Supported Storage Features for Backup and Orchestration

Veeam Backup & Replication supports the following native storage features for backup from storage snapshots and snapshot orchestration:

Secondary storage array replication features. The replication features of secondary storage arrays help reduce impact on the production storage and increase the data resilience by creating additional copies of snapshots. During backup, data is read from the secondary storage array, leaving the primary storage array unaffected. Veeam Backup & Replication supports the following replication types:

Synchronous replication.
Snapshot transfer.

Snapshot immutability. The snapshot immutability feature protects snapshots against unauthorized changes or deletions, which is crucial for safeguarding your data against attacks, malware, or other harmful actions. Once you enable immutability, Veeam Backup & Replication ensures that no one can delete or modify the snapshots until the immutability expiration date. In the Storage Infrastructure view, the Immutable Until column displays the immutability expiration date for each snapshot.
Archiving snapshots. The snapshot archiving feature allows jobs to manage the offload of long-term snapshots to a 3rd-party storage solution supported by a storage vendor (for example, Amazon S3 storage or NFS target). Snapshot archiving is helpful for saving rarely accessed data. Archived snapshots are shown under the icon.

For information on how to configure these features for different types of jobs, see Configuring Backup from Storage Snapshots, Configuring Backup from Snapshots on Secondary Storage Arrays and Configuring Snapshot-Only Jobs.

Storage Systems and Supported Features

The following table shows which storage systems and which features supports Veeam Backup & Replication.

Storage Type/ Operation	Backup from Storage Snapshots		Snapshot Orchestration / Backup from Storage Snapshots with Snapshot Retention		Snapshot Immutability	Snapshot Archiving and Data Retrieval
Storage Type/ Operation	Primary Storage Arrays	Secondary Storage Arrays	Primary Storage Arrays	Secondary Storage Arrays	Snapshot Immutability	Snapshot Archiving and Data Retrieval
Built-in Storage Systems
Cisco HyperFlex HX-Series	✓	✕	✕	✕	✕	✕
Dell VNX(e), Dell VNX2, Dell Unity (XT)	✓	✕	✕	✕	✕	✕
Fujitsu ETERNUS HX/AX, Lenovo ThinkSystem DM/DG Series, IBM N series, NetApp FAS/AFF/ASA, NetApp FlexArray (V-Series), NetApp ONTAP Edge/Select/Cloud VSA	✓	SnapMirror SnapVault	✓	SnapMirror1 SnapVault2	✕	✕
HPE 3PAR StoreServ, HPE Primera, HPE Alletra 9000, HPE Alletra MP	✓	Remote Copy Peer Persistence3 Remote Copy Periodic (Asynchronous)	✓	Remote Copy Peer Persistence1, 3 Remote Copy Periodic (Asynchronous)2	Virtual Lock	✕
HPE Nimble Storage AF-Series, HPE Nimble Storage HF-Series, HPE Nimble Storage CS-Series, HPE Alletra 5000, HPE Alletra 6000	✓	Snapshot Replication Synchronous Replication (including Peer Persistence)	✓	Snapshot Replication2 Synchronous Replication (including Peer Persistence)1	✕	✕
HPE StoreVirtual (formerly LeftHand/P4000 Series), HPE StoreVirtual VSA	✓	✕	✕	✕	✕	✕
Universal Storage API Integrated Systems
DataCore SANsymphony	✓	✕	✓	✕	✕	✕
Dell PowerMax	✓	✕	✓	✕	✕	✕
Dell PowerStore	✓	Native Asynchronous Replication	✓	Native Asynchronous Replication2	✕	✕
Dell SC Series (formerly Compellent)	✓	✕	✓	✕	✕	✕
Fujitsu ETERNUS AF and DX Series	✓	✕	✓	✕	✕	✕
Hitachi VSP	✓	✕	✓	✕	✕	✕
HPE XP	✓	✕	✓	✕	✕	✕
IBM FlashSystem (formerly Spectrum Virtualize, includes IBM StorWize and IBM SVC)	✓	HyperSwap Metro Mirror Global Mirror4	✓	HyperSwap1 Metro Mirror1 Global Mirror2,4	✕	✕
INFINIDAT Infinibox F-Series	✓	✕	✓	✕	✕	✕
NEC Storage M Series	✓	✕	✓	✕	✕	✕
NEC Storage V Series	✓	✕	✓	✕	✕	✕
NetApp SolidFire/HCI	✓	✕	✓	✕	✕	✕
Pure Storage FlashArray	✓	Asynchronous Replication ActiveCluster Replication	✓	Asynchronous Replication2 ActiveCluster Replication1	✕	Offload2
Tintri IntelliFlash (formerly Western Digital IntelliFlash, Tegile)	✓	✕	✓	✕	✕	✕

1 Snapshot orchestration requires at least Enterprise license. Backup from storage snapshots with snapshot retention always requires Enterprise Plus license.

2 Enterprise Plus license is required.

3 For Remote Copy Peer Persistence, snapshots are created on the target volume only.

4 Global Mirror with Change Volumes is not supported.

Secondary Storage Array Replication Features and Veeam Backup & Replication Terms

The following table shows storage systems, replication features and terms for these features in Veeam Backup & Replication.

Storage system \ Feature term	Snapshot transfer	Synchronous replication
Fujitsu ETERNUS HX/AX, Lenovo ThinkSystem DM/DG Series IBM N series, NetApp FAS/AFF/ASA, NetApp FlexArray (V-Series), NetApp ONTAP Edge/Select/Cloud VSA	SnapMirror SnapVault	✕
HPE 3PAR StoreServ, HPE Primera, HPE Alletra 9000, HPE Alletra MP	Remote Copy Periodic (Asynchronous)	Remote Copy Peer Persistence (Snapshots are created on the target volume only)
HPE Nimble Storage AF-Series, HPE Nimble Storage HF-Series, HPE Nimble Storage CS-Series, HPE Alletra 6000, HPE Alletra 5000	Snapshot Replication	Synchronous Replication (including Peer Persistence)
IBM FlashSystem (formerly Spectrum Virtualize, includes IBM StorWize and IBM SVC)	Global Mirror (Global Mirror with Change Volumes is not supported)	HyperSwap Metro Mirror
Dell PowerStore	Native Asynchronous Replication	✕
Pure Storage FlashArray	Asynchronous Replication	ActiveCluster Replication