<s>
Veeam	B-Operating_System
Backup	I-Operating_System
&	I-Operating_System
Replication	I-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
proprietary	O
backup	B-Application
app	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Veeam	O
for	O
virtual	B-Architecture
environments	O
built	O
on	O
VMware	B-Application
vSphere	I-Application
,	O
Nutanix	O
AHV	O
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
Hyper-V	O
hypervisors	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
provides	O
backup	B-Application
,	O
restore	O
and	O
replication	B-Architecture
functionality	O
for	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machines	I-Architecture
,	O
physical	B-Device
servers	B-Application
and	O
workstations	B-Device
as	O
well	O
as	O
cloud-based	B-Architecture
workload	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Veeam	B-Operating_System
Backup	I-Operating_System
&	I-Operating_System
Replication	I-Operating_System
operates	O
both	O
the	O
virtualization	B-General_Concept
layer	O
as	O
well	O
manages	O
physical	B-Device
machine	O
backup	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
backs	O
up	O
VMs	O
at	O
the	O
image-level	O
using	O
a	O
hypervisor	B-Operating_System
's	O
snapshots	B-Application
to	O
retrieve	O
VM	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Backups	B-Application
can	O
be	O
full	O
(	O
a	O
full	O
copy	O
of	O
VM	O
image	O
)	O
or	O
incremental	B-General_Concept
(	O
saving	O
only	O
the	O
changed	O
blocks	O
of	O
data	O
since	O
the	O
last	O
backup	B-Application
job	O
run	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Backup	B-Application
increments	O
are	O
created	O
using	O
the	O
built-in	O
changed	O
block	O
tracking	O
(	O
CBT	O
)	O
mechanism	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
available	O
backup	B-Application
methods	O
include	O
forward	O
incremental-forever	O
backup	B-Application
,	O
forward	O
incremental	B-General_Concept
backup	I-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
reverse	O
incremental	B-General_Concept
backup	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
an	O
option	O
to	O
perform	O
active	O
full	O
and	O
synthetic	O
full	O
backups	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Veeam	B-Operating_System
Backup	I-Operating_System
&	I-Operating_System
Replication	I-Operating_System
provides	O
automated	O
recovery	O
verification	O
for	O
both	O
backups	B-Application
and	O
replicas	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
program	O
starts	O
a	O
VM	O
directly	O
from	O
a	O
backup	B-Application
or	O
replica	B-Architecture
in	O
the	O
isolated	O
test	O
environment	O
and	O
runs	O
tests	O
against	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Veeam	B-Operating_System
Backup	I-Operating_System
&	I-Operating_System
Replication	I-Operating_System
supports	O
software-defined	O
storage	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
allows	O
organizing	O
a	O
scalable	O
backup	B-General_Concept
repository	I-General_Concept
from	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
heterogeneous	O
storage	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Backups	B-Application
can	O
be	O
stored	O
on-premises	O
,	O
transferred	O
to	O
off-site	O
repositories	O
via	O
the	O
WAN	O
,	O
saved	O
to	O
tape	B-Architecture
media	I-Architecture
for	O
long-term	O
retention	O
,	O
or	O
sent	O
to	O
cloud	O
storage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Veeam	O
's	O
technology	O
,	O
Cloud	O
Connect	O
,	O
provides	O
integrated	O
and	O
secured	O
backup	B-General_Concept
to	I-General_Concept
the	I-General_Concept
cloud	I-General_Concept
through	O
Veeam-powered	O
service	O
providers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Veeam	B-Operating_System
Backup	I-Operating_System
&	I-Operating_System
Replication	I-Operating_System
is	O
storage-agnostic	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
also	O
has	O
specialized	O
storage	O
integrations	O
with	O
some	O
storage	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
such	O
as	O
Cisco	O
HyperFlex	O
,	O
EMC	O
VNX	O
,	O
EMC	O
VNXe	O
,	O
HP	O
3PAR	O
,	O
HP	O
StoreVirtual	O
,	O
Nimble	O
,	O
NetApp	O
,	O
IBM	O
,	O
Lenovo	O
Storage	O
V	O
Series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
through	O
a	O
separate	O
Universal	O
Storage	O
API	B-Application
and	O
plug-in	O
,	O
Veeam	O
also	O
provides	O
storage	O
integrations	O
with	O
INFINIDAT	O
and	O
Pure	O
Storage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
uses	O
storage	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
snapshots	B-Application
as	O
a	O
source	O
for	O
backups	B-Application
and	O
recovery	O
of	O
VMware	O
VMs	O
with	O
disks	O
residing	O
on	O
storage	O
volumes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Veeam	B-Operating_System
Backup	I-Operating_System
&	I-Operating_System
Replication	I-Operating_System
also	O
have	O
build	O
in	O
direct	O
NFS	O
agent	O
which	O
allows	O
to	O
access	O
NetApp	O
snapshots	B-Application
directly	O
from	O
NAS	O
storage	O
bypassing	O
hosts	O
for	O
backup	B-Application
,	O
restore	O
&	O
storage	O
scan	O
operations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
backup	B-Application
,	O
Veeam	B-Operating_System
Backup	I-Operating_System
&	I-Operating_System
Replication	I-Operating_System
can	O
perform	O
image-based	O
VM	O
replication	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
VM	O
replica	B-Architecture
has	O
a	O
configurable	O
number	O
of	O
failover	B-General_Concept
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Image-based	O
VM	O
replication	B-Architecture
is	O
also	O
available	O
via	O
Veeam	O
Cloud	O
Connect	O
for	O
Disaster	O
Recovery	O
as	O
a	O
Service	O
(	O
DRaaS	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
provides	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
data	B-Application
recovery	I-Application
options	O
,	O
including	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Restore	O
specific	O
VM	O
files	O
such	O
as	O
virtual	B-Application
disks	I-Application
,	O
configuration	O
files	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtual	B-Application
drive	I-Application
restore	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Granular	O
recovery	O
of	O
items	O
from	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Exchange	I-Operating_System
Server	I-Operating_System
,	O
Microsoft	B-Protocol
SharePoint	I-Protocol
,	O
Microsoft	B-Protocol
Active	I-Protocol
Directory	I-Protocol
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
SQL	I-Application
Server	I-Application
and	O
Oracle	B-General_Concept
Databases	I-General_Concept
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
recovery	O
of	O
single	O
files	O
and	O
VMs	O
from	O
storage	O
snapshots	B-Application
for	O
existing	O
storage	O
partners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Veeam	B-Operating_System
Backup	I-Operating_System
&	I-Operating_System
Replication	I-Operating_System
decreases	O
backup	B-Application
files	O
size	O
and	O
data	O
traffic	O
with	O
built-in	O
data	B-General_Concept
deduplication	I-General_Concept
and	O
compression	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
support	O
for	O
deduplicating	O
storage	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
such	O
as	O
EMC	O
Data	O
Domain	O
,	O
ExaGrid	O
and	O
HP	O
StoreOnce	O
Catalyst	O
and	O
NetApp	O
Cloud	B-General_Concept
Backup	I-General_Concept
(	O
AltaVault	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
deduplicating	O
storage	O
appliances	O
as	O
backup	B-Application
repositories	O
allows	O
achieving	O
greater	O
levels	O
of	O
deduplication	O
ratios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Veeam	B-Operating_System
Backup	I-Operating_System
&	I-Operating_System
Replication	I-Operating_System
also	O
provides	O
built-in	O
WAN	O
acceleration	O
to	O
reduce	O
the	O
bandwidth	O
required	O
for	O
transferring	O
backups	B-Application
and	O
replicas	B-Architecture
over	O
the	O
WAN	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Built	O
on	O
a	O
modular	B-Architecture
scheme	I-Architecture
,	O
Veeam	B-Operating_System
Backup	I-Operating_System
&	I-Operating_System
Replication	I-Operating_System
allows	O
for	O
setting	O
scalable	O
backup	B-Application
infrastructures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
installation	O
package	O
of	O
Veeam	B-Operating_System
Backup	I-Operating_System
&	I-Operating_System
Replication	I-Operating_System
includes	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
mandatory	O
and	O
optional	O
components	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
installed	O
on	O
physical	B-Device
or	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machines	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Veeam	O
backup	B-Application
server	O
–	O
a	O
Windows-based	O
physical	B-Device
or	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machine	I-Architecture
where	O
Veeam	B-Operating_System
Backup	I-Operating_System
&	I-Operating_System
Replication	I-Operating_System
is	O
installed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
core	O
component	O
responsible	O
for	O
all	O
types	O
of	O
administrative	O
activities	O
in	O
a	O
backup	B-Application
infrastructure	O
,	O
including	O
general	O
orchestration	O
of	O
backup	B-Application
,	O
restore	O
and	O
replication	B-Architecture
tasks	O
,	O
job	B-General_Concept
scheduling	I-General_Concept
and	O
resource	B-Algorithm
allocation	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Backup	B-Application
proxy	B-Application
–	O
an	O
appliance	O
that	O
retrieves	O
backup	B-Application
data	O
from	O
the	O
source	O
host	O
and	O
transfers	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
backup	B-General_Concept
repository	I-General_Concept
offloading	O
the	O
Veeam	O
backup	B-Application
server	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Backup	B-General_Concept
repository	I-General_Concept
–	O
a	O
primary	O
storage	O
for	O
backup	B-Application
files	O
,	O
VM	O
copies	O
,	O
and	O
meta-data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Backup	B-Application
Enterprise	O
Manager	O
–	O
a	O
centralized	O
management	O
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
interface	O
intended	O
for	O
distributed	O
enterprise	O
environments	O
with	O
multiple	O
backup	B-Application
servers	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Veeam	O
Backup	B-Application
Search	O
–	O
an	O
add-on	O
to	O
Microsoft	B-General_Concept
Search	I-General_Concept
Server	I-General_Concept
for	O
search	O
performance	O
optimization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Standalone	O
Console	O
—	O
a	O
lightweight	O
console	O
for	O
installation	O
on	O
laptops	O
and	O
desktops	O
to	O
enable	O
the	O
management	O
of	O
the	O
backup	B-Application
server	O
remotely	O
over	O
the	O
network	O
and	O
eliminate	O
RDP	O
sessions	O
to	O
a	O
backup	B-Application
server	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scale-Out	O
Backup	B-General_Concept
Repository	I-General_Concept
—	O
Since	O
version	O
9	O
it	O
's	O
possible	O
to	O
build	O
a	O
flat	O
backup	B-General_Concept
repository	I-General_Concept
space	O
from	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
independent	O
and	O
non-clustered	O
sources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
feature	O
eliminates	O
any	O
need	O
in	O
a	O
clustered	O
backup	B-Application
namespace	O
,	O
now	O
Veeam	O
users	O
to	O
store	O
older	O
backups	B-Application
in	O
more	O
affordable	O
storage	O
targets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Veeam	B-Operating_System
Backup	I-Operating_System
&	I-Operating_System
Replication	I-Operating_System
is	O
positioned	O
as	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Veeam	O
Availability	O
Suite	O
bundle	O
(	O
which	O
includes	O
Veeam	O
ONE	O
for	O
monitoring	O
,	O
reporting	O
,	O
and	O
capacity	O
planning	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
installed	O
as	O
a	O
standalone	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
product	O
is	O
licensed	O
by	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
CPU	B-General_Concept
sockets	I-General_Concept
,	O
or	O
through	O
annually	O
or	O
upfront-billed	O
subscription	O
licenses	O
on	O
a	O
per-VM	O
basis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
Veeam	B-Operating_System
Backup	I-Operating_System
&	I-Operating_System
Replication	I-Operating_System
9.5	O
Update	O
4	O
(	O
U4	O
)	O
,	O
Veeam	O
is	O
now	O
using	O
Veeam	O
Instance	O
Licensing	O
(	O
VIL	O
)	O
to	O
lower	O
complexity	O
of	O
license	O
key	O
management	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Essentially	O
,	O
VIL	O
allows	O
for	O
a	O
single	O
license	O
key	O
,	O
or	O
instance	O
,	O
to	O
be	O
deployed	O
on	O
most	O
Veeam	O
products	O
-	O
from	O
Backup	B-Application
&	O
Replication	B-Architecture
server	O
to	O
Veeam	O
ONE	O
to	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
Linux	B-Application
agents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
Year	O
Major	O
changes	O
and	O
improvements1.02008The	O
first	O
version	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
Veeam	O
Backup	B-Application
provided	O
backup	B-Application
,	O
replication	B-Architecture
,	O
file	O
copying	O
,	O
file-level	O
recovery	O
and	O
deduplication	O
for	O
VMware	B-Operating_System
ESX	I-Operating_System
Server	I-Operating_System
environments.2.02008Added	O
VSS	O
support	O
,	O
VMware	B-Operating_System
ESXi	I-Operating_System
support	O
,	O
and	O
enhanced	O
VCB	O
(	O
VMware	O
Consolidated	O
Backup	B-Application
)	O
performance.3.02009Added	O
the	O
support	O
for	O
ESXi	B-Operating_System
free	O
edition	O
,	O
Linux	B-Application
file-level	O
recovery	O
,	O
VSS	O
support	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
2008	O
guests	O
and	O
VM	O
templates	O
backup.4.02009The	O
product	O
was	O
renamed	O
to	O
Veeam	B-Operating_System
Backup	I-Operating_System
&	I-Operating_System
Replication	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Added	O
support	O
for	O
vStorage	O
APIs	B-Application
,	O
Changed	O
Block	O
Tracking	O
(	O
CBT	O
)	O
,	O
thin-provisioned	O
disks	O
and	O
enhanced	O
replication	B-Architecture
functionality.5.02010Introduced	O
a	O
patented	O
vPower	O
technology	O
enabling	O
an	O
automated	O
recovery	O
verification	O
for	O
backups	B-Application
and	O
sandbox	O
VMs	O
for	O
testing	O
purposes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Added	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
recovery	O
features	O
,	O
including	O
an	O
ability	O
to	O
restore	O
a	O
VM	O
directly	O
from	O
a	O
backup	B-Application
file	O
(	O
Instant	O
VM	O
Recovery	O
)	O
,	O
application-item	O
and	O
file-level	O
restore	O
options.6.02011Added	O
the	O
support	O
for	O
Microsoft	O
Hyper-V	O
and	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
replication	B-Architecture
and	O
recovery	O
enhancements.6.52012Added	O
Veeam	O
Explorer	O
tools	O
for	O
a	O
granular	O
recovery	O
from	O
Microsoft	O
Exchange	O
VM	O
backups	B-Application
and	O
storage	O
snapshots.7.02013Added	O
WAN-acceleration	O
,	O
tape	O
support	O
,	O
integration	O
with	O
HP	B-Device
storage	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
,	O
virtual	B-Architecture
lab	O
technology	O
for	O
Hyper-V	O
and	O
replicas	B-Architecture
,	O
and	O
Veeam	O
Explorer	O
tool	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Protocol
SharePoint	I-Protocol
granular	O
recovery.8.02014Added	O
Veeam	O
Explorer	O
tools	O
for	O
a	O
granular	O
recovery	O
from	O
Microsoft	B-Protocol
Active	I-Protocol
Directory	I-Protocol
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
SQL	I-Application
Server	I-Application
,	O
integration	O
with	O
NetApp	O
storage	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
and	O
EMC	O
Data	O
Domain	O
Boost	O
,	O
cloud	O
storages	O
support	O
,	O
and	O
AES	B-Algorithm
256-bit	I-Algorithm
data	O
encryption.9.02016Added	O
support	O
for	O
EMC	O
VNX	O
and	O
VNXe	O
hybrid	O
storage	O
arrays	O
,	O
Veeam	O
Explorer	O
tool	O
for	O
Oracle	B-General_Concept
recovery	O
and	O
the	O
support	O
for	O
software-defined	O
storage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Introduced	O
VM	O
replication	B-Architecture
to	O
the	O
cloud.9.52016Added	O
Nimble	O
Storage	O
Snapshot	B-Application
integration	O
,	O
direct	O
restore	O
to	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Azure	I-Application
,	O
support	O
for	O
Resilient	O
File	O
System.9.5	O
U32017Added	O
Built-in	O
Agent	O
Management	O
,	O
Data	O
Location	O
Tagging	O
,	O
additional	O
platform	O
support	O
and	O
introduced	O
the	O
Universal	O
Storage	O
API	B-Application
including	O
storage	O
snapshot	B-Application
integrations	O
with	O
IBM	O
Spectrum	O
Virtualize	O
and	O
Lenovo	O
Storage	O
V	O
Series9.5	O
U3a2018Added	O
platform	O
support	O
for	O
VMware	B-Application
vSphere	I-Application
6.7	I-Application
,	O
VMware	O
vCloud	O
Director	O
9.1	O
,	O
Microsoft	B-Device
Windows	I-Device
Server	I-Device
1803	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
April	O
10	O
,	O
2018	O
Update9.5	O
U42019Added	O
support	O
for	O
Amazon	B-General_Concept
S3	I-General_Concept
object	O
storage	O
as	O
a	O
destination	O
for	O
offloaded	O
backups	B-Application
in	O
a	O
Scale-Out	O
Backup	B-General_Concept
Repository	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
works	O
with	O
any	O
S3	O
protocol	O
compatible	O
object	O
storage	O
arrays.10.02020Added	O
support	O
for	O
Network-attached	O
storage	O
backups	B-Application
and	O
immutable	O
backups	B-Application
with	O
S3	O
object	O
lock	O
functionality.11.02021Added	O
support	O
for	O
Google	O
Cloud	O
Storage	O
and	O
Veeam	O
Agent	O
for	O
Mac	O
.	O
</s>
