Host-based backup of VMware vSphere VMs.
Post Reply
chrsm
Service Provider
Posts: 5
Liked: never
Joined: Mar 27, 2014 1:26 pm
Full Name: Christian Schmidt-Møller
Contact:

One VBR for 200 customers

Post by chrsm »

We are a small hosting provider supporting around 10 different vSphere installations (called hosting systems). Each hosting system has 1 to 100 different customers. Each customer has its own vlan. Around 200 customers in all.
The hosting systems are divided between three VBR servers. We would like to consolidate all customers into one VBR servers.
All current VBR servers also hold the mount server role.
Some of the customers’ vm’s network (subnet / vlan) are routed into the VBR and repo servers to make sure that all restore functions are working without problems. All the other customers are not routed, so backup and restore go through VIX which causes us some problems with restore (FLR are very slow and SQL restore does not work). To get rid of the VIX problems we would like to route all our customers network into veeam but we are concerned about security and problems with overlapping customers subnet.
We have been thinking about making a Veeam DMZ for at least each hosting system. I the DMZ we will place the guest interaction proxy and the mount server. Then route all the customers network to the DMZ and not to the VBR and repo servers. In that way we are able to make it a bit more secure and if we have overlapping subnet we can create another DMZ setup (with a new mount server) In v13 we see that you are able to choose the mount server when you do the restore job, but that is only for FLR, not for DC og SQL. And for SQL log backup, the SQL vm’s needs access directly to the repo servers (2500-3300). So, I can’t see the solution will work.
What is the best and most secure design for a solution for many customers and one VBR?

Image
dellock6
VeeaMVP
Posts: 6216
Liked: 1999 times
Joined: Jul 26, 2009 3:39 pm
Full Name: Luca Dell'Oca
Location: Varese, Italy
Contact:

Re: One VBR for 200 customers

Post by dellock6 »

Hi Christian,
there are many variables that need to be consider before telling which design should be the best. Without a proper analysis of the environment and the desired results is almost impossible to give a proper answer.
Let's move this one offline and have a chat, Marcus will loop me in a new thread.

Luca
Luca Dell'Oca
Principal EMEA Cloud Architect @ Veeam Software

@dellock6
https://www.virtualtothecore.com/
vExpert 2011 -> 2022
Veeam VMCE #1
chrsm
Service Provider
Posts: 5
Liked: never
Joined: Mar 27, 2014 1:26 pm
Full Name: Christian Schmidt-Møller
Contact:

Re: One VBR for 200 customers

Post by chrsm »

Hi Luca
Thanks a lot. I will look forward to disscus the redesig with Marcus and you ;-)
Post Reply

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: Google [Bot], Semrush [Bot] and 12 guests