Smartest approach to gather statistics needed for the Veeam Calculator Object Storage/VDC Vault Sizing ?

[massimiliano.rizzi]

Hello experts and good day,

when performing Veeam Calculator Object Storage/VDC Vault, I find that the most time-consuming part of the activity is extracting the statistical data related to the Full Backup size and Change Rate of the various VMs from the existing Veeam Backup Servers. Needless to say, the effort required increases significantly as the number of VMs grows, particularly when they are spread across several primary Backup Jobs containing only a few VMs each (a configuration that I frequently encounter across many Veeam Backup Servers).

Could you please advise on what approach/tool Veeam recommends in these scenarios to facilitate and streamline the process of extracting the required statistical data?

For example, I was considering the possibility of extracting the required information using the Veeam ONE report called “Data Change Rate History”, although this may of course require the use of a helper Veeam ONE server when Veeam ONE is not already available in the environment.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

Massimiliano

[Mildur]

Hi Massimiliano

Since you don't want to use Veeam One, I would try to retrieve backup session statistics (maybe with PowerShell) and do some calculation from there.

I suggest to give Veeam One a try, especially if you have VMware or HyperV. Maybe your customer start seeing benefits of other Veeam One reports, which will allow you to provide more managed Services to them.

Best,
Fabian