06-23-2010 05:30 PM
http://www.datadomain.com/pdf/DataDomain-Cisco-SolutionBrief.pdf
I recently read an article by Cisco detailing the WAAS appliances capability to add addional deduplicaion to Data Domain replication traffic being forwarded across the WAN. After reading the aricle and speaking with my SE. He recommended a 674 in Application Acceleration mode vs the WAE 7341 in Replication Acceleration mode. The article also states Application Acceleration mode was used.
Why is Application Acceleration mode recommended over Replication Acceleration mode for this traffic?
I have a project requiring 15 - 20 GB / day of incremental backups to be replicated between 3 sites. The sites are 90 ~ 110ms apart and the links are around 20mbps at each site. Would a 674 in Application Acceleration mode really make a difference for the Data Domain replications?
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06-28-2010 05:19 PM
Ryan,
You can configure TFO+LZ as the action. In the CM GUI it's called "TFO with LZ Compression". In the CLI, the command argument is optimize dre no compression lz.
Regards,
Zach
06-24-2010 11:55 AM
I'm trying to find who did the testing, but I suspect the decision to use AA mode was because of the WAN characteristics. The same would likely apply in your environment, especially given the RTT latency you have.
Regards,
Zach
06-24-2010 12:21 PM
Data Domain is providing an enhancement to their current Deduplication capabilities, called "Boost". I am curious if this will negate much of the additional deduplication that WAN accelerators such as WAAS and Riverbed advertise they can provide. At this point I would be fearful of spending money on a deduplication solution for Data Doamin traffic with Boost being released.
http://www.datadomain.com/products/boost.html
May 11, 2010
Data Domain Boost Software
Increase Deduplication Storage Performance with Advanced Levels of Backup Application Integration
EMC Data Domain Boost extends the backup optimization benefits of Data Domain deduplication storage solutions by distributing parts of the deduplication process to the backup server. DD Boost dramatically increases throughput speeds, minimizes backup LAN load, and improves backup server utilization
06-28-2010 04:58 PM
Is their any possibility you could dig up the configuration that was used on the WAAS Application Accelerator during the Data Domain testing. I see Data Domain replication service runs over port TCP 4126. My SE recommends disabling the WAE 674s DRE functions for the Data Domain traffic and simply reply on LZ & TFO. How do you simply disable DRE, but still use LZ and TFO?
I see 3 common settings;
action optimize full LZ+TFO+DRE
action optimize DRE no compression none TFO only
action pass-through bypass
Can you do LZ+TFO only? None of the applications in the link below show this type of action setting. This leads me to believe my SE was really suggesting turn off DRE completely for the WAAS.
This WAAS needs to optimize traffic for;
Lotus-Notes, HTTP, CIFS, Directory Services, RDP, and Data Domain
Can all applications above + Data Domain be optimized from a pair of WAE 674s in AA mode?
http://cisco.biz/en/US/docs/app_ntwk_services/waas/waas/v407/configuration/guide/apx_apps.html
policy-engine application
name Data-Domain
classifier Data-Domain
match dst port eq 4126
exit
map basic
name Data-Domain classifier Data-Domain action optimize DRE no compression LZ
exit
06-28-2010 05:19 PM
Ryan,
You can configure TFO+LZ as the action. In the CM GUI it's called "TFO with LZ Compression". In the CLI, the command argument is optimize dre no compression lz.
Regards,
Zach
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