Vembu announced the forthcoming release of BDRSuite v7.0 the Vembu data protection solution that will provide the support for Azure, AWS and KVM environments.
Currently available as Release Candidate, BDRSuite v7.0 can be downloaded and tested to discover the new cool features introduced with this new version.
This release candidate of BDRSuite v7.0 is not compatible with existing installations and the in-place upgrade is not recommended. Use this release for fresh installation only.
What's new in Vembu BDRSuite v7.0
The new Vembu BDRSuite v7.0 will provide the data protection feature for the following environments:
- Microsoft Azure
- Amazon AWS
- KVM
Azure Backup and Recovery
In BDRSuite v7.0, backup and recovery operations for Azure can be easily created and managed from a single pane of glass through the management console with comprehensive reporting and email notifications to keep backup and recovery tasks under control.
Key features
Backup
- Agentless - the new version provides the capability of backing up Azure workloads with no need for additional agents on the VMs by leveraging Azure's native API and snapshots. Backups can be stored in a local storage or in cloud.
- Backup - the backup includes the first Full then Incremental backups. The number of snapshots created during the backup operation can be retained for the desired retention time.
- App-aware - Vembu supports the Microsoft VSS technology to keep supported apps consistent during the backup process for Windows VMs. If the VM is Linux-based, a Pre/Post script can be used instead.
- Storage - local disk, NAS, SAN, S3, Azure Blob, Google Cloud, Wasabi, etc. are the supported options to store the backups.
- Disks - both managed and unmanaged disks in Azure VMs are supported.
- Schedule - RPO can be set from 15 mins up to hours, days, weeks, and more.
Recovery
- Volume - a specific volume can be restored from backup.
- VMs/Disks - VMs and disks backups can be downloaded in different formats (VHD, VHDX, VMDK, Flat-VMDK and RAW). This feature is very useful for VMs migration purposes.
- FLR - BDRSuite v7.0 supports FLR recovery using the Disk Mount option.
- Subscription - backups can be restored within your account in the same region regardless of the subscription applied.
For additional info about Azure VM Backup, check out this page.
AWS Backup and Recovery
With BDRSuite v7.0, AWS backup and recovery operations for AWS can be easily created and managed from a single pane of glass through the management console with comprehensive reporting and email notifications to keep backup and recovery tasks under control.
Editions
BDRSuite for AWS Backup is available in the following editions:
- Free Edition - up to 10 AWS EC2 with no restrictions.
- Standard Edition - full-featured backup for EC2 Instance with a starting price of $3 Instance/month.
Key features
Backup
- Agentless - leveraging AWS native APIs, BDRSuite v7.0 provides the capability of backing up AWS workloads with no need for additional agents.
- Backup - the first backup performed includes a Full backup then Incremental backups. The number of snapshots created during the backup operation can be retained for the desired retention time.
- App-aware - Vembu supports Microsoft VSS technology to keep supported apps consistent during the backup process for Windows EC2 instances. If the instance to protect is Linux-based, a Pre/Post script can be used instead.
- Storage - local disk, NAS, SAN, S3, Azure Blob, Google Cloud, Wasabi, etc. are the supported options to store AWS backups.
- Schedule - RPO can be set from 15 mins up to hours, days, weeks, and more.
Recovery
- Recovery - entire EC2 instances can be quickly recovered.
- Volume - a specific volume can be restored from backup.
- VMs/Disks - VMs and disks backups can be downloaded in different formats (VHD, VHDX, VMDK, Flat-VMDK and RAW). This feature is very useful for VMs migration purposes.
- FLR - BDRSuite v7.0 supports FLR recovery using the Disk Mount option.
For additional info about AWS VM Backup, check out this page.
KVM Backup Solution
Workloads running in a KVM environment can now be protected with Vembu BDRSuite v7.0.
Key features
VM Backup
- Agentless - interacting directly with KVM hypervisor, v7.0 provides the capability of backing up KVM workloads with no need for additional agents. Backups can be stored in a local storage or in cloud.
- Backup - leveraging the CBT technology, the backup includes the first Full then Incremental backups.
- Storage - local disk, NAS, SAN, S3, Azure Blob, Google Cloud, Wasabi, etc. are the supported options to store VMs backups.
- Schedule - RPO can be set from 15 mins up to hours, days, weeks, and more.
Recovery
- Instant boot - VMs from backup can be restored in any host (KVM, Hyper-V, VMware) in less than 15 minutes.
- VMs/Disks - VMs and disks backups can be downloaded in different formats (RAW, VHD, VHDX, VMDK, and Flat-VMDK), useful for VMs migration or full recovery purposes.
- FLR - files and folders can be recovered using the Disk Mount option.
For additional info about KVM Backup Solution, check out this page.
With this new version, Vembu places itself on the market with one of the most complete offers for data protection providing a cost effective solution to protect on-premise, remote and hybrid workloads.
Additional info about Vembu BDRSuite v7.0 can be found in the Release Notes.
If you want to test new features included in v7.0, BDRSuite v7.0.0 RC is available to download at Vembu website.
