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Copyright © 2012 EMC Corporation. All Rights Reserved. 1

EMC Avamar 6.1 Release

April 2012


Agenda Avamar 6.1 Overview

– New features– Beta results – Positioning/Use Cases/Pricing/Licensing – Performance metrics – Sizing Guidelines

Extended Retention Overview – Feature Overview (appliance and software)– Positioning/Use Cases/Pricing/Licensing– Comparatives between ADT/AST/ATO– Beta results– Performance metrics– Sizing Guidelines


Avamar 6.1 Release Summary• Avamar Management, Security & Supportability

Improved management including LDAP/AD group authentication* more granular backup scheduling*, and node add/replace from the UI*

Enhanced supportability including hardware fault detection in Avamar GEN4 switches* and clear/concise descriptions for new error/event codes*

Improved encryption including client-server encryption using FIPS 140-2 validated encryption*, key rotation for encryption of data at rest

• Performance & Efficiency Avamar multi-stream expansion - for SQL, SAP, Sybase & Hyper-V Data Domain – DD Boost Multi-stream for SQL, Oracle, Exchange,

SAP, SharePoint, Sybase & Hyper-V; DD Boost single stream for DB2

Increased client-server connection limit to at least 30 per node (A 16 node server should support 480 (30x16) connections)

Avamar Server startup/shutdown performance improvements• Improved DT/LT Support

Privileged users have more control over their policy Ability to specify that the last version of a file backup never be

deleted Qualify with IE 9 and Mac OS X 10.7

• Expanded Avamar Client Support Updated OS Support - Windows Disaster Recovery 64-bit ISO,

CentOS 6, Debian 6, Oracle Enterprise Linux 6 & Apple OS X 10.7 New Avamar SAP & Sybase Protection Improved DB2, Lotus and Oracle Protection Improved Microsoft Protection – Exchange federated backups,

Exchange incremental backups, SQL Server 2011 (Denali) support, multiple SQL backup/recovery TCE improvements

Support for Enterprise Vault 9.x/8.x Command Line Interface (CLI) support for Application Plug-ins

• Virtualization VMware –Disk-level granularity to backup and restore, Universal

image proxy, File level Restore from an Image-level Backup for Linux, Thin-provisioned recovery, Universal File Level Recovery (FLR) Proxy and Avamar management console command line interface (CLI) support

New Hyper-V Protection – including image-level backups for image and file level recoveries, Avamar multi-stream & DD Boost support for performance

• Avamar Extended Retention to Tape or VTL Export from Data Store to physical tape, Export from DD to

physical tape, Export from Data Store to DD as VTL and Export from DD to DD as VTL


Avamar 6.1 ReleaseManagement, Supportability, Encryption

Avamar Server Management– LDAP/AD group authentication– More granular backup scheduling– Node add/replace from the UI

Enhanced supportability– Hardware fault detection in Avamar GEN4 switches– Clear/concise descriptions for new error/event codes

Improved encryption– Client-server encryption using FIPS 140-2 validated

encryption– Key rotation for encryption of data at rest


Avamar Grid Performance

• Increased client-server connection limit from 18 to 27 per node means higher throughput and faster backups

• Increased total number of concurrent connections per Avamar grid so that a full 16-node grid can use all connections for maximum backup performance

• Faster Avamar Server startup

• Faster Avamar Server shutdown


Updated Data Domain Integration

Avamar Clients

Management

Primary Avamar Server

Primary DataDomain System

Replica DataDomain System

Replica Avamar Server

VM

NAS

ROBO

DB

SharePoint

Phase 1:Exchange, SharePoint,SQL Server, Oracle,VMware images

DD Boost

Avamar Clients

NEW

All client options are supported (e.g., granular

level recoveries)

All replication topologies

are supported

Phase 2:DB2, Sybase, SAP, Hyper-V

Multi-stream support

NEW

Avamar Backup

Application

…

…

Client Backups, Metadata

Database, VM Image Backups

Replication

Replication

Meta

data

DDA


Multi-Stream Performance

• Faster backup throughput with Avamar multi-stream expansion Added: SQL, SAP, Sybase & Hyper-V Existing: Oracle, Exchange, SharePoint

• New multi-stream support for faster backups to Data Domain systems through DD Boost SQL, SAP, Sybase & Hyper-V Oracle, Exchange, SharePoint


New Features for Exchange & SharePoint

Exchange– Exchange Server 2010 DAG Federated Backups– Exchange Incremental Backup– RSG/RDB Management– Retirement of Exchange Legacy Plug-in

SharePoint– Retirement of SharePoint Legacy Plug-in


Exchange DAG Federated BackupsPreferred Server order list: MBX3, MBX2, MBX1


New Features for SQL

SQL Plug-in Enhancements– Up to 4X faster backups and recoveries

▪ via multi-stream backups to Avamar Grids or Data Domain Systems

– Support for SQL Server 2012▪ Including AlwaysOn Availability Group support

– Enhanced SQL Backup & Recovery▪ Skip or promote SQL simple mode DBs during

incrementals▪ GUI based recoveries for SQL FileGroups & files▪ SQL ‘NORECOVERY’ & ‘STANDBY’ recovery options▪ Simplified SQL database naming during recoveries ▪ CLI support for backup & recovery operations


New Features for Oracle

• Independent Log and DB backups Complies with DBA requirements and common use models

Multiple log backups DB backup daily, weekly

• Corrupted block detection for faster recovery Restore specific good blocks to replace corrupted blocks

• Flashback Database Recovery Fast recoveries to any point-in-time, through the Avamar GUI

• DD Boost multi-stream support increases throughput for faster DB backup


New SAP Support• Fully Featured High Performance Backup via GUI

Full, partial, incremental & logs “Hot” (on-line) and “Cold” (off-line)

• Fully Featured Faster Recovery via CLI Full, granular and logs Relocated restore (i.e. to different location or host)

• Multi-stream support increases backup performance to Avamar Data Store and Data Domain Systems

• Active/Passive cluster support for the enterprise Can restore, from any host of the cluster, without knowing which physical host was

used for backup

• Support all versions of SAP (7.00, 7.10, 7.20) Supports all current versions of Oracle supported by all current versions of SAP

BR*Tools which enables scripting

• OS Support in-sync with SAP OS Support Supports all current versions of RedHat, SuSE, Solaris and Windows, 32-bit and 64-bit

supported by SAP


New Sybase Support• Fully Featured High Performance Backup via GUI/CLI

Full, partial, incremental & logs “Hot” (on-line) and “Cold” (off-line)

• Fully Featured Faster Recovery via GUI/CLI Full, granular and logs Relocated restore (i.e. to different location or host)

• Multi-stream support increases backup performance to Avamar Data Store and Data Domain systems

• Active/Passive cluster support for the enterprise Can restore from any host of the cluster without knowing which physical host was used

for backup

• Support all versions of Sybase ASE (15.0.x, 15.5.x)

• OS Support in-sync with Sybase OS support Supports all current versions of RedHat, SuSE, Solaris and Windows, 32-bit and 64-bit

supported by Sybase


Lotus & DB2 Plug-ins• Lotus

Recovery via CLI Internationalization

• DB2 DPF support

Parallel servers for increased performance

Granular Level Recovery (GLR) Faster restores Enable specific table to be restored instead

of entire DB

Recovery via CLI Relocated recovery

To a different location or host


New Features for VMWare Faster recovery with file level restore from an image

backup for Linux

Disk-level granularity to backup and restore– Provides flexible backup and recovery options– Backup individual .vmdk and config files– Minimize backup and recovery windows by only

protecting what is necessary

Universal image proxy for easier management of mixed environments– Protect both Linux and Windows VMs with a single proxy – Restore both Windows and Linux files with a single proxy


New Features for VMWare Thin-provisioned recovery

– Thin provisioned VMs are restored thin, as opposed to thick

Universal File Level Recovery (FLR) Proxy– Restore both Windows and Linux files with a single proxy

Avamar management console command line interface (MCCLI) support– Discover clients– Add new VM clients (vCenter/Proxy/VMs)– Proxy configuration– Recovery to the same VM (in-place)– Recovery to new VM (out of place)


New Hyper-V Support• Full virtual server protection

• Guest level backup and recoveryApplication-aware protection for Exchange,

SQL, SharePoint, etc. Fine-grained recoveries

• Hyper-V Image backup and restoreDisaster recoveryComplete protection of virtual hard disk (VHD)

filesRecover guests to alternate Hyper-V serversGranular Level Recoveries (GLR) from image

backups in minutes

IN-GUEST


Hyper-V Image Backup Complete Hyper-V Protection

– Protects OS, System State, Data Volumes & Hyper-V Configuration Database

Full Image Backups of Hyper-V Guests offering DR and granular protection– Supports all Hyper-V Guest Operating Systems

▪ Windows Server 2008R2/2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows 7, Windows Vista, XP, SUSE Linux

– Leverages Hyper-V VSS Writer▪ Quiesces Windows OS and Applications within guest

for OS & application consistency

No requirements for in-guest Avamar software

Flexible Hyper-V Backup Options– Support for stand-alone Hyper-V Servers– Federated Hyper-V Cluster Shared Volume CSV)

Backup– Backup to Avamar grid or Data Domain Systems– Multi-stream backups to Avamar grids or Data Domain

via DD Boost

PhysicalServer

Virtual Machines

APP

OS

APP

OS

APP

OS

Windows Server Hyper-V


Federated Hyper-V CSV Backup• Federated Hyper-V CSV

Backup Support Scheduled VM backups

from the CSV Cluster Supports live migration of

VM’s to different Hyper-V CSV node

• Flexible CSV Backup Scheduling Backup all VM’s in the CSV

cluster Backup Individual VM’s


Hyper-V Image Recovery

PhysicalServer

Virtual Machines

APP

OS

APP

OS

APP

OS

Windows Server Hyper-V


Hyper-V Granular Level Recoveries (GLR)

• Avamar Hyper-V Granular Level Recovery (GLR) Proxy Mount Hyper-V Image

backups quickly from within Avamar & Data Domain savesets to recover guest level folders and files


New Features for Desktop/Laptop Improved DT/LT Support

– Privileged users have more control over their policy▪ Persistently override backup dataset and schedule

– Option to specify that the last version of a file backup never be deleted

▪ Prevents backups from expiring during extended time off/leave of absence

– Change tray icon color based on status of last backup– Support for cross Mac <-> Windows restores– Option to not backup on wireless– Qualify DT/LT on IE 9, Mac OS X 10.7– Add client type in Email Home stats to better track DT/LT installs– Small changes

▪ Preference to set default start page to search or browse▪ New property to disable restore from alternate computer▪ Limit the number of on-demand backups per day▪ Prevent user from queuing multiple restores


Extended Retention


What is Avamar Extended Retention?• An Avamar 6.1 feature allowing selected Avamar backups to be automatically

exported to tape / virtual tape for long-term retention periods

Avamar Server

Data Domain

Media Access Node

Management UI

Tape Libraryor VTL

Data Store

30-90 dayretention

Multi-yearretention


• One Media Access Node supports up to five grids

Scalability

Media Access Node

• One Media Access Node supports up to eight devices


Extended Retention Intuitive user menus and

wizards Avamar Administrator

Automated device discovery and configuration

100% recovery of permissions, Access Control Lists and other attributes to ensure security is enforced as originally set

Supports offsite restores for eDiscovery


Questions and Answers


THANK YOU

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