VMsources has created a Virtual Appliance in OVA format, following Veeam Best Practices, making it easy for anybody to mount an iSCSI LUN as a Veeam Immutable Repository. While that’s an admirable goal, there are lots of us with Virtualized and Cloud Infrastructures, and we rely on SAN systems to provide block storage. Prevent formatting of the volume by users who have login credentials for the Immutable Repository VM.Īs a Best Practice, Veeam recommends that Immutable Repositories be deployed on a physical server with lots of disk space, such as an HPE Apollo.Prevent deletion of the SAN LUN by users who have SAN administrator credentials.Prevent backup file deletion by unauthorized administrators.Protect your backups from unintentional encryption by Ransomware.What an Immutable Repository is designed to do: What about validation, does it actually work, you ask? Yes, and it is tested and proven by Cohasset Associates meeting the requirements for non-rewritable, non-erasable storage as specified by SEC 17a-4(f), FINRA 4511(c) and CFTC 1.31(c)-(d). Veeam Immutable Backups are the equivalent of “air gapped,” tape, or WORM backups! Immutable Backups are accomplished through the use of a Linux repository server, the XFS filesystem (to support Fast Clone), one-time-use credentials, and the immutability flag which is a property of just about any Linux filesystem. Moving forward, Veeam Immutable Backups will free organizations from the hassle of physical tape libraries as well as eliminating the need for expensive “virtual tape libraries,” all while providing easily manageable backup chains.
Veeam Backup and Replication 11 is a true game-changer with its Immutable Backup feature. John Borhek How to guides, Linux, SAN Storage, Veeam April 14, 2021
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