Gearing up for TurboTier deployment? Find all the resources you need to kickstart your journey right here.
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You can deploy TurboTier on Linux physical servers and virtual machines in your data center depending on your business requirement. This article applies to all scenarios.
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When to use a TurboTier
Consider deploying TurboTier if you have limited WAN bandwidth at remote offices, are backing up servers or virtual machines for the first time, or want to minimize downtime for critical restores.
With TurboTier, you can set up a local server in your data center to store up to 30 days of backup data from your Hybrid Workloads agents and configure it to periodically sync this data to the cloud. It speeds up local backups and restores, and you can even schedule the sync during off-peak hours to make the most of your WAN bandwidth.
Additional resources to help you get started:
Plan and set up your environment to deploy TurboTier
The best way to deploy TurboTier depends on your organization’s requirements, so it's a good idea to assess your setup first, and if you need help, feel free to reach out to Support.
TurboTier R4 installer is available for the following workloads: vCenter server (Linux OVA), Nutanix AHV (QCOW2), and Files, NAS, Hyper-V, Oracle, and MS-SQL servers (Debian). We recommend you to use the Debian package for installing on physical servers running Ubuntu 22.04. Read the article to know more about the supported workloads for each version.
TurboTier is available free of cost as a part of the Enterprise and Elite license.
Ensure your server meets the system requirements for deploying TurboTier R4. See supported versions.
Ensure your server meets the hardware requirements for deploying TurboTier R4. See Hardware requirements.
Review deployment considerations for TurboTier: Location considerations, Sizing and setup considerations, Resources considerations, Backup set mapping considerations
TurboTier uses the default 443 port and TLS protocol for all communications. For more information, see Ports and Communication Protocols for TurboTier.
Ensure you have required privileges to deploy TurboTier in your data center.
Deploy TurboTier
Here’s what you have to do:
Download the TurboTier R4 installer from the Downloads page or from the management console.
Install and activate the TurboTier R4 instance to prepare it for configuration in your local setup, allowing you to store data backups in your local storage.
TurboTier R4 cannot be installed on a device that has an activated Enterprise Workloads agent.
If an instance of TurboTier R1 coexists with an instance of the Enterprise Workloads Agent, the upgrade to TurboTier R4 is not supported.
Configure TurboTier for server backups and restores
After activating TurboTier, set the schedule for TurboTier to sync backup data to the cloud storage.
Here’s what you have to do for each instance of TurboTier:
Add data volume by specifying folder and folder size to back up your server data in TurboTier.
Define retention period for each attached backup set.
Define synchronization schedule and maximum bandwidth. To optimize bandwidth, schedule TurboTier to sync with Cloud during off-peak hours, and take advantage of longer off-peak windows on weekends by setting a weekly sync schedule.
Attach one or more backup sets to map them to TurboTier.
Additional resources to help you configure TurboTier:
Once you've completed these steps, your TurboTier should be successfully deployed and configured for your backup and restore operations. If you are using TurboTier for the first time, perform the following tasks to set up TurboTier at your remote office locations.