Isixazululo se-Veeam
I-Heidtman Steel ikhethe isixazululo sokutholakala esiklanyelwe ngokucacile ukwenziwa kwezinto ezibonakalayo. I-Veeam® Backup & Replication™ isiza inkampani ukuthi ihlangabezane nezidingo ze-supply chain zamakhasimende ngokuletha ukutholakala kwe-ERP okungu-24x7x365, okwenza ngokuzenzakalelayo izindawo zokucubungula, kanye namanye amasistimu asebenzisekayo aqhuba ibhizinisi.
“I-Veeam ingenye yezinto ezihamba phambili - uma kungewona ongcono kakhulu - umkhiqizo engiwusebenzise phakathi neminyaka engu-28 yokusebenza kwami,” kusho uMiller. “Ngenxa ye-Veeam i-ERP yethu nezinye izinhlelo ezibucayi ziyatholakala ngaso sonke isikhathi, zisisiza ukuthi sihlangabezane futhi sivame ukweqa izimfuno zamakhasimende.
I-Veeam Backup & Replication iletha ukutholakala okungu-24x7x365 ngokulondoloza isivinini nokululama. Uma i-Veeam ihlanganiswa ne-HP ne-ExaGrid, ukwenza isipele nokululama kuhambisana kakhulu, okwenza ukutholakala kwasebusuku kube lula nakakhulu. Ama-VM ka-Heidtman Steel ahlala ku-HP 3PAR StoreServ, okuvumela i-Veeam ukuthi yenze izipele ngokusuka ezifinyezweni zesitoreji njalo njalo ngemva kwemizuzu engu-15 ngaphandle kokuphazamiseka endaweni yokukhiqiza. Uma isifinyezo sisele ngemva kokuqedwa kokwenza ikhophi yasenqolobaneni, i-Veeam Snapshot Hunter iyasisusa.
"Siyayithanda i-Snapshot Hunter ngoba i-automatic ngokuphelele, ngakho-ke akudingeki ulungise noma yini," kusho uMiller. “Njengayo yonke into e-Veeam, 'iyasebenza nje.'
UMiller uthe ama-backups e-Veeam ashesha ngo-60% kunezipele zangaphambilini, noma ngabe idatha inyuke ngo-50% esikhathini esiyiminyaka emibili. Uncoma i-ExaGrid-Veeam Accelerated Data Mover.
"Izipele zethu ze-Veeam ziyandiza ngempela," kuchaza uMiller. “I-ExaGrid-Veeam Accelerated Data Mover icubungula izipele kuhlelo lwe-ExaGrid, olukhulula inethiwekhi ne-CPU yeseva kweminye imisebenzi. I-Veeam ne-ExaGrid nazo zihlanganisa imizamo yazo yokudonsela phansi ukuze zilondoloze isipele sokulondoloza. Ngemuva kokuthi i-Veeam isuse impinda yedatha, i-ExaGrid iyayiphinda futhi, isinika isilinganiso sokunciphisa esingu-3.6:1. Lokhu kusivumela ukuthi sigcine amaphuzu okubuyisela asebenzayo kuma-VM ethu abalulekile. Besijwayele ukugcina amasonto amabili amaphuzu okubuyisela, kodwa ngeVeeam sigcina amasonto amahlanu.”
Ukubuyisela nge-Veeam kuyashesha nakho, okubalulekile ekutholakaleni ubusuku nemini. I-Veeam's Instant VM Recovery™ ivumela u-Heidtman Steel ukuthi aqale kabusha i-VM ehlulekile ngokushesha ekugcinweni kwekhophi endaweni yokufikela ye-ExaGrid - inqolobane enesivinini esikhulu kumshini we-ExaGrid ogcina izipele zakamuva ziphelele.
"Ngisebenzise i-Instant VM Recovery ukubuyisa i-VM kwabafileyo, futhi bekumangalisa," kusho uMiller. “Lapho ithimba lethu labathuthukisi be-ERP lenza ushintsho ku-SQL VM eyenze yangazinzi, ngasebenzisa i-Instant VM Recovery ukuze ngibuyisele i-VM ehlulekile kusukela kusipele esivamile kumshini we-ExaGrid ngemizuzu. Abathuthukisi bamangala. Ngibatshelile ukuthi akumele bakhathazeke ngokuhlola ngoba iVeeam izohlezi ibuyisa abakudingayo.”
I-Heidtman Steel isebenzisa esinye isici sokutakula ngesivinini esiphezulu esibizwa nge-Veeam Explorer™ ye-Microsoft Active Directory. "Izikhathi zokuqeqesha ze-ERP zisethwa ku-Active Directory, kodwa ngolunye usuku othile waphamba wonke amaphrofayili wabasebenzisi ngephutha," kuchaza uMiller. “Sisebenzise i-Veeam Explorer ukuthola amaphrofayili omsebenzisi ku-Active Directory VM ngemizuzu. Uma usebenza esitolo esincane se-IT njengesethu, akekho onesikhathi sokukhathazeka ngokutholakala. Sidinga ukwenza isipele okusheshayo, okuthembekile nokululama, futhi yilokho kanye okunikezwa yi-Veeam. I-Veeam isinika izinga lokunethezeka esingakaze sibe nakho ngaphambilini. Ngaso sonke isikhathi uma ngibonisa ozakwethu into emnandi engiyitholile ku-Veeam, bangitshela ukuthi 'i-Veeam crazy.'