How to manage job

[matteu]

Hello,
I would like to have some advices about how I can manage job in new infrastructure. It's not about "technical" advice but only organisational.

I have windows and linux operating system.
I have AD, SQL, Exchange.

I have arround 300 VM

I would like to have advices about 2 thing :
What job can I create ?
Daily + weekly + monthly or Windows with AAIP + Windows without AAIP + Linux

Then, How could I manage VM I want to backup.
Do I need to use tag on each VM I want to backup ? Do I need to use bluefolder ?

What are the "best practice" about how to manage these points correctly...

I mean, if I create a new VM, do I need to use TAG for it to be backup or do I need to add it on Veeam job ? What is the easiest way to manage it when there are several hundred VMs.

Thanks for your advices.

[Mildur]

you can read about best practices here:
https://bp.veeam.com/vbr/
https://bp.veeam.com/vbr/VBP/4_Operatio ... ckup_jobs/

I have arround 300 VM

With 300 VMs in a single Job, I recommend to configure "Per Machine backup Chain" on the Backup Repo.
If you need, you can configure different Jobs for different Retention Settings.
We have separate Jobs with 30 Days Retention and we have Jobs with 30 Days and GFS Retention.

What job can I create ?
Daily + weekly + monthly or Windows with AAIP + Windows without AAIP + Linux

A single Backup Job will backup your data on a daily basis. You can configure Weekly and monthly GFS Points in the same job. AAIP is a must. I really recommend to use it. For Linux, you can configure VmWare quiescence.

Do I need to use tag on each VM I want to backup ? Do I need to use bluefolder ?

I don't know what a bluefolder ist.
But it depends on your environment. Do you want to control on the vmware environment, which vms are need a backup? Then go for tagging the vms. If you want to backup everything, then add your vcenter to the job.

I mean, if I create a new VM, do I need to use TAG for it to be backup or do I need to add it on Veeam job ? What is the easiest way to manage it when there are several hundred VMs.

See my answer before.

[matteu]

Thanks for your answer.

So, I need to ask my customer :
Do you want VM to be backup automatically or not when you create it ?
If yes, I can add vcenter to the jobs, if not, I need to use tag or exclude them in the job . Right ?
I need to build as much job as retention and schedule I want right ?
If I want some VM to be backup 1/day or 1/week I can't put them in the same job.

[Mildur]

Do you want VM to be backup automatically or not when you create it ?
If yes, I can add vcenter to the jobs, if not, I need to use tag or exclude them in the job . Right ?

Correct.

I need to build as much job as retention and schedule I want right ?

Correct, one Job is required for each "Retention + Schedule" combination.

If I want some VM to be backup 1/day or 1/week I can't put them in the same job.

Correct, you need a Job for each different Schedule you want to apply.

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You have to think about the 3-2-1 Rule. You need a backup Copy Job too. And this Copy should be offsite and airgapped or immutable.

[matteu]

Thanks for your answer.
Yep, it's on the roadmap

backup on linux xfs with immultable + backup copy on dedup DXI hardware.
Linux is on the same place while dedup is on 2nd sites with 2nd veeam with same architecture.