Why Choose Microsoft Hyper-V
Backup from NAKIVO
Fast and consistent backups
Create agentless, app-aware and incremental backups with integrated native RCT technology
Full and granular recovery
Boot Hyper-V VMs from backups in seconds or instantly restore individual files and app objects
Ransomware resilience
Scan Hyper-V backups for malware, apply encryption and send data to immutable or air-gapped storage
Multiple backup destinations
Store backups and backup copies onsite, offsite, in public clouds, S3-compatible storage, NAS or tape
Advanced automation capabilities
Streamline administration by automating data protection workflows using different built-in tools
Enhanced performance
Boost backup speed, offload your production network and reduce storage space consumption
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and Replication in Action
- Deploy on Windows, Linux, NAS or as VA
- Protect mixed environments with multiple sites
- Provide backup as a service
NAKIVO Earns Recognition in
Gartner® Peer InsightsTM Voice of the Customer Report for Enterprise Backup and Recovery Solutions
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*As of February 2023 on Gartner® Peer Insights™
**Based on 30 reviews as of October 2022
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Maximize Data Protection with the Hyper-V Backup Software
Back up and recover Hyper-V VMs using the best practices
Application-consistent backups
Capture the entire VM during backup, including all disks and configuration files. The app-aware mode ensures that data in Microsoft Exchange, Active Directory and SQL is transactionally consistent.
Storage optimization
Perform incremental backups using Microsoft’s Resilient Change Tracking (RCT) technology to copy only the changed blocks of data. You can further reduce the size of your backups with swap data exclusion and compression.
Instant granular recovery
Restore individual files, folders and application objects from backups or backup copies without recovering the entire VM. Send the recovered items to the original or custom location in seconds.
Multiple recovery options
Instantly boot Hyper-V VMs directly from compressed backups without performing a full recovery to achieve near-instant RTOs. With Cross-Platform Recovery, you can restore Hyper-V machines as VMware vSphere VMs and vice versa.
Advanced backup tiering
Store backup copies onsite, offsite, in the cloud (Amazon, Wasabi, Azure, Backblaze and more), in S3-compatible storage, on NAS or tape. Hyper-V cloud backups provide data redundancy and eliminate a single point of failure.
Reliable backup verification
Enable instant verification after each successful backup to automatically test the recoverability of your VMs. The solution boots the machine’s OS and sends you a report or screenshot.
Ensure Ransomware Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V VMs
Backup immutability
Apply immutability to backups stored in Linux-based local repositories or in the cloud to ensure that the data cannot be modified or deleted by ransomware.
Malware scans
Scan backups for malware before recovering your data to prevent ransomware from spreading to your production environment.
Air-gapped storage
Create air-gapped backups by storing your data in detachable media such as tape and keep them offline to make sure that ransomware infections cannot reach them.
Additional security measures
Prevent unauthorized access to your backup data using built-in security features like role-based access control, two-factor authentication and encryption (during transfer or in storage).
Improve backup performance and guarantee compliance
Automated backup and recovery
Run data protection workflows automatically by scheduling them in the Calendar dashboard or linking jobs to run one after the other. You can also set up custom policies to protect VMs that fit specific criteria (name, size, location, etc).
Effective data transfer
Reduce network congestions and shorten backup windows with Network Acceleration. You can also apply Advanced Bandwidth Throttling to offload your production network during working hours.
Simplified eDiscovery
Enable file system indexing to easily find individual files and application objects in backups and across repositories. You can quickly restore items to satisfy compliance requirements.
NAKIVO Backup & Replication Pricing
- Perpetual and subscription licenses
- 5 editions to fit all budgets
- Expert 24/7 technical support
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SUBSCRIPTION
Starting at
$ 2.50
per workload/month
PERPETUAL
Starting at
$ 229
per CPU socket
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What Customers
Say About NAKIVO
“Once the initial backup was completed, the backup windows for all Hyper-V VMs were reduced from over 12 hours (with the previous backup solution) to just two hours with NAKIVO Backup & Replication.”
— Tony Burrus, Chief Technology Officer
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“Ease of installation, configuration, and use solved our biggest problem with the previous solution. The Hyper-V full recovery function is the main reason we bought NAKIVO Backup & Replication as well.”
— Frank Lundemo, Technology Consultant
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“With VM backup for VMware and Hyper-V VMs, we can protect our customer’s data in a fast and reliable way. With VM replication, we replicate most of our critical VMs between our three sites for disaster recovery purposes.”
— Pekka Rasi, CTO
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“The native integration with Microsoft Hyper-V is great and helps us protect our data every time we need to. The headache is gone when it comes to protecting critical servers.”
— Yurii Sakhnovych, IT Security Manager
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Recognized by Industry Analysts and Trusted by Customers
NAKIVO Receives
an Honorable Mention
2022 Gartner® Magic QuadrantTM
Enterprise Backup and Recovery Solutions
Resources
Webinar: The Ultimate Guide to VM Backup and Recovery with NAKIVO
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Solution Brief: Backup for Microsoft Hyper-V
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White Paper: Getting Hyper-V Backups Right
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FAQ
How does backup for Hyper-V work?
This is an agentless solution, meaning that the solution creates backups at the virtualization level (rather than the guest OS level) and captures virtualization disk contents and configuration files. With this type of backup, you can also create incremental backups, saving only changed data volumes (increments) to the backup repository. To improve backup speed, the solution relies on Microsoft’s native Resilient Change Tracking (RCT) technology that automatically tracks all data changes.
Can I back up a Hyper-V cluster?
You can create Microsoft Hyper-V virtual machine backups and replicas while easily adding entire clusters to your inventory with just a few clicks. Track Hyper-V VMs that migrate between cluster nodes to ensure that you always have their backups and/or replicas.
Can the solution be used by MSPs for BaaS?
The solution can be installed in multi-tenant mode. All Microsoft Hyper-V backup features are available in three MSP editions that are licensed per workload on a monthly or annual basis.
Can I protect mixed environments?
Absolutely. Along with Microsoft Hyper-V VM backup and recovery, you can protect:
- VMware vSphere VMs
- VMware Cloud Director VMs and vApps
- Nutanix AHV VMs
- Amazon EC2 instances
- Windows server and workstation
- Linux server and workstation
- Oracle RMAN
- NFS/CIFS file shares
Use Cross-Platform Recovery to recover VMs between Microsoft Hyper-V and VMware vSphere. You can also use Instant P2V to recover physical machines as VMware vSphere VMs.
How secure is the Hyper-V backup tool from NAKIVO?
Hyper-V backups from NAKIVO are secure and safe. NAKIVO offers a variety of tools to protect your backup data against ransomware, unauthorized access and other threats:
- Restrict access to backups and data protection activities using role-based access control and two-factor authentication.
- Store Hyper-V backups in ransomware-resilient immutable storage onsite or in the cloud.
- Encrypt backup data in flight and at rest.
- Scan backups for malware before recovery.
How do I start using NAKIVO Backup for Hyper-V?
Start by downloading the Free Trial or reach out to our sales department for more information on custom demos, personalized quotes and assistance with deploying the solution.
