HI all,
I have little experience and knowledge on SnapManager and need your advice for a correct and proper SQL configuration prepare and implement for my user. Current their SQL is running on a Windows 2012 VM. DB & log locate on different VMDK volumes. All system, DB & logs are under same DataStore.
From what I study on SnapManager for SQL installation and setup Guide, follow is the storage layout requirement that need to fullfil:
1. Individual LUN or VMDK for database files, logs, and SnapInfo directory
2. If use VMDK, DB files, logs and SnapInfo directory should locate on different DataStores
3. VSC backup cannot apply to VMDK hold DB, logs and SnapInfo directory
According to the requirement above, follow will be the storage layout to meet user environment (ESX with SAN connection to storage, VM SQL server)
1. 4 DataStore will be require for the environment, 1 use for SQL server VM contain windows server OS & SQL program. The other 3 DataStore will use for SQL DB, log & SnapInfo directory.
2. Current VSC can only use for System volume backup, while the DB & log volume will backup by SMSQL
Is my understanding correct? One question is can these DataStore locate in same volume? Can I create 1 aggregate have 1 big volume, then create 4 different LUNs for those 4 DataStore?
The second phase of the planning is SnapVault will be apply in the environment, backup will use SnapVault to another FAS storage. But when I study the installation & setup guide (page 27), it state that "Note: SnapVault support is not available for database residing on VMDK", is it means that if I plan to go for SnapVault protect, I can't use VMDK for DB & log? I can only use LUN in the configuration?
So the final configuration will be 1 DataStore hold the VMDK for system & SQL application. Three other LUNs will be create to use for DB, log & SnapInfo directory? The VM will schedule to have daily backup by VSC while DB, log and SnapInfo directory will backup by SMSQL?
Any advice will be welcome!
So if my understanding is correct, if go ahead for the SMSQL implement, I need to do the followin tasks:
1. create new LUNs (RAW not VMDK) for DB, logs & SnapInfo
2. migrate all the DB & log to new LUNs (downtime require)
3. setup SnapInfo directory on new LUN
4. create new LUNs in the destination FAS
5. create SnapVault relieatonship between source & destination LUN
6. configure SMSQL for backup setting
7. Test and confirm the backup and SnapVault image in destination storage