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Backup Management has never been this easy

With the latest release, we introduced new features and enhancements that simplify your backup management. From a new hybrid backup feature to fewer steps to deploy a client for the NovaBACKUP Managed Backup solution.

Hybrid Backup

One backup job combines your backups to local backup devices and cloud storage - all in one easy step. This also means that during a restore you no longer have to guess where the backup data is stored, NovaBACKUP will find the right version for you - simplifying the restore process.

Read more about this new feature in our blog post.

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NovaBACKUP supports 64-bit versions of the following operating systems:
  • Windows 10 & 11
  • Windows Server 2016 and newer
  • Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2016 and newer
  • Microsoft SQL-Server 2014 SP3 and newer
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Download the latest version of NovaBACKUP's standalone version NovaBACKUP PC Agent or NovaBACKUP Server Agent (an active subscription is required).

Note: Download the agent for the Managed Backup solution directly from within the Central Management.

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New Features Overview

Simplified Agent Deployment for NovaBACKUP Managed Backup

We eliminated and consolidated several steps in the backup agent deployment process that have caused friction in the past.

It is now much easier for Managed Service Providers to deploy and register the client installation because you no longer need to add a "Cloud Storage" device in the Central Management to activate the agent. Instead, when the agent is added to the appropriate group, it inherits everything it needs for the activation directly from your account.

 

Local Backups

NovaBACKUP Managed Backup now takes full advantage of the new backup engine (already available for backups to the cloud) for backups to local storage devices such as NAS, USB, etc.

This means that you can create and edit local devices from the Central Management and create and edit backup jobs targeting these devices.

Incremental Forever Backup

Incremental Forever Backup describes a single backup job that schedules the initial set of files and folders and ongoing changes. To improve backup reliability, NovaBACKUP no longer relies on the archive bit of a file or folder to determine what needs to be backed up. Instead, it looks at the attributes of the objects that have changed, such as the date of the last update or the size of the file, and compares them to what has already been backed up.

You can find more details in our blog post.

Rotating Media

NovaBACKUP writes a complete version of the backup to each medium to ensure that reliable backups are stored on each medium. Subsequent backups contain only the data that has changed since the last backup to that device.

Restore View

NovaBACKUP's updated Restore View displays all past backups by device, sorted by job name. When drilling down to the desired restore point, the Restore View highlights everything that is available in a folder, for example, across all existing backup jobs, allowing users to restore everything from a single view instead of restoring each full and incremental backup individually.

Cloud Storage

Cloud storage is now always included with NovaBACKUP PC Agent and NovaBACKUP Server Agent.

Backup and Restore Speed

Various improvements to backup and restore speed, including an updated UI framework, optimized backup retention algorithm and scanning method.

Cleaned-Up Log Files

We have cleaned up the backup log files to show more relevant information about the backup job, such as what was backed up where, what problems were encountered, and more.

End of support for single tape drives (LTO).

The latest version will no longer support 32-bit operating systems.

FAQs

When was the last version released?

Current Major Version: 21

Minor Version 21.1
Release Date: Oct 14, 2024

Minor Version 21.0
Release Date: Mar 21, 2024

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How do I setup a Hybrid Backup Job?

The following 3-minute video shows how to set up a backup job using the hybrid backup feature for NovaBACKUP PC Agent and NovaBACKUP Server Agent, as well as in the client interface of the Managed Backup solution.

 

Additional information can be found in our knowledgebase article here.

How do I restore from a Hybrid Backup job?

The following 2.5-minute video shows how to restore data from a hybrid backup for NovaBACKUP PC and NovaBACKUP Server, as well as in the client interface of the Managed Backup solution.

 

How to edit an existing local- or cloud-only backup job to change it to a Hybrid Backup job?

The following video explains how to edit an existing local-only or cloud-only backup job to convert it to a hybrid backup job.

 

More information on how to clear your NovaBACKUP Cloud storage to convert it into a hybrid backup job can be found in the knowledgebase article here.

How to setup a Hybrid Backup job via the Central Management?

Once you've set up your cloud storage and connected your local storage (see this short video for more details), navigate to the Agent for which you want to set up the hybrid backup job.

Then:

  • Click Jobs and "Add Job
  • Select "File Backup
  • Under "Path", select the files you want to back up and the local storage you want it to go to.
  • Then click on "Settings" (the gear icon) and select "Archive". Here you can add your cloud storage.
What changed with the agent deployment for NovaBACKUP Managed Backup?

With the latest version, you don't need to set up a "Cloud Storage" account. This step has been eliminated.

From now on, you can simply download your custom agent from the link within the agent group to which you want to assign the agent. And after installation, it will be automatically activated and assigned to the selected agent group.

More details can be found in this short video.

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