Veeam Backup & Replication

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• Virtualization. Classification and applications
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Program obespecheniyeveeam Backup & Replication combines technologists of virtualization with solutions of Veeam for realization of Virtualized-Powered Data Protection or vPower technology. This proprietary Veeam technology enables instantaneous recovery of virtual machines, recovery of objects of any application, and automatic validation of recovery.

2021

Fix vulnerabilities in Veeam Backup & Replication

On March 16, 2022, the company Positive Technologies announced the elimination of data centers Windows vulnerabilities dangerous to the system in solutions for. backup Veeam

Among the possible consequences attacks is the launch,, encryption programs theft data denial of service.

Vulnerabilities were discovered by Positive Technologies expert Nikita Petrov. Two of these are Veeam  Backup  &  Replication, a backup system that automates backup and disaster recovery processes. Another vulnerability is identified in Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows - Windows backup software.

According to the developer, Veeam solutions use about 400 thousand customers from different countries.

"We predict that these vulnerabilities will be exploited by intruders in real attacks and put many organizations at significant risk. It is therefore important to install updates as soon as possible or at a minimum take action to detect abnormal activity associated with these products , " noted Nikita Petrov.

Both vulnerabilities (CVE-2022-26500, CVE-2022-26501) found in Veeam Backup & Replication allow an unauthorized attacker to remotely execute arbitrary code (RCE). Versions 9.5, 10, and 11 of the product are vulnerable.

These vulnerabilities can be exploited for a range of wrongdoing:

• Obtaining initial access. Attackers can attach themselves to a device to install malware or achieve other goals.
• Disclosures. information Vulnerabilities allow violators to install malware for data theft or for direct execution of commands that extract and delete data from a vulnerable device.
• Denial of service. Attackers can attempt to run code on the system hosting the vulnerable application and disrupt this or other applications.
• Enciphering infrastructures. You can use RCE vulnerabilities to deploy and run encryption programs on a vulnerable device.

In turn, the CVE-2022-26503 vulnerability in Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code with high rights (Local Privilege Escalation) on the node and access the resources of a compromised node with sufficiently large privileges. Information stored on a personal computer or server can be of value to the offender and can be used in planning and conducting further attacks on the organization. If the domain account is further compromised, the attacker can access information located on the local network. The vulnerability is contained in versions 2.0, 2.1, 2.2, 3.0.2, 4.0, and 5.0 of the solution.

Positive Technologies experts recommend immediately installing the security updates issued by Veeam vendor for affected products: 11a (build 11.0.1.1261 P20220302) and 10a (build 10.0.1.4854 P20220304) for Veeam Backup & Replication, as well as 5 (build 5.0.3.4708) and 4 (build 4.0.2.2208) for Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows.

If security updates cannot be installed, Positive Technologies recommends that you carefully monitor abnormal activity against sites with products that have been affected by vulnerabilities - in particular, check event logs for new privileged user accounts and access to sensitive files.

Veeam Backup & Replication v11a

On October 5, 2021, Veeam Software announced the release of an updated version of Veeam Backup & Replication, as well as an update to the product line that expands native cloud capabilities. Veeam Backup & Replication v11a is an update to v11 released in the first quarter of 2021. It's a technology solution for protecting data in cloud, virtual, SaaS, Kubernetes, and physical environments. Since its release, the solution has received more than 300,000 active installations.

According to the company, Veeam maintains the pace of technological development and expands the integration of the ecosystem with Veeam Backup & Replication v11a. The company is improving its platform by optimizing its value to users when migrating to the cloud, including advanced native protection for, and AWS Microsoft Azure , Google Cloud Platform integrating storages the Veeam backup repository with Kubernetes and centralized management for protection and. IBM AIX Oracle Solaris Veeam Backup & Replication v11a supports an even larger number of platforms, including, and Microsoft Windows Server 2022 offers capabilities to provide protection data regardless of location. Finally, Advanced Continuous Data Protection (CDP) technology offers advanced VMware VSAN and support, as well as VMware Virtual Volumes (vVOL) the required RPO, RTO, and service level () support within SLA a single integrated solution, regardless of the primary storage technology used.

The cloud for many companies is no longer something new. According to our Veeam Cloud Protection Trends Report, at least 40% of companies moved their core business services to the cloud more than two years ago. Data is moving, IT platforms are changing, and Veeam is also constantly evolving to follow trends. narrated by Denny Allan, CTO and Veeam Senior Vice President Product Development Strategy

Veeam offers native cloud support for hyperscaled public clouds - AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud - as part of a single platform for hybrid and multi-cloud environments, providing simplicity and choice when working with both single and multiple vendors. The updated features and capabilities of Veeam Backup & Replication v11a (as well as individual cloud products) allow companies to optimize the transition to the cloud, providing protection and management of data from a single console, in addition, the product includes:

• Advanced built-in backup and recovery capabilities are now available for Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS) and Microsoft Azure SQL databases. Policy-based automation makes management easier and less scripting, and fast and flexible data recovery ensures business continuity.
• Low storage costs - Enables long-term retention of native cloud backups without exceeding budget. Support for Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) Glacier, S3 Glacier Deep Archive, Microsoft Azure Archive Storage and Google Cloud Archive Storage reduces archival storage costs by up to 50 times.
• Higher level of security and control: Protect encrypted backups from ransomware and others. cyber threats The integration of AWS Key Management Service (KMS) and Azure Key Vault, as well as access control Role Based Access Control (RBAC), allows you to optimize control over access control.
• Centralize backup and recovery in AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform with a single, easy-to-manage console. The ability to restore any Veeam backup directly in AWS, Azure, and now in Google Cloud provides cloud mobility.

Enterprise users already use the capability and flexibility of containers, but backing up, restoring, and monitoring data from backups is still often a problem due to fragmented solutions. Veeam Backup & Replication v11a integrates the K10 component. Kasten K10 v4.5 allows you to route backups of Kubernetes clusters using VMware datastores to the Veeam Backup & Replication repository, where you can manage their lifecycle and leverage the additional features and capabilities of Veeam.

With support for the fourth-tier hypervisor in the public supported beta functionality, Veeam Backup & Replication v11a offers integrated backup for Red Hat Virtualization (RHV). This enables users to back up RHV virtual machines with native change tracking capabilities and will always be ready to respond to potential failures. By quickly recovering RHV virtual machines, users can solve recovery tasks using a solution that is native to RHV.

With Veeam Backup for Nutanix AHV v3, Veeam extends patented fast recovery to additional hypervisors. Users can now quickly restore image-level backups created by any Veeam product to the Nutanix AHV virtual machine, providing disaster recovery. This feature requires Nutanix AHV 6.0 or later.

Thanks to support for Windows 10 21H1 and Windows Server 2022, users can use versions of Microsoft server and client operating systems and be sure that their data will be saved and restored. Automated group protection groups allow users to avoid data loss for newly added services to data centers running IBM AIX and Oracle Solaris.

Veeam ONE v11a now provides deeper analytics in data protection with a focus on cloud, security, and enterprise capabilities. Recently introduced support for Veeam Backup for Google Cloud Platform provides notifications and reports to track and evaluate the effectiveness of cloud backups, and allows you to take a different look at the integrity of data, helping to mitigate the effects of malicious actions and cyber threats. With the advanced reporting capabilities of Veeam Agents for IBM AIX and Oracle Solaris, which are now centrally managed in Veeam Backup & Replication v11a, enterprise users can gain a detailed understanding of the current situation and enhanced monitoring and reporting capabilities.

In addition, Veeam offers customers and partners the opportunity to try their Freemium products for free. The New Veeam Service Provider Console v6 continues this tradition - a free product that gives cloud and managed service providers the ability to offer BaaS ("backup as a service") and DRaaS ("disaster recovery as a service") services to customers using a centralized web console. v6 offers deeper integration to optimize productivity, including VCSP Pulse integration, which optimizes licensing management and initial client configuration, as well as supports Veeam ONE and will soon begin to support Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365.

Veeam Backup & Replication v11a is in limited availability and will be available for download at the end of October 2021.

Veeam Backup & Replication V11 with two hundred improvements

February 24, 2021, the company, Veeam Software a representative in the field of solutions for backup data management and, announced the cloud release of the next version of Veeam Backup & Replication V11, a solution for data protection cloud, virtual, physical and enterprise environments. This single, comprehensive management solution data includes more than 200 additional features and enhancements and is powerful and flexible enough to provide protection at every stage of the data lifecycle. The updated product helps to overcome the difficulties associated with working in multi-cloud environments, including,, and. AWS Microsoft Azure Google Cloud Platform

In 2020, Veeam released the V10 version, which included over 150 updates and improvements. By February 2021, this product received more than 700,000 installations. The release of the next version of Veeam Backup & Replication V11, which included another 200 significant updates in terms of backup cloud data, disaster recovery, security and automation, demonstrates a high pace of innovation and our readiness to meet the needs of customers and partners for reliable data protection, "says Danny Allan CTO and Veeam Senior Vice President of Product Development Strategy.

451 Research notes that 69% of surveyed large companies say that at least 75% of their employees can now work effectively remotely. With work environments growing to multi-cloud ecosystems and employees increasingly working remotely, data management and control are more relevant than ever. Responding to the challenges of data protection in 2020, as well as anticipating the challenges that 2021 will bring, the updated version of V11 includes a reliable system for protecting against cyber threats and ransomware viruses, designed to provide companies of all sizes with security and fault tolerance.

As a comprehensive data protection solution, Veeam V11 offers the following features:

Veeam Continuous Data Protection (CDP) Disaster Recovery - Eliminate downtime and minimize data loss for Tier 1 VMware workloads with built-in CDP, and perform instant recovery to the last state or to the selected recovery point provides the best recovery point objectives (RPOs).

Secure ransomware protection: Secure backups with immutable, secure Linux repositories that meet SEC 17a-4 (f), FINRA 4511 (c), and CFTC 1.31 (c) - (d) requirements that prevent malicious encryption and accidental or malicious deletion of data. The solution is based on general purpose servers and does not require hardware binding.

AWS S3 Glacier and Azure Blob Archive: Reduce long-term storage costs by up to 20 times and migrate from manual tape management to built-in support for Amazon S3 Glacier (including Glacier Deep Archive) and Microsoft Azure Archive Storage. The Veeam Scale-out Backup Repository Archive Tier also enables end-to-end management of the entire backup lifecycle.

Google Cloud Storage: Veeam Scale-out Backup Repository Capacity Tier offers support for Google Cloud Storage, giving users a greater choice of cloud storage objects.

Advanced Instant Recovery - Achieve minimum recovery time objectives (RTOs) with a powerful instant recovery system for Microsoft SQL, Oracle Database, and NAS file stores pioneering instant VM recovery with Instant VM Recovery.

Veeam Agent for Mac: Provides end-user backup capabilities for any device running MacOS - in addition to existing Veeam Agents products for Microsoft Windows, Linux, IBM AIX, and Oracle Solaris.

Veeam-based BaaS and DRaaS solutions: Get the most out of V11 by leveraging the services, solutions, expertise, and expertise of service providers using Veeam to create managed backup solutions.

Thanks to partnerships with cloud and service providers in more than 180 countries (data as of February 2021), Veeam offers BaaS services (Backup as a Service) and DRaaS (Disaster Recovery as a Service). To seamlessly integrate these services into the V11 version, Veeam Service Provider Console v5 offers service providers a web platform for centralized management, monitoring, and client access to self-service functions when performing data protection operations. Version V5 includes advanced backup management capabilities for Linux and Mac, monitoring and reporting on the status of cloud backups managed by AWS and Azure, improved security with multifactor authentication (MFA), and powerful insider attack and leak protection tools.

The introduced version of Veeam Availability Suite V11 combines backup and recovery with the monitoring, reporting, and analytics capabilities of Veeam ONE V11. This gives companies complete data protection and control to achieve high levels of data availability, transparency, and management in multi-cloud environments. However, adding the Veeam DR Pack, which includes the Veeam Disaster Recovery Orchestrator (formerly the Veeam Availability Orchestrator), to the first installed or purchased and installed Veeam Availability Suite or Veeam Backup & Replication Business Site Automation and Testing capabilities .

All features are included in the Veeam Universal License (VUL) - a portable, flexible, cloud-oriented license for all local and cloud workloads. Universal licensing simplifies the protection of different types of workloads in multi-cloud environments, allowing you to migrate licenses between workloads at no extra cost.

2019

As part of Fujitsu and Veeam's joint backup and recovery solution

On May 14, 2019, the company Fujitsu announced that together Veeam with they set themselves the task of simplifying operations backup and restores for data companies using critical data in virtual machines. data centers The solution will increase data availability and accelerate recovery in the event of a failure of systems. Sharing storage systems Fujitsu ETERNUS and Veeam Availability Suite will help companies ensure business continuity. More. here

Veeam Backup & Replication Community Edition

On April 10, 2019, Veeam Software announced the availability for download of the free product Veeam Backup & Replication Community Edition.

The word Replication appeared in the name of the Veeam B&R Community Edition product, which indicates the availability to users not only of backup virtual machines, but also of their replication. According to the developer, Community Edition is a full-fledged edition of Veeam B&R Standard, but limited to backing up 10 virtual machines (either physical servers or workstations) within this edition. And you can use it in a production environment.

As noted in Veeam Software, earlier in the free version there were only 13 basic features - users could not run scheduled tasks, use replication, and backup was limited only to creating backups. In the presented version, all the features of the commercial edition of Standard Edition are available for free. You can use replication, schedule tasks from the GUI, not PowerShell, and more.

This is how you can set up a VM backup task for free:

You can also use replication for free, including to a remote site, where replicas of virtual machines are directly connected to the hypervisor, which means they are ready to be launched by the administrator at any time. In addition, at the replication or backup destination, you can configure additional rollback of backups to a third-party site to protect at the data center level, the developer claims.

Application awareness is also included in the free edition - backups will be consistent at the application level. Veeam Explorers solutions for Microsoft applications (Active Directory, Exchange, SQL Server, and SharePoint) allow you to restore individual objects from backups directly to applications (for example, an Exchange mailbox).

With Community Edition, you can deploy Veeam Agents for Microsoft Windows and Linux on servers and workstations to backpack physical systems (although out of 10 authorized systems, workstations will consume 1 license, and servers - 3), the developer emphasized.

But, as noted in Veeam Software, the most important thing is that after exhausting the limit of 10 virtual machines, the remaining machines can be backed up using VeeamZIP technology (that is, the Community Edition has not become worse in terms of restrictions). This allows you to create a full backup of the virtual machine in a compressed format as a VBK file (incremental copies and physical machines are not supported in this case).

Also, the Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows and Veeam Agent for Linux physical system backup solutions can be used as separate free products from the Community Edition. In this case, there will simply not be a centralized console, but for several servers it is not needed, according to Veeam Software.

The solution for monitoring, reporting and problem solving also received a free version - Veeam ONE Community Edition. This solution is a continuation of the free Veeam ONE Free Edition product, but it added several significant features. The main improvement is the ability to monitor infrastructure Veeam Backup & Replication infrastructure, as well as machines with Veeam Agents installed. The Veeam ONE CE solution provides reporting on the backup infrastructure, including features such as the Secure and Unsecured VM Report:

Their physical locations:

According to the developer, Community Edition, like the last free version of Veeam ONE, can monitor any number of virtual machines. But in the updated version of the feature, the tools were expanded - Remediate Actions became available, allowing you to remove an isolated snapper or configure backups for VMs:

A free version of Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365 Community Edition has also become available for download. With the free version, you can back up data in Exchange Online and OneDrive for Business for 10 users, as well as 1 TB of SharePoint Online data.

You can download the free Veeam Backup & Replication Community Edition on the Veeam website.^[1]

2016

Veeam Backup and Replication 9.0 Update 2

On August 16, 2016, Veeam Software released the Veeam Backup & Replication update version 9.0.0.1715.

In addition to troubleshooting, the Veeam B&R adapter has added features ^[2]

• supports Cisco HyperFlex HX-Series solutions for Direct NFS backup mode.
• EMC Unity support for Backup from Storage Snapshots and Veeam Explorer for Storage Snapshots.
• EMC Data Domain DD OS 5.7 support for integration with the DD Boost deduplication engine.
• now the minimum supported firmware version for ExaGrid is 4.8.0.351.P28.
• NetApp Data ONTAP 8.3.2 support.
• support for vCloud Director 8.10.
• VMware VSAN 6.2 fault tolerant storage support.

You can download the Veeam Backup and Replication 9.0 Update 2 from the vendor site page.

Veeam Backup and Replication 9.0

On June 17, 2016, Veeam Software announced the release of Veeam Availability Suite 9.5, which includes Veeam Backup and Replication 9.0.

One significant version change is full integration with VMware vCloud Director service provider solution.

Major changes:

• Single Authentication vCloud Director and Veeam Enterprise Manager
• self-backup by users
• self-recovery by users
• management of repositories and quotas by the service provider

Veeam Backup and Replication fully integrates with vCloud Director:

If previously the user (service provider client) was required to authenticate to vCloud Director, and then go through Windows authentication separately in Enterprise Manager, now the same details can be used for both solutions:

Veeam automatically filters the resources of this client only when it logs in, which has the appropriate rights to them in vCloud Director:

The service provider administrator now needs to configure the user once on the vCloud Director side, and operations such as temporarily disconnecting the user or changing the password will automatically replicate to Veeam Enterprise Manager.

When a service provider client connects to the Enterprise Manager console with vCloud Director credentials, it can create and run backup tasks on its own. The provider can restrict its capabilities, such as, for example, a quota of disk space or available repositories.

Veeam Backup and Replication 9.5 protects the service provider from channel congestion by the individual client with backup tasks through intelligent balancing, restrictions on the parameters of the task itself (for example, execution frequency). You can also manage all this through scripts.

The service provider client can access the Enterprise Manager console and restore not only the entire virtual machine, but also individual files or objects of their applications.

The service provider can adjust some parameters for the backup process of its clients. For example, if an Enterprise Manager portal administrator enters the portal management console, they can manage clients, their repositories, disk quota, and backup task settings.

FSTEC Certification

On February 24, 2016, Veeam Software announced the receipt by Veeam Backup & Replication v.8 of a certificate of compliance with the requirements of the Federal Service for Technical and Export Control (FSTEC).

Since 2013, the need for mandatory conformity assessment has clearly spread to backup systems. Veeam Backup & Replication v8 is the first backup software product to receive FSTEC certification to meet these requirements.

As of February 24, 2016, Veeam is certified to back up the latest versions of the platforms virtualizations Microsoft and: and VMware VMware vSphere 5.5 6.0 and. Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2012 R2

2015

Вышел Update 3 for Veeam Backup & Replication 8.0

On October 8, 2015, VMware announced the release of Veeam Backup & Replication 8.0 Update 3 with full support for vSphere 6 Update 1^[3].

Veeam B&R Upgrade Capabilities

• for: Microsoft Windows
  • Support for Windows 10 as a guest operating system (including application-aware processing).
  • Support for installing Veeam Backup & Replication and all its components on Windows 10.

• for VMware vSphere:
  • support for vSphere 6.0 Update 1.
  • the ability to turn the "VMware Tools not found" alert into an informational message. To do this, set the DisableVMwareToolsNotFoundWarning (REG_DWORD) parameter in the registry to 1.

• for Linux:
  • support for SSH encryption: aes128-ctr, aes192-ctr, aes256-ctr, aes192-cbc and aes256-cbc.

• Veeam Explorer for Microsoft SQL Server Adjustments:
  • The transaction log for unsupported instances of SQL Server is automatically ignored to avoid error messages.
  • preferred network settings also apply to transactional log backup tasks.

• для Veeam Explorer for SharePoint:
• ADFS authentication support
  • UPN credentials support.

• changes SureBackup
  • Proxy appliance now responds to ping inside the Virtual Lab so that network screens do not automatically block its network as public.

• other
  • improved encryption.
  • improved performance of console operations in large environments.
  • Reduced SQL server load and increased reliability.
  • Improved backup configuration performance for large environments.

Other bug fixes.

You can download Veeam Backup & Replication 8.0 Update 3 from.

Veeam Backup & Replication 8.0 Update 2 released

On April 28, 2015, Veeam Software announced the release of the second upgrade of Veeam Backup & Replication version 8.0.

Screenshot of the program window, 2015

Added:

• Support for VMware Virtual Volumes (VVols) and Virtual SAN (VSAN) 2.0
• Policy backup and recovery within policy-based storage management (SPBM) functionality
• Support for backup and replication of Fault Tolerant VMs
• integration of vSphere 6 tags;
• Faster migration to VVol storage
• accounting Cross-vCenter vMotion;
• Hot-Add support for virtual SATA drives

2014

Veeam Backup & Replication 7.0 Patch 4

On June 5, 2014, Veeam announced the release of a Backup & Replication 7.0 Patch 4 update with full VSAN support.

This update fully supports VSAN (build 7.0.0.871). If data stores of this type were not previously displayed in the list of objects to be backed up, now all are displayed as storage:

The corrective update includes new features:

• VMware Virtual SAN (VSAN) - In addition to the basic support for VSAN, which other backup vendors also have, Veeam takes into account the specifics of VSAN when operating the intelligent load-balancing mechanism. This allows backup to use proxies that will pump out virtual machine disks hosted on the same ESXi host as the proxy server. This allows you to conduct a backup as quickly as possible and not load an additional productive network with backup traffic. This is a very useful thing, see here for an example of its application.
• Support for Microsoft SQL Server 2014 - This DBMS is now supported, both as a production load in the backup virtual machine and as a back-end database for the Veeam Backup and Replication server, and Enterprise Manager.
• License key auto update - The product will now automatically access the Veeam license server to update the keys, if necessary.
• Backup Copy - The maximum number of recovery points for the Backup Copy task has increased to 999. Backup is supported when a network connection is disconnected.
• Hyper-V - Added support for several Hardware VSS Providers that were not detected before, and, as a result, could not be used when performing backups. Improved snapshot creation - uses the algorithm to wait for the shadow copy to finish on the volume instead of completing the task instantaneously.

The update is available on the developer's website.

Always on-business concept

On April 8, 2014 the Veeam company declared accession to the program of alliance Netapp Alliance Partner Program for realization of advantages of key technologies of the modern data-centers in line with the concept "always ^[4]

Veeam Software announced the creation, together with NetApp, of a comprehensive information protection solution that ensures business continuity and access to 24x7 data. In collaboration with NetApp, Veeam Backup & Replication will be integrated with NetApp Snapshot, SnapMirror, and SnapVault technologies.

The integration of Veeam and NetApp combines the capabilities of hardware snapshots NetApp and innovative Veeam technologies. Hardware snapshots NetApp allow you to back up your data every 15 minutes and do not adversely affect your work environment. At the same time, Veeam Backup & Replication guarantees high RTO performance: Veeam Explorer for Storage Snapshots allows you to restore virtual machine data from hardware copies of NetApp systems, as well as NetApp SnapMirror and NetApp SnapVault. Compared to other solutions from competitors, hardware snapshots are backed up 20 times faster, and integrating the unique capabilities of the two products is an effective way to implement the "3-2-1" rule in data protection, since one of the backups created is instantly sent to SnapVault for storage.

Combining NetApp and Veeam, according to developers, will provide an unprecedented level of data protection that meets the requirements of always-on business. The combination of these two leading technologies provides users with two main capabilities:

• Backup using hardware snapshots. Backups run noticeably faster and without workload, significantly improving recovery point objectives. The feature is available in the Enterprise Plus Edition of Veeam Backup & Replication.
• Explorer for hardware snapshots. This feature restores individual files, application objects, and virtual machines directly from hardware snapshots. The feature is available in all versions of Veeam Backup & Replication, including Free Edition.

The new solution offers users a higher level of information protection and availability.

"Our cooperation marks an important milestone and a real breakthrough in advanced data protection technologies," said Ratmir Timashev, President and CEO of Veeam. - When we founded Veeam, we were faced with the task of improving the basic characteristics of virtualization. This time, we are moving to transform the key technology used in today's datacenters: we are creating additional capabilities for 100,000 Veeam customers to ensure business continuity and complete control over workloads. "

Veeam Backup & Replication v8 with support for NetApp Snapshot, SnapMirror and SnapVault will go on sale in the second half of 2014.

2013

Veeam Backup & Replication v7.0 R2

On November 15, 2013, Veeam Software announced the release of the Veeam Backup & Replication v7.0 R2 update with support for the latest versions of the virtualization platform - VMware vSphere 5.5 and vCloud Director 5.5. In addition, the product now supports the new version of Windows Server 2012 R2.

Veeam Backup & Replication 7.0 R2 Capabilities

VMware

The new release provides full support for VMware vSphere 5.5, including support for 62 TB virtual disks and Virtual hardware version 10.

• Support for the vCloud Director 5.5 Cloud Infrastructure Management Tool.
• Support for Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows 8.1 guest operating systems in virtual machines.
• Added the ability to limit the number of active snappers per virtual store to prevent them from overflowing. The default limit is 4 snapshots, and you can change it in the registry in the MaxSnapshotsPerDatastore key (REG_DWORD).

Microsoft

• Support for the platform Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V and free Hyper-V hypervisor Server 2012 R2, including second generation virtual machines (Generation 2).
• Support for Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows 8.1 guest operating systems in virtual machines.

System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) support.

• Supports the installation of Veeam Backup & Replication and its components on Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows 8.1.

Built-in WAN acceleration

• The data engine is improved - it now works up to 50% faster using the hard disk cache, and performance on SSD drives is improved up to 3 times. To do this, it is recommended to use multi-core CPU at the source with the WAN accelerator component.

Replication

• Added the ability for source and target proxies to continue the replication process when the network connection between them is briefly lost.

Tape

• Added support for multiple enterprise tape libraries with the ability to change partition layouts - providing multiple tape library partitions to a single host.
• The import/export capability has been refined to support some libraries and/or. IBM OracleSun

Application-aware processing

• Added the possibility of detecting the Microsoft Exchange DAG passive database in the virtual machine, which allows you to process this machine correctly during backup.
• Added support for Exchange CCR clusters.

User interface

• Storage of positions and sizes of windows of graphic console, sizes of panels and width of columns is implemented.

Veeam Backup & Replication v7

Veeam Backup & Replication v7 has two innovative technologies: built-in WAN acceleration and hardware snapshot recovery that bring advanced data protection technologies to a new, higher, level. Veeam Backup & Replication v7 also offers seven new revolutionary features and more than 75 enhancements, such as Veeam Explorer for Microsoft SharePoint, backup for VMware vCloud Director, secure recovery of virtual machines and guest OS files by users, and backup to tape.

With built-in WAN acceleration, backup speeds to remote locations are up to 50x faster

Designed by Veeam and optimized specifically for Veeam backup, the WAN accelerator allows you to copy data to a remote site up to 50 times faster than traditional file copying systems. This eliminates the need for customers to purchase and deploy universal WAN acceleration devices or increase network bandwidth to move backups to a remote site.

Hardware Snapshot Backup Module - Significant Improvement in RTO and RPO

The second innovation is the backup module from hardware snapshots, developed jointly with HP. The module for HP StoreVirtual VSA, HP StoreVirtual (LeftHand, P4000) and HP StoreServ (3PAR) allows you to significantly improve RPO performance, as well as significantly reduce the load on the virtual infrastructure. This enables IT administrators to back up at any frequency throughout the day, even for virtual machines with large I/O volumes (more on this).

Seven features that have changed the market and more than 50 other new enhancements

Veeam Backup & Replication v7 includes seven features that have changed the market, and another 50 new enhancements, many of which the company recently announced. These include Veeam Explorer for SharePoint, support for vCloud Director, improved one-click recovery, and support for tape backup (see: http://go.veeam.com/. for more information)

Completely new edition of Enterprise Plus and its promotion

Veeam offers customers various options - according to their data protection needs and financial capabilities. In addition to the Free, Standard and Enterprise editions, Veeam Backup & Replication Veeam will introduce a new version - Enterprise Plus, which contains two key innovative product capabilities - embedded WAN acceleration and backup modules from hardware snapshots.

In addition, Veeam offers a free upgrade to customers using the Enterprise edition and those who purchased or updated the Enterprise version of the product before July 1, 2013. These customers can upgrade their products to the Enterprise Plus version free of charge until November 1, 2013 inclusive.

2012: Backup & Replication v6

The Backup & Replication v6 system, released by Veeam, is designed to back up and replicate virtual machine images. According to Veeam, this version has an improved distributed architecture that simplifies the implementation and maintenance of the system, including in remote offices, and also has improved scalability. In addition, v6 accelerates backup and replication processes across the WAN.

Veeam says that the replication speed in the new version has increased by an order of magnitude. There is a One-Click File Restore feature that allows you to restore virtual machines from standby over the Web without having a direct network connection to them. At the same time, according to the company, you can restore the virtual machine in just a few minutes. The vPower technology provided in v6 allows you to run virtual machines directly from a compressed backup file. As in previous versions, different hypervisors are supported, including Microsoft Hyper-V.

Key features and enhancements of Veeam Backup and Replication 6:

• Enterprise scalability - Improved product architecture allows deployment to remote offices, branch offices, and large installations. Now there are several backup proxy servers for large environments (data movers) that can distribute the load among themselves during the backup process, and the Veeam Enterprise Manager server manages the process. Virtual machines are dynamically assigned to proxy servers, taking into account the load balancing algorithm, which reduces the cost of administering the RC infrastructure. Performance for WAN backup, replication, and recovery is also enhanced.
• Advanced replication: in some cases, the replication speed has increased up to 10 times, and Failback (reverse recovery of the virtual machine after the restarting of the failed host with VM) will appear with the ability to synchronize the delta (data differences since the failure of the main machine on the main server and storage - Failover). Replication to thin provisioned disks to the target server is also supported. This is a strong bid to defeat VMware SRM 5 (in the Standard edition) for small companies where there are not many servers and you need to fit into small budgets. You can also create replicas of the base image for VMware View environments.
• Multi-hypervisor support: full support for Windows Server with the role Hyper-V and Microsoft Hyper-V Server, as well as the ability to manage backups for hypervisors of different manufacturers from the same console. The same installation of Veeam Backup will allow you to backup with both VMware vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V. In this case, licensing is also single - you can distribute one Veeam license pool between processor licenses for ESXi and Hyper-V hosts. In addition, there is support for the Changed Block Tracking for Hyper-V technique to accelerate the incremental backup process (tracking changed blocks since the last backup).
• 1-Click File Restore-You can use the 1-Click File Restore to log in to Enterprise Manager, select the file you want, and restore it to where it was deleted (you can also do this from the backup search results). At the same time, there is a division of roles - there is someone who can restore the file (helpdesk), and there is someone who can open it. This feature is only available in Enterprise Edition.

Full list of new opportunities (as of October 2012):

Veeam Backup and Replication 6 Architecture

• ESXi-centric processing engine - now the product architecture is fully based on the ESXi architecture, but ESX hypervisor support remains fully supported.
• Backup proxy servers - A single Veeam Backup server can monitor multiple proxies that transfer data to target storage. Proxy servers do not need Microsoft SQL Server and contain a minimum set of components.
• Backup repositories are a new concept of backup repositories (known as media servers in traditional RK) that store backup task settings and target storage settings. Tasks on the PC of virtual machines using media servers are dynamically assigned to proxy servers taking into account the load balancing algorithm.
• Windows smart target - In addition to the Linux target agent, which helps with backups to remote storage, the agent for Windows has also appeared. This agent on the target machine allows efficient compression and updates of synthetic backups.
• Enhanced vPower scalability - You can now use multiple vPower NFS servers. Now you can run even more VMs directly from backups (for example, if you have a lot of VMs with large disks it can help a lot). Any Veeam or Windows backup repository PK server can be such a server.

Veeam Backup and Replication 6 Core

• Optimization of source data retrieval - Now disk storage settings are taken into account when accessing virtual machines. This allows you to increase performance up to 4 times for a single operation, depending on the configuration of the disk array.
• Reduced CPU usage is now half the workload on the processor, which allows you to run more PC or replication tasks on a single Veeam Backup server or proxy server.
• Traffic throttling - Bandwidth control options are now available based on the source/target IP pair. These rules can be based on the time of operations - time of day or day of week.
• Multiple TCP/IP connections per job - Now Data Movers agents can initiate a connection across multiple IP addresses, greatly increasing backup speed. This is especially effective for replication over WAN channels.
• WAN optimizations - Veeam Backup's data transfer protocol has been significantly improved in terms of performance for transmitting data over connections with large delays in the channel.
• Exclusion of swap files - Blocks related to paging files are now excluded from transfer to backup, which significantly improves performance.
• Enforceable processing window - You can now specify a PC or replication window for each task (all tasks that do not end up in this window). Also, the use of snapshots is not allowed outside the window, which does not allow influencing the performance of the VM during working hours.
• Parallel backup and replication - Tasks related to the same VM can now be executed in parallel. For example, you can run a daily Full Backup task in parallel with a running replication task.

Improving Backup in Veeam Backup and Replication 6

• Backup mapping - When you create a new VM backup task, you can attach it to an existing task (for example, it already has files for that VM). In this case, Full Backup of this VM may not be required.
• Enhanced backup file format - The new metadata format allows you to quickly import backups, and also lays the foundation for supporting new functionality in the next releases of the product.
• Backup file data alignment - VM data stored in the backup file can be placed within 4 KB blocks. This increases the deduplication performance of both Veeam Backup itself and third-party deduplication technologies (for example, disk array tools).
• Improved compatibility with deduplicating storage - The PC engine now has less impact on previous backup files, which improves the performance of arrays that post-process stored data.

Veeam Backup and Replication 6 Replication

• New replication architecture - Replication now uses a dual-agent architecture that allows you to collect VM storage data on the original DR site with a single proxy server of the PC and send it directly to the proxy server of the backup site (and vice versa), bypassing the main server of Veeam Backup. Therefore, now there is no difference where to place the latter.
• Replica state protection - Now incremental replication tasks no longer update the last VM recovery point. This allows a task to be aborted without having to rebuild the last recovery point before the next task rolls it back to the latest consistent state, as in previous releases. In version 6, the last recovery point is always agreed and the VM can be started at any time.
• Traffic compression - Due to the new replication architecture, it is no longer important where the Veeam primary server is located, and traffic is compressed much more efficiently. In addition, compression level settings for the transmitted traffic have appeared, which reduces bandwidth requirements by up to 5 times.
• Hot Add Replication - The proxy server on the target now represents the replica disks using Hot Add technology. This reduces traffic flow by up to 4 times.
• 1-click automated failback - allows you to perform a failback of the virtual machine after the failed host resumes with VM with the ability to synchronize only the delta since the last failure (Failover), that is, the difference in data since the failure of the main machine on the main server and storage). Before completing this process, you can check the VM for operability on the main site.
• 1-click permanent failover - the ability to perform all necessary procedures in one click to complete the process of turning the standby machine into the main one, when in case of failure of the main VM it moved to the backup site.
• Active rollbacks - Replication now stores recovery points as normal VM snappers. This allows you to roll back anywhere on the backup site, even without the involvement of Veeam Backup.
• Improved replication seeding - Improves the replication engine. Replication now uses regular backpacks, which reduces the size of the data being transferred, supports VM with thin drives, and more.
• Replica mapping - You can now link a replicated virtual machine to an existing VM on a backup site (for example, it was previously replicated or restored from a backup site). This prevents all data from being transferred to create a replicated pair.
• Re-IP - You can now set the rules for automatically assigning an IP address to the restored VM. This is very useful when you want to restore a VM to a backup site where another IP addressing scheme is in place in the event of a primary failure.
• Cluster target - Replication tasks now support specifying a specific host or cluster as the target for replication. This ensures that the VM is available for recovery (for example, on a standby site).
• Full support for DVS - Full support for distributed VMware Distributed Virtual Switches with replication technology, which allows you to transfer the state of a replica without additional manual operations (for example, in environments with VMware vCloud Director).
• Automatic job update-Failover and failback operations automatically update the replication task by removing VM from it and adding it again.
• Multi-select operations - You can now select multiple VMs for replication operations in the console. For example, in case of a mass failure of hosts, you can perform failover operations with several VMs at once (the same as for failback).
• Enhanced job configuration - The Create Replicated Pair Wizard now supports vmdk replication configuration, as well as the ability to configure resource pool, VM folder, and virtual network targets where the replica will be located and the VM restored.

Migrating virtual machines to Veeam Backup and Replication 6

• Quick Migration - This technology allows you to organize a migration of a virtual machine between hosts and/or stores by transferring VM data in the background (while it is running) and then only a delta of vmdk files is transferred for downtime (switching). Switching is carried out using SmartSwitch technology or simply by reloading the VM. In fact, this feature is an analogue of vMotion and Storage vMotion, but with a little VM downtime.
• SmartSwitch - this technology allows you to transfer the current state of the VM from the source host and storage to the source while the virtual machine switches between them (with downtime). In this case, the processors of the source and target hosts must be compatible according to the instructions.
• Migration jobs - a new type of tasks "VM migration." Based on your VMware vSphere license, the Migration Wizard performs one of the following tasks: VMware vMotion, VMware Storage vMotion, Veeam Quick Migration
• with SmartSwitch или Veeam Quick Migration with cold switch. This allows you to quickly transfer VMs from hosts that require urgent service or shutdown (for example, electricity was turned off, and they are transferred to UPS'ax) or transfer VMs to another data center with minimal impact on the availability of services in VM.
• Instant VM Recovery integration - VM migration tasks are now optimized for Instant VM Recovery. If the migration task detects that the VM is being transferred from the state when it was instantly restored (that is, the delta is placed on the NFS datastore vPower), then the permanent component of this VM is taken from the backup file, and the differences are already from the NFS store to speed up the migration process and optimize performance.

Copying Files to Veeam Backup and Replication 6

• Support for copying individual file - Supports copying individual files. The file copy task is now supported in the same way as for directories.

Restore virtual machines in Veeam Backup and Replication 6

• 1-click VM restore - when the VM is restored to its original location (the most common case), this can be done in one click.
• Virtual Disk Restore Wizard - The new recovery mode allows you to restore individual vmdk disks to their original location or attach them to another or new VM. At the same time, the Virtual Disk Restore wizard can restore disks as "thin" (that is, growing as the data is populated), and also makes all the necessary settings in the header vmdk file.
• Hot Add restores - Veeam Backup was the first to support Hot Add technology not only for the PC, but also for restoring vmdk disks, which avoids performance problems.
• Multi-VM restore is the ability to recover many VMs from the GUI at once, which is very convenient for cases of mass failures of storage or host servers.
• Full support for DVS - full support for distributed VMware Distributed Virtual Switches and improvements in the interface for integration with it (which is convenient, for example, when used in conjunction with vCloud Director).
• Network mapping - When you restore virtual machines to a server or site with a different virtual network configuration, you can specify new networking settings.
• moRef presentation - When you restore a VM with a replacement of an existing copy, its ID is saved, which allows you to not reconfigure Veeam tasks, as well as third-party software that works with virtual machines by their ID (almost all work like that).

File-level recovery in Veeam Backup and Replication 6

• Support for GPT and simple dynamic discs - Now file-level recovery supports GPT and simple dynamic discs volumes.
• Presentation of NTFS permissions - Optionally, when restoring Windows files, you can save the owner and rights to them in NTFS.

Indexing and searching for files in Veeam Backup and Replication 6 backups

• Optional Search Server - The guest OS is now searched without Microsoft Search Server. However, it is recommended for large environments with hundreds of VMs for better performance.
• Reduced catalog size - The guest OS file system directory is significantly reduced, saving space on the Veeam Backup server.
• User profile indexing - There is support for indexing the user profile on the guest OS.

Statistics and Reporting in Veeam Backup and Replication 6

• Enhanced real-time statistics - now real-time statistics on RK tasks are improved in terms of design, more often updated and more informative to the user.
• Improved job reports - RK task reports look better, have additional information, including the amount of data changed, compression level, and deduplication ratio.
• Bottleneck monitor - in response to the most frequent questions about poor performance in various environments, Veeam has made a new component that allows you to identify bottlenecks in various stages of RK and replication. All of this is displayed in real-time statistics.
• VM loss warning - the history of RK tasks now alerts the user about virtual machines that used to drip up, and then RK tasks ceased to exist (for example, accidentally or intentionally deleted).

Veeam Backup and Replication 6 Console User Interface

• Wizard improvements - All wizards have been updated to allow quick navigation when creating RK tasks. Some wizards have become dynamic - that is, focused only on the task you want to perform.
• VM ordering - Backup and replication wizards now allow you to set the order in which VMs are to be processed.
• Multi-user access - Multi-user access to the console is now enabled by default, allowing multiple users to access the console via RDP on the same server.

Enterprise Manager Web Interface in Veeam Backup and Replication 6

• Job editing - in addition to task management, Enterprise Manager now allows you to change their settings for protected VMs, backup repositories, guest OS account - all directly from the web interface.
• Job cloning - Existing tasks can now be cloned directly from the web interface while retaining all settings.
• Helpdesk FLR - There is a new File Restore Operator role in Enterprise Manager, which has delegated the authority to restore individual files. You can assign it to help desk personnel. At the same time, the files are restored to their original location, and hepl desk personnel can limit the ability to download them, and, accordingly, access them (there are settings regarding file types, etc.).
• FIPS compliance - The web interface is now fully compatible with the FISP standard.
• Design improvements - The web interface has many improvements in terms of usability and design.

SureBackup Technology Enhancements in Veeam Backup and Replication 6

• Improved DC handling - Domain controllers are now improved in situations where they are isolated in multi-DC environments.
• Support for unmanaged VMware Tools - SureBackup tasks now support VMs with manual VMware Tools packages.

Veeam Explorer for SAN Snapshots

On August 30, 2012, Veeam Software introduced a new technology in Veeam Backup & Replication. Created HP with Veeam Explorer for SAN Snapshots, IT administrators can recover virtual machines and data directly from SHD HP LeftHand and HP StoreVirtual VSA hardware snapshots.

Many companies use SAN hardware snapshot technology. Due to the high efficiency and low load on the production system, hardware snapshots can be created several times a day. Veeam Explorer for SAN Snapshots allows administrators to restore one or more virtual machines directly from SAN hardware snapshots. The new capability significantly improves recovery point objectives (RPOs) and allows you to recover data as quickly as possible in the event of an emergency - for example, if user data is deleted by mistake, the script did not work correctly or there were problems installing updates. At the same time, Veeam does not convert hardware snapshots of the SAN - it allows you to restore data directly from the original hardware snapshots.

Veeam Explorer for SAN Snapshots is designed to meet the needs of virtualization professionals who needed an affordable, easy-to-use, and efficient tool to recover data from SAN hardware snapshots.

Veeam Explorer for SAN Snapshots:

• Quick - Restore the entire virtual machine or individual objects in less than 2 minutes.

Fully automated process for mounting a selected SAN snapshot.

• Restore directly from virtual machine files to a hardware SAN snapshot (without extracting the virtual machine image and recovering data).
• An easy-to-use wizard that makes recovery easy and secure.
• Efficient - Administrators can recover exactly what they need:
• virtual machine;
• Individual guest OS files and folders
• individual Microsoft Exchange objects
• Free - Leverages existing SAN snapshot capabilities.
• No problem: the automated process eliminates the human factor and protects the integrity of SAN snapshots and production data.
• No Agent-No agent is required on hosts and virtual machines.
• Absolutely free: Veeam Explorer for SAN Snapshots is included in all versions of Veeam Backup & Replication 6.5, including Veeam Backup Free Edition.

"In developing Veeam Explorer for SAN Snapshots, we worked closely with HP. The revolutionary capabilities of Veeam allow customers to use hardware snapshots of the SAN to quickly recover data that could be lost due to daily failures. New features are already built into our products, so you don't have to pay extra for them, "commented Ratmir Timashev, President and CEO of Veeam Software

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"To keep your organization competitive, you need a fast, reliable backup and recovery tool. Combining Veeam Backup & Replication software with HP LeftHand and HP StoreVirtual VSA solutions allows our customers to quickly recover data in their virtual environment, minimizing business losses, "said Steve Crimi, Director of Business and Alliance Development, HP

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The new functionality will be available in Veeam Backup & Replication 6.5, which is expected in Q4 2012, at no additional cost and will be included in all versions of Veeam Backup & Replication, including Veeam Backup Free Edition.

Remaining Improvements to Veeam Backup and Replication 6

• Enhanced PowerShell support - Enhanced PowerShell API capabilities to manage all Veeam Backup settings. All PowerShell cmdlets have been simplified in the syntax plan (the old syntax is also supported). Masks appeared in object names, searching for objects - all the same as features in the console.
• Log collection wizard - a new wizard that collects log files from protected hosts and prepares the package necessary when accessing Veeam technical support.
• 1-click automated upgrade - All product components, including those installed on the remote site (backup proxy servers and backup repositories), can simply be updated using the Upgrade wizard wizard. When you open the console, Veeam Backup & Replication automatically identifies the solution components that you want to upgrade.

Veeam Backup & Replication 6.5

Veeam Backup & Replication 6.5 includes new recovery capabilities for Microsoft Exchange, HP StoreVirtual VSA, and hardware snapshots of LeftHand. Another important addition is support for VMware VSphere ® 5.1 and Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V, making Veeam the first vendor to support both advanced hypervisors.

New capabilities strengthen Veeam's leadership in powerful, easy-to-use, and affordable agent-free backup and recovery solutions built specifically for the virtual environment. Key new features in Veeam Backup & Replication 6.5.

• Veeam Explorer for Exchange: Virtual environment administrators can view the contents of Exchange backups to search for and retrieve individual Exchange objects without using additional agents. Free features include:
  • View the Exchange database directly from a compressed backup file and search the database in less than two minutes.
  • Search multiple Exchange databases for desired objects and object types, as well as advanced search capabilities.
  • Export objects to a PST file, save them to MSG, or send them to an email attachment.

• Veeam Explorer for SAN Snapshots - Allows administrators to quickly recover some or all virtual machines directly from hardware snapshots of the SAN that can be retrieved within a day with little impact on system performance. This provides short recovery times (RPOs) if the most common recovery scenarios occur: if the user's data is deleted by mistake, the script has not worked correctly or there are problems installing updates.
• Advanced Monitoring and Reporting - The new feature integrates monitoring, reporting, and scheduling for Veeam Backup & Replication in a single console using Veeam ONE 6.5, which is part of Veeam Management Suite 6.5.

• E-discovery and item recovery for Exchange Version 6.5 - The new version introduced full-featured Veeam Explorer for Exchange - the technology to search, view and restore objects (letters, folders, users) from backups of Exchange Server 2010 mail servers. You can do this with VM backups, their replicas, as well as HP StoreVirtual VSA and LeftHand snappers.
• Restore from SAN snapshots - Veeam Explorer for SAN Snapshots technology has emerged (so far only for HP storage), which supports granular recovery of virtual machines directly from snapshots made by HP StoreVirtual VSA and HP LeftHand storage devices. This technology is developed in conjunction with HP and supports all the functions of Veeam: Instant VM Recovery, Instant File-Level Recovery and Explorer for Exchange item recovery.
• VMware vSphere 5.1 support - The new version of the product fully supports the updated virtualization platform, as well as backup and replication of virtual machines with Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 8 guest operating systems.
• Full support for Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V features - Veeam Backup & Replication 6.5 supports the following features for Hyper-V:
  • Changed block tracking for CSV v2 and SMB v3 volumes
  • VHDX virtual disk format support
  • Support large drives up to 64 TB
  • Also, Veeam Backup can be used to migrate to a new version of Hyper-V - you can back up VMs to Hyper-V 2008 R2 and restore them to Hyper-V 2012

• Advanced monitoring, reporting and capacity planning - Now, with even closer integration with Veeam One as part of the Veeam Management Suite, Veeam B&R as part of:
  • Real-time backup infrastructure monitoring
  • Identify unprotected virtual machines
  • Analyze available resources, storage, and more

Support for Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V in new versions of Veeam Backup & Replication 6.5 and Veeam ONE 6.5

Veeam Software announced in October 2012 support for Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V in new versions of Veeam Backup & Replication 6.5 and Veeam ONE 6.5. Beta solutions will be presented worldwide as part of Windows Server 2012 and Microsoft Cloud-OS events. The release of new versions is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2012. Those wishing to receive notice of the release of products can register on the site http://go.veeam.com/veeam-backup-replication-6-5-now-supports-windows-server-2012?ad=pr

"Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V is the primary platform for Cloud OS. It is designed for developing data centers and is used by organizations moving from a physical environment to a virtual one. This platform is also suitable for those who want to move from a virtual environment to a shared public or private cloud, "says Edwin Yuen, head of virtualization and cloud computing at Microsoft. - Veeam helps customers recover virtualized Windows Server Hyper-V applications and data. We are pleased that the release of new versions of Veeam products coincides with the launch of Windows Server 2012. "

2011: Virtual Machine Protection for HP D2D

As of May 2011, the Veeam Backup & Replication suite, when used with HP D2D StoreOnce Backup Systems disk backup systems, extends the capabilities of HP StoreOnce data deduplication technology. Veeam Backup & Replication creates full copies in HP D2D Backup Systems as virtual machines running in a VMware vSphere environment. Completely identical datasets are identified by HP deduplication StoreOnce and are not backed up. Veeam Backup & Replication enables you to use a backup to restore data by creating a virtual machine in a standalone environment. A special backup file starts the virtual machine, restarts the operating system, and checks for applications in the virtual machine.

2010: Veeam Backup & Replication 5.0

As of December 2010, Veeam Backup & Replication 5.0 includes an Instant VM Recovery engine that enables you to run a virtual machine from a pre-compressed and deduplicated backup. With Universal Application-Item Recovery (U-AIR), specialists can recover data at the level of individual objects from any virtualized applications and operating systems. The SureBackup Recovery Verification mechanism can be used to ensure that all available backups are fully operational.

Veaam Backup & Replication will run the virtual machine in a standalone environment, simulate the operating system boot process, and ensure that the virtual machine is functioning properly. The new sandbox mode On-Demand Sandbox allows you to run virtual machines from backups in a secure environment. Specialists can use this functionality when testing, configuring or debugging virtual machines. Instant File-Level Recovery simplifies the recovery of a virtual machine (full or individual files) from a single image.

Veeam Backup & Replication overcomes the limitations of traditional backup and offers:

• Instant VM Recovery: Restore a virtual machine from a backup file within minutes. Users continue to work while IT is troubleshooting.
• U-AIR™ (Universal Application-Item Recovery): Restoration of separate subjects of any application working on any operating system without use of additional backup copies, agents or tools. Eliminates the need for expensive specialized tools and extends recovery capabilities to all applications and users.
• SureBackup™ Recovery Verification: Automatically verify each backup of each virtual machine for recoverability. Provides confidence and sets a new standard for data protection.
• On-Demand Sandbox: Create test virtual machines at any time to troubleshoot problems, test workarounds, test patches, and update software. Eliminates the need for specialized test environments and reduces the overhead on virtual machines caused by redundant state snapshots.
• Restore the entire virtual machine or individual file from an image-level backup. Extends instant recovery to all virtual machines.

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