{"id":24473,"date":"2018-04-26T09:00:09","date_gmt":"2018-04-26T07:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/?p=24473"},"modified":"2020-03-21T14:41:03","modified_gmt":"2020-03-21T13:41:03","slug":"nakivo-backup-replication-7-4-is-ga-with-automated-vm-failover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/nakivo-backup-replication-7-4-is-ga-with-automated-vm-failover\/","title":{"rendered":"Nakivo Backup &#038; Replication 7.4 is GA with automated VM failover"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24475 size-full\" title=\"nakivo-backup-replication-7-4-ga-01\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/nakivo-backup-replication-7-4-ga-01.jpg\" alt=\"nakivo-backup-replication-7-4-ga-01\" width=\"602\" height=\"202\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Nakivo released the new version of <a href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/top-5-backup-solutions-vmware-hyper-v-nakivo\/\">Nakivo Bakup &amp; Replication<\/a> 7.4, a powerful and cost effective backup solution for\u00a0<strong>Hyper-V, VMware and AWS EC2<\/strong> environments.<\/p>\n<p>The automated VM failure introduced in version 7.4 is an interesting feature that <strong>simplifies the DR management<\/strong> in case of failures in the production site. The new release extends some <strong>capabilities also for Hyper-V<\/strong> environment allowing to Instant Recover VMs directly from backup repositories and performing Screenshot Verification to ensure backups integrity.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>What's new<\/h2>\n<p>A complete description of new features in version 7.4 can be found in <a href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/nakivo-backup-replication-7-4-beta-automated-vm-failover\/\">this post<\/a>. Main capabilities available in Nakivo Backup &amp; Replication 7.4 can be summarized as follows:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Instant File Recovery to source<\/h4>\n<p>Allows to\u00a0<strong>restore accidentally deleted, modified, or corrupted<\/strong> files to their <strong>original location<\/strong> from compressed and deduplicated VM backups.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24476 size-large\" title=\"nakivo-backup-replication-7-4-ga-02\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/nakivo-backup-replication-7-4-ga-02-600x432.jpg\" alt=\"nakivo-backup-replication-7-4-ga-02\" width=\"600\" height=\"432\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Automated VM Failover<\/h4>\n<p>Perhaps the most important new feature introduced in this release, in case of a disaster the VM disaster recovery process can be <strong>automated and simplified<\/strong> through the VM failover jobs. <strong>Network mapping<\/strong> and <strong>re-IP rules<\/strong>\u00a0ensure that recovered VMs can function normally at the DR site.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24485 size-full\" title=\"nakivo-backup-replication-7-4-ga-03\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/nakivo-backup-replication-7-4-ga-03.jpg\" alt=\"nakivo-backup-replication-7-4-ga-03\" width=\"552\" height=\"615\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Enhanced AWS EC2 Instance Backup<\/h4>\n<p>With version 7.4 you can now save up to <strong>1.000 recovery points<\/strong> per protected EC2 instance. AWS EC2 instance backups can be left in the cloud or sent to an on-premises location.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Automated Self-Backup<\/h4>\n<p>Product configuration, backup jobs, inventory, and all other settings can be\u00a0now <strong>backed up automatically<\/strong> to your backup repositories with the Self-Backup feature for a <strong>quick restore<\/strong>\u00a0of the Nakivo VM in case of failure.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24486 size-large\" title=\"nakivo-backup-replication-7-4-ga-04\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/nakivo-backup-replication-7-4-ga-04-600x314.jpg\" alt=\"nakivo-backup-replication-7-4-ga-04\" width=\"600\" height=\"314\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Bandwidth Throttling<\/h4>\n<p>Bandwidth Throttling allows to <strong>limit the speed of data transfer<\/strong> if your network is already loaded at the time of VM backup or replication.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24487 size-large\" title=\"nakivo-backup-replication-7-4-ga-05\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/nakivo-backup-replication-7-4-ga-05-600x476.jpg\" alt=\"nakivo-backup-replication-7-4-ga-05\" width=\"600\" height=\"476\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Global Search<\/h4>\n<p>Global Search feature allows you to find a specific VM, backup, replica, job, or any other item in a large infrastructure in a matter of seconds.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24488 size-large\" title=\"nakivo-backup-replication-7-4-ga-06\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/nakivo-backup-replication-7-4-ga-06-600x268.jpg\" alt=\"nakivo-backup-replication-7-4-ga-06\" width=\"600\" height=\"268\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Instant VM Recovery for Hyper-V<\/h4>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/nakivo-backup-replication-flash-vm-boot-screenshot-verification\/\">Flash VM Boot<\/a> feature has been made available also for Hyper-V to <strong>instantly boot the VMs<\/strong> from compressed and deduplicated backups with no need to recover the entire VM first.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24493 size-large\" title=\"nakivo-backup-replication-7-4-ga-07\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/nakivo-backup-replication-7-4-ga-07-600x357.jpg\" alt=\"nakivo-backup-replication-7-4-ga-07\" width=\"600\" height=\"357\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Screenshot Verification for Hyper-V<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/nakivo-backup-replication-flash-vm-boot-screenshot-verification\/\">Screenshot Verification<\/a> feature used to <strong>verify VM backups and replicas<\/strong> is now available also for Hyper-V. A report is sent with screenshots of test-recovered VMs.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24494 size-large\" title=\"nakivo-backup-replication-7-4-ga-08\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/nakivo-backup-replication-7-4-ga-08-600x442.jpg\" alt=\"nakivo-backup-replication-7-4-ga-08\" width=\"600\" height=\"442\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Log Truncation for Microsoft SQL Server 2017<\/h4>\n<p>The Log Truncation feature now supports Microsoft SQL Server 2017 to <strong>automatically truncate log files<\/strong> after a successful VM backup or replica.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Instant Object Recovery for Microsoft SQL Server 2017<\/h4>\n<p>With Backup &amp; Replication 7.4 you can <strong>instantly recover Microsoft SQL objects<\/strong> (databases and tables) to their original location or a custom location. Useful in case of <strong>corrupted databases<\/strong> or <strong>undesired changes<\/strong> that need to be rolled back.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24495 size-large\" title=\"nakivo-backup-replication-7-4-ga-09\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/nakivo-backup-replication-7-4-ga-09-600x437.jpg\" alt=\"nakivo-backup-replication-7-4-ga-09\" width=\"600\" height=\"437\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Built-in Chat with Technical Support<\/h4>\n<p>The new version provides an <strong>integrated chat<\/strong> to instantly contact technical support to receive assistance from Nakivo. Click the <strong>Online - Chat with us<\/strong> widget to access the chat.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24496 size-full\" title=\"nakivo-backup-replication-7-4-ga-10\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/nakivo-backup-replication-7-4-ga-10.jpg\" alt=\"nakivo-backup-replication-7-4-ga-10\" width=\"190\" height=\"103\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Also in this release, Nakivo made an excellent job in adding new features making this backup solution complete and a good option to consider during software selection. In addition, deploying the product as an appliance, Nakivo Backup &amp; Replication allows the administrators to <strong>save Windows licenses<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Nakivo Backup &amp; Replication 7.4 is available\u00a0as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nakivo.com\/resources\/releases\/v7.4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">30-day trial<\/a> for testing purposes.<\/p>\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>Nakivo released the new version of Nakivo Bakup &amp; Replication 7.4, a powerful and cost effective backup solution for\u00a0Hyper-V, VMware and AWS EC2 environments. The automated VM failure introduced in version 7.4 is an interesting feature that simplifies the DR management in case of failures in the production site. The new release extends some capabilities also for Hyper-V environment allowing to Instant Recover VMs directly from backup repositories and performing Screenshot Verification to ensure backups integrity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":24475,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"linkedin_93tdZWzMZc_93tdZWzMZc":"","facebook_2879994398731222_17841400390232720":"","twitter_113568041_113568041":"","mastodon_115463926174894442_115463926174894442":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[903,2138,1697],"tags":[579,582],"class_list":["post-24473","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-vmware-en","category-backup-en","category-nakivo-en","tag-backup-en","tag-replication-en","has_thumb"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24473","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24473"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24473\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24475"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24473"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24473"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24473"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}