{"id":60289,"date":"2024-02-22T09:00:29","date_gmt":"2024-02-22T08:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/?p=60289"},"modified":"2024-12-17T10:32:38","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T09:32:38","slug":"back-to-basics-nakivo-backup-replication-overview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/back-to-basics-nakivo-backup-replication-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"Back to Basics: Nakivo Backup &#038; Replication Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-60423 size-full\" title=\"back-to-basics-nakivo-backup-replication-overview-01\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/back-to-basics-nakivo-backup-replication-overview-01.jpg\" alt=\"back-to-basics-nakivo-backup-replication-overview-01\" width=\"602\" height=\"202\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/nakivo-v10-11-beta-with-enhanced-it-monitoring\/\">Nakivo Backup &amp; Replication<\/a> is a solution that integrates the technologies required by <strong>modern backup software<\/strong> to protect workloads running on <strong>multiple platforms<\/strong> from a single pane of glass.<\/p>\n<p>Nakivo is a complete and an affordable product designed to have <strong>SMBs, Enterprises and MSPs<\/strong> as target and can be installed and configured in minutes.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/nakivo-v10-8-job-priority-configuration\/\">Nakivo Backup &amp; Replication<\/a> requires only <strong>2 cores and 4 GB of RAM<\/strong> to start running backups and can be installed in several different platforms.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Back to Basics blog series<\/h2>\n<p>Nakivo Backup &amp; Replication Overview<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/back-to-basics-nakivo-backup-repository\/\">Nakivo Backup Repository<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/back-to-basics-nakivo-backup-vmware-vsphere\/\">Nakivo Backup VMware vSphere<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/back-to-basics-nakivo-restore-vmware-vms\/\">Nakivo Restore VMware VMs<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/back-to-basics-nakivo-vmware-vsphere-replication\/\">Nakivo VMware vSphere Replication<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/back-to-basics-nakivo-ransomware-protection\/\">Nakivo Ransomware Protection<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/back-to-basics-nakivo-it-monitoring\/\">Nakivo IT Monitoring<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Nakivo Backup &amp; Replication Overview<\/h2>\n<p>Nakivo Backup &amp; Replication can protect the <strong>most popular platforms<\/strong> providing a rich set of <strong>backup features<\/strong> and several <strong>deployment options<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Supported environments<\/h4>\n<p>Nakivo can protect the following environments:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Virtual platforms<\/strong> - VMware vSphere (5.5-8.0 U2), Microsoft Hyper-V (2012-2022), Nutanix AHV (5.15, 5.20, v6.5).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Physical<\/strong> - Windows Server 2012-2022 (21H2), Windows 10 Home\/Pro\/Ent (20H2\/20H1\/21H2) and Windows 11 (21H2). Linux Ubuntu Server v16.04-22.04 LTS, Ubuntu Desktop 18.04-22.04 LTS, Red Hat Enterprise Linux v7.4-9.2, SUSE Linux Enterprise v12 SP3-v15 SP4, CentOS v7.0-8.4, Debian v10.1-11.7.<\/li>\n<li><strong>SaaS<\/strong>\u00a0- Microsoft 365 (Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, OneDrive for Business, Microsoft Teams).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cloud<\/strong> - Amazon EC2 (all regions, all instance types and virtual private cloud (VPC) and classic).<\/li>\n<li><strong>File Share<\/strong> - NAS, File Server.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Applications<\/strong> - SQL, Active Directory, Exchange, Oracle Database (11g R2\u201319c).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-60425 size-large\" title=\"back-to-basics-nakivo-backup-replication-overview-02\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/back-to-basics-nakivo-backup-replication-overview-02-600x223.jpg\" alt=\"back-to-basics-nakivo-backup-replication-overview-02\" width=\"600\" height=\"223\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Deployment options<\/h4>\n<p>Nakivo Backup &amp; Replication Server can be installed on the following OSs:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Windows Server 2012-2022 (21H2), Windows 11 (21H2),\u00a0 Windows 10 Pro\/Home\/Enterprise (20H2 \/ 21H1 \/ 21H2).<\/li>\n<li>Linux Ubuntu Server 16.04-22.04, Red Hat Enterprise 7.4-9.2, SUSE Enterprise 15 SP1-SP4, Enterprise 12 SP3-SP5, CentOS 7.0-8.4, Stream 8-9, Debian v10.1-11.7.<\/li>\n<li>VMware appliance<\/li>\n<li>Nutanix AHV appliance<\/li>\n<li>Pre-configured Amazon Machine Image<\/li>\n<li>NAS devices (Synology, QNAP, NETGEAR, ASUSTOR, and Western Digital)<\/li>\n<li>Raspberry Pi<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Key features<\/h2>\n<p>Nakivo provides image-based, application-aware, incremental backup, replication and IT Monitoring.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Backup<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Agentless backup<\/strong> - backups are performed without installing additional software inside the VM to protect leveraging the VMware CBT technology.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Image-based backup<\/strong>\u00a0- Nakivo leverages snapshot technology to create a point-in-time copy of the VM to protect.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Application-aware backups<\/strong> - ensure that Active Directory, MS-SQL, Exchange and Oracle databases remain consistent.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-60427 size-large\" title=\"back-to-basics-nakivo-backup-replication-overview-03\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/back-to-basics-nakivo-backup-replication-overview-03-600x296.jpg\" alt=\"back-to-basics-nakivo-backup-replication-overview-03\" width=\"600\" height=\"296\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Storage snapshots<\/strong> - Nakivo supports the backup of vSphere VMs directly from storage snapshots (supported storage are HPE 3PAR, Nimble Storage and other HPE devices).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Immutable backups<\/strong> - backups can be protected against deletions, changes and overwrites taking benefit o data storage options in local Linux-based repositories and cloud storage (supported platforms Amazon S3, Wasabi, Backblaze B2, and Microsoft Azure).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Flash VM Boot<\/strong> - VMs can be booted directly from backups to resume operations within minutes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-60429 size-large\" title=\"back-to-basics-nakivo-backup-replication-overview-04\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/back-to-basics-nakivo-backup-replication-overview-04-600x338.jpg\" alt=\"back-to-basics-nakivo-backup-replication-overview-04\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Granular recovery<\/strong> - files and Microsoft Exchange, Active Directory, or SQL Server items can be restored to the original or custom locations.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Backup verification<\/strong> - backups can be verified sending reports with screenshots of test-recovered machines.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-60431 size-large\" title=\"back-to-basics-nakivo-backup-replication-overview-05\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/back-to-basics-nakivo-backup-replication-overview-05-600x305.jpg\" alt=\"back-to-basics-nakivo-backup-replication-overview-05\" width=\"600\" height=\"305\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Replication<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Replication<\/strong> - Nakivo replication supports VMware vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Real-Time Replication<\/strong> - leveraging Real-Time Replication feature you can achieve RPOs as low as 1 second.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-60433 size-large\" title=\"back-to-basics-nakivo-backup-replication-overview-06\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/back-to-basics-nakivo-backup-replication-overview-06-600x343.jpg\" alt=\"back-to-basics-nakivo-backup-replication-overview-06\" width=\"600\" height=\"343\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Replication from backup<\/strong> - replicas can be created directly from backups to reduce production load freeing up precious resources.<\/li>\n<li><strong>EC2 Instance Replication<\/strong> - Amazon EC2 instance replicas can be created and maintained.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Site Recovery<\/strong> - to orchestrate automated worflow for disaster recovery scenarios (recovering testing, planned failover, failback, migration).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-60435 size-large\" title=\"back-to-basics-nakivo-backup-replication-overview-07\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/back-to-basics-nakivo-backup-replication-overview-07-600x382.jpg\" alt=\"back-to-basics-nakivo-backup-replication-overview-07\" width=\"600\" height=\"382\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Application support<\/strong> - allows to create consistent replicas in applications and databases, such as Microsoft Exchange Server, Active Directory, and SQL Server.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>IT Monitoring<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Available for VMware vSphere environment, IT Monitoring is a feature that allows the administrators to have a <strong>centralized overview<\/strong> of your virtual environment.<\/li>\n<li>Monitoring of <strong>CPU, RAM, and disk usage<\/strong> of hosts and VMs, datastores disk usage and historical data.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-60437 size-large\" title=\"back-to-basics-nakivo-backup-replication-overview-08\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/back-to-basics-nakivo-backup-replication-overview-08-600x404.jpg\" alt=\"back-to-basics-nakivo-backup-replication-overview-08\" width=\"600\" height=\"404\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Editions<\/h2>\n<p>Nakivo Backup &amp; Replication comes with <strong>four editions<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Pro Essentials<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Backup for VMware vSphere, Hyper-V and Nutanix environments.<\/li>\n<li>Replication for VMware vSphere and Hyper-V.<\/li>\n<li>Instant granular recovery, Instant VM boot, Cross-platform recovery, Physical-to-virtual and Immutable storage.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Enterprise Essentials<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>This edition includes all Pro Essentials features.<\/li>\n<li>Backup to Cloud, Native Backup to Tape and Deduplication Appliance integration.<\/li>\n<li>Site Recovery, Multi-Tenant mode, Calendar, 2FA and Active Directory integration.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Enterprise Plus<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Includes all Enterprise Essentials features.<\/li>\n<li>Backup from Storage Snapshots.<\/li>\n<li>HTTP API Integration Kit and Role-Based Access Control.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Free<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Provides all Pro Essentials features.<\/li>\n<li>Protection for up to 10 VMs, up to 5 M365 users.<\/li>\n<li>IT Monitoring for up to 10 vSphere VMs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Licensing<\/h2>\n<p>Nakivo Backup &amp; Replication provides <strong>two license models<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Subscription<\/strong> - licensed per <strong>workload<\/strong> and billed annually.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Perpetual<\/strong> - licensed per <strong><span class=\"tltp js-tooltip\" data-tooltip=\"The number of CPU sockets on the source ESXi, Hyper-V or AHV host.\">CPU socket<\/span><\/strong> it is charged only once for indefinite use.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-60439 size-large\" title=\"back-to-basics-nakivo-backup-replication-overview-09\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/back-to-basics-nakivo-backup-replication-overview-09-600x209.jpg\" alt=\"back-to-basics-nakivo-backup-replication-overview-09\" width=\"600\" height=\"209\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Release history<\/h2>\n<p>These are the Nakivo versions released <strong>during last year<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/nakivo-v10-11-beta-with-enhanced-it-monitoring\/\">Nakivo v10.11 (beta)<\/a> - Enhanced IT Monitoring, Backup for Oracle RMAN on Linux, File System Indexing<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/nakivo-v10-10-with-real-time-replication-beta\/\">Nakivo v10.10<\/a> - VMware real time replication (beta)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/nakivo-v10-9-released-with-bare-metal-recovery\/\">Nakivo v10.9<\/a> - Bare-Metal Recovery, Backup Malware scan, Direct Recovery From Tape<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/nakivo-v10-8-new-release-overview\/\">Nakivo v10.8<\/a> - S3-compatible storage support, New Graphic Interface, Job Priority, Merge Jobs, Persistent Agent<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Nakivo Backup &amp; Replication can be downloaded as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nakivo.com\/resources\/download\/trial-download\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">15-day free trial<\/a>.<\/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 Backup &amp; Replication is a solution that integrates the technologies required by modern backup software to protect workloads running on multiple platforms from a single pane of glass. 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