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Backup job creation
19 Dell EMC SC Series: Veeam Backup & Replication Integration | 4061-SC-SG
Once again, when storage snapshots are used, the vSphere snapshot is only open for a brief time. However,
because VM data is not streamed to a traditional Veeam backup repository, this type of backup timeline is
much shorter. This is represented in the following points and uses relative times as an example:
• vSphere snapshot is opened for quiesce and data consistency (5 seconds)
• SC Series snapshot is created (1 second)
• vSphere snapshot is closed (5 seconds, minimized risk of corruption)
• SC Series snapshot is retained for data retention period and eventually expired by Veeam once the
data retention value has been surpassed
Note: In this use case, primary storage snapshots are being used as backups. Storage snapshots work well
for facilitating day-to-day restore activity. However, in the event of a disaster which impacts the primary SC
Series array, the backups and restore points are lost. Consider replicating the Veeam-created snapshots
asynchronously or synchronously to a remote site for disaster-recovery purposes.
4.3 Secondary destinations
Another option for backup job creation is the use of a secondary destination. When creating a backup job
using a Veeam backup repository, check the box labeled Configure secondary destinations for this job.
Virtual machines will be backed up to a Veeam backup chain. The storage snapshot used in that job will also
be preserved on the array for a specified number of days. This feature creates two backups of production
data.