

That’s the one copy you’re using and two backups. In some cases, you may need to combine more than one option, but in all cases, it is strongly encouraged that you consult your deduplication appliance vendor and/or a value added reseller to discuss individual needs.įor the general architecture planning, Veeam’s best practices is to follow the industry 3-2-1 backup rule:ģ: Maintain at least three copies of your data and applications. Below are some hardware and software configuration options that can be used with deduplication storages.

If you use deduplication storage systems, you need to additionally configure the backup architecture and Veeam settings to achieve best performance. The default options of Veeam Backup & Replication are intended for non-deduplication storage.

When backing up to a deduplication storage appliance from Veeam Backup & Replication, performance or deduplication ratio is low without using best practice settings.
