WinServer2019 on VMware (data deduplication, compress contents)

[VovaUzh]

We use Nakivo v.10.8.
We have a Win2019 virtual machine (Windows File Server 2019) installed on VMware ESXi 7.
On Win2019 there is an SMB resource larger than 400 GB

Nakivo makes backups according to the schedule, we normally restore files if necessary.

Questions:

1 - will Nakivo back up this VM properly, if we enable data deduplication,  which is built into the Win2019 OS?

2 - will Nakivo back up this VM normally, if we enable Win2019 folder compression (directory-properties-advanced-compress contents to save disk space)?

[Official Moderator]

1 hour ago, VovaUzh said:

We use Nakivo v.10.8.
We have a Win2019 virtual machine (Windows File Server 2019) installed on VMware ESXi 7.
On Win2019 there is an SMB resource larger than 400 GB

Nakivo makes backups according to the schedule, we normally restore files if necessary.

Questions:

1 - will Nakivo back up this VM properly, if we enable data deduplication,  which is built into the Win2019 OS?

2 - will Nakivo back up this VM normally, if we enable Win2019 folder compression (directory-properties-advanced-compress contents to save disk space)?

@VovaUzh, your information/request has been received and forwarded to our Level 2 Support Team. Meanwhile, the best way for both sides would be to generate and send a support bundle (https://helpcenter.nakivo.com/display/NH/Support+Bundles) to support@nakivo.com so our Technical Support team can investigate your issue having more details.

[Official Moderator]

3 hours ago, VovaUzh said:

We use Nakivo v.10.8.
We have a Win2019 virtual machine (Windows File Server 2019) installed on VMware ESXi 7.
On Win2019 there is an SMB resource larger than 400 GB

Nakivo makes backups according to the schedule, we normally restore files if necessary.

Questions:

1 - will Nakivo back up this VM properly, if we enable data deduplication,  which is built into the Win2019 OS?

2 - will Nakivo back up this VM normally, if we enable Win2019 folder compression (directory-properties-advanced-compress contents to save disk space)?

Hello again @VovaUzh,

Thank you for your patience during the investigation process and your interest in NAKIVO Backup & Replication!

>>>>>>>Question 1 - will Nakivo back up this VM properly, if we enable data deduplication,  which is built into the Win2019 OS?<<<<<<<<<<<<<

NAKIVO can backup such VM to a repository assigned to Windows transporter with such feature enabled for file recovery as follows.

File recovery from sysfollows Windows-only features, such as Windows Data Deduplication or DFS, is available only when the Transporter assigned to a Backup Repository is installed on a Windows machine with these features enabled.

>>> Q2 - will Nakivo back up this VM usually, if we enable Win2019 folder compression (directory-properties-advanced-compress contents to save disk space)?<<<<<<<

NAKVIVO can back up this VM.

For more information, you can check the following article.

https://helpcenter.nakivo.com/Release-Notes/Content/v10-Release-Notes/v10.9-Release-Notes.htm

We are looking forward to hearing from you.