{"id":49550,"date":"2021-06-22T09:00:39","date_gmt":"2021-06-22T07:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/?p=49550"},"modified":"2021-06-22T12:25:47","modified_gmt":"2021-06-22T10:25:47","slug":"nakivo-storing-backups-on-data-domain-with-dd-boost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/nakivo-storing-backups-on-data-domain-with-dd-boost\/","title":{"rendered":"Nakivo: storing backups on Data Domain with DD Boost"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49555 size-full\" title=\"nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-01\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-01.jpg\" alt=\"nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-01\" width=\"602\" height=\"202\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/nakivo-backup-replication-v10-3-beta\/\">Nakivo backup &amp; Replication<\/a> supports the <a href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/emc-data-domain-virtual-edition-deployment-and-configuration\/\">EMC Data Domain<\/a> with DD Boost protocol to increase <strong>backup speed and optimize disk space<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>DD Boost is a protocol that <strong>optimizes performance<\/strong> since offloads part of the Data Domain deduplication to the backup application side:<!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Less network load<\/strong> - data deduplication occurs on a source side then less data are copied over network to the repository.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Better speed<\/strong> - since data are deduplicated on a source side, less data needs to be sent to the repository.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Space optimization<\/strong> - DD Boost allows to reduce storage consumption by up to 17X.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49557 size-large\" title=\"nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-02\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-02-600x150.jpg\" alt=\"nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-02\" width=\"600\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Configure the EMC Data Domain<\/h2>\n<p>Login to the Data Domain using the <em>sysadmin<\/em> credentials. Click <strong>Log in<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49559 size-large\" title=\"nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-03\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-03-600x446.jpg\" alt=\"nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-03\" width=\"600\" height=\"446\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Go to <strong>Protocols &gt; DD Boost<\/strong> area to configure the protocol.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49561 size-large\" title=\"nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-04\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-04-600x344.jpg\" alt=\"nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-04\" width=\"600\" height=\"344\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Select <strong>Settings<\/strong> tab and click un the <strong>+ (plus) icon<\/strong> to add a new user.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49563 size-large\" title=\"nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-05\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-05-600x218.jpg\" alt=\"nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-05\" width=\"600\" height=\"218\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Select <strong>Create a new Local User<\/strong> from the <strong>Select or Create User<\/strong> drop-down menu and specify <strong>User<\/strong> and <strong>Password<\/strong>. Click <strong>Add<\/strong> to create the user.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49565 size-full\" title=\"nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-06\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-06.jpg\" alt=\"nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-06\" width=\"450\" height=\"390\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The new user has been created.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49567 size-large\" title=\"nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-07\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-07-600x238.jpg\" alt=\"nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-07\" width=\"600\" height=\"238\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Now access the <strong>Storage Units<\/strong> tab and click the <strong>+ (plus) icon<\/strong> to create a new Storage Unit.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49569 size-large\" title=\"nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-08\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-08-600x169.jpg\" alt=\"nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-08\" width=\"600\" height=\"169\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Enter the Storage Unit's <strong>Name<\/strong> and specify the user used to access the unit. Click <strong>Create<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49571 size-large\" title=\"nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-09\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-09-600x447.jpg\" alt=\"nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-09\" width=\"600\" height=\"447\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The new Storage Unit has been created successfully.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49579 size-large\" title=\"nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-10\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-10-600x181.jpg\" alt=\"nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-10\" width=\"600\" height=\"181\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Install the BoostFS plugin<\/h2>\n<p>To leverage <strong>DD Boost capability<\/strong>, the BoostFS plugin has to be installed in the Nakivo appliance <strong>used as Transporter<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Download the BoostFS plugin from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dell.com\/support\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EMC-Dell website<\/a> and save it anywhere in your computer. Download the <strong>Ubuntu version<\/strong> since the appliance runs Ubuntu 18.04 64-bit.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49581 size-large\" title=\"nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-11\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-11-600x340.jpg\" alt=\"nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-11\" width=\"600\" height=\"340\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Using a tool like WinSCP, copy the plugin to the Nakivo appliance that <strong>acts as Transporter<\/strong> (<em>\/tmp<\/em> folder in the example). Use the <strong>following credentials<\/strong> to log in to the appliance:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Username: root<br \/>\nPassword: QExS-6b%3D<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49583 size-large\" title=\"nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-12\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-12-600x491.jpg\" alt=\"nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-12\" width=\"600\" height=\"491\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Using a tool like PuTTY, <strong>SSH the Transporter<\/strong> using the <em>root<\/em> credentials.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49585 size-large\" title=\"nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-13\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-13-600x268.jpg\" alt=\"nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-13\" width=\"600\" height=\"268\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Install the package on the Nakivo machine by running the following command:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"># dpkg -i \/tmp\/DDBoostFS_7.5.0.5_676215_amd64.deb<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49587 size-large\" title=\"nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-14\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-14-600x123.jpg\" alt=\"nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-14\" width=\"600\" height=\"123\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Now go to <em>\/opt\/emc\/boostfs\/bin\/<\/em> directory.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"># cd \/opt\/emc\/boostfs\/bin\/<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49589 size-large\" title=\"nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-15\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-15-600x34.jpg\" alt=\"nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-15\" width=\"600\" height=\"34\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We need to\u00a0<strong>create a lockbox file<\/strong> that the Data Domain storage will use to <strong>store system information<\/strong> (DD Boost storage unit name and storage unit credentials). Run the following command and enter <strong>storage unit user password<\/strong> twice when prompted:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>.\/boostfs lockbox set -u &lt;user&gt; -d &lt;backup_appliance&gt; -s &lt;storage_unit&gt;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"># .\/boostfs lockbox set -u DDBoost_nakivo -d 192.168.10.35 -s StorageUnit02<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49591 size-large\" title=\"nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-16\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-16-600x92.jpg\" alt=\"nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-16\" width=\"600\" height=\"92\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Create Data Domain with DD Boost Repository<\/h2>\n<p>Login to Nakivo and go to <strong>Settings &gt; Repositories<\/strong> area. Click <strong>Add Backup Repository<\/strong> button and select <strong>Create new backup repository<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49593 size-large\" title=\"nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-17\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-17-600x394.jpg\" alt=\"nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-17\" width=\"600\" height=\"394\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Select <strong>Deduplication Appliance<\/strong> and click <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49595 size-large\" title=\"nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-18\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-18-600x405.jpg\" alt=\"nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-18\" width=\"600\" height=\"405\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Select <strong>Dell EMC Data Domain Boost<\/strong> option and click <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49597 size-large\" title=\"nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-19\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-19-600x405.jpg\" alt=\"nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-19\" width=\"600\" height=\"405\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Enter repository's <strong>Name<\/strong>, <strong>Assigned transporter<\/strong> and <strong>Path to share<\/strong>. Click <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49599 size-large\" title=\"nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-20\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-20-600x407.jpg\" alt=\"nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-20\" width=\"600\" height=\"407\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Leave default values since <strong>recommended settings<\/strong> are applied. Click <strong>Finish<\/strong> to save the new repository.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49601 size-large\" title=\"nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-21\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-21-600x405.jpg\" alt=\"nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-21\" width=\"600\" height=\"405\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Data Domain backup repository has been created successfully.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49603 size-large\" title=\"nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-22\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-22-600x286.jpg\" alt=\"nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-22\" width=\"600\" height=\"286\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Create a Backup Job<\/h2>\n<p>From the Nakivo's main Dashboard click <strong>Create<\/strong> and select <strong>VMware vSphere backup job<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49605 size-large\" title=\"nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-23\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-23-600x269.jpg\" alt=\"nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-23\" width=\"600\" height=\"269\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Select VMs to backup and click <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49607 size-large\" title=\"nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-24\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-24-600x412.jpg\" alt=\"nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-24\" width=\"600\" height=\"412\" \/><\/p>\n<p>From the <strong>Destination<\/strong> drop-down menu, select the new created Data Domain repository and click <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49609 size-large\" title=\"nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-25\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-25-600x409.jpg\" alt=\"nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-25\" width=\"600\" height=\"409\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Define a <strong>Schedule<\/strong> for the backup then click <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49611 size-large\" title=\"nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-26\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-26-600x410.jpg\" alt=\"nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-26\" width=\"600\" height=\"410\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Specify the desired <strong>Retention<\/strong> then click <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49629 size-large\" title=\"nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-27\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-27-600x410.jpg\" alt=\"nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-27\" width=\"600\" height=\"410\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Enter a <strong>Job name<\/strong> then click <strong>Finish &amp; Run<\/strong> to save the Backup Job and run the backup immediately.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49631 size-large\" title=\"nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-28\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-28-600x409.jpg\" alt=\"nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-28\" width=\"600\" height=\"409\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Select <strong>Run for all VMs<\/strong> option and click <strong>Run<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49633 size-full\" title=\"nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-29\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-29.jpg\" alt=\"nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-29\" width=\"439\" height=\"272\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The backup is being executed.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49635 size-large\" title=\"nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-30\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-30-600x334.jpg\" alt=\"nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-30\" width=\"600\" height=\"334\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Depending on the size of VMs to backup, after some minutes the backup completes successfully.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49637 size-large\" title=\"nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-31\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-31-600x451.jpg\" alt=\"nakivo-store-backups-data-domain-ddboost-31\" width=\"600\" height=\"451\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Configuring <a href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/nakivo-best-practices-to-backup-vmware-vsphere-vms\/\">Nakivo Backup &amp; Replication<\/a> to use the Data Domain with DD Boost as Backup Repository, allows to increase <strong>backup performance<\/strong>, reducing <strong>network load<\/strong> and saving <strong>space disk<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"signature\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/firma.jpg\" alt=\"signature\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nakivo backup &amp; Replication supports the EMC Data Domain with DD Boost protocol to increase backup speed and optimize disk space. DD Boost is a protocol that optimizes performance since offloads part of the Data Domain deduplication to the backup application side:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":49555,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"linkedin_93tdZWzMZc_93tdZWzMZc":"","facebook_2879994398731222_17841400390232720":"","twitter_113568041_113568041":"","mastodon_115463926174894442_115463926174894442":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[2138,1697],"tags":[579,1959,1954],"class_list":["post-49550","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-backup-en","category-nakivo-en","tag-backup-en","tag-data-domain","tag-dd-boost","has_thumb"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49550","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49550"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49550\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49555"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49550"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49550"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49550"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}