Integration with Veeam Backup & Replication

Starting from version 7.0, Veeam Backup for AWS is part of the Veeam Backup & Replication solution. AWS Plug-in for Veeam Backup & Replication extends the Veeam Backup & Replication functionality and allows you to add backup appliances to Veeam Backup & Replication. With AWS Plug-in for Veeam Backup & Replication, you can manage data protection and recovery operations for all these appliances from a single Veeam Backup & Replication console.

Versions 7.0 and 8.0 come with 4 major features — the ability to create image-level backups of PostgreSQL DB instances, as well as the ability to back up DynamoDB tables, Redshift clusters and FSx file systems. These features are available only for backup appliances managed by a Veeam Backup & Replication server. To unlock the full functionality, install AWS Plug-in for Veeam Backup & Replication on the server and add your appliances to the backup infrastructure.

Important

If you remove a backup appliance from the backup infrastructure, the following will happen:

You will no longer be able to create image-level backups of DB instances, and the existing RDS backup policies configured to create these backups will start failing. To work around the issue, you can disable image-level backup when editing backup policy settings.

You will no longer be able to add and start DynamoDB, Redshift and FSx backup policies. Creating DynamoDB, Redshift and FSx backups manually will also be unavailable.

If the connection between a backup appliance and the backup server is lost for more than 31 days, the appliance will enter the standalone mode, and you will no longer be able to back up DB instances and DynamoDB tables, as well as Redshift clusters and FSx file systems.