Tiberiu Rosca's Portfolio

Backup Solution (McLaren Infrastructure)

Period: November 2025 - April 2026
Written on April 1, 2026

Context

As part of the pooling project between the Mercedes, McLaren, and Aston Martin teams, I was responsible for implementing a robust backup strategy for the McLaren infrastructure. The goal was to ensure the protection of technical data and system resilience against failures.

The solution is based on Veeam Backup & Replication software, installed on a dedicated Windows Server 2022 virtual machine. This infrastructure is virtualized under Proxmox and relies on HP servers equipped with RAID 10 disks for performance and reliability.

For backup storage, I deployed and configured a TrueNAS Scale instance with SMB shares serving as local repositories. I also integrated a Veeam proxy directly onto the Proxmox hypervisor to optimize data flows.

To comply with off-site backup rules, I configured an external copy on a Synology NAS located within the Mercedes team's infrastructure. This step included using rsync, Hyper Backup, and folder encryption to secure data transmitted between sites.

Goals

Installation and configuration of Veeam Backup & Replication on Windows Server 2022.
Deployment of TrueNAS Scale for local backup storage via SMB sharing.
Integration of the Proxmox hypervisor as a backup source with the creation of a dedicated proxy.
Implementation of an off-site backup on a Synology NAS (Mercedes team) via rsync.
Securing remote data through the encryption of storage volumes.

Skills

Managing IT assets
Responding to incidents and requests for assistance or evolution
Working in project mode
Providing an IT service to users

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