Understanding sending backup data direct to Object Storage with SOBR
Within the Veeam Backup & Replication software, there are two types of repositories where you store your backups:
- Standard repository: This can contain many different options, but the newest one, Object Storage (OBS - NEW), is the significant change to Veeam Backup & Replication v12, allowing direct-to-object storage for any of your jobs:
Figure 3.1 – Standard Object Storage repositories in Veeam Backup & Replication v12
- Scale-Out repository: This consists of standard repositories called Extents and can now contain the Object Storage standard repositories:
Figure 3.2 – Scale-out repository with Object Storage performance extents
SOBR allows you to scale support for different data tiers horizontally. It consists of one or more backup repositories called Extents and can be expanded using on-premises or cloud-based...
