Veeam Backup & Replication

Veeam Backup & Replication operates both the virtualization layer as well manages physical machine backup. It backs up VMs at the image-level using a hypervisor's snapshots to retrieve VM data.{{cite web|url=https://www.networkworld.com/article/684032/virtualization-veeam-backup-but-for-virtual-machines.html|title=Veeam: Backup, but for virtual machines|publisher=Network World|author=Brandon Butler|date=December 6, 2013 |access-date=November 16, 2015}} Backups can be full (a full copy of VM image) or incremental (saving only the changed blocks of data since the last backup job run).{{cite web|url=http://www.computerweekly.com/news/4500255726/Veeam-to-add-virtualised-storage-as-backup-target|title=Veeam to add virtualised storage as backup target|publisher= ComputerWeekly|author=Antony Adshead|date=October 20, 2015 |access-date=November 18, 2015}} Backup increments are created using the built-in changed block tracking (CBT) mechanism. The available backup methods include forward incremental-forever backup, forward incremental backup, and reverse incremental backup. Additionally, there is an option to perform active full and synthetic full backups.{{cite web|url=http://www.esg-global.com/lab-reports/veeam-backup-replication-built-for-virtualization/|title=Lab Review: Veeam Backup & Replication – Built for Virtualization|publisher=Enterprise Strategy Group|author1=Jason Buffington|author2=Vinny Choinski|author3=Kerry Dolan|date=March 13, 2013 |access-date=November 19, 2015}}

Veeam Backup & Replication provides automated recovery verification for both backups and replicas. The program starts a VM directly from a backup or replica in the isolated test environment and runs tests against it. During the verification, the VM image remains in a read-only state. This mechanism can also be used for troubleshooting or testing patches and upgrades.{{cite web|url=https://www.networkworld.com/article/726891/virtualization-veeam-verifies-virtual-machine-recovery.html|title=Veeam verifies virtual machine recovery|publisher=Network World|author=Deni Connor|date=March 24, 2010 |access-date=November 22, 2015}}{{cite web|url=https://www.vladan.fr/veeam-backup-and-replication-v7/|title=Veeam Backup and Replication v7 – Virtual Labs for Replicas|publisher=ESX Virtualization|author=Vladan Seget|date=May 8, 2013 |access-date=November 18, 2015}}

Veeam Backup & Replication supports software-defined storage technology. It allows organizing a scalable backup repository from a collection of heterogeneous storage devices. Backups can be stored on-premises, transferred to off-site repositories via the WAN,{{Cite web|url=http://www.virtualdcs.co.uk/blog/veeam-cloud-connect-capabilities|title=Veeam Cloud Connect Capabilities {{!}} Backup & replication review|date=August 24, 2016|language=en-GB|access-date=September 6, 2016}} saved to tape media for long-term retention, or sent to cloud storage. Cloud storage support is available on an Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) model. Veeam's technology, Cloud Connect, provides integrated and secured backup to the cloud through Veeam-powered service providers.{{cite web|url=http://www.storagereview.com/veeam_announces_vcp_launch_partners_for_veeam_availability_suite_v8|title=Veeam Announces VCP Launch Partners for Veeam Availability Suite v8|publisher=StorageReview| date=October 6, 2014|author=Lyle Smith|access-date=November 21, 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.cio-asia.com/resource/data-center/veeam-availability-suite-v9-to-meet-the-needs-of-the-always-on-enterprise/|title=Veeam Availability Suite v9 to meet the needs of the Always-On enterprise|publisher=CIO-Asia| date=January 14, 2016|author=Nurdianah Md Nu|access-date=January 16, 2016}}

Veeam Backup & Replication is storage-agnostic, but it also has specialized storage integrations with some storage systems such as Cisco HyperFlex, EMC VNX, EMC VNXe,{{cite web|url=http://www.dbta.com/Editorial/News-Flashes/Veeam-to-Integrate-Availability-Suite-v9-with-EMC-104417.aspx|title=Veeam to Integrate Availability Suite v9 with EMC|publisher=Database Trends and Applications| date=June 4, 2015 |author=Stephanie Simone|access-date=November 22, 2015}} HP 3PAR, HP StoreVirtual,{{cite web|url=http://www.serverwatch.com/server-news/joint-hp-and-veeam-virtualization-initiative-demo-at-vmworld.html|title=Joint HP and Veeam Virtualization Initiative Starting to Take Real Form|publisher=ServerWatch| date=August 24, 2012|author=Paul Rubens|access-date=November 22, 2015}} Nimble,{{cite web|url=https://www.nimblestorage.com/alliance/veeam/|title=Veeam – Alliance Partners|publisher=Nimble Storage| date=November 11, 2016|access-date=February 19, 2017}} NetApp,{{cite web|url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/04/08/veeam_and_netapp_getting_pally/|title=Snappy snaps: Veeam cuddles up to NetApp for storage selfie|publisher=The Register| date=April 8, 2014|author=Chris Mellor|access-date=November 22, 2015}} IBM,{{Cite news|url=https://www.ibm.com/blogs/bluemix/2018/05/new-fast-flexible-veeam-backup-solutions-ibm-cloud/|title=New fast and flexible Veeam backup solutions to IBM Cloud - IBM Cloud Blog|date=May 15, 2018|work=IBM Cloud Blog|access-date=July 24, 2018|language=en-US}} Lenovo Storage V Series.{{Cite news|url=https://www.computerdealernews.com/news/veeam-adds-ibm-and-lenovo-to-its-growing-strategic-partner-ecosystem/54620|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170520000111/http://www.computerdealernews.com/news/veeam-adds-ibm-and-lenovo-to-its-growing-strategic-partner-ecosystem/54620|url-status=usurped|archive-date=May 20, 2017|title=Veeam adds IBM and Lenovo to its growing strategic partner ecosystem|work=Computer Dealer News|access-date=July 24, 2018|language=en-US}} In addition, through a separate Universal Storage API and plug-in, Veeam also provides storage integrations with INFINIDAT {{Cite news|url=https://www.infinidat.com/news/press-releases/infinidat-and-veeam-deliver-petabyte-scale-availability-for-the-always-on-enterprise/|title=INFINIDAT and Veeam Deliver Petabyte-Scale Availability for the Always-On Enterprise - Infinidat|date=March 13, 2018|work=Infinidat|access-date=July 24, 2018|language=en-US}} and Pure Storage.{{Cite news|url=https://blog.purestorage.com/pure-storage-plug-in-and-integrations-with-veeam/|title=Pure Storage Plug-in and Integrations with Veeam - Pure Storage Blog|date=April 25, 2018|work=Pure Storage Blog|access-date=July 24, 2018|language=en-US}} It uses storage system snapshots as a source for backups and recovery of VMware VMs with disks residing on storage volumes.{{cite web|url=http://www.crn.com/news/storage/300072888/new-veeam-availability-suite-combines-backup-monitoring.htm|title=New Veeam Availability Suite Combines Backup, Monitoring|publisher=CRN |author=Joseph F. Kovar |date=May 20, 2014 |access-date=November 22, 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://windowsitpro.com/blog/industry-bytes-veeam-software-s-new-availability-suite-v8-improves-virtualization-uptime|title=Industry Bytes: Veeam Software's new Availability Suite v8 Improves Virtualization Uptime|publisher=Windows IT Pro |author=Michael Otey |date=May 28, 2014 |access-date=November 16, 2015}} Veeam Backup & Replication also have build in direct NFS agent which allows to access NetApp snapshots directly from NAS storage bypassing hosts for backup, restore & storage scan operations.

Along with backup, Veeam Backup & Replication can perform image-based VM replication. It creates a "clone" of a production VM onsite or offsite and keeps it in a ready-to-use state. Each VM replica has a configurable number of failover points.{{cite web|url=http://original-network.com/guide-to-setting-up-a-failover-plan-in-veeam-br-8-replication/|title=Guide to setting up a Failover Plan in Veeam B&R 8 (replication)|publisher=Original Network|author=Christopher Glemot|date=November 6, 2014|access-date=January 16, 2016}} Image-based VM replication is also available via Veeam Cloud Connect for Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS).{{cite web|url=https://www.veeam.com/disaster-recovery-as-a-service-draas.html|title=Disaster Recovery as a Service|publisher=Veeam Software |access-date=January 16, 2016}}

The software provides a number of data recovery options,{{cite web|url=https://helpcenter.veeam.com/backup/vsphere/data_recovery.html|title=Data Recovery - Veeam Backup User Guide|publisher=Veeam Software |access-date=January 16, 2016}} including:

Entire VM recovery:

• An immediate restore of a VM via mounting a VM image to a host directly from a backup file (Instant VM Recovery)
• Full extraction of a VM image from a backup

File-level recovery:

• Restore specific VM files such as virtual disks, configuration files, etc.
• VM guest OS files restore from a number of different file systems including Linux, BSD macOS, Novell NetWare and Solaris

Virtual drive restore:

• A specific VM hard drive recovery

Application-item recovery:

• Granular recovery of items from Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Active Directory, Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle Databases, as well as recovery of single files and VMs from storage snapshots for existing storage partners.

Veeam Backup & Replication decreases backup files size and data traffic with built-in data deduplication and compression. There is support for deduplicating storage systems such as EMC Data Domain,{{cite web|url=http://tsmith.co/2015/veeam-and-datadomain-using-dd-boost/|title=Veeam and DataDomain using DD Boost|publisher=Tim's IT Blog|author=Tim Smith|date=February 11, 2015 |access-date=November 16, 2015}} ExaGrid{{cite web|url=http://www.esg-global.com/lab-reports/exagrid-with-veeam-virtual-machine-backup-without-compromise/|title=ExaGrid with Veeam: Virtual Machine Backup without Compromise|publisher=Enterprise Strategy Group|author1=Vinny Choinski|author2=Kerry Dolan|date=July 1, 2014|access-date=November 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130720064642/http://www.esg-global.com/lab-reports/exagrid-with-veeam-virtual-machine-backup-without-compromise/|archive-date=July 20, 2013|url-status=dead}} and HP StoreOnce Catalyst and NetApp Cloud Backup (AltaVault).{{cite web|url=http://www.storagereview.com/veeam_hp_storeonce_catalyst_integrate_to_enhance_data_protection|title=Veeam & HP StoreOnce Catalyst Integrate To Enhance Data Protection |publisher=StorageReview|author=Adam Armstrong|date=September 10, 2015 |access-date=November 16, 2015}} Using deduplicating storage appliances as backup repositories allows achieving greater levels of deduplication ratios. Veeam Backup & Replication also provides built-in WAN acceleration to reduce the bandwidth required for transferring backups and replicas over the WAN.

Built on a modular scheme, Veeam Backup & Replication allows for setting scalable backup infrastructures. The software architecture supports onsite, offsite and cloud-base data protection, operations across remote sites and geographically dispersed locations.{{Cite web|url=http://www.virtualdcs.co.uk/blog/veeam-cloud-connect-capabilities|title=Veeam Cloud Connect Capabilities {{!}} Backup & replication review|date=August 24, 2016|language=en-GB|access-date=September 6, 2016}} The installation package of Veeam Backup & Replication includes a set of mandatory and optional components that can be installed on physical or virtual machines.{{cite web|url=https://www.packtpub.com/books/content/introduction-veeam%C2%AE-backup-replication-vmware|title=Introduction to Veeam Backup & Replication for VMware|publisher=PACKT Books|access-date=November 24, 2015}}

===Mandatory components===

• Veeam backup server – a Windows-based physical or virtual machine where Veeam Backup & Replication is installed. It is the core component responsible for all types of administrative activities in a backup infrastructure, including general orchestration of backup, restore and replication tasks, job scheduling and resource allocation.
• Backup proxy – an appliance that retrieves backup data from the source host and transfers it to the backup repository offloading the Veeam backup server.
• Backup repository – a primary storage for backup files, VM copies, and meta-data.

• Backup Enterprise Manager – a centralized management web browser interface intended for distributed enterprise environments with multiple backup servers.
• Veeam Backup Search – an add-on to Microsoft Search Server for search performance optimization.
• Standalone Console — a lightweight console for installation on laptops and desktops to enable the management of the backup server remotely over the network and eliminate RDP sessions to a backup server.{{cite web|url=https://helpcenter.veeam.com/backup/vsphere/solution_architecture.html|title=Solution Architecture - Veeam Backup & Replication|publisher=Veeam Software|date=December 24, 2015 |access-date=January 16, 2016}}
• Scale-Out Backup Repository — Since version 9 it's possible to build a flat backup repository space from a number of independent and non-clustered sources. This feature eliminates any need in a clustered backup namespace, now Veeam users to store older backups in more affordable storage targets.{{cite web|url=http://www.computerweekly.com/news/4500255726/Veeam-to-add-virtualised-storage-as-backup-target|title=Veeam to add virtualised storage as backup target|publisher=Computer Weekly|date=October 20, 2015 |access-date=March 11, 2016}}

Veeam Backup & Replication is positioned as a part of the Veeam Availability Suite bundle (which includes Veeam ONE for monitoring, reporting, and capacity planning), but can also be installed as a standalone product. It is available in three editions based on the level of provided functionality. The product is licensed by the number of CPU sockets, or through annually or upfront-billed subscription licenses on a per-VM basis. As of Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 Update 4 (U4), Veeam is now using Veeam Instance Licensing (VIL) to lower complexity of license key management. Essentially, VIL allows for a single license key, or instance, to be deployed on most Veeam products - from Backup & Replication server to Veeam ONE to Windows and Linux agents. The number of instance keys consumed per machine will vary by license edition (standard, enterprise, or enterprise plus) and the software you are enabling.{{Cite web|url=https://www.veeam.com/instance-licensing.html|title=Veeam Platform Licensing and Pricing}}

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