One of the key considerations with this approach is that locked files will be skipped. Differential backups result in space-efficient and ultra-fast backup job processing. As an example, Veeam Backup and Replication offers Change File Tracking which maintains the footprint of the source file share, keeping track of all objects that have changed between each backup.
One option for backing up vSAN file shares is to configure the NFS\SMB file share as the backup source and let the backup software pull the files to the designated backup repository.īackup vendors today offer powerful NAS data protection and recovery solutions that greatly reduce storage costs and improve recovery times. This post will explore these options for protecting and restoring vSAN file shares. Until then, customers can either configure backup jobs to use the vSAN file share as the source or use custom scripts to programmatically create and present snapshots as the source. vSAN 7 U2 extends its file service capabilities including support for stretched clusters, data-in-transit encryption, snapshots, and improved scale, performance, and efficiency.Īt the time of this post, backup vendors are working to support vSAN file share snapshots as a backup source to enhance their backup and restore capabilities. vSAN native file services simplify unstructured file-based data management with support for SMB and NFS. As the amount of unstructured data steadily increases, management and protection can be a complex and costly process.
Data is increasingly recognized as the most important asset of a business.