{"id":59278,"date":"2023-11-14T09:00:48","date_gmt":"2023-11-14T08:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/?p=59278"},"modified":"2023-11-15T09:00:47","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T08:00:47","slug":"veeam-v12-1-whats-new-pt-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/veeam-v12-1-whats-new-pt-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Veeam v12.1 what's new - pt.2"},"content":{"rendered":"

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With the upcoming Veeam v12.1, the number of new cool features and enhancements provided is impressive and Immutability<\/a>, Object Storage<\/a> and CDP<\/a> are only some of the improved areas.<\/p>\n

Security improvements introduced in Veeam v12.1 ensure malware free backups<\/strong> making the restore process safe by limiting possible services disruption for your business.<\/p>\n

The enhancements introduced with version 12.1 extend the features set provided by Veeam and allow the administrators to optimize backup procedures<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Blog Series<\/h2>\n

Veeam v12.1 what's new - pt.1<\/a>
\nVeeam v12.1 what's new - pt.2<\/p>\n

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Veeam v12.1 what's new<\/h2>\n

Immutability, CDP and Object Storage are some of the areas improved in Veeam v12.1 making the backup and restore operations easier to manage<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Immutability enhancements<\/h2>\n

Immutability capabilities set has been extended with some new functions and storage support.<\/p>\n

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Dell Data Domain Retention Lock Support<\/h4>\n

Finally Veeam v12.1 supports Dell Data Domain<\/a> immutability feature.<\/p>\n

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Based on the same concept as the Hardened Repository<\/a>, to take benefit of this feature the DDBoost protocol is required<\/strong> and the Data Domain storage must be configured with the Compliance Mode<\/strong> set and the automatic retention lock off<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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The retention lock can be applied also on existing repositories<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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HPE StoreOnce Catalyst Copy immutability<\/h4>\n

The support for HPE StoreOnce Catalyst immutability introduced in version 12, it has been extended also to copy operation. The concept is the same as Hardened Repository<\/a> and GFS restore points are\u00a0immutable for the entire retention<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Consistent Immutability In SOBR<\/h4>\n

To prevent the situation where a Scale-out repository with multiple Hardened Repositories is configured as extents with different retentions, before migrating to v12.1 the pre-upgrade task<\/strong> checks if configured extents have different immutability retentions set<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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With Veeam v12.1 all the extents configured in a Scale-out repository<\/a> must have the same immutability retention set<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Time Step detection for Hardened Repository<\/h4>\n

Time sync is one of the most critical point we should take care of. If a Hardened Repository is not time synced with the Veeam Server, backups stay immutable forever<\/strong> filling the storage space quickly with wrong time.<\/p>\n

Veeam v12.1 introduces the Time Step detection feature that prevents the backup job execution<\/strong> for time steps larger than 24h<\/strong> creating a warning.<\/p>\n

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Through the ImmutabilityAttributeConsoleSeverity<\/strong> attribute you can define error vs warning<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Continuous Data Protection (CDP)<\/h2>\n

Version 12.1 also introduces some new features for CDP which enhance its functionality.<\/p>\n

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CDP Replica Recoverability<\/span><\/h4>\n

If the Continuos Data Protection (CDP) replica is used in your infrastructure, version 12.1 provides the Test CDP Replica recoverability<\/strong> leveraging SureReplica.<\/p>\n

CDP Replicas can now be tested to ensure protected workloads can be restored<\/strong> if a disaster occurs. During the failover test the replica is not stopped but continues working<\/strong>. CDP can also be scanned by antivirus, YARA and CRC check<\/strong> to ensure replicas malware free.<\/p>\n

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The number of maximum protected disks<\/strong> supported by CDP has been increased from 2.000 up to 7.000<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Files recovery<\/h4>\n

Files deleted few seconds ago<\/strong> can now be easily restored from CDP replica from any restore point<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Planned failover<\/h4>\n

Planned failover can be executed without service disruption<\/strong>. This feature is useful in case workloads should be migrated with zero data loss<\/strong> due to planned power outage, earthquakes, hurricanes and so forth.<\/p>\n

When a Planned failover is triggered VM gets powered off before failover<\/strong>.<\/p>\n