Innovation remains key in the realm of data protection and disaster recovery. As companies continue to navigate the demanding data management landscape, NAKIVO aims to make the journey smoother with their latest release – NAKIVO Backup & Replication v10.9 Beta. This edition introduces new features designed to increase resilience, streamline recovery, and support the latest platforms. Let’s delve into the NAKIVO Backup and Replication v10.9 Beta new features.
What is NAKIVO Backup & Replication?
NAKIVO Backup & Replication is a comprehensive data protection solution for virtual, physical, cloud, and SaaS environments. Its capabilities include backup, replication, and data recovery, ensuring reliable protection against data loss and quick recovery in a disaster. It also provides features for the backup copy, site recovery, backup to the cloud, and more. The focus remains on offering robust, affordable, and user-friendly data protection.
NAKIVO Backup & Replication v10.9 Beta New Features
This latest version brings several noteworthy additions to the table, including the following:
The new features and enhancements include:
- Bare-Metal Recovery: Allows the restoration of entire physical machines from backups to the same or other identical hardware. This feature aims to minimize disruption in the event of system failure or malware infection.
- Backup Malware Scan: This feature scans backup data for malware or ransomware infections. It integrates with Microsoft Windows Defender, ESET NOD32 Smart Security, and Sophos Endpoint Protection.
- Direct Recovery from Tape: Enables the recovery of full virtual machines and EC2 instances directly to your infrastructure from backups stored on tape media. This feature supports VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, Nutanix AHV, Amazon EC2, and physical-to-virtual (P2V) Recovery.
- New Supported Platforms: The v10.9 Beta version now supports vSphere 8.0 Update 1 and Debian operating systems.
- Feature Enhancements: The new version includes enhancements like Direct Connect for secure single port connection, Backup of In-Place Archive and Litigation Hold Mailboxes, PST Recovery for Exchange Server, and External Database for Multi-Tenant Deployments.
Bare-Metal Recovery
Rapid recovery from system failures or malware infections is crucial in today’s fast-paced business environment. With the new Bare-Metal Recovery feature, NAKIVO allows you to restore entire physical machines swiftly to the same or different hardware. This feature eliminates the need to reinstall operating systems and applications or reconfigure settings, reducing downtime and disruption.
Backup Malware Scan
NAKIVO enhances resilience against malware threats by introducing the Backup Malware Scan. This feature integrates with Microsoft Windows Defender, ESET NOD32 Smart Security, and Sophos Endpoint Protection, scanning your VM backups for any malware or ransomware infections. This ensures the safety of your backups and compliance with regulations requiring malware detection.
Cybersecurity insurance has become increasingly crucial for businesses in today’s digital age. One key requirement of many modern cybersecurity insurance policies is the ability to scan data protection solutions for malware, ensuring that recovered data is free from any potential infections. This is an essential aspect of risk mitigation, helping to prevent further damage or loss after a cyber incident.
The new Backup Malware Scan feature in NAKIVO Backup & Replication v10.9 Beta addresses this requirement, providing an extra layer of security and making it a more appealing choice for organizations looking to meet stringent cybersecurity insurance conditions.
Direct Recovery from Tape
Recovering full virtual machines and EC2 instances directly from tape backups is now simpler and faster with the Direct Recovery from Tape feature. This functionality bypasses the need for a staging repository, accelerating the recovery process. It supports VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, Nutanix AHV, and Amazon EC2 platforms, allowing for physical-to-virtual (P2V) Recovery.
New Supported Platforms – vSphere 8.0 Update 1 and Debian support
One of the common obstacles that organizations face when considering upgrades to the latest versions of hypervisors is the compatibility of their data protection solutions. Without proper support, upgrading the hypervisor could lead to potential disruptions or even loss of data, which is an unacceptable risk for many.
With new support for VMware vSphere 8.0 Update 1 in NAKIVO Backup & Replication v10.9 Beta, organizations can now upgrade to the latest version of the hypervisor, knowing that their data protection solution is fully compatible. This will enable businesses to take advantage of the improved operational efficiency and security features offered by vSphere 8.0 Update 1 without compromising their data protection strategy.
Furthermore, it expands its deployment and data protection capabilities to Debian operating systems, including incremental backups of physical machines running Debian 10.1 up to Debian 11.5.
Feature Enhancements
NAKIVO Backup & Replication v10.9 Beta also brings enhancements to existing features. The Direct Connect feature now supports physical machines, Site Recovery, VMware Free ESXi hosts, and NAS-based Transporters. Moreover, backup of In-Place Archive and Litigation Hold Mailboxes, PST Recovery for Exchange Server, and an external database for Multi-Tenant Deployments also see significant improvements, ensuring seamless performance at any scale.
In conclusion, NAKIVO Backup & Replication v10.9 Beta further reinforces the commitment to providing reliable, efficient, and secure data protection. As companies adapt to changing data landscapes, solutions like NAKIVO Backup & Replication remain pivotal in maintaining business continuity and data integrity.
Deploying NAKIVO Backup & Replication v10.9 Beta
One of the excellent features of NAKIVO Backup & Replication in general is the ease of which you can get up and running with the solution. The NAKIVO Backup & Replication v10.9 Beta release is no exception. NAKIVO gives you multiple options to deploy the v10.9 Beta release:
- Windows Installer
- Linux Installer
- VMware Virtual Appliance
- Nutanix AHV Virtual Appliance
- Installer for NAS
Below, I have downloaded the VMware Virtual Appliance, which is easily imported using the normal OVA/OVF deployment wizard.
After deploying the appliance, you can launch the console connection and configure the network configuration. It defaults to DHCP configuration, but you can set a static IP as I have done here.
You will then browse to the IP or FQDN of your NAKIVO appliance using the IP/hostname port combination:
https://<ip or hostname>:4443Add your initial inventory (virtual environment), transporter nodes (built into the appliance), and repository (also built into the appliance.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1: What are the main benefits of using NAKIVO Backup & Replication?
NAKIVO Backup & Replication offers robust, efficient, and versatile data protection for virtual, physical, cloud, and SaaS environments. In addition, it allows for fast and reliable backup, replication, and recovery of data, thus ensuring business continuity and minimal disruption in a disaster.
2: How does NAKIVO Backup & Replication v10.9 Beta enhance data protection against malware?
The v10.9 Beta introduces the Backup Malware Scan feature. It integrates with Microsoft Windows Defender, ESET NOD32 Smart Security, and Sophos Endpoint Protection to scan your VMs for malware before recovery. This offers a resilient, malware-free recovery and aligns with modern cybersecurity insurance requirements.
3: I’m considering upgrading to vSphere 8.0 Update 1. Does NAKIVO Backup & Replication support this version?
The v10.9 Beta version of NAKIVO Backup & Replication offers comprehensive support for vSphere 8.0 Update 1. This allows organizations to upgrade their hypervisors to the latest version without any concerns about compatibility with their data protection solution.
4: I have backups stored on tape media. How does v10.9 Beta help in recovery?
The Direct Recovery from Tape feature in v10.9 Beta allows you to recover full virtual machines and EC2 instances directly from backups stored on tape media. So, this eliminates the need for a staging repository, thus accelerating and simplifying the recovery process.
5: Does NAKIVO Backup & Replication v10.9 Beta support Debian operating systems?
You can now install NAKIVO Backup & Replication v10.9 Beta on Debian operating systems and protect your Debian OS-based physical machines. The new version supports Debian 10.1 and up to Debian 11.5.
6: How does the new feature, ‘Backup of In-Place Archive and Litigation Hold Mailboxes,’ enhance compliance?
With the feature, it enables you to back up In-Place Archive mailboxes as well as mailboxes/items with Litigation or In-Place Hold enabled. This helps meet regulatory compliance requirements and fulfill e-discovery requests more effectively.
7: How does NAKIVO Backup & Replication v10.9 Beta improve performance in large, multi-tenant environments?
The new version allows you to switch from the internal H2 database of NAKIVO Backup & Replication to an external PostgreSQL database. As a result, this maximizes reliability and performance, especially in large, multi-tenant environments, ensuring seamless operation as the infrastructure grows.
Wrapping up
NAKIVO Backup & Replication is a data protection solution that I have been using the home lab for quite some time now. It has been rock solid and has kept up with my constantly-growing home lab virtualization footprint. The evolving features, especially adding SaaS backups and multiple cloud storage targets, allow you to effectively support a hybrid strategy with your infrastructure and ensure your data is protected accordingly. I really like the Beta program that NAKIVO supports which allows you to try out the new upcoming features for free and score free Amazon gift cards. If you are interested in that, check out the link below to download the latest beta release and read the details:
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