eEVOS Backup Options

eEVOS offers a range of flexible and efficient backup solutions to ensure your data is protected and quickly recoverable. Below are the primary backup methods available in eEVOS:

1. Instant Backup & Recovery

eEVOS provides Instant Backup & Recovery functionality using advanced reflink technology. This feature allows you to take full backups of your virtual machines (VMs) within seconds, regardless of their size. Backups are stored in a deduplicated format, significantly reducing the amount of storage space required.

• Instant Backups: Create near-instantaneous backups of entire VMs with minimal disruption.
• Recovery: Recover VMs entirely or restore individual files from backups with no delays.
• Efficient Storage: Reflink technology ensures that duplicate data is stored only once, saving space and speeding up backup processes.

2. Network Backup

With Network Backup, eEVOS allows you to perform deduplicated network backups to a remote location. Unlike incremental backups, eEVOS’s network backup system ensures that only unique data blocks are transferred over the network, minimizing bandwidth usage and backup time.

• Deduplication: Only unique data is transferred, reducing backup size and network load.
• Off-site Storage: Network backups can be securely stored in off-site locations for disaster recovery purposes.
• Automated Scheduling: Backups can be scheduled to run at specified intervals, ensuring that your data is regularly protected.

3. External Backup

eEVOS supports External Backup solutions by preparing snapshots of virtual machines in a dedicated folder. These snapshots can be easily accessed by third-party backup tools or tape backup systems. This approach offers maximum flexibility, allowing businesses to integrate eEVOS with their existing backup infrastructure.

• VM Snapshots: Snapshots of VMs are stored in a special folder, ready for use by external backup solutions.
• Third-party Integration: Compatible with various third-party backup tools for enhanced backup strategies.
• Tape Backup Support: Prepared snapshots can be used for tape backups, providing an additional layer of protection for long-term storage and archival.

4. Cloud Backup (S3-Compatible)

eEVOS extends its backup capabilities with integrated Cloud Backup support, allowing backups to be stored in any S3-compatible object storage. This enables organizations to implement a secure, scalable, and cost-effective off-site backup strategy without vendor lock-in.

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• S3 Compatibility: Works with any standards-compliant S3 object storage, providing maximum flexibility in target selection.
• Off-site & Air-Gapped Protection: Enables geographically separated backups, protecting data from local failures, ransomware, and site-wide disasters.
• Efficient Data Transfer: Optimized backup streams ensure efficient use of bandwidth when transferring data to cloud storage.
• Hybrid Backup Strategies: Combine local instant backups with cloud backups for a complete 3-2-1 backup strategy.
• Scalability: Cloud storage scales seamlessly as backup data grows, without requiring additional on-premises infrastructure.

Conclusion

eEVOS delivers comprehensive backup capabilities that cater to a wide range of operational and compliance requirements. From instant, space-efficient local backups to deduplicated network backups, external integrations, and fully S3-compatible cloud backups, eEVOS ensures that virtual machines and data remain protected, resilient, and quickly recoverable in any scenario.

5. Backup Strategies with eEVOS

eEVOS enables organizations to implement industry-proven backup strategies by combining instant local backups, network replication, and S3-compatible cloud backups. This flexibility allows eEVOS to meet both operational recovery and long-term data protection requirements.

3-2-1 Backup Strategy

• 3 Copies of Data: Production data plus instant local backups and an off-site copy.
• 2 Different Media Types: Local Ceph storage for instant recovery and object storage (S3) or remote network storage.
• 1 Off-site Copy: Cloud backup to S3-compatible storage or remote network backup for disaster recovery.

3-2-1-1-0 Backup Strategy (Enhanced Protection)

• 1 Immutable or Object-Based Copy: Cloud backups stored in S3 object storage provide protection against ransomware and accidental deletion.
• 0 Backup Errors: Automated scheduling and verification ensure backup consistency and reliability.

By combining instant backups for rapid recovery with cloud backups for long-term retention and disaster recovery, eEVOS delivers enterprise-grade data protection without added complexity.

6. Backup Method Comparison

The table below compares the different backup methods available in eEVOS, helping organizations select the optimal combination for their operational and compliance needs.

Recommended Approach: Use Instant Backup & Recovery for daily operations, Network Backup or Cloud Backup for off-site protection, and Cloud Backup for long-term retention and ransomware resilience.