For Hyper-V Edition Practical Operation Seminar. 4th Edition

For Hyper-V Edition – Practical Operation Seminar

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1. ActiveImage Protector made available in 8 editions

Server Edition

Support for backup of server OS’s, Windows 2000 or later, cold

backup of ESXi host and Linux server OS

Desktop Edition

Support for backup of desktop OS’s, Windows 2000 or later, cold

backup of Linux desktop OS.

Linux Edition

Support for backup of RHEL, CentOS, Fedora, Ubuntu.

Virtual Edition

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1. ActiveImage Protector made available in 8 editions

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IT Pro Edition

No installation required for the program on server.

Support for backup of Windows/Linux/ESXi host.

(Support for cold backup only, except for Windows.)

for Hyper-V Enterprise

Support for backup of Hyper-V host and virtual machines in Windows

Server 2008 R2 / Windows Server 2012.

SHR and ReZoom features provide a means to restore virtual

machines.

Cluster Edition

Support for MS clustered environments in Windows 2003 / 2008 / 2012.

for Hyper-V with SHR

Support for Hyper-V host in Windows Server 2008 R2 / Windows

Server 2012. Support for backup of virtual machines.

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2. Comparison of Hyper-V with SHR and Hyper-V Enterprise

Hyper-V with SHR

Hyper-V Enterprise

Backup and Restore of Individual

Virtual Machines

Yes

Yes

SHR restore of virtual machines

_Yes

_Yes

Backup and restore host

Yes

Remote Console

_Yes

Support for CSV file system

_Yes

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3. Installation

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After completing the installation, you need to reboot Windows system.

Local Installation

Installation wizard is provided.

Silent installation can be initiated using command.

Push Installation

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4. Console

Local Console

ActiveImage Protector is operated using this console.

When recovery media is launched, this console is started.

Network Console

(for Hyper-V Enterprise only)

Allows to connect to ActiveImage agent on remote computers over network.

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5. Backup

5-1 Backup Technology

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Imaging Backup

ActiveImage is a sector-based disk imaging backup solution. Backup source may be “Entire Disk” or “Partition”.

Backup of a file / folder is not supported.

Microsoft VSS (Volume Shadow copy Service)-Savvy Snapshot

Support for hot imaging backup utilizing Microsoft’s Volume Shadow Copy Services (VSS) .

Allows to back up live system without shutting Windows down.

Incremental Backup using an in-house developed filter

driver

Fast incremental backup includes only sectors that have changed from the last backup, saving both processing time and storage space.

Smart Sector Backup

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5. Backup

5-2 Backup Type

One-time Backup, Quick Backup

Immediate backup can be performed one-time. Not need to set up backup schedule.

Scheduled Backup

ActiveImage’s powerful scheduler enables to regularly back up your system according to the schedule you specify.

Incremental backups may be scheduled on weekly / monthly basis, without shutting down Windows system.

Cold Backup

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5-3 Scheduled Backup

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Weekly

Baseline backup task scheduled on week-end, and incremental on week days.

Incremental backup tasks may be scheduled repeatedly in one day.

Monthly

Backup tasks scheduled on specified day(s) of month.

Incremental backup task may be scheduled once in one day.

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5. Backup

5-4 Backup Options

Image File Compression, Password Protection, Encryption

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5. Backup

5-5 Backup Options

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Advanced Options

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5. Backup

5-6 Retention Policy

Enabling Retention Policy

A limited number of backup image "Generation sets" (a single baseline (full) backup and the incremental backup images) are saved.

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5. Backup

5-7 Off-site Replication

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Up to three destinations for replication sites

Distributed storages may be specified for created backup image files.

Online storage works with FTP directory / WebDAV

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5. Backup

5-8 Backup Virtual Machines

Hyper-V Host OS

Volume

File

System

Virtual Machine

Incremental

/ Differential

Server 2012

CSV

CSVFS

Non-stop

Differential

Windows 2008 R2

CSV

NTFS

Stop

Baseline

only

Windows 2008 R2 /

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6. Deduplication Compression

6-1 Deduplication Compression Feature

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Inline Deduplication

Efficiently eliminates duplicate data blocks during the backup process.

The backup image is compressed.

Backup image file is compressed during deduplication process.

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6. Deduplication Compression

6-2 How Deduplication Compression feature works

1. Creates index for every block of backup stream

2. Deletes duplicated blocks

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6. Deduplication Compression

6-3 Deduplication Compression Option Setting

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Enable Deduplication Compression Option

In [Image Option] dialog, select

[Deduplication Compression] option.

Setting Deduplication Level

Select Deduplication Level and specify the location of temporary work folder . Deduplication Level defines the block size.

Level 1 = 2K

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6. Deduplication Compression

6-4 Comparison with competing products

Tested System Environment

Tested Data： 1.0TB 83,508 files 7,447 folders. Sysetem：

- OS：Windows Server 2008 R2（SP1）

- CPU ： Intel Core i7-200K （3.5Ghz, 4 Core, 8-threads） - RAM ： 8 GB

- NIC ： Intel Pro1000 PT Server Adapter - Mobo ： Intel DH67CL

- Storage ：

Backup Source Storage: HighPoint Rocket RAID 2720 Striped volume #1 (4 Disks)（Array1） Destination Local Storage: HighPoint Rocket RAID 2720 Striped volume #2 (4 Disks)（Array2）

Product Name ActiveImage Protector 3.5 A Company Backup Product Backup Process Time 108 min. 03 sec. 331 min. 06 sec.

Deduplication

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6. Deduplication Compression

6-5 Effectiveness for virtual environment

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Processor: Intel Core i3-3240 3.40GHz / Memory: 16GB HDD: 500GB （system volume only / 90GB used）

OS: Windows Server 2012 + Hyper-V 55%

27%

smaller than [High] compression

55%

smaller than original

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7. Restore Backup Image

7-1 Restore Virtual Machine

Seamless Hot Restore

(SHR: Boot up and restore live VM from an image)

The use of SHR feature enables you to quickly start a VM from an image backup while simultaneously restoring the same VM in background with minimal or near-zero wait time.

Restore using ReZoom function

（Restore and then boot up a VM)

ReZoom technology lets you restore virtual machines selected from a backup image.

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7. Restore Backup Image

7-2 How SHR works

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VM

in backup image file

VM

VHD

VHD

VHD

VM

VHD

VM

VHD

Start Restore of VHD End Restore of VHD

VHD

VM

Changes on the VM seamlessly transitioned to the restored VM

to resume operation

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7. Restore Backup Image

7-3 Restore Hyper-V host (for Hyper-V Enterprise only)

Restore Entire Disk

Source partition may be restored to resized target partition, but

automatically enlarged.

You cannot specify the restore size.

Restore Volume

Source partition may be restored to resized target partition.

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7. Restore Backup Image

7-4 Disaster Recovery (for Hyper-V Enterprise only)

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Boot into Windows PE based Recovery Environment to restore the entire system

Boot into recovery environment from product-media or recovery media to restore the system.

3 WindowsPE based Recovery Environments

① WindowsPE 3.1 (32 bit Windows 7 based PE) ② WindowsPE 3.1 x64 (64 bit Windows 7 based PE) ③ WindowsPE 2005 (Windows XP based PE)

ActiveImage console same as on Windows

ActiveImage console is operable in the same manner as on Windows.

Additional driver installation in recovery environment

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7. Restore Backup Image

7-5 Mount Image and Restore

Step ①：Mount Image

Mount backup image file in “aiv” format using ActiveImage.

Step ②：

[Disk Management] – [Connect VHD]

Connect VHD file in the mounted drive.

Step ③：Copy File

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8. Tool

8-1 Image Management

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Consolidation

Multiple incremental backup files or baseline image with associated incremental backup files may be consolidated into a single backup file. Incremental backup associated with the consolidated file may be continued to perform.

Unification

A full (baseline) image file and all associated incremental files may be unified into one file under a unique file name in order to simplify management of

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8. Tool

8-2 Create Recovery Disk (for Hyper-V Enterprise only)

Create a custom recovery disk for disaster recovery

A custom recovery disk may be created to include drivers, so that devices can be identified without installing adequate driver after booting into WindowsPE (recovery

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9. E-Mail Notification

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Send E-Mail Notification to preset addresses

E-Mail notifications keeps users informed about the success or failure of backup tasks.

Support for SSL / TLS

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10. Support for Command Line (for Hyper-V Enterprise only)

The use of AipControl.exe enables to back up without using AIP console.

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11. F.A.Q.

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Q1：How long does backup process take if backup image files are stored in network storage?

A1 ： To get a rough idea, gigabit network should provide us with data transfer

speed of 60MB/sec. Backup of 200GB data is estimated to take about 50 minutes.

Q2 ：How high is the image file compression ratio?

A2 ： 60%～70% compressed with [Fast], 50%～60% with [High] (compared

with original size) to create backup image files.

Q3：If the computer is powered off when backup task is scheduled, what will happen with the scheduled task?

A3：The schedule will be skipped to run the task at the next schedule.

Q4：How do you calculate required space in the destination storage to save image files?

A4： Required space is estimated at the minimum as follows:

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12. Advantages of ActiveImage compared with competing products

Console quickly launches and every light behavior ensures stressless operation. ActiveImage is designed to provide streamlined tools as a backup solution.

Fast backup process

Backup process speed is always monitored and continual assessment is undertaken for further improvement in comparison with competing products.

ActiveImage Technical Support

Registered user can directly telephone our engineer in ActiveImage Technical

Support team for help. If you access our support team via E-Mail, we will get back to you via E-Mail by return.

Affordable pricing

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14. Demonstration

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Practice ② Create backup images

Create backup image files using Deduplication Compression and Common Compression to compare compression results.

Practice ③ Use Mount Image feature to extract files within the image

Mount a created image and select [Disk Management] to connect VHD file in the mounted drive.

Practice ④ Use ReZoom to restore VM to a different Hyper-V host

Use ReZoom technology to restore VM in the backup image created with Practice ②to a different Hyper-V host and ensure that the restored VM correctly behaves.

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Practice ① Install ActiveImage

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14. Demonstration

Practice ⑤ Use SHR feature to quickly restore and startup a VM