This option is not recommended for multi-location infrastructures as it can be complex. Costs associated with the Azure ExpressRoute need to be considered as well. Things to consider are the link that is necessary which may impact on performance and possibly workload that may share the link. This option also does not require any additional Veeam licenses. The benefits of this method is available to all organisations, no appliance needs to be deployed taking up valuable rack space or consuming resources living on your hyper-visor hosts as a virtual appliance. Optionally a virtual machine can be created in Azure to provide WAN Acceleration to improve performance.
Offsite storage is made available by configuring a link between the on-premises Veeam server and the Azure storage which is used to store the offsite Veeam backup data. Option two is to externalise with a dedicated link to an Azure site as Site to Site Link (Azure ExpressRoute), SSL Direct Link to Azure or using a private network (vNet) in Azure. No additional Veeam licenses are required for this option. A fast internet connection is recommended to ensure your offsite backup requirements can be met. If Veeam requires access to the archived data within Azure, the StorSimple will automatically pull the data back.
A faster internet connection is recommended to meet any established recovery point objectives (RPO).
#Veeam backup to azure software
Also, consider that while there is a virtual software appliance available there is a cost for any physical appliances that are acquired. Limitations that should be considered are the extra appliance that needs to be deployed and maintained. The flexible architecture of StorSimple is ideal for customers who want to externalise more than just their backups and is ideal for large volumes with usage of Azure native storage. The StorSimple is a great bolt-on solution for existing Veeam deployments with relatively quick deployments and easier to use interfaces.
#Veeam backup to azure archive
By utilising the StorSimple capability to automatically archive Veeam backup data out to blob based Azure storage, we can achieve offsite backups. The StorSimple can be deployed either as a physical appliance or as a virtual software appliance which caters for the majority of organisations requirements. The first method is to utilise an on-premises storage appliance called a StorSimple. Well, there are currently three main ways to get your data offsite and into Azure Cloud. The purpose of this post is focused on getting your backup data offsite, and how we can leverage Microsoft Azure and Veeam together to help meet the 3-2-1 backup rule. In other words, the 3-2-1 backup rule means you should have 3 copies of your production data, on 2 different types of media and 1 offsite. The 3-2-1 rule became a popular concept thanks to Peter Krogh, a well-known photographer who wrote that there are two groups of people: those who have already had a storage failure and those who will have one in the future. This backup rule is becoming more and more important as organisations continue to virtualise their mission critical data, making the protection of that data becomes more vital than ever. One of the tried and tested rules that can effectively address any failure scenario is called the 3-2-1 backup rule.