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- Synology RS4021xs | Active Backup for Business Admin Guide for Virtual Machines - Page 1
Administrator's Guide for Active Backup for Business Virtual Machines Based on Active Backup for Business 2.2.0 1 - Synology RS4021xs | Active Backup for Business Admin Guide for Virtual Machines - Page 2
08 VMware and Hyper-V Backup Create a backup task Manage Backup Tasks Restoration Guide 14 Recovery Options Instantly Restore your Virtual Machine Fully Restore your Virtual Machine Instant Restore to Synology Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) Guest OS Files (Windows / Linux) Restore Best - Synology RS4021xs | Active Backup for Business Admin Guide for Virtual Machines - Page 3
machines, and a powerful deduplication mechanism that helps cut back on storage use. These features come with each installation of ABB, which is free for Synology NAS users. ABB ) DSM 6.1.7 and above (ABB 2.0.4 and above) 64-bit x86 (x64) 4 GB RAM recommended for ideal backup performance Btrfs 01 - Synology RS4021xs | Active Backup for Business Admin Guide for Virtual Machines - Page 4
Supported systems Backup type PC Physical Server Virtual Machine File Server System / version Windows 10 Creators Update (all editions), Windows 10 Business Agent can perform Application-aware backup on Windows PC's with the help of Microsoft's Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS). Introduction 02 - Synology RS4021xs | Active Backup for Business Admin Guide for Virtual Machines - Page 5
data consistency with the help of Microsoft's Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS). • Fully restore your entire virtual machines to VMware or Hyper-V. • Use Instant Restore to restore your virtual machine to Synology's native hypervisor, Synology Virtual Machine Manager, as well as directly to VMware or - Synology RS4021xs | Active Backup for Business Admin Guide for Virtual Machines - Page 6
data. Administrative privileges are required to install, update, or uninstall Synology Active Backup for Business Agent. This tool is available for download to be restored. Follow the instructions in the Active Backup for Business Recovery Media Guide to learn how to create recovery media for - Synology RS4021xs | Active Backup for Business Admin Guide for Virtual Machines - Page 7
is performed. This feature uses VMware Tools and Microsoft's Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) to make sure that the backed up data of virtual machines when backing up actively used data. Forever-incremental backup Synology recommends that users enable Forever-incremental backup to maximize the - Synology RS4021xs | Active Backup for Business Admin Guide for Virtual Machines - Page 8
. Make sure that Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) on each protected device has been for a virtual machine, refer to the instructions this article. Data deduplication Active Backup for ABB with Synology's native hypervisor, Synology Virtual Machine Manager (VMM), powers two distinctive - Synology RS4021xs | Active Backup for Business Admin Guide for Virtual Machines - Page 9
case of sudden failure. Instant Restore Instant Restore allows users to instantly run servers and virtual machines backed up with ABB as virtual machines in Synology VMM. Users can use this feature to implement rapid recoveries while continuing to use services in case of system crashes. 07 - Synology RS4021xs | Active Backup for Business Admin Guide for Virtual Machines - Page 10
Backup Configuration The following sections provide instructions on creating and executing new backup your NAS cannot be accessed by the Hyper-V server directly, click Connection from Hyper-V to Synology NAS to configure your network settings. You can also edit or delete the vCenter Server, - Synology RS4021xs | Active Backup for Business Admin Guide for Virtual Machines - Page 11
concurrent backup device(s) can be configured, but the maximum number of devices that can be backed up concurrently varies depending on RAM capacity. • Users can enable Changed Block Tracking, application-aware backup, data transfer compression, and data transfer encryption. • Taking snapshots may - Synology RS4021xs | Active Backup for Business Admin Guide for Virtual Machines - Page 12
computers, physical servers, and virtual machines. The actual number varies by RAM capacity: • Less than 8 GB: 10 • Between 8 GB and 32 GB: 30 • More than 32 GB: 50 • Application-aware backup uses Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) or VMware Tools to make sure that the backed up data - Synology RS4021xs | Active Backup for Business Admin Guide for Virtual Machines - Page 13
Backup Configuration Schedule backup tasks If Manual backup is selected, users must start each backup task themselves. Scheduled backups can be set to run on an hourly, daily, or weekly basis. If - Synology RS4021xs | Active Backup for Business Admin Guide for Virtual Machines - Page 14
Configure privilege settings Check the users/groups to whom you wish to grant privileges for performing Guest OS Files (Windows / Linux) Restores, for the tasks, or browsing backup versions of the task. To make sure that only eligible users will be able to restore backed-up files and versions of the - Synology RS4021xs | Active Backup for Business Admin Guide for Virtual Machines - Page 15
Backup Configuration Versions To view information about the backed up versions, such as the status and time of creation, select your task and click Version. You can also click the folder icon to browse your backed-up data and the live video of the backup if Backup Verification is enabled. 13 - Synology RS4021xs | Active Backup for Business Admin Guide for Virtual Machines - Page 16
Restoration Guide Restoration Guide Active Backup for Business offers several methods to restore backups of your requires more time and resources, but has full I/O disk performance. • Instant Restore to Synology Virtual Machine Manager: Instantly restart a virtual machine from a backup file in - Synology RS4021xs | Active Backup for Business Admin Guide for Virtual Machines - Page 17
Restoration Guide Refer to the table below for a comparison of the different types of recovery methods. Full Restore Instant Restore to VMware Long RTO Short RTO Full disk I/O performance Limited disk I/O performance Services and backup data are run and stored on the VMware/Hyper-V Services - Synology RS4021xs | Active Backup for Business Admin Guide for Virtual Machines - Page 18
a temporary iSCSI target on your Synology NAS, and then the hypervisor will mount the iSCSI target. • iSCSI Initiator Service must be enabled on the source server machine. Changes made during Instant Restore will be stored on your Synology NAS. For Instant Restore to VMware, you can also select the - Synology RS4021xs | Active Backup for Business Admin Guide for Virtual Machines - Page 19
Restoration Guide Apply click the Migrate VM button to finalize the process. Enable Power on VM automatically after restoration to immediately run the restored it is recommended to keep this option disabled, and to manually disconnect the initial virtual machine from the production network to avoid - Synology RS4021xs | Active Backup for Business Admin Guide for Virtual Machines - Page 20
progress. Enable Power on VM automatically disabled, and to manually disconnect the initial virtual Synology Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) The integration of Active Backup for Business with Synology instructions for instantly restoring your backed up device via Synology VMM. Refer to the Synology - Synology RS4021xs | Active Backup for Business Admin Guide for Virtual Machines - Page 21
Guide Launch Synology VMM Wizard VMware vSphere • Go to Active Backup for Business > Virtual Machine > VMware vSphere and select the virtual machine that you want to restore. Click Restore to launch the restore wizard, and select Instant Restore to Synology Synology Synology Synology Synology Synology - Synology RS4021xs | Active Backup for Business Admin Guide for Virtual Machines - Page 22
VMware Tools is required to be installed to restore guest OS files. • Supported file systems for Windows / Linux: • Windows: NTFS, FAT32 • Linux : NTFS, FAT32, EXT3, EXT4 Launch a guest file restore portal Restoration Guide VMware vSphere • Go to Active Backup for Business > Virtual Machine > - Synology RS4021xs | Active Backup for Business Admin Guide for Virtual Machines - Page 23
Restoration Guide Microsoft Hyper-V • Go to Active Backup for Business > Virtual Machine > Microsoft Hyper-V, select the virtual machine that you want to restore, and click Restore to - Synology RS4021xs | Active Backup for Business Admin Guide for Virtual Machines - Page 24
can protect your backup data against loss, ensure backup task continuity, and deploy our backup agent to many devices at once while keeping your Synology NAS and DSM secure. Maintain remote backup copies and relink Active Backup for Business safely stores backup data from all of your devices on your - Synology RS4021xs | Active Backup for Business Admin Guide for Virtual Machines - Page 25
in public clouds, or other storage media. • This tutorial provides detailed instructions on how to back up and relink your Active Backup for Business data Snapshot Replication and Hyper Backup. To do this, make sure that your Synology NAS has 64-bit processors, is running DSM 6.1.7 or above, is - Synology RS4021xs | Active Backup for Business Admin Guide for Virtual Machines - Page 26
more about the package's features, components, and limitations. Other resources For more step-by-step tutorials and visual information, feel free to also check out Synology's YouTube channel. There, you can find related videos by searching for "Active Backup for Business". You can also find admin - Synology RS4021xs | Active Backup for Business Admin Guide for Virtual Machines - Page 27
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Administrator's Guide for
Active Backup for
Business
Virtual Machines
Based on
Active Backup for Business 2.2.0