I have utilized Veeam for a number of employers and in my current role I have a challenge that I am looking for the best way to proceed.
Question:
I have a large store of data (Currently 20TB with expected growth of about 1TB/Month) with indefinite retention required. After about 30 days of local access, the data just needs to be cold storaged and will very rarely (maybe 1-2 year) need to be recalled and accessed. I am looking for any suggestions for the best way to "Cold" storage the backups while implementing our new Veeam solutions.
Current System:
Currently we are using a custom scripting to move data to an external hard drive that rotates every week. When the "Fresh" data grows and fills the drive up, that data (Lets say 1/1/2019 - 3/1/2019) will be moved to an archive location onsite and the offsite hard-drive is tagged with the timeframe and sent offsite permanently. We replace the completed drive and start the cycle again. This provides us with a rotation of data to secure data on a weekly basis and a long term solution.
Facts:
- The data once written will not change
- The data only needs to reside onsite for 30 days
- We utilize physical offsite storage of data (Salt Mine storage)
- We do not utilize any cloud storage
- Spindle Storage (No Tapes)
- ESX VM