SvSAN - Integration With HPE Greenlake Backup-as-a-Service

Any x86 Server

• Turns the underlying storage of virtually any x86 server into highly available shared storage for clusters of two or more nodes.
• Runs as a virtual appliance above the hypervisor and is fully compatible with VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V and Linux KVM.

High Availability

• Shared storage operates using active-active synchronous mirroring between two servers.
• Maintains an identical copy of data on each server.
• If one server fails or is taken offline, the remaining server continues providing storage with no service interruption.

Lightweight Witness

• Provides highly available shared storage using only two nodes.
• The witness can be deployed locally or remotely.
• One witness can provide quorum for up to 1,000 clusters.

Additional product information:

https://stormagic.com/svsan/ 

Register for an HPE GreenLake Backup and Recovery trial using the resources below.

• HPE Backup and Recovery Service Deployment and Installation 

After Registering for the Trial

• 90-Day Free Trial 
• HPE Backup and Recovery Service for VMware 
• GreenLake Data Protection 

Login to:

https://common.cloud.hpe.com/ 

Download the HPE GreenLake Backup and Recovery Orchestrator OVA.

Select Backup and Recovery.

Select Download.

Deploy the downloaded OVA into your VMware environment using the standard Deploy OVF Template workflow.

Once deployment has completed, power on the appliance and wait for the initial startup process to finish before continuing with registration.

After the appliance has been deployed and powered on, browse to the Orchestrator management interface.

Copy the displayed activation code.

From your GreenLake console select Activate, paste the activation code and select Activate.

Once activation is complete, the setup status will show as completed.

The Orchestrator will now appear within the GreenLake console.

Select the Orchestrator to view and manage its configuration.

It is also possible to leverage HPE StoreOnce using an SvSAN-provided storage disk as described in the following article:

StorMagic SvSAN and HPE StoreOnce 

Add a StoreOnce node to your GreenLake Backup as a Service environment.

Begin by copying the StoreOnce serial number.

Within the GreenLake Backup and Recovery portal, add a new StoreOnce system.

Enter the StoreOnce connection details, including the serial number, management address, and authentication credentials.

Validate the connection and complete the registration process.

Once registered, the StoreOnce appliance is available for use as backup storage by the GreenLake Backup and Recovery service.

Power on the newly deployed Orchestrator virtual machine.

After startup has completed, browse to the Orchestrator IP address that was configured during deployment to verify network connectivity.

Configure how the appliance will synchronize its date and time.

Copy the activation code displayed by the appliance.

From the GreenLake console, select Activate, paste the activation code and complete the activation.

Once activation has completed, the setup status will show as completed.

The Orchestrator will now appear in the GreenLake console.

Select the Orchestrator to view and manage its configuration.

In the GreenLake console select + or Register.

Enter the StoreOnce details and select Register.

Next, deploy a Protection Store Gateway.

Select Deploy to begin the deployment wizard.

Select the VMware environment where the gateway will be deployed.

Configure the deployment settings and continue through the wizard.

Select the destination ESXi host for the Protection Store Gateway.

Select the datastore that will contain the Protection Store Gateway virtual machine.

Configure the network that will be used by the gateway appliance.

Configure the appliance networking, including the management IP address, subnet mask, gateway and DNS settings.

After reviewing the deployment summary, complete the wizard to deploy the Protection Store Gateway.

Create the required protection policies for your environment.

• On-prem → Cloud
• Direct to Cloud