Introduction

What does Backup Software mean?

Backup software is any application that enables the backup of files, folders, documents,
software data, most data types and the computer/server as a whole.

Backup software enables the creation of an exact duplicate of computer files that can be
used for restoring the original files in case of file corruption, accidental/intentional deletion
or a disaster.
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Backup software is primarily used as means to keep a backup of important data residing on computer or
server hard drives. It can be used for local/individual computers or for an enterprise’s computers, servers
and networking devices.

Backup software for individual use generally backs up selected files, folders and important operating
system files on the same computer/hard drive.

The advanced or enterprise-level software is typically integrated within each computer, server or node
and backs up selected files and folders on a scheduled basis or as required.

The backup software transmits the duplicated/backup data over the network/Internet to a local backup
server or on an Internet/cloud-based backup storage server.

Backup software also has the ability to compress data to reduce the amount of backup space required, as
well as versioning control for maintaining different versions of the same file.
 15 Best Backup Software Systems

1.VMWare vCenter Server 8.Veeam

2.Vembu BDR Suite 9.CloudBerry

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About Veeam Backup
Veeam Backup & Replication is built for virtual environments. It operates at the virtualization layer and uses an image-
based approach for VM backup.

Veeam Backup & Replication does not install agent software inside the VM guest OS to retrieve VM data. To back up VMs,
it leverages VMware vSphere snapshot capabilities. When you back up a
VM, Veeam Backup & Replication requests VMware vSphere to create a VM snapshot. The VM snapshot can be thought of
as a cohesive point-in-time copy of a VM including its configuration, OS, applications, associated data, system state and so
on. Veeam Backup & Replication uses this point-in-time copy as a source of data for backup.

Veeam Backup & Replication copies VM data from the source datastore at a block level. It retrieves VM data, compresses

and deduplicates it, and stores in backup files on the backup repository in Veeam’s proprietary format.

In Veeam Backup & Replication, backup is a job-driven process. To perform backup, you need to configure backup jobs. A
backup job is a configuration unit of the backup activity. The backup job defines when, what, how and where to back up.
One backup job can be used to process one or several VMs. You can instruct Veeam Backup & Replication to run jobs
automatically by schedule or start them manually.
Veeam Backup & Replication performs VM backup in the following way:

1. When a new backup job session starts, Veeam Backup & Replication starts the Veeam Backup Manager process on the
backup server. Veeam Backup Manager reads job settings from the configuration database and creates a list of VM tasks to
process. For every disk of VMs added to the job, Veeam Backup & Replication creates a new task.
2. Veeam Backup Manager connects to the Veeam Backup Service. The Veeam Backup Service includes a resource scheduling
component that manages all tasks and resources in the backup infrastructure. The resource scheduler checks what backup
infrastructure resources are available, and assigns backup proxies and backup repositories to process job tasks.
3. Veeam Backup Manager connects to Veeam Transport Services on the target repository and backup proxy. The Veeam
Transport Services, in their turn, start Veeam Data Movers. A new instance of Veeam Data Mover is started for every task that
the backup proxy is processing.
4. Veeam Backup Manager establishes a connection with Veeam Data Movers on the backup repository and backup proxy, and
sets a number of rules for data transfer, such as network traffic throttling rules and so on.
5. Veeam Data Movers on the backup proxy and backup repository establish a connection with each other for data transfer.
Veeam Backup Manager queries information about VMs and virtualization hosts from the Veeam Broker Service.
If application-aware image processing is enabled for the job, Veeam Backup & Replication connects to VM guest OSes, deploys
runtime processes on VM guest OSes and performs in-guest processing tasks.
Veeam Backup & Replication requests vCenter Server or ESXi host to create a VM snapshot. VM disks are put to the read-only
state, and every virtual disk receives a delta file. All changes that the user makes to the VM during backup are written to delta
files.

The source Veeam Data Mover reads the VM data from the read-only VM disk and transfers the data to the backup repository in
one of transport modes. During incremental job sessions, the source Veeam Data Mover uses CBT to retrieve only those data
blocks that have changed since the previous job session. If CBT is not available, the source Veeam Data Mover interacts with
the target Veeam Data Mover on the backup repository to obtain backup metadata and uses this metadata to detect blocks that
have changed since the previous job session.

While transporting VM data, the source Veeam Data Mover performs additional processing. It filters out zero data blocks,
blocks of swap files and blocks of excluded VM guest OS files. The source Veeam Data Mover compresses VM data and
transports it to the target Veeam Data Mover.

After the backup proxy finishes reading VM data, Veeam Backup & Replication requests the vCenter Server or ESXi host to
commit the VM snapshot.