Backwelt Pilz is a
manufacturer of innovative, high-quality freezer baked goods. The
company’s high standards are certified by the guidelines of the
International Food Standard and the Austria Bio Garantie. Many of
their products have both the AMA seal of approval and the AMA Bio
label. Backwelt Pilz strives for product diversity and offers a wide
range of product categories with a variety of recipes, sizes and
shapes. Their product diversity creates a large amount of data and,
therefore, a reliable IT infrastructure to support the business is
essential. Pilz’s IT infrastructure, which included KVM Hypervisors
and Bare Metal Server, was maturing and needed to be updated. A
central email system was missing and users were using different
versions of different Email applications. For data backup, two
different solutions that ran independently of each other were in
place, which was not optimal for resources and would be problematic
in the event of a disaster.
The objective was to
obtain business continuity across the entire infrastructure and keep
business-critical information available. The IT network needed to be
centrally re-structured with the goal of increased flexibility,
security and availability. The existing KVM VMs and the bare metal
ERP Server was migrated to a Proxmox cluster for failover.
The email system was
changed so that classic groupware features like common calendar and
new E-Augmenting Teamwork Features (web meetings and ownCloud
integrations) are available. Another requirement was that all users
have the same mail clients and version. Everything should be under a
central, unified backup solution that protects data, provides
centralized management and fast granular restore, including Single
Item Restore for groupware.
"The investment
in the new hardware and software solution pays off every day and
guarantees us security and flexibility for the future!" explains
Markus Sitz, head of the Information Technology at Backwelt Pilz.
implementation through SEP partner
Siedl Networks
consolidated Backwelt Pilz’s backup solutions to SEP sesam to
increase simplicity of management and to improve data security. Siedl
Networks GmbH is a long-standing and experienced SEP partner that
focuses on development of heterogeneous IT solutions using Open
Source technologies and IT services.
Pilz’s new
solution is based on central storage Fujitsu ETERNUS DX100 and a
server cluster with automatic failover consisting of two Fujitsu
RX2530 M2. An existing Fujitsu RX300 was upgraded and reallocated as
the central backup server and cluster Management Server. In order to
ensure that the desired failover is achieved, the open source
virtualization platform Proxmox was installed so that if one server
fails the system is still in production. The existing Univention
Corporate Server (UCS) was migrated and brought up to date.
The Zarafa groupware
system and all of its data was migrated to Kopano and the Kopano Desk
app was rolled out company-wide as the standardized email solution.
To improve data
backup, many software agents from SEP sesam were used so that a
complete, central solution can reliably back up and restore data when
necessary. The SEP agent for Kopano allows users to restore
individual items such as emails or contacts from the backup. The
backup of data and databases are performed using Backup2Disk and
Disk2Tape. The data is first written to a NAS storage system and then
backed up to tape. For monitoring, the backup server is connected to
Siedl Networks’ monitoring system. In the event of a failure, Siedl
Networks’ technician team will be informed immediately and can
quickly intervene. The combination of SEP Sesam, Proxmox, Kopano and
the Univention Corporate Server created a robust failover and data
security system that is centrally managed and easily monitored with
one program.
With the upgrade of
their IT infrastructure and consolidated data protection solution,
SEP sesam, Pilz’s data security has enormously increased. "The
investment in the new hardware and software solution pays off every
day and guarantees us security and flexibility for the future,"
explains Markus Sitz, head of the Information Technology at Backwelt
Pilz.
"Due to many
years of experience with IT projects in heterogeneous environments,
and the success of both the SEP and Univention technologies, we were
able to optimally adapt and successfully implement the solution to
customer-specific requirements,” Johannes Zöhrer, Settlement,
Consulting/Sales, Siedl Networks GmbH, SEP Partner.
Pilz
Backwelt Pilz GmbH
produces innovative, high-quality frozen bakery products in large
quantities at competitive prices and is a profit- and growth-oriented
company. Their company motto is "Quality is a matter p(rye)de"
and so are the actions of the Backwelt Pilz. The company stands for
professionalism, innovation, performance and reliability. Backwelt
Pilz offers its customers a wide range of products from a single
source. Due to a well-thought-out production process, they are able
to produce products of consistently high quality and preserve their
craftsmanship. Backwelt Pilz also offers packaging solutions tailored
to each customer’s needs. www.backwelt-pilz.com
Backwelt Pilz had an
IT infrastructure with KVM hypervisor and a bare metal server. This
infrastructure was aging and needed to be renewed. The services used
were outdated and also needed to be modernized. Various versions of
different email applications were in use without a central email
client. For data backup, two independent backup solutions were in
place.
With SEP sesam, a
central backup solution with unified management was implemented to
improve data security and simplify administration. The new Kopano
solution introduced a uniform email system that is centrally secured
with SEP’s Kopano agent. With the SEP agent, it is now possible to
back up and restore individual Kopano items such as single emails or
contacts. By leveraging the combination of Proxmox, SEP sesam, Kopano
and Univention Corporate server, high standards of failover and data
security have been established with a modern and flexible solution
that can be centrally controlled and monitored with one program.
The new solution
consists of central storage and a server cluster with automatic
failover. A Fujitsu ETERNUS DX100 and two Fujitsu RX2530 M2 are in
use for hardware. The existing Fujitsu RX300 was reallocated as the
central backup server and cluster management server. To achieve the
customer’s desired reliability, the open source virtualization
platform, Proxmox, was installed. This will allow a server to stay
online and remain productive in the event of a server failure. The
existing servers based on the Univention Corporate Server (UCS) were
migrated and brought up to date. The existing groupware, Zarafa, was
migrated to Kopano and the Kopano Desk app was rolled out
company-wide. All groupware data was migrated to the Kopano system,
allowing users to use their data as they did before. The central SEP
sesam Backup/Recovery solution includes various software agents for
Kopano, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, and MariaDB. Data and databases
are backed up with SEP Sesam utilizing Backup2Disk and Disk2Tape
procedures. The data is first transferred to a NAS storage system and
then saved to tape. The backup server is connected to the backup
monitor of Siedl Networks. In the event of an error, Siedl Networks’
technician team will be informed immediately and can take rapid and
targeted action.