Managed File Replication

[wreber]

Is there a good write up on Veeam Managed File Replication? I need to understand how it works and if and how it integrates with backup storage device replication.

[Andreas Neufert]

Are you asking on how we integrate into DataDomain Managed File Replication or how we copy our backup data arround ?

[wreber]

Probably some of both would help. I was asked by a customer how InfiniGuard would work with Managed File Replication. His concern is with rehydration of the data at replication time. He made it sound like MFR was a Veeam feature but I haven't found anything about it (other than DD).

[foggy]

MFR is a Data Domain feature, in Veeam B&R we have backup copy jobs that replicate backup files between repositories. If the customer's concern is whether Veeam B&R uses storage replication technology in the background, then it is not the case for InfiniGuard - data is rehydrated and copied via Veeam B&R data mover components.

[wreber]

Thanks

[Andreas Neufert]

Veeam best practices is to backups (maybe minimum amount) on a non deduped storage system and do from there Backup Copy Jobs to both sides with the dedup devices. Potentially use Veeam WAN Accelerator to replicate data over WAN links.