Veeam 6.5 Replication method Push or Pull

[sdelacruz]

Hello,
After finally getting approved a DR ESXi host, I am now ready to start my replication plan. I have about 10 VMs ranging from 50 GB to 500 GB that I need to replicate. My question is, is it better to start the replication using a PULL method or a PUSH method.

Thanks in advance.

SAM

[foggy]

Sam, if you are referring to the location of the Veeam B&R server responsible for replication jobs (source site or DR site), then the best practice is to have it in DR to be capable of fast failover from Veeam B&R console in case of disaster and ability to failback when the source host is up again. Having it installed in the source site allows for manual failover only (in case of complete loss of the source site).

Anyway, be sure to set up proxy servers in both locations for optimal replication performance.

[sdelacruz]

Yes,
I was refering to the Veeam V&R Servers. I already am running a Veeam server at my production site running backups. I was planning a Veeam Server at my DR site for replications. Yes, my concern was that I needed a veeam server at DR site to start failovers or start failbacks.
Thank you for your suggestion.

[Gostev]

To answer the original question, there is no such thing as "push" and "pull" with the current replication architecture. This used to be the case prior to v6, but now it is always proxy to proxy communication, so it really does not matter where B&R server is installed (as it is not involved in transferring the data). B&R server location considerations are different, and were explained by Alexander in the previous post. Thanks!