow backup data.
The primary benefits of these enhancements are reduced cost in terms of media and administrative effort as well as greater reliability; automation is greater and backups will complete faster and more reliably.

9. Disk Staging Improvements
Staging as DSU attribute
Hi-Lo thresholds
Multi-stream staging
Alternate read host for staging (duplication) HI LO HI LO
Another major enhancement area in NetBackup 6.0 is disk staging. Storage unit administration will be simplified by making staging a configurable attribute on any disk storage unit (rather than a separate type of storage unit). We will improve the way data is expired from disk by implementing high/low thresholds or water marks. And we’ll improve the performance and scalability of a DSU by allowing the use of multiple tape drives when migrating data from disk to tape.
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This animation shows multiple backups going to multiple staging DSUs in a group. When the DSU becomes full enough to hit the high watermark it will expire images until it gets to the low water mark. The primary benefits of these enhancements are reduced cost in terms of media and administrative effort as well as greater reliability and performance; automation is greater and backups as well as staging to tape will complete faster and more reliably. . HI LO

10. Industrial-Strength Backup and Recovery

11. Breadth (1)
Twice the number of previously supported OS versions and platforms
Itanium 64-bit
HPUX NBU Server
Red Hat RHEL 4 Server
SUSE SLES 9 NBU Server
Solaris 10 support
AIX 5.3
Extension of Cluster Platform Support
HP Service Guard Support
MSCS NetBackup Server Support

12. Breadth (2) Continued Database and Application Support
MSFT SQL Server 2005 (Yukon)
MSFT SharPoint Portal 2003
SAP Backup integration with Oracle RMAN
SAP BackInt Support for SAP DB
Support for Lotus Domino/Notes R7

13. Current Scalability Challenges
Media Server Scalability
“We often experience data inconsistencies”
“Script to check databases files images, media DB and VSN DB) if all is sync”
Catalog size and catalog backup
“Dynamic catalog backup button”
“We are a 24/7 shop and have no quiet time for catalog backup”
Limited Scheduling capability by the NBU scheduler
“Customer wants bpsched to be able to schedule archives.”

14. Enterprise Media Manager
Replace distributed device and media databases with a centralized relational database
Improved scalability and performance through multithreading and reduced response time for MM requests
Drive sharing among media servers and NDMP hosts (SSO for NDMP)
Automatic drive reconfiguration on reboot

15. Catalog Backup Enhancements
Hot catalog backup, full or incremental
Catalog protection and recovery wizards
Catalog backup tape spanning
Alternate location restore

16. Intelligent Resource Manager
Replaces the current job scheduler (bpsched)
Order of magnitude improvement in scalability
Scheduling and resource management of prioritized jobs (backup, duplication, catalog backup, import, verify, synthetic backup, vault, alternate backup)
User interface to cancel, suspend, resume, and restart entries in the job queue
Handle composite jobs composed of main job (parent), and secondary jobs (children)

17. Integrated Disaster Recovery
Bare Metal Restore “Option”
Common Code Source, Installation / Packaging, Admin Console, Policies, Scheduler, Logging, & Security
Industry’s Broadest Support
Now Recover Linux Servers (Red Hat & SUSE)
Single Solution for: Windows, Linux, and UNIX

18. Next Generation Management & Reporting

19. NetBackup Operations Manager
Management & Monitoring
- Centralized View of All Operations - MyPortal Customizable Dashboard - Single Server Drill-Down With Device & Services Control
Alert
Automated Detection
Policy-Based Thresholds
Multiple Notifications Vehicles , SNMP, System Logs
TroubleShoot
Environment Health-Check
In-Content Error Code Links
Log Management (Merge /Filter)
Report
Pre-Defined & Customized
Graphical / “Hyperlinked”
Automated Report Builder
Know More, Manage More
NetBackup 6.0 helps backup administrators know more about their environment so they can quickly and efficiently take the appropriate actions and manage more systems, data, and locations per administrator.
Next Generation Management & Reporting 
VERITAS introduces the next generation in data protection management and reporting technology with the NetBackup Operations Manager. NetBackup Operations Manager is new, integrated tool that is included (no additional costs) with NetBackup that provides administrators cutting-edge management, monitoring, alerting, reporting (standard & custom), and troubleshooting capabilities. Centralized, Web View of All Backup Operations
The NetBackup Operations Manager offers a sexy, web-based console to view and manage all worldwide (multi-site environment) data protection operations from a single point of administration. Administrators no longer have to log-in to each backup server to manage or check status. In addition, NetBackup Operations Manager provides a consistent backup management interface to simplify the complex tasks involved in protecting and managing the data resources of a large enterprise effectively. At remote sites where staffing may be an issue, NetBackup Operations Manager can help provide 24/7 “follow-the-sun” management. Real-Time Health Check NetBackup Operations Manager provides the ability to quickly gain real-time operational and health status of your distributed data protection environment. Using the NetBackup Operations Manager, administrators can diagnose problems, identify potential issues, and take corrective actions.
Simplified Troubleshooting To assist with troubleshooting efforts, NetBackup Operations Manager offers in-context links to error codes, alert notification, log viewing, and ability to merge and filter multiple job logs.

20. Automated Report Builder
Wizard-Driven Report Generator
Select Format, Data, Design View, Filets, Groups, Distribution, etc…
“Hyperlink” Between Reports For Further Data Exploitation

21. Summary New disk based data protection solutions and enhancements
NetApp integration for faster backup and recvoery
New tools simpilfy management of disk backups
Next generation management and reporting with NetBackup Operations Manager (NOM)
Monitor backups from anywhere
Less Administration with MyPortal and customized reports
Industrial-strength backup and recovery with
Breadth of offering
Scalability and Robustness
Enterprise Media Management
Enhanced Catalog Backup Functionality
Intelligent Resource Manager
Integrated Disaster Recovery Solution

22. &
QUESTIONS
ANSWERS

24. Integrated Disaster Recovery
Bare Metal Restore Option
Recover server configuration and backup data from one console in NetBackup
Industry’s Broadest Platform Support
Now Recover Linux Servers (Red Hat & SUSE)
Single Solution for: Windows, Linux, and UNIX
Fully integrated with NetBackup
3x improvement in server recovery time
Step 3. 2. 1. 9. 8. 7. 6. 5. 4.
Traditional Recovery
Bare Metal Restore
Reboot
Load tape(s) and restore
Reload OS
Reload backup software
Collect all media
Repair hardware
Server Recovery Time
Click “Prepare to Restore”
How long does it take you to replace a failed server? How long does it take you to recover from a disaster? Bare Metal Restore, formerly sold as a separate product has now become part of NetBackup. There will be no more separate releases of this product.
Integration with NetBackup allows administrators simply check a box to collect disaster recovery information about the server when configuring policies.
Another integration point that simplifies administration: BMR database catalog will automatically be backed up during NBU Master Server Catalog backups.
We also added support for additional O/Ss (see slide above)
For customers with VxVM or thinking about VxVM
AIX, HP, and Windows BMR clients can use VERITAS Volume Manager (Solaris has existed for years)
What actually occurred in the integration with NetBackup
Common Code Source, Installation / Packaging, Admin Console, Policies, Scheduler, Logging, & Security
for customers that already have BMR
Merged boot & file servers for simpler administration.
Significantly improved BMR server performance
BMR clients deployed as part of standard NBU deployment (common code packaging enables this)