BDRSuite – v7.0.0 Release Candidate – Backup KVM, Azure VM, Amazon EC2 and more

Vembu is a leading software product development that has been focusing on Backup and Disaster Recovery software for data centers over a decade.  It’s flagship offering- the BDR Suite of products consists of VMBackup for VMware vSphere and Hyper-V,

BDRSuite is the most cost-effective and comprehensive backup & disaster recovery software designed to protect data across virtual (VMware, Hyper-V, KVM), Server (Windows, Linux, FileShare/NAS), Endpoints (Windows, Linux, Mac), Cloud (AWS, Azure), SaaS (Microsoft 365, Google Workspace) and Applications & Databases (Microsoft Exchange Server, SQL Server, SharePoint and MySQL).

Vembu Backup is will be releasing BDRSuite 7.0.0 Release candidate (RC) soon for general availability. BDRSuite 7.0.0 will be soon releasing with great features. We will take a look at what’s included in BDRSuite 7.0.0 Release candidate(RC) in this article.

Vembu BDR Suite

Key features and components of Vembu BDRSuite v7.0.0:

KVM Backup and Recovery

BDRSuite now offers agentless backup for KVM virtual machines through seamless integration with KVM Hypervisor. It also includes changed block tracking, automated scheduling, flexible recovery options, and wide backup storage target compatibility.

Agentless Backup & Recovery of KVM VMs through seamless KVM Hypervisor Integration. BDRSuite Provides below features:

  • Agentless backup for KVM virtual machines
  • Changed block tracking for incremental backups
  • Retain VM backup data as long as you need
  • Store backup data on local disk, NAS, SAN, Tape, S3, KVM Blob, Google Cloud, Wasabi, etc.
  • Flexible recovery options include instant boot VM, file recovery & more
  • Scheduled and automated backups
  • End-to-End encryption & compression
  • Centralized monitoring & reporting capabilities

Azure Backup and Recovery

BDRSuite offers agentless backup for Azure virtual machines using Azure Native APIs. It also includes incremental backups, automated scheduling, flexible recovery options, and wide backup storage target compatibility.

Native Agentless Backup & Recovery for Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines provides below features:

  • Agentless backups for Azure virtual machines
  • Incremental backups to efficiently backup only changed blocks
  • Application-aware backups & Pre/Post Scripts
  • Store backups locally or on cloud storage – Azure Blob, S3, Google Cloud, Wasabi, etc
  • Customizable backup policies include scheduling, retention & more
  • Flexible restore options include entire VM, file recovery, etc
  • Cross Subscription Restore
  • Automated snapshots & retain them to launch VMs instantly
  • Built-in encryption & compression for backups

AWS Backup and Recovery

In the previous version, configuring and scheduling automated snapshots of EC2 instances was supported for backups. This release brings the added capability of configuring backups to be stored locally or in the cloud, alongside support for multiple recovery options.  Most Cost-Effective AWS Backup & Recovery Solution for EC2 Instances provides below features:

  • Agentless backups for Amazon EC2 Instances
  • Incremental backups to efficiently backup only changed blocks
  • Application-aware backups & Pre/Post Scripts
  • Store backups locally or on cloud storage – S3, Azure Blob, Google Cloud, Wasabi, etc
  • Customizable backup policies include scheduling, retention & more
  • Flexible restore options include entire EC2 Instance, Volume recovery, etc
  • Schedule & manage automated snapshots
  • Built-in encryption & compression for backup data

I would strongly recommend to  keep an eye out for further announcements and updates as we work towards the complete Main Release BDRSuite v7.0.0, which will include even more features and improvements. Meantime, You can download the BDRSuite v7.0.0 RC  to play around with the rich feature sets to keep your hands dirty.

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