28 juillet 2023
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Huawei OceanProtect Backup Storage and Micro Focus Data Protector Interoperability Test Report

Executive Summary

Axians Global (“Axians”) assessed the interoperability of Micro Focus Data Protector software with Huawei OceanProtect Backup Storage. The goal of the assessment is to validate that Micro Focus Data Protector is interoperable with Huawei OceanProtect Backup Storage.

In the assessment, Axians has determined that Micro Focus Data Protector software backup and restore jobs will function with Huawei OceanProtect Backup Storage for the following scenarios:

Test Scenario

Storage Involved

Protocol(s) Tested

Result

Backup Media –NAS

OceanProtect Backup Storage

Dataturbo

Passed

In this document, you will find details on the above test cases and the captured output. The procedures conducted in the tests are referenced from standard online documentation from Micro Focus Data Protector and Huawei.

1. Environment Configuration

1.1 Networking Diagram

Figure 1.1 Huawei OceanProtect Backup Storage Function Compatibility Test Networking

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Note: This networking diagram is for reference only. For details about the connections between Huawei OceanProtect Backup Storage controller enclosures and application servers, between controller enclosures and disk enclosures, and between controller enclosures, see the Huawei OceanProtect Backup Storage product documentation.

Networking description:

  • Deployment at the production end:
  1. Deploy one ESXi physical host, install the VMware VM software, create VMs, and install. Windows and Linux operating system.
  2. The management network and service network are connected to the Micro Focus Data Protector software and Huawei OceanProtect Backup Storage through switches.
  • Deploy the Micro Focus Data Protector software: Use Linux VM servers as Micro Focus Data Protector Cell Manager. Use Windows VM servers as the Micro Focus Data Protector GUI client.
  • Deploy the AD Controller: Use one Windows server VM as the DNS controller for clients.
  • All storage devices connect to the Micro Focus Data Protector storage node through 10g Ethernet.

1.2 Hardware and Software Configuration

1.2.1 Hardware Configuration

Table 1-3 Hardware Configuration

Name descriptionQuantity Usage

VMWare ESXi Server

x86 server

  • CPU:2* Gold 5218
  • Memory: 704 GB
  • Network: 4 x 10GE optical ports

1

Install Windows and Linux operating system

Micro Focus Data Protector Cell Manager

x86 server

  • CPU: 8* vCPUs
  • Memory: 16GB
  • Network: 10GE vNIC

1

Deploys backup software to schedule backup tasks and transfer backup data.

Micro Focus Data Protector GUI client

x86 server

  • CPU: 8* vCPUs
  • Memory: 16GB
Network: 10GE vNIC

1

Deploys Data Protector client to manage Linux Cell Manager

AD Controller

x86 server

  • CPU: 6* vCPUs
  • Memory: 8GB

Network: 10GE vNIC

1

Used for providing DNS service

Ethernet switch

Huawei 6855 10GE Network Switch

2

10GE network switch on the OceanProtect Backup Storage backup service plane

1.2.2 Test Software and Tools

Table 1-4 Test Software and Tool List

Software Name

description

Quantity

VMware ESXi 7.0u2

VMWare virtualization platform

1

Micro Focus Data Protector 11

Backup software and storage node

2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.9

Installing Linux Host

1

Windows Server 2016 Datacenter

Installing Windows Host

2

OceanStor_Dataturbo_1.1.RC1_Linux

SourceDedupe software

1

2. Test Preparation

2.1 FileSytem and Dataturbo share for backup media

2.2 Install Dataturbo plugin

2.3 Mount Dataturbo shares to Linux server

2.4 Add both Linux and Windows clients into Micro Focus Data Protector server

3. OceanProtect Backup Storage Dataturbo Backup Interconnection with Micro Focus Data Protector

3.1 Add Dataturbo Share Source and Backup Policy

Test Purpose

Add Dataturbo shares to the backup server as the backup media and create backup policy

Test Networking

Huawei OceanProtect Backup Storage Function Compatibility Test Networking

Prerequisites

  1. Deployment of storage device, backup server, Linux client, Windows client and networking have been completed.
  2. The storage is running properly.
  3. File system and Dataturbo share have been created on storage device.
  4. Hostname has been configured on Micro Focus Data Protector Linux client.
  5. Linux client has been configured in Micro Focus Data Protector Manager.

Test Procedure

  1. Run the Dataturbo create storage_object storage_name=name ip_list=IP command (name indicates the user-defined storage name and IP indicates the logical port IP address created in Configuring Networks) to establish a connection between OceanStor Dataturbo and the backup storage system.
  2. Run the Dataturbo mount storage_object storage_name=name filesystem_name=/fsname mount_dir=/mnt/test command to mount the file system created on the backup storage to the specified mount point.
  3. Create a new device as backup media
  4. Create a new Filesystem templates.
  5. Create a new Backup policy from the Filesystem template.

Expected Result

Step 1 Add storage is configured successfully.

Step 2 Mounted Dataturbo share is configured successfully. Step 3 Add device is configured successfully.

Step 4 Add Filesystem template is configured successfully.

Step 5 Add backup policy is configured successfully.

Test Result

Passed

Step1

Step2
Step3

Step4

Step5

3.2 Full Dataturbo Share Backup and Restore

Test Purpose

Full Dataturbo backup and restore

Test Networking

Huawei OceanProtect Backup Storage Function Compatibility Test Networking

Prerequisites

  1. Deployment of storage device, backup server, Windows client and networking have been completed.
  2. The storage is running properly.
  3. File system and Dataturbo share have been created on storage device.
  4. Hostname has been configured on Micro Focus Data Protector Linux client.
  5. Linux client has been configured in Micro Focus Data Protector Manager.
  6. Backup policy has been configured in Micro Focus Data Protector Manager.

Test Procedure

  1. Click StartBackup button and start backup policy.
  2. Once the backup job finished, check the status of backup job.
  3. Enter the Restore page and start restore job. Restore files to a different location.
  4. Once the restore job finished, check the status of the job and data consistence.

Expected Result

Step 2 backup finishes successfully.

Step 4 restore finishes successfully and restored files are the same as original files.

Test Result

Passed

Step1

Step2

Step3

Click Restore button

Select the Backup List

Set destination client

Select the files or folders to restore

Start restore

Step4

3.3 Massive Files Backup and Restore

Test Purpose

Massive files backup and restore

Test Networking

Huawei OceanProtect Backup Storage Function Compatibility Test Networking

Prerequisites

  1. Deployment of storage device, backup server, Windows client and networking have been completed.
  2. The storage is running properly.
  3. File system and Dataturbo share have been created on storage device.
  4. Hostname has been configured on Micro Focus Data Protector Linux client.
  5. Linux client has been configured in Micro Focus Data Protector Manager.
  6. Backup policy has been configured in Micro Focus Data Protector Manager.
  7. Massive files have been embedded in NFS share.
Test Procedure
  1. Check massive files are embedded in file share.
  2. Click StartBackup button and start backup policy
  3. Once the backup job finished, check the status of backup job.
  4. Enter the Restore page and start restore job. Restore files to a different location.
  5. Once the restore job finished, check the status of the job and data consistence.

Expected Result

 Step 2 backup finishes successfully

Step 4 restore finishes successfully and restored files are the same as original files.

Test Result

Passed

Step1

Step2

Step3

Step4

Click Restore button

Select the backup List

Select the files or folders to restore

Set destination restore location

Check information in summary

Step5

3.4 Large Files Backup and Restore

Test Purpose

Large files backup and restore

Test Networking

Huawei OceanProtect Backup Storage Function Compatibility Test Networking

Prerequisites

  1. Deployment of storage device, backup server, Windows client and networking have been completed.
  2. The storage is running properly.
  3. File system and Dataturbo share have been created on storage device.
  4. Hostname has been configured on Micro Focus Data Protector Linux client.
  5. Linux client has been configured in Micro Focus Data Protector Manager.
  6. Backup policy has been configured in Micro Focus Data Protector Manager.
  7. Large files have been embedded in NFS share.

Test Procedure

  1. Check Large files are embedded in file share.
  2. Click StartBackup button and start backup policy
  3. Once the backup job finished, check the status of backup job.
  4. Enter the Restore page and start restore job. Restore files to a different location.
  5. Once the restore job finished, check the status of the job and data consistence.

Expected Result

Step 2 backup finishes successfully

Step 4 restore finishes successfully and restored files are the same as original files.

Test Result

Passed

Step1

Step2

Step3

Step4

Click Restore button

Select the backup list

Select the files or folders to restore

Set destination restore location

Check information in summary

Step5

3.5 Special Files Backup and Restore

Test Purpose

Special files backup and restore

Test Networking

Huawei OceanProtect Backup Storage Function Compatibility Test Networking

Prerequisites

  1. Deployment of storage device, backup server, Windows client and networking have been completed.
  2. The storage is running properly.
  3. File system and Dataturbo share have been created on storage device.
  4. Hostname has been configured on Micro Focus Data Protector Linux client.
  5. Linux client has been configured in Micro Focus Data Protector Manager.
  6. Backup policy has been configured in Micro Focus Data Protector Manager.
  7. Files with special properties have been embedded in NFS share.
Test Procedure
  1. Check special files are embedded in file share.
  2. Click StartBackup button and start backup policy
  3. Once the backup job finished, check the status of backup job.
  4. Enter the Restore page and start restore job. Restore files to a different location.
  5. Once the restore job finished, check the status of the job and data consistence.
Expected Result

Step 2 backup finishes successfully

Step 4 restore finishes successfully and restored files are the same as original files.

Test Result

Passed

Step1

Step2

Step3

Step4

Click Restore button

Select the backup list

Select the files or folders to restore

Set destination restore location

Check information in summary

Step5

Before restore

After restore

3.6 Deduplication&compression switch disable Backup and Restore

Test Purpose

Deduplication&compression switch disable backup and restore

Test Networking

Huawei OceanProtect Backup Storage Function Compatibility Test Networking

Prerequisites

  1. Deployment of storage device, backup server, Windows client and networking have been completed.
  2. The storage is running properly.
  3. File system and Dataturbo share have been created on storage device.
  4. Hostname has been configured on Micro Focus Data Protector Linux client.
  5. Linux client has been configured in Micro Focus Data Protector Manager.
  6. Backup policy has been configured in Micro Focus Data Protector Manager.
  7. Files have been embedded in NFS share.
Test Procedure
  1. Check files are embedded in file share. Run the follow command to disable deduplication and compression: Dataturbo change deduplication_compression deduplication=OFF compression=OFF.
  2. Click StartBackup button and start backup policy. Once the backup job finished, check the status of backup job.
  3. Click StartBackup button and start backup policy again. Once the backup job finished, check the status of backup job.
  4. Enter the Restore page and start restore job. Restore the first backup files to a different location.
  5. Once the restore job finished, check the status of the job and data consistence.
  6. Enter the Restore page and start restore job. Restore the second files to a different location.
  7. Once the restore job finished, check the status of the job and data consistence.
  8. Check the performance of the Dataturbo client on the storage performance page.

Expected Result

Step 2 backup finishes successfully

Step 3 backup finishes successfully

Step 5 restore finishes successfully and restored files are the same as original files.

Step 7 restore finishes successfully and restored files are the same as original files.

Step 8 The Dataturbo logical write bandwidth is basically the same as the Dataturbo write bandwidth.

Test Result

Passed

Step1

Step2

Backup start time: 11:21:05 AM

Backup end time: 11:24:41 AM

Backup total time:3min36s

Step3

Backup start time: 11:32:21 AM

Backup end time: 11:35:28 AM

Backup total time:3min7s

Step4

Click Restore button

Select the backup list

Select the files or folders to restore

Set destination restore location

Check information in summary

Step5

Start restore time: 11:44:08 AM

End restore time: 11:48:59 AM

Total restore time: 4min51s

Step6

Click Restore button

Select the backup list

Select the files or folders to restore

Set destination restore location

Check information in summary

Step7

Start restore time: 12:00:18 AM

End restore time: 12:04:56 AM

Total restore time: 4min38s

Step8

Performance of Dataturbo client

3.7 Deduplication&compression switch enable Backup and Restore

Test Purpose

Deduplication&compression switch enable backup and restore

Test Networking

Huawei OceanProtect Backup Storage Function Compatibility Test Networking

Prerequisites

  1. Deployment of storage device, backup server, Windows client and networking have been completed.
  2. The storage is running properly.
  3. File system and Dataturbo share have been created on storage device.
  4. Hostname has been configured on Micro Focus Data Protector Linux client.
  5. Linux client has been configured in Micro Focus Data Protector Manager.
  6. Backup policy has been configured in Micro Focus Data Protector Manager.
  7. Files have been embedded in NFS share.

Test Procedure

  1. Check files are embedded in file share. Run the follow command to enable deduplication and compression: Dataturbo change deduplication_compression deduplication=ON compression=ON.
  2. Click run button and start backup policy. Once the backup job finished, check the status of backup job.
  3. Click run button and start backup policy again. Once the backup job finished, check the status of backup job.
  4. Enter the Restore page and start restore job. Restore the first backup files to a different location.
  5. Once the restore job finished, check the status of the job and data consistence.
  6. Enter the Restore page and start restore job. Restore the second files to a different location.
  7. Once the restore job finished, check the status of the job and data consistence.

Expected Result

Step 2 backup finishes successfully

Step 3 backup finishes successfully

Step 5 restore finishes successfully and restored files are the same as original files.

Step 7 restore finishes successfully and restored files are the same as original files.

Step 8 the Dataturbo logical write bandwidth is basically higher than the Dataturbo write bandwidth.

Test Result

Passed

Step1

Step2

Backup start time: 2:15:39 PM

Backup end time: 2:18:31 PM

Backup total time:2min52s

Step3

Backup start time: 2:30:48 PM

Backup end time: 2:33:52 PM

Backup total time:3min4s

Step4

Click Restore button

Select the backup list

Select the files or folders to restore

Set destination restore location

Check information in summary

Step5

Start restore time: 3:30:12 PM

End restore time: 3:34:50 PM

Total restore time: 4min38s

Step6

Click Restore button

Select the backup list

Select the files or folders to restore

Set destination restore location

Check information in summary

Step7

Start restore time: 3:38:02 PM

End restore time: 3:43:25 PM

Total restore time: 5min23s

Step8

Performance of Dataturbo client

Reference

4.1 Micro Focus Data Protector Administration Guide

https://docs.microfocus.com/doc/Data_Protector/11.00/Administer

4.2 Micro Focus Data Protector Installation Guide

https://docs.microfocus.com/doc/Data_Protector/11.00/InstallLanding

4.3 Deployment of a Linux Cell Manager

https://docs.microfocus.com/doc/Data_Protector/11.00/PN/pn60795e7e3b2375.39254764

OceanProtect Backup Storage SourceDedupe User Guide

https://support.huawei.com/carrier/docview?nid=DOC1101092935&path=PBI1-21430725/PBI1-251363742/PBI1-250389226/PBI1-251366310/PBI1-251807269