Understanding NAS backup and what's new in version 10
With the release of Veeam Backup & Replication version 10, the ability for users to protect a variety of NAS file shares was added. NAS can share data for many users on a network, from SMB to Enterprise. File shares come in a variety of setups:
- SMB v1, 2, and 3
- NFS v3, 4.1
- Windows File Server
- Linux File Server
- Enterprise NAS – Dell EMC Isilon, vSAN File Services
- NetApp – Storage Filer
Veeam Backup & Replication also uses changed file tracking, allowing speedy incremental backups. It is snapshot-friendly, allowing the orchestration of backups from snapshots created on an Enterprise-grade NAS device:
Figure 3.1 – NAS backup – file types, changed file tracking, and snapshots
Please note that we will look at the Changed File Tracking section of the preceding diagram in more detail in Figure 3.3.
The components that make up the backup...
