The DR365VIVA are purpose-built automated air-gapped and immutable storage nodes for Veeam backup appliances. The air-gapped nodes connect seamlessly to your Veeam backup hardware and automate ransomware protection for your sensitive information, backups, snapshots, and replicas.
The preinstalled StoneFly storage virtualization engine (SCVM) enables storage administrators to set policies which automate data transfers and define retention periods for the target storage. Retain critical backups for a month or months, and even years.
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How to add air-gapping and immutability to Veeam backup appliance
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2. If you’re like most business owners, security is a top priority. You likely have a firewall and anti-
virus software in place to protect your systems, but what about your backups? Are they
secure?
In this blog post, we’ll show you how to add air-gapping and immutability to your Veeam
backup appliance, which will help keep your data safe and secure.
Why add air-gapping and immutability to your backup and
DR infrastructure
Hackers program ransomware to infect your production, all network-connected shared storage
devices, and backup and disaster recovery (DR) infrastructure. This implies that no only do
you need backup and DR to protect your storage systems, but you also need to make sure
that your backup and DR is ransomware-proof as well.
Typically, through infiltration methods such as phishing emails, exploiting known vulnerabilities,
etc. ransomware infects a system/server and spreads through the network. If your backup and
DR solution is accessible via the production network, then it’s not as safe as you’d expect it to
be.
While backup and DR is critical, backups alone are not enough – you need to add air-gapping
and immutability to your data protection solution to make sure your business can recover from
ransomware attacks.
For more on this, read Backups aren’t Enough – Here’s Why Air-Gapping and Immutability are
Necessary
Why do you need air-gapping and immutability for Veeam
Veeam provides a complete portfolio to automate backup, replication, and restore. A reliable
Veeam backup appliance orchestrates all of Veeam’s capabilities without consuming any of
your production resources. However, while Veeam provides a comprehensive set of features,
the way you store Veeam’s backups, snapshots, and replicas determines how effective a
Veeam backup appliance is.
If your Veeam backup appliance is accessible via the production network, then even with
Veeam’s enterprise software, your environment is vulnerable to ransomware attacks.
How to add air-gapping and immutability to your Veeam
Backup and DR Environment(s)
Depending on your preference and the vendor, you can integrate air-gapping and immutability
with your existing environment(s) in a number of ways.
StoneFly provides physical, virtual, and cloud-based solutions compatible with most popular
servers, hypervisors, and clouds, and customizable for any scale including SMBs, SMEs, and
large enterprises.
Physical Air-Gapped and Immutable Storage Nodes for Veeam
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3. The DR365VIVA are purpose-built automated air-gapped and immutable storage nodes for
Veeam backup appliances. The air-gapped nodes connect seamlessly to your Veeam backup
hardware and automate ransomware protection for your sensitive information, backups,
snapshots, and replicas.
The preinstalled StoneFly storage virtualization engine (SCVM) enables storage administrators
to set policies which automate data transfers and define retention periods for the target
storage. Retain critical backups for a month or months, and even years.
In addition to the immutable and secure target storage for your Veeam backup appliance, the
DR365VIVA also facilitate shorter Recovery Time Objectives (RTOs) and Recovery Point
Objectives (RPOs) with features such as direct Virtual Machine (VM) spin up, granular file-
level recovery, and more.
The complete set of ransomware protection features of DR365VIVA make it suitable for
organizations, big and small, looking to meet cyber-insurance requirements.
Virtual Air-gapped and Immutable Storage for Veeam Backup Hardware
Limited on budget, rack space, or not interested in physical air-gapped nodes? Then look no
further than StoneFly’s patented storage virtualization engine that is compatible with most
mainstream hypervisors and provides the complete air-gapped and immutable storage
experience as the hardware.
Similar to the physical air-gapped nodes, the virtual air-gapped nodes are isolated by default
and support immutable storage features such as S3 object storage, and file lockdown, with
policy-based data transfers and retention.
Cloud-Based Air-Gapped and Immutable Storage for Veeam
As an Azure marketplace partner, StoneFly’s patented storage virtualization engine can also
be bought directly from Azure marketplace and deployed as an Azure VM which provides the
premium air-gapped, immutable storage, and encryption capabilities of a fully provisioned
physical or virtual appliance.
To integrate the cloud-based air-gapped and immutable storage volumes with your Veeam
backup appliance, you can choose to set up physical or virtual cloud gateway appliances
which deliver seamless integration, secure tunnels for data transfer, and support automated
policy-based transfers from on-prem to cloud.
Physical, Virtual or Cloud: Which air-gapped and immutable storage is
best for your Veeam backup appliance
Regardless of which type of deployment option you choose for your air-gapped and immutable
storage, it’s important to note that the intent remains the same: ensure ransomware protection
4. for your Veeam backups.
Each deployment option has its own pros and cons. Here’s a brief overview to help you decide
the best one for your Veeam backup hardware:
Physical Virtual Cloud
Higher upfront costs:
hardware + license but better
ROIs in the long run
License cost + cost
depending on available
storage resources
Little to no upfront costs but
higher TCO and lower ROIs
in the long run
Ability to scale, and the time
it takes to scale dependent
on hardware availability, and
shipping times respectively.
Ability to scale dependent on
available storage resources.
Time to scale is non-
disruptive and takes only a
few clicks.
Scale quickly, without limits,
and with a few clicks.
High performance with no
bottlenecks – recommended
for zero-tier mission-critical
workloads.
Great performance as
source and target are hosted
on the same storage stack.
Performance dependent on
available bandwidth, network
speed, data volume, and
latency.
Support 3-2-1 backup
strategy
Support 3-2-1 backup
strategy
Support 3-2-1 backup
strategy
Easy-of-management with
policy-based automation
Easy-of-management with
policy-based automation
Easy-of-management with
policy-based automation
Conclusion
Veeam provides a comprehensive set of backup, replication, and restore features. However, if
you store Veeam backup data in readily accessed network-connected volumes, then your
infrastructure is vulnerable to ransomware attacks. Which is why it’s necessary for Veeam
backup appliance owners to integrate air-gapped and immutable storage volumes with their
existing environments.
Need help integrating air-gapped and immutability with your Veeam backup hardware? Talk to
our pre-sales engineers today.
