戴尔Avamar数据迁移工具兼容性和互操作性矩阵说明书

ADMe

Avamar Data Migration Enabler

Compatibility and Interoperability Matrix

October 1, 2020

Overview of ADMe

ADMe – Avamar Data Migration Enabler is a utility providing automation around the need for

extending the retention of Avamar backup data by migrating their content to a different

storage medium such as tape, disk or cloud based storage. Backup data is re-hydrated to a

staging disk area using a structured top level folder layout for organizational purposes and from

there can be automatically backed up to a tape application using a standard file system backup.

When staged to cloud enabled storage files are automatically uploaded to it potentially

eliminating the need for a tape application. The migration process entails three distinct phases,

a client/backup selection phase to identify the backups to act on, a rehydration or staging

phase followed by an optional tape backup or cloud synchronization phase. These phases are

automated end-to-end using ADMe Job policies eliminating the need for any manual

intervention or localized scripting. Each phase can also be performed interactively or by job

policies as required.

ADMe – Compatibility Guide

ADMe Interoperability Matrix

Avamar System Types

ABE – Avamar Business Edition (deprecated)

Single Node +DD

Multi Node System +DD

Networker Dedup Node

1

(deprecated)

AVE – Avamar Virtual Edition +DD

AER – Avamar Extended Retention

2

Notes:

1. Only FS backups are supported from a Networker dedup node (deprecated)

2. Best effort support for recovery from existing AER tapes

Source System

X

X

X

X

Replication Target

X

X

X

Staging Server OS Types

Windows

3

- 2003, 2008, 2012, 2016

Linux

3

- RedHat, SCO, SuSE

Unix

3

- AIX, HP, Solaris, FreeBSD, MAC

Notes:

Rehydrate Mode

1

X

X

X

Archive Mode

2

X

1. Rehydrate mode recovers Avamar backup data to its original file format with no dependency on Avamar in order to utilize

the file data

2. Archive Mode recovers Avamar backup data to a streamed PAX file format similar to that used by AER but has a 100%

dependency on the need for an Avamar GSAN to import it back to in order to be able to recover its contents

3. OS versions chosen must be valid and supported by both Avamar and the tape application being used

Tape Applications

1

Avamar

2

EMC Networker

5

Symantec NetBackup

Symantec Backup Exec

3

HP Data Protector

ArcServ / Brighstore

TSM

CommVault

4

Notes:

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Rehydrate Mode

x

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Archive Mode

X

X

X

X

X

X

The use of non EMC tape applications are the responsibility of the user

Avamar used as a target destination when migrating from a GSAN only or GSAN + DD system to a GSAN/DD Griffin system

Backup Exec 2012 and previous versions are supported

Full end-to-end automation only available with a Windows staging server

Networker version should be latest supported by Dell EMC

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Copy-To-Cloud

1

ATMOS – via GeoDrive

ECS – via GeoDrive

Amazon S3 – via Amazon’s TNTdrive

2

EMC CloudBoost Indirectly via (Networker)

EMC CloudArray Directly

5

EMC CloudArry Indirectly (Networker)

5

All Other 3

rd

Party Cloud GW’s

3

Notes:

1.

2.

3.

4.

Rehydrate

Mode

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Archive Mode

X

4

X

4

X

4

X

4

Cloud enabler tools other than EMC Geo-Drive are the responsibility of the user

Amazon support is the responsibility of the user

Support for any cloud provider is feasible assuming its object storage can be presented via iSCSI, CIFS or NFS

Archive mode should be used as a last resort due to its dependency on the need for Avamar GSAN storage to which it must

be imported to convert it to a usable format

5. All future support of Cloud Array has been deprecated as the CA product is discontinued

Plug-In Types

DB2

Exchange Legacy

2003, 2007

Exchange VSS

2007, 2010

FS File System

Hyper-V VSS

Lotus Notes

NDMP

5

Celerra/VNX

7

, NetApp

6

, Isilon

1

Oracle

2

SAP

3

SharePoint VSS

8

SQL

VMimage

Windows VSS (System State)

Notes:

Rehydrate Mode

Not-Supported

X

X

X

X

X

X

5

X

X

X

X

X

Archive Mode

Not-Supported

X

X

X

X

X

4

X

X

X

X

X

X

1. NDMP for Isilon requires Avamar version 7.1 or higher

2. Oracle has a dependency requiring it to be re-ingested to an Avamar system when recovering it from tape

3.

SAP with Oracle will be treated as flat files and may require user action to ensure appropriate backups are being selected.

Due to backup selection challenges, consider SAP support as a best effort only.

4.

Large NDMP backups recovered in Archive mode may result in a PAX file size exceeding the max file size permitted by the

staging server OS and filesystem

5.

NDMP redirected recoveries to Windows or Linux FS does not preserve NAS specific ACLS or Extended File Attributes for

Windows

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6.

NDMP Support for NetApp is discontinued due to its poor rehydration performance from Avamar and other technical

challenges

7. A Celera/VNX using its Space reduced Backup feature, must have this feature disabled by setting it to 0 and a new Lvl-0

backup performed afterwards. Refer to ETA 495263 available from ADMe home page

8. SharePoint support is limited as it performs a directed recovery of the complete backup content to an out of place

directory which may not be useful in all situations

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