Veeam Cloud Connect: Manual Configuration Guide For Microsoft Azure
Veeam Cloud Connect: Manual Configuration Guide For Microsoft Azure
Manual configuration
guide for Microsoft Azure
Mike Resseler
Veeam Product Strategy Specialist, MVP,
Microsoft Certified IT Professional, MCSA, MCTS, MCP
Veeam Cloud Connect: Manual configuration guide for Microsoft Azure
Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Scenario . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Azure preparations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Billing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Configure endpoints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Initial configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Manage a certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Create tenant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Restore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Introduction
This white paper explains how IT service providers can use Veeam Availability Suite™ v8 Veeam Cloud Connect
with Microsoft Azure to build their business and offer their customers new cloud-based services.
With Veeam Cloud Connect for Service Providers, you can configure multi-tenant backup stores in
Microsoft Azure in just 10 minutes. Veeam Cloud Connect provides all the capabilities you need to
manage cloud backup repositories, including setting up tenants, assigning quotas and tracking usage.
Cloud backup repositories for tenants are completely isolated from one another and customers can
encrypt their backups. Just as important, Veeam customers can connect to their cloud repositories
directly from the Veeam backup console—seamlessly, securely and with a standard Internet
connection. No VPN is required.
Veeam Cloud Connect even makes it easy for you to find new customers. The integrated service
provider lookup helps customers find service providers and cloud repositories when and where they
need them, right from within the Veeam backup console. Your approved service provider listing in the
lookup is free!
Your customers get Veeam Cloud Connect at no additional charge with Veeam Availability Suite v8,
Veeam Backup & Replication v8 and Veeam Backup Essentials™ v8. They will need a subscription with
a Veeam Cloud Provider (VCP) to host their backup repository—and this is where you come in! As a VCP,
you can provide your Veeam Backup & Replication™ customers, version v8 and higher, backup repositories in
Azure. To provide Veeam Cloud Connect services, service providers must purchase a license key from Veeam
aggregators. Licensing is priced per virtual machine (VM) backed up through Veeam Cloud Connect to Azure,
per month. If you are not a Veeam Cloud Provider, learn more today—there’s no fee to apply.
Scenario
This white paper will walk you through a basic, first-time setup and deployment of Veeam Cloud
Connect using Microsoft Azure resources, simulate the onboarding of a customer (or tenant), and
demonstrate how to test your service.
By the end of this white paper, the tenant will have on-premises, local backups as well as backups on
the Azure cloud infrastructure that you, as a service provider, offer. The tenant will also have performed
four types of restores to ensure success and correct functionality.
Prerequisites
The scenario covered in this white paper is built on the following prerequisites:
1. 1) You should have a basic understanding of Veeam Cloud Connect, its capabilities and features.
Before you proceed, please familiarize yourself with the information and resources available on
http://www.veeam.com/cloud-connect.html.
• The Veeam Backup & Replication server is deployed and functioning in their on-premises
infrastructure.
• The infrastructure is running on Microsoft Hyper-V 2012 R2, but the same concepts and
processes apply to VMware scenarios as well.
• Backups of one or more VMs are taken on a daily or more frequently. In this scenario, the tenant
protects one VM, which is its domain controller identified as DC01.
• Has a current Microsoft Azure subscription. NOTE: If you don’t have a subscription, please see
Sign-up for an Azure Subscription in this white paper.
Data communication in Azure is between two parties, the service provider (SP) on one side and
tenants on the other.
• The tenant is an SP customer who sends VM data off site and stores backups in the cloud repository
on the SP side.
• Configures the Veeam Cloud Connect infrastructure, which is environment needed to provide BaaS
to tenants. As part of this process, the SP takes the following steps:
• Sets up SSL certificates to enable secure communication in the Veeam Cloud Connect infrastructure
• Manages tenants’ accounts and data for proper functionality of the Veeam Cloud Connect infrastructure.
Tenant
• Connect to the Veeam Cloud Connect infrastructure in order to use cloud repositories.
• Configure and run jobs, and perform restore tasks targeted at Veeam Cloud Connect repositories
To expose cloud repository resources to tenants, the SP must configure the Veeam Cloud Connect
infrastructure. The Veeam Cloud Connect infrastructure is comprised of the following components:
• SSL certificate
• Cloud repository
• Cloud Gateway
The Veeam Cloud Connect infrastructure runs on the Veeam backup server within Azure. It is the
configuration and control center.
On this server, the Veeam Backup Cloud Service runs a Microsoft Windows service that is responsible for:
SSL certificate
SSL certificates are not being used for encrypting data stored on the cloud repository. If the tenant wants to
encrypt data, he or she needs to enable encryption in Veeam Backup & Replication.
Cloud repository
The cloud repository is a storage location in the cloud where tenants can keep their VM data. Tenants
can use the cloud repository as a target for Veeam backup and Veeam Backup Copy jobs and is the
source from which they can restore their data.
The cloud repository is a multi-tenant repository configured in the SP backup infrastructure. It is built on top
of a standard Veeam repository. Being a multi-tenant storage resource, the cloud repository still appears as a
logically separate backup repository to every tenant. Data in the underlying repository, the cloud repositories,
are segregated and isolated giving every tenant its own folder on the underlying repository where the tenant’s
data is stored. A service provider’s tenants do not have access, or visibility, to other tenants’ data within the
cloud Azure repository, and they have no access to data belonging to other tenants.
Cloud Gateway
The Veeam Cloud Connect infrastructure configured on the SP side is hidden from tenants. Tenants
know only about cloud repositories and can use them as they use local backup repositories. Veeam
backup servers on the tenant side do not communicate with the cloud repository directly. Data
communication and transfer in the cloud is carried out via one or more Cloud Gateway.
The Cloud Gateway is a network service that resides on the SP side and acts as a communication point
in the cloud. It routes commands and traffic between the SP, tenants and the cloud repository.
The Cloud Gateway is a Microsoft Windows server running the Cloud Gateway Service—a Microsoft
Windows service responsible for establishing a connection between the SP Veeam backup server,
tenants’ Veeam backup servers and the cloud repository.
WAN accelerators are optional components in the Veeam Cloud Connect infrastructure. Tenants may
use WAN accelerators for Backup Copy jobs targeted at the cloud repository.
WAN accelerators deployed in the cloud run the same services and perform the same role as WAN
accelerators in an on-premises backup infrastructure. When configuring Backup Copy jobs, tenants can
choose to exchange data over a direct channel or communicate with the cloud repository via a pair
of WAN accelerators. To pass VM data via WAN accelerators, the SP and tenants must configure WAN
accelerators in the following way:
To connect to the cloud and use the cloud repository service provided by the SP, tenants utilize Veeam
backup servers deployed on their side.
Veeam backup servers on the tenants’ side represent client machines. Tenants can store their data in
the cloud to connect to the SP via their Veeam backup servers. Once connected, tenants configure
necessary jobs and perform data protection and disaster recovery tasks targeted at the cloud
repository. All tasks are performed by the tenants themselves. The SP only sets up the Veeam Cloud
Connect infrastructure and exposes storage resources to tenants with the use of the cloud repository.
As you add customers, you can easily separate the roles on different VMs running in Azure. You can
install all of the components described previously on different servers. And you can also have multiple
servers running repositories alone, multiple servers running the Cloud Gateway role (with load
balancing in front of it) and even dedicated servers for WAN accelerators. The important thing to keep
in mind is that the different roles will talk to each other through specific ports, so you need to configure
your IaaS to allow communication between the running VMs.
Azure preparations
Before going into details about deploying the Veeam solution from Microsoft Azure, there are a few
things you need to know about the scope of this white paper.
This white paper won’t go too deep into the configuration of Microsoft Azure. We will deploy a
single VM with Windows Server 2012 R2 on it, attach a repository disk for Veeam and open the port
connections to it. The Veeam Backup & Replication server running in Microsoft Azure won’t be joined to
any domain and will be a single, multi-purpose server.
To begin:
• Create a VM
The sign-up process requires a mobile phone number (to receive a verification code through SMS), a
credit card (you won’t get billed during the trial, but it is required for proof of identity) and a Microsoft
Account username (formerly Windows Live ID). Once you’ve signed up, you can start your deployment.
Please note that at the time of publication of this white paper, trial subscriptions were given a $200
credit in Azure, but that may not be the case going forward. If you hit that spending limit or pass the
30-day trial period, your account will be suspended; however, you have the option to upgrade the trial
to a Pay-As-You-Go Azure subscription.
Billing
One of the items you should keep an eye on is your usage. You can easily see what you are using by looking at
the billing page of your subscription. Simply go to http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/account/.
From this page, you can go to the Management Portal (we will do that later) and to the Usage and
billing portal. Select Usage and billing to see your usage and billing history.
After signing in with your Microsoft Account you will be able to see your subscription (or
subscriptions) and look at the usage.
The Usage and billing page shows a lot of data in addition to your current usage. You can view your historical
billing and even download a CSV with lots of valuable data to view what you are exactly consuming.
Once you have a subscription, you can go to the Management Portal and start deploying some resources.
You can go back to http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/account/ and select the Management Portal this
time or go directly to https://manage.windowsazure.com/ and log in from there.
Now that you have signed in, you are ready to create some resources. It’s important to know that
the person who created the subscription is the only one who is able to access it. If you want more
administrators to have access, you will need to add them to your subscription.
More information on co-administrators, roles and more can be found here: http://msdn.microsoft.
com/en-us/library/azure/hh531793.aspx
Now you will see a wizard that allows you to choose different items. For the purposes of this white
paper, these are the settings that I chose:
Parameter Value
Image Windows Server 2012 R2 datacenter
Version Release Date (Latest)
Virtual Machine Name BR01
Tier Standard
Size A1 (1 core, 1.75 GB Memory)
New User Name Username
New Password Password
Cloud Service2 Veeam-SP
Region North-Europe (choose your best suited region)
Storage Account Use an automatically generated storage account
Availability set None
Endpoints Leave as is, see later for changes
Install the VM agent Checked
There are a few notes of importance here. When you want to deploy multiple machines; for example,
when you want to scale-out the Veeam Backup & Replication Cloud Connect service, you will need
to make sure that they are connected through a Cloud Service. You also have the option to create an
Availability Setting for high availability. These settings are out of the scope of this project, but if you are
planning to scale-out after this trial, you should start planning immediately by selecting the correct
setting from the outset, even if you start with only one VM.
1. Note: You can also use the Quick Create option, which is great when you only want to deploy a standalone VM. As soon as you
need networking between the different VMs in Azure, it is preferable to work with the From Gallery option.
2. Cloud Service: A Cloud Service is a container for one or more VMs you create. You can create a Cloud Service for a single VM, or you 13
can load balance multiple VMs by placing them in the same Cloud Service. For more information: http://azure.microsoft.com/en-
us/documentation/articles/cloud-services-what-is/
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For the purposes of this white paper we use the default IP address setting, which is a dynamic external
and private IP address that works well for a proof of concept. However, the problem with dynamic IP
addresses is that they can change over time; for example, when you stop the VMs in your service or
de-allocate them. To solve this issue, you can work with a reserved IP address that won’t change over
time unless you decide to disassociate it. It’s important to know that the reserved IP address needs to
be reserved FIRST, before you deploy the solution.
When you are finished, Microsoft Azure will create and deploy the VM, and after a few minutes, the job
will be finished and your VM will be ready to use.
1. DNS name: This is the Cloud Service that you chose. In this case, we are using a DNS name under
the cloudapp.net domain (the default MSFT domain), but you can use your own domain, which we
recommend when you want to get this setup into production for customers. For more information:
http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/cloud-services-custom-domain-name/
2. Public virtual IP (VIP) address: This is your public IP address to which your customers (and you
with RDP, PowerShell remoting) will connect. You receive this public IP whenever you deploy your
first VM in your cloud service, and that will be your public IP for all the VMs in that service.
3. Internal IP address: This is your private IP address. In this setup, it is possible to lose the IP address
whenever you fully shut down the VM. This can cause issues when you configure Veeam Backup &
Replication Cloud Connect with different servers. In a production environment, it is better to have a
static IP, which is now possible on Microsoft Azure.
4. Connect: This button allows you to RDP into your VM. It will let you download an RDP
connection that already has the correct settings. The only thing left to do is add your
username and password to connect to the server.
Configure endpoints
Now that your VM is running, you need to open certain ports to allow communication. By default, any
VM you deploy will have some ports opened to allow Remote PowerShell and RDP to your VM or VMs.
This is done through the VIP as explained earlier. The VM that will hold the Cloud Gateway role needs to
have a specific port opened; by default, we use port 6180 for this. Note that you can change this port
during setup, but if you do, then you will need to use the correct port when you create the endpoint.
Of course, you can do this after you have installed Veeam Backup & Replication.
Creating endpoints is very easy. On the Management Portal, select your VM and then go to endpoints. You will
see the ports that are opened to your VM. Then press the Add button to create a new endpoint. You can select
a standalone endpoint or add an endpoint to an existing load-balanced set 3
In this white paper, the example is of a single VM for all roles, so we can choose the stand-alone endpoint.
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On this page you can give your endpoint a name, choose the protocol and choose the public and
private port.
Please note that I have chosen None as the host caching preference.
Finally, after the disk is attached to the VM, you will need to connect though RDP and initialize the disk
in your operating system (see Figure 9).
• Initial configuration
• Repository configuration
• The license
You need a special license to use Veeam Cloud Connect as a service provider.
Although optional, we recommend installing the Veeam Backup & Replication PowerShell SDK, which
allows you to use automation.
• Port configuration
You will be asked to specify ports for various parts of the solution. If you change these ports, note of
them for later reference.
It’s easy to install Veeam Backup & Replication. After this step, you will have a running Veeam Backup &
Replication server with the Veeam Cloud Connect infrastructure enabled.
Initial configuration
Before telling your end users what they need to do, you need to do some small configuration steps.
First you need to register your own server within the Veeam Backup & Replication UI. Although this
step isn’t always necessary, it can make your life easier when you are working with multiple servers for
multiple roles, and it’s a very quick job.
Go to Backup Infrastructure > Managed Servers and press the button Add Server in the ribbon.
Using a wizard, you can add the server into the UI. You only need the IP or DNS name and the
credentials to connect to the server.
Go to Backup Infrastructure > Backup Repositories and click the Add Repository button in the ribbon.
In the New Backup Repository wizard, type in the name and description for the repository. Note that
this name won’t be shown to the tenant. You will give each tenant a specific name that the tenant will
see in its infrastructure. Press Next.
On the Type page, select Microsoft Windows server and press Next.
On the Server page, choose the server that holds the storage (note, avoid the use of This Server) and
select the path to the data disk.
On the Repository page, create or type in the path to the specific folder. A Windows Server volume
can hold multiple different repositories, so it is always good to agree on a folder structure upfront.
On the vPower NFS page, deselect Enable vPower NFS server as this cannot be used in Veeam
Cloud Connect.
Manage a certificate
First make sure that you have a certificate. Communication between components in the Veeam Cloud
Connect infrastructure is carried out over an SSL connection secured with an SSL certificate. The SSL
certificate is used for both authentication and tunnel encryption. It helps the SP and tenants identify
themselves and it ensures that parties taking part in data transfer are really the ones they claim to be4 .
• SSL certificate verified by a CA5 : The SP can import this certificate through the UI and use that for
verification purposes between the different components.
• Self-signed certificates: The SP can create a self-signed certificate with Veeam Backup & Replication.
Veeam Backup & Replication uses the RSA Full cryptographic service provider in Windows Server,
but generating a self-signed certificate with any third-party solution is also an option.
For the purposes of this demonstration, we will use a self-signed certificate generated by the Veeam
Backup & Replication UI.
4. Note: SSL certificates are not being used for encrypting data at the cloud repository. If the tenant wants to encrypt
data stored with the service provider, he or she needs to enable encryption in Veeam Backup & Replication
5. CA: Certificate Authority
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Steps:
Open Veeam Backup & Replication. Go to Cloud Connect Infrastructure and press the Manage
Certificates button in the ribbon.
On the Server page, choose the server that holds the storage and select the path to the data disk.
On the Review page, review the summary, copy the data to the clipboard and store it away safely. Then
press Finish.
As we discussed before, the Cloud Gateway is a network service that resides on the SP side and is
the communication endpoint for tenants. It routes traffic and commands between the SP, tenants
and the cloud repository.
Go to Cloud Connect Infrastructure and press the Add Cloud Gateway button in the ribbon.
Choose the server on which you want to install the gateway (remember to choose it by IP or DNS
name and not this server), type in a description and change the gateway port if necessary. Note:
This port must match the port you selected as an endpoint in the Azure section.
Choose This server is located behind NAT and type in the external IP address that you noted down
when you created the VM in Microsoft Azure. Leave the internal port the same as the external port.
Review your settings and apply. That’s it; you’ve configured the Cloud Gateway.
Create tenant
At this point, everything is ready for you to start serving your first customer or tenant. The last step is
to create your first tenant. Before you start, you should know the quota6 in GB or TB that the tenant is
allowed and if the tenant has a lease7. If you have configured the WAN acceleration, you need to know
which WAN accelerator the tenant is allowed to use.
Go to Cloud Connect Infrastructure and press the Add User button in the ribbon.
Type in the username for that tenant and create a password (or use the Generate Password button) for
the tenant. Select a date for the lease expiration (if any).
6. Quota: The amount of space assigned to one tenant on one cloud repository. It is a chunk of storage resources that the tenant
can use for storing backups on the cloud repository. The SP can assign quotas on different cloud repositories to one tenant.
7. Lease: This is a period of time for which the tenant has access to tenant’s quotas on the cloud repository. The lease settings
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The next page shows the Resources page. This is where you will add the allowed quota and
repository (or multiple). Press the Add button.
Type in the name for the cloud repository. This name will be seen by the tenant. Then select the
effective backup repository you previously created and fill in the user quota. Optionally, select the WAN
accelerator that the tenant is allowed to use.
As you can see, the tenant now has a resource available in your environment; and in case you have
multiple resources for the tenant, you can add those as well.
The tenant needs to take the next steps. But first you need to provide the tenant with some information:
• Cloud Gateway: DNS name or IP address. While it is preferred to have a DNS name, we will be using
the IP address here for the purposes of testing
8. In case you are using a self-signed certificate, consider using the “Copy to clipboard” button on the last page of the certificate
wizard. This will allow you to copy and send the information related to the certificate to the tenant.
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Type in the DNS name or IP address of the Cloud Gateway and see if the port matches the port that is
configured for the Cloud Gateway.
The wizard will connect to the Cloud Gateway and request the certificate. The tenant can paste the
fingerprint information into the verification box and verify the certificate. The tenant will also add the
username and password to connect to your cloud infrastructure here.
On the resources page, the tenant will be able to see the available cloud repositories and capacity and
whether or not the WAN acceleration is enabled.
The tenant is now ready to use the cloud repository and can see it in the tenant infrastructure.
In this scenario, the tenant is regularly protecting its Domain Controller called DC01 and the tenant wants to
store it in your cloud infrastructure.
On the Tenant side, go to Backup & Replication and choose the Backup Copy button from the ribbon.
Type in a name for the job, a description and how frequently you want to run the Backup Copy job.
On the Virtual Machines page, add the VM from the Backup and select the required VM.
On the Target page, select the cloud repository and the number of restore points to keep. Alternatively,
you can create an archive schedule. If necessary, configure advanced settings such as encryption,
notifications and deduplication.
On the Data Transfer page, select Direct (or choose one of the tenant’s WAN accelerators and Cloud
WAN accelerators when it is enabled by the service provider. See Appendix B: Using WAN Acceleration
for more information.
On the Schedule page, select Any time or choose specific time periods to upload data.
At the scheduled time, the Backup Copy job will connect to your cloud infrastructure and start the job.
When the job has finished, the service provider can see the used space in its infrastructure.
Restore
Backing up to a service provider is one thing; restoring the data is another thing (and it’s the most
important). To fully test the capabilities, the tenant, in this example, will do a few restore tests.
• Restore an entire VM
When you perform file recovery or application-item recovery, you don’t need to download the entire
VM first. You only need to download the requested file or application item.
Go to Backup & Replication > Backups > Cloud. Select the created Backup Copy job and the VM in
that job and press Application Items > Microsoft Active Directory from the ribbon.
Choose the restore point. In this example, I only have one restore point.
The system will now connect to the backup on the service provider side and open Veeam Explorer™
for Microsoft Active Directory. It will take some time to enumerate the information and load the Active
Directory tree in Explorer. The time required depends on the line speed
When the tree is loaded, you can browse through it and select the object you want to restore.
Right-click on the object and choose your preference for restoring. In this scenario, I decided to export
the object to my desktop. It will become an LDF file that can be imported later.
Go to Backup & Replication > Backups > Cloud. Select the created Backup Copy job and the VM in
that job and press Guest Files > Microsoft Windows from the ribbon.
Choose the restore point. In this example, I only have one restore point.
Next, the system launches a browser that shows the entire file system tree. You can browse in that tree
and select the file(s) necessary to restore. As with Veeam Explorer for Active Directory, this will take a
few minutes. After selecting a file or files, press the restore button.
Figure 56 Browse through the file system and select your file
The system will request credentials to connect to the running VM to do the restore.
Go to Backup & Replication > Backups > Cloud. Select the created Backup Copy job and the VM in
that job and press VM Files > VM Files from the ribbon.
Choose the restore point. In this case, I only have one restore point.
Now you can select the VM files that you want to restore. In this case, I’m only interested in the VHDX, so
I chose that specific file. Also select the server location and file path to where you want to restore.
The system is now restoring the VHDX file to the server and location of your choice.
Go to Backup & Replication > Backups > Cloud. Select the created Backup Copy job and the VM in
that job and press Entire VM from the ribbon.
Select the VM and the restore point (if you have multiple) and press Next.
On the Host page, select a different host to restore to and press Next.
On the Datastore page, change the path location to store this VM.
On the Network page, select the network from that host where you want to connect your VM.
Finally, choose a new name if necessary and decide whether you want to preserve the VM UUID or not.
Review your settings and decide if you want to automatically start the VM after the restore or not.
Conclusion
Becoming a service provider with minimum effort and almost no CAPEX is easy with Veeam Backup &
Replication Cloud Connect and Microsoft Azure. You can set up your cloud infrastructure quickly and easily in
Microsoft Azure’s IaaS offering. You can complete the entire setup and configuration in a few hours.
There is not much effort required on the tenant side to connect to your cloud infrastructure. And handling
backups, Backup Copy jobs, file copy and restores works with the same easy-to-use interface as the tenant
already knows from Veeam Backup & Replication.
By following this guide, you can quickly set up a test or POC environment and try it out for yourself. Becoming
a service provider with Veeam Backup & Replication and Microsoft Azure only takes 10 steps:
2. Create a VM
Appendix A:
Extending your data volumes
Attaching a disk in a VM on Azure has limitations. Depending on the size, you can add more or fewer
virtual hard disks to the VM. For example, the A1 size used in this white paper can attach a maximum of
two virtual hard disks (in addition to the OS disk). An A4 with eight CPU cores can attach 16 disks (with
500 IOPS per disk). More information about the maximum number of disks you can attach per plan can
be found here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/azure/dn197896.aspx
Each disk can also be a maximum of 1 TB. That means that in the heaviest configuration, you can
have 16 disks of 1 TB.
Instead of creating 16 different volumes, you can use a dynamic volume so that your data volume
(which holds the repository) is 16 TB.
By following the procedure described in Create and Assign a Repository Disk, you can add
additional disks to your running VM.
When connecting to your VM and opening Disk Manager in the OS, you can expand your volume. Note that
this can be done live, and even if the used disk already has data on it, you won’t lose it or have downtime.
Now you will be able to choose the newly unallocated disk that you just created.
Figure 78: Choose the disk to be used for extending the volume
Even if you start with a minimum amount of storage (such as a 1 TB disk attached to it), you can rapidly
create more storage available for your repositories. Another method is to create a new VM(s) that
can be used as a repository server. The beauty of Veeam Cloud Connect is that it scales so easily. In
combination with Microsoft Azure, you can quickly provision additional resources when necessary.
Go to Backup Infrastructure > WAN Accelerators and press the Add WAN Accelerator button
in the ribbon.
Choose the server that will host the role, enter a description and choose the port and maximum
number of streams.
On the next page, select the folder and the cache size that you want to dedicate, press Next, review
the parameters and press Finish.
Note that in order for this to work, both the tenant and the SP need to have a WAN accelerator configured.
You don’t need to open additional ports as the traffic will be tunneled through the Cloud Gateway.
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