Gateway Server traffic ...

[Zedification]

Hi,

I have a ISILON CIFS backup repository in front of, 2 Gateway Server set as automatic. When I run a job how can I be sure that the traffic go thru the gateway server?

Thanks

[HannesK]

Hello,
hmm, not sure what you mean with two gateway servers... there is the option for "automatic" which will assign the gateway role dynamically as described here (depends on the situation, the table): https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/backu ... ml?ver=110

If you want all traffic to go through one server, just configure "the following server" https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/backu ... er=110#smb

Best regards,
Hannes

PS: chances are high that you have to configure all your backup and backup copy jobs with "active full" SMB shares.

[Zedification]

Hello,

Thanks for your reply.
What I mean, the 2 gateway servers (for redandoncy if one failed) are add in the Managed Servers, in repository settings, the option is set as "automatic" like you said. I just want to be sure that when the job run it use one of the 2 gateway servers. How can I check that?

[HannesK]

If you want redundancy, then you have to use "automatic". Then there will be automatic load balancing. See the table from the user guide I linked earlier.

If you want to go through one server, then you have to configure one server.

[Zedification]

Yes I agree for that, thanks,

I just want to verify to be sure that the traffic is going thru the good network.

[Zedification]

I just tested and all traffic goes through the Veeam backup server and not through the Gataway server. From what I see through the performance manager
Windows. This is not what I want.
The important point, this is workstation backup.

[HannesK]

which is exactly what the user guide states

[Zedification]

What do you mean? This is normal? How can I go thru the gateway servers and not thru the Veeam Server?

[veremin]

Are you still using automatic selection option?

If so, the situation is expected - backup server automatically selects gateway server from the list of available ones (sometimes it might be backup server itself).

If you want backup traffic to go trough particular server, disable automatic selection and choose this server as a gateway server.

Thanks!

[Zedification]

OK.
I tested by selecting a particular gateway server and the traffic goes through that server.
The veeam server is not sized to support backups. And I have two gateways for redundancy issues. It is for this reason that the automatic mode interests me.
So there is no way not to choose the veeam server itself?

[HannesK]

please see the table I linked above... agree, there is room for improvement and we are aware of that and want to improve that in future

[Mildur]

There are no gateway groups for what you want todo.
But there is a feature request, for having a feature to group gateway server together for processing specific backup repos.

post280639.html?hilit=gateway%20group#p280639

[HannesK]

yep gateway pools are a valid feature request and we want to improve that in future. but no timeline yet.

[Zedification]

please see the table I linked above... agree, there is room for improvement and we are aware of that and want to improve that in future

OK, thanks. So I will wait for that

[Zedification]

yep gateway pools are a valid feature request and we want to improve that in future. but no timeline yet.

OK, thanks, in the meantime I will disable the automatic mode.

[Zedification]

Hello,

I found a post that give a solution :
veeam-backup-replication-f2/how-to-excl ... 37751.html
To avoid the traffic go thru the Veeam Server, disable the proxy from it.