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VVols Readiness Checker for Pure Storage FlashArray

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The SE organization at Pure has been hard at work promoting VMware VVols as it enables customers to take the next step in their virtualization journey: mobility. In an earlier post on the Pure Storage blog, Ray Mar wrote about the simplest VVols implementation in the industry. Getting up and running with VVols is effortless but there’s always those pesky minimum requirements to know about before you can begin implementing VVols.

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Update: Veeam Support for Volume Snapshots of a FlashArray Protection Group

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In a previous post, I wrote about taking FlashArray snapshots with Veeam using a PowerShell script. At the time, there was a limitation that prevented Veeam from seeing protection group snapshots. The Pure Storage Plugin for Veeam version 1.1.40, was released on August 24, 2018 and support for volume snapshots created as part of a Pure Storage Protection Group are now available. Check out the KB article to download the update. Installation is a simple wizard that takes a minute or so to install.

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Taking FlashArray Snapshots with Veeam

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In April 2018, Veeam released the Universal Storage API which enabled storage vendors like Pure Storage to create integrations for Veeam with their storage system. At a high level, this functionality allows Veeam to leverage storage system snapshots when performing backups as well as take snapshots of volumes for instant restore of VMs or granular file restoration.

In the initial release of the Pure Storage FlashArray plugin, the ability for Veeam to see and utilize existing snapshots on the FlashArray is unavailable. Additionally, it’s not currently possible for Veeam to take snapshots of all the volumes associated with a Protection Group. Joint customers have expressed the desire for this functionality but development takes time.

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