Hyper-V VM backups directly to Dell Data Domain using Storage Accelerator

Hi ​@Nikos.Kyrm , Storage Accelerator is supported with VSA yes, including Hyper-V, it’s not crystal clear on the docs yes, but it’s supported,

The Storage Accelerator and Storage Accelerator Add-on package can be installed on 64-bit Windows and Linux clients. (All the agents supported on Windows and Linux clients are supported.)

Accelerating Backups to Data Domain Boost Client Library

A media agent still needs to be on the library for DDB/Indexing just as any Storage Accelerator (SA) setup.

Thanks,

Abdu

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Hi ​@AbdulRahman AlSindiony 

Thanks for the clarification!

Just to confirm, with Storage Accelerator enabled for Hyper-V VSA backups, the backup data is transferred directly from the Hyper-V nodes to the Data Domain, meaning that the backup processing and associated workload are handled by the Hyper-V nodes rather than the MediaAgent. Is that correct?

Thanks again!
Nikos

Yes Nikos, that’s correct, storage accelerator helps minimize the sizing for the MA, but the tradeoff is that the Hyper-V host will do more tasks and get more load.