Prism Central Deployment Scenario
In the Prism Central deployment scenario, Veeam Backup for Nutanix AHV architecture comprises the following set of components:
- Nutanix AHV Prism Central
- Nutanix AHV clusters
- Backup server
- Backup appliance
- Nutanix AHV Plug-in
- Backup repositories
- Workers
- Backup Appliance Web Console is an interface that allows you to manage backup and restore operations, and to configure settings of the Nutanix AHV backup appliance.
- Veeam Updater is a service that is responsible for installing and scheduling updates for the backup appliance.
To communicate with backup repositories, Veeam Backup for Nutanix AHV uses Veeam Data Mover — the service that is responsible for data processing and transfer. By default, Veeam Data Mover runs on the repositories themselves. If a repository cannot host Veeam Data Mover, it starts on a gateway server — a dedicated component that “bridges” the backup server and workers. For more information, see the Veeam Backup & Replication User Guide, section Gateway Server.
The backup appliance comes with a preconfigured embedded worker that can be used in small virtual environments. In large environments, it is recommended to deploy dedicated workers that are distributed among the cluster hosts (nodes) and are automatically launched for the duration of a backup or restore process. For more information on deployment sizing considerations, see Sizing Guidelines.