QNAP professional NAS servers allow us a lot of virtualization possibilities, previously we have already talked in depth about Virtualization Station , QNAP’s full operating systems virtualization platform, to get the most out of our NAS hardware. In professional environments, both VMware and Microsoft Hyper-V are used very often, now QNAP has released the Hyper Data Protector software, which will allow us to perform fast backups and restores of virtual machines.
QNAP Hyper Data Protector Features
This software allows users and system administrators to perform unlimited backups in VMware environments as well as Microsoft Hyper-V environments on a NAS from the manufacturer QNAP. This software does not need any type of license, and it will help us enormously to create a recovery plan for all data in a reliable and affordable way, with the aim of guaranteeing the continuous operation of the business, and having a service that is not interrupted for too long. due to a disaster.
By having a QNAP NAS server compatible with this Hyper Data Protector software, companies will only have to install it on their NAS server, and back up their VM environments. We must not forget that QNAP’s own NAS servers also have features that improve data protection, such as using multiple RAID levels to replicate information on multiple hard drives, snapshots that will save us from ransomware disasters, and even the possibility of making backup copies in the public cloud fully automatically. Thanks to all these features, users and system administrators will be able to create a high-performance VM backup and recovery plan, and at a truly competitive price.
Thanks to this software, we can make complete backup copies of all the virtual machines of a hypervisor, or use a specific backup of a specific virtual machine. In addition, we have some features typical of backup software, such as:
- Incremental backup
- Global deduplication
- Backup schedule
- Backup compression
If you use this tool and you have a large number of virtual machines, it is very likely that you will need to use Multigigabit networks , or 10G networks , in order for the backup to be carried out as quickly as possible. Some highly recommended NAS servers for these tasks are the QNAP TS-1277 if you want a top of the range, and if you want something more affordable, you can look at the QNAP TS-253D with Multigigabit ports.
Other interesting features of Hyper Data Protector is that it will allow us to retain a maximum of 1024 versions. In the event of a VM failure, users will be able to quickly recover a backup of the VM in an earlier time, all from the backup server. Finally, Hyper Data Protector supports VMware vMotion, which includes Live Migration, a tool that ensures that VM backup jobs continue to run.
The source platforms supported by this QNAP tool are as follows:
- VMware vSphere: 6.0, 6.5, 6.7
- Microsoft Hyper-V: Windows Server Hyper-V 2016, Windows Server Hyper-V 2019
We recommend you access the official website of QNAP QTS App Center where you will find the available software, or go directly to your QNAP NAS and check if you already have this software.
