Double backup

[marius roma]

I need to replace the NAS (let's say, NAS1) currently hosting my baakup with a new NAS (let's say, NAS2) that should perform better.
To avoid possible problems I plan to use both backup destinations for a limited time (1-2 weeks).
Is there any problem if I schedule two backup jobs for the same VM every night, lets say a backup on NAS1 at 2AM and a backup on NAS2 at 5AM?
Can this create any kind of problems?
As soon as I am sure that NAS2 works fine I will simply remove NAS1 and cancel the related jobs.
Is there any reason for not doing what I am considering or for doing anything different?
Regards
marius

[veremin]

Yes, you can probably do it.

Also, be aware that a VM can be processed only by one job at one time, another jobs willing to process it will stand in a queue, waiting for the first job completion.

Additionally, don’t forget about copying all of your backup-files to second NAS and mapping it to the newly created job.

Hope this helps.
Thanks.

[Vitaliy S.]

Is there any problem if I schedule two backup jobs for the same VM every night, lets say a backup on NAS1 at 2AM and a backup on NAS2 at 5AM?
Can this create any kind of problems?

This will work fine.

[marius roma]

Thank you to everybody for the answers.

Additionally, don’t forget about copying all of your backup-files to second NAS and mapping it to the newly created job.

Do you mean copying all the .vbk and .vib files? It's what I don't want to do...
If I don't copy the files, will the backups be unusable?
Regards
marius

[veremin]

What do you mean by “backups will be unusable”?

Although I just thought it might be useful in your case to prolongate already existing chain on your new NAS storage, it’s certainly possible to create a new job from the scratch, starting completely new backup chain. Is that what you’re looking for?

Hope this helps.
Thanks.

[umenz]

Hello
I have the same Question, but in my case permanent: Is this right / possible ?

in the past we must start Backup from zero by a invalid Backup File (very big reversed inkr.), our Backup timeframe is 4 Days for a full and we get problems with the snapshot size while backup at production time...
So we decide we make it double to have 2 independend Backup repositorys.

I have 2 Jobs for the same set of VMs.
- 1. Job synthetic Full to NAS1
- 2. Job reversed inkremental to NAS2

All Jobs use CBT, is CBT working independend for each Job, so one NAS has the same daily work only at a other starttime as the other ?

regards Ulrich

[yizhar]

Hi.

Yes, CBT can be used with multiple jobs on same VM (just don't schedule them same time.
See the FAQ:
http://forums.veeam.com/viewtopic.php?f ... t=0#p39946

Yizhar

[veremin]

Hi, Ulrich. Yep, Yizhar is completely right here; there wouldn’t be any CBT issues with two jobs backing up same VMs. Thanks.