{"id":23895,"date":"2018-04-03T09:00:02","date_gmt":"2018-04-03T07:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/?p=23895"},"modified":"2020-03-15T18:05:14","modified_gmt":"2020-03-15T17:05:14","slug":"altaro-vm-backup-7-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/altaro-vm-backup-7-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Altaro VM Backup 7.6"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24171 size-full\" title=\"altaro-vm-backup-7-6-released-01\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/altaro-vm-backup-7-6-released-01.jpg\" alt=\"altaro-vm-backup-7-6-released-01\" width=\"602\" height=\"202\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Some weeks ago Altaro released the new version of the software backup solution <a href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/top-5-backup-solutions-for-vmware-hyper-v-altaro-vm-backup\/\">Altaro VM Backup<\/a> 7.6 for <strong>Hyper-V and VMware<\/strong>\u00a0environments introducing new features such as <strong>CDP, GFS, and CBT v2<\/strong> improving the backup performance.<\/p>\n<p>New version brings also some <strong>enhancements and bug fixes<\/strong> to make backups\u00a0faster, affordable with high performance.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>What's new<\/h2>\n<p>Main features introduced with the new release are\u00a0<strong>CDP, GFS, and CBT v2<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Continuous Data Protection (CDP)<\/h4>\n<p>Altaro VM Backup 7.6 provides now the users to adjust the Recovery Point Objective (RPO) of <strong>up to 5 minutes<\/strong>. With CDP enabled, every five minutes critical VMs are backed up ensuring that <strong>only few minutes are lost<\/strong> in case of a data loss scenario.<\/p>\n<p>With CDP enabled, the RPO is dramatically reduced and optimized to up to 5 minutes instead of hours of data loss faced running daily backups.<\/p>\n<p>To enable CDP, from the Dashboard go to\u00a0<strong>Setup &gt; CDP Settings\u00a0<\/strong>and tick the\u00a0<strong>Enable CDP<\/strong> option\u00a0for the VM where CDP is required.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24172 size-large\" title=\"altaro-vm-backup-7-6-released-02\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/altaro-vm-backup-7-6-released-02-600x219.jpg\" alt=\"altaro-vm-backup-7-6-released-02\" width=\"600\" height=\"219\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Currently CDP is\u00a0<strong>only available for Hyper-V<\/strong>\u00a0platform and it will become available for VMware in the next release.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Update<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/support.altaro.com\/customer\/en\/portal\/articles\/2940798-version-7-6-build-7-6-24\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Version 7.6 Build 7.6.24<\/a> adds support for Continuous Data Protection (CDP) to <strong>VMware Hypervisors<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"text-center\">Grandfather-Father-Son (GFS) archiving<\/h4>\n<p>The new version\u00a0introduces GFS, allowing the <strong>separation of backup cycles<\/strong> to store a new backup version every week, every month and every year.\u00a0Users can now\u00a0choose to archive the backup versions <strong>over and above<\/strong> their continuous and daily backups <strong>instead of deleting them<\/strong> (local backups only).<\/p>\n<p>Normal Retention Policy:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>High frequency CDP Backups for 4 hours<\/li>\n<li>A maximum of one backup an hour until the Retention Policy ends<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>With GFS archiving enabled, Altaro VM Backup also keeps the following backups:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 backup per week for 12 weeks<\/li>\n<li>1 backup per month for 12 months<\/li>\n<li>1 backup per year for 2 years<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>GFS archiving is enabled from\u00a0<strong>Setup &gt; Retention Policy<\/strong>\u00a0section. Click <strong>Add New<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24175 size-large\" title=\"altaro-vm-backup-7-6-released-03\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/altaro-vm-backup-7-6-released-03-600x341.jpg\" alt=\"altaro-vm-backup-7-6-released-03\" width=\"600\" height=\"341\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Choose <strong>GFS<\/strong> from the pull-down menu.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24176 size-large\" title=\"altaro-vm-backup-7-6-released-04\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/altaro-vm-backup-7-6-released-04-600x376.jpg\" alt=\"altaro-vm-backup-7-6-released-04\" width=\"600\" height=\"376\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-10 col-md-offset-1 col-lg-8 col-lg-offset-2\">\n<h4 class=\"text-center\">CBT v2 for Windows Server 2012\/2012 R2<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row sub-section\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-12\">\n<p>Changed Block Tracking (CBT)\u00a0allows to <strong>speed up incremental backups<\/strong> since only the blocks that have changed are backed up, rather than backing up every block of every VM in the infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>Version 7.6\u00a0addresses an issue in Altaro VM Backup 7 CBT for Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2 where CBT is disabled and a <strong>full scan for changes is required<\/strong> in the following scenarios:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Altaro VM Backup or one of the Hyper-V host agents is updated<\/li>\n<li>Altaro VM Backup services or one of the Hyper-V host agents is restarted<\/li>\n<li>A Hyper-V host is restarted<\/li>\n<li>A virtual machine on a Failover Cluster migrates between nodes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>With the new release 7.6 a <strong>full scan is no longer required<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-10 col-md-offset-1 col-lg-8 col-lg-offset-2\">\n<h4 class=\"text-center\">Concurrent Retention, Restore, Backup and Offsite Copy operations on the same VM<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row sub-section\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-12\">\n<p>Previously only one operation could be performed on a VM at the same time. With VM Backup 7.6 users can restore and take Offsite Copies <strong>without delaying any scheduled<\/strong> or CDP backups whether scheduled or CDP.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Upgrade to VM Backup 7.6<\/h2>\n<p>Before proceeding with the installation of version 7.6, <strong>previous VM Backup versions must be uninstalled<\/strong>. All <strong>settings are retained<\/strong>\u00a0and made available during the installation of the new version.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h4>Remove old version<\/h4>\n<p>Access the Altaro Server and open the <strong>Command Prompt<\/strong>. Navigate to the Altaro directory and run the following commands:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">C:\\Program Files\\Altaro\\Altaro Backup&gt; REMOVEALTARO.cmd<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24177 size-large\" title=\"altaro-vm-backup-7-6-released-05\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/altaro-vm-backup-7-6-released-05-600x304.jpg\" alt=\"altaro-vm-backup-7-6-released-05\" width=\"600\" height=\"304\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When the wizard open, click <strong>Next<\/strong> to proceed.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24178 size-full\" title=\"altaro-vm-backup-7-6-released-06\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/altaro-vm-backup-7-6-released-06.jpg\" alt=\"altaro-vm-backup-7-6-released-06\" width=\"509\" height=\"399\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Click <strong>Remove<\/strong> to unistall previous Altaro VM Backup version.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24179 size-full\" title=\"altaro-vm-backup-7-6-released-07\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/altaro-vm-backup-7-6-released-07.jpg\" alt=\"altaro-vm-backup-7-6-released-07\" width=\"509\" height=\"399\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Click <strong>Remove<\/strong> to start the removal procedure.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24180 size-full\" title=\"altaro-vm-backup-7-6-released-08\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/altaro-vm-backup-7-6-released-08.jpg\" alt=\"altaro-vm-backup-7-6-released-08\" width=\"509\" height=\"399\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The application is being removed from the system. Keep in mind <strong>configuration is retained<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24181 size-full\" title=\"altaro-vm-backup-7-6-released-09\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/altaro-vm-backup-7-6-released-09.jpg\" alt=\"altaro-vm-backup-7-6-released-09\" width=\"509\" height=\"399\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Click <strong>Finish<\/strong> to exit the wizard.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24182 size-full\" title=\"altaro-vm-backup-7-6-released-10\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/altaro-vm-backup-7-6-released-10.jpg\" alt=\"altaro-vm-backup-7-6-released-10\" width=\"509\" height=\"399\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Install new version<\/h4>\n<p>Download <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altaro.com\/vm-backup\/download.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">VM Backup 7.6<\/a> from Altaro website and run the installer. Click <strong>Next<\/strong> to begin installation.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24183 size-full\" title=\"altaro-vm-backup-7-6-released-11\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/altaro-vm-backup-7-6-released-11.jpg\" alt=\"altaro-vm-backup-7-6-released-11\" width=\"509\" height=\"399\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Accept the EULA and click <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24184 size-full\" title=\"altaro-vm-backup-7-6-released-12\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/altaro-vm-backup-7-6-released-12.jpg\" alt=\"altaro-vm-backup-7-6-released-12\" width=\"509\" height=\"399\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Leave default location and click <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24185 size-full\" title=\"altaro-vm-backup-7-6-released-13\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/altaro-vm-backup-7-6-released-13.jpg\" alt=\"altaro-vm-backup-7-6-released-13\" width=\"509\" height=\"399\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Click <strong>Install<\/strong> to begin the installation.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24186 size-full\" title=\"altaro-vm-backup-7-6-released-14\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/altaro-vm-backup-7-6-released-14.jpg\" alt=\"altaro-vm-backup-7-6-released-14\" width=\"509\" height=\"399\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The application is being installed.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24187 size-full\" title=\"altaro-vm-backup-7-6-released-15\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/altaro-vm-backup-7-6-released-15.jpg\" alt=\"altaro-vm-backup-7-6-released-15\" width=\"509\" height=\"399\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Click <strong>Finish<\/strong> to exit the wizard.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24188 size-full\" title=\"altaro-vm-backup-7-6-released-16\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/altaro-vm-backup-7-6-released-16.jpg\" alt=\"altaro-vm-backup-7-6-released-16\" width=\"509\" height=\"399\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Altaro VM Backup <strong>Dashboard<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24189 size-large\" title=\"altaro-vm-backup-7-6-released-17\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/altaro-vm-backup-7-6-released-17-600x315.jpg\" alt=\"altaro-vm-backup-7-6-released-17\" width=\"600\" height=\"315\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Altaro is constantly adding new features to VM Backup making the product easier to use and providing a good backup solution option for data protection and DR.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row sub-section\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-12\">\n<p>Altaro VM Backup 7.6 is available as free <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altaro.com\/vm-backup\/download.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">30-day trial<\/a>. After 30-days you get <strong>2 VMs for free<\/strong>, forever.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"signature\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/firma.jpg\" alt=\"signature\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some weeks ago Altaro released the new version of the software backup solution Altaro VM Backup 7.6 for Hyper-V and VMware\u00a0environments introducing new features such as CDP, GFS, and CBT v2 improving the backup performance. 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