Active Backup for Business

Back up data, services,and everything inbetween

Active Backup for Business lets you
manage all your VMware, Hyper-V,

Back up everything
Simplify your backup workflow and protect VMware orHyper-V machines, Windows devices, and file servers witha single application.

Windows device, and file server
backups from one central console
on Synology NAS. Fast and reliable
recovery options help you keep

Powerful central management

essential services running in the face of

Use one intuitive management dashboard to protect large
numbers of assets, view and manage all backup tasks,and configure reports.

calamity, with instant restore options
for Windows devices, virtual machines,and individual files.

Speed up your recovery
Multiple restore options, including file-level, bare-metal,
and Instant Restore, help you bring data and services
back quickly and minimize your Recovery Time Objective.

Boost storage efficiency
Active Backup for Business global deduplication
technology can help you reduce total backup data by
more than 50%* and free up precious storage capacity.
* Users have reported total data size reductions of more than 50%
when backing up multiple systems with deduplication technology.

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Active Backup for Business“After tests, we found Active Backup for Business has astonishing backup speeds and works wonders ondeleting duplicate data — it only took up 28TB out of the total 58TB on the server. We are quite satisfied
with the overall performance.”— Zhang Jiao-Hao, Manager of Information System Planning Department at SHISEIDO Taiwan

Complete Business Protection
PC Backup
Active Backup for Business lets administrators protect full Windows PCs remotely, and back up critical data and settings using one centralservice. Granular and full restoration options let you choose the scope of each recovery. Leverage group policy and customize the installer toset up mass deployment in a matter of minutes.

Physical Server Backup
Protect data and service uptime on Windows servers with flexible restoration options and a built-in hypervisor that lets you restart crucial
services in seconds. Migrate your services to VMware, Hyper-V, or Synology Virtual Machine Manager with Instant Restore and continue
operations in case of interruptions.

File Server Backup
If your file servers use SMB or rsync, Active Backup for Business has them covered with agentless backup. Connect to your file server andprotect your data without installing additional software. Multi-versioned, mirroring, and incremental backup modes are available to protect awide range of setups.

Virtual Machine Backup
Protect all your virtual workloads without installing agents in operating systems or hypervisors. Simply connect to VMware or Hyper-V, createa backup task, and start protecting your assets. Instant Restore helps you migrate virtual machines to VMware, Hyper-V, or Synology VirtualMachine Manager to achieve an RTO of seconds.

Smart management
Centralized management console
A clean dashboard allows you to monitor backup tasks and failure alerts at a glance. Troubleshoot and closely monitor backup tasks withdetailed logs and handy tutorials. Avoid costly mistakes and oversights due to overly complex software, and create custom policies fordifferent users from a single menu.

Scheduled reporting
Comprehensive reports can be delivered by email according to your preference. Request regular reports on your backup tasks, and keep aclose eye on backup status and storage use without leaving your mailbox. Share data protection updates and insights with managers andemployees while limiting access to admin accounts.

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Active Backup for BusinessSupported platforms
Synology NASrequirement

Supported on x64 Synology NAS servers

Windows physical backup

Supports Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, WindowsServer 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows 7 SP1 (all editions), Windows 8.1 (all editions),
Windows 10 (all editions), and Windows 10 Creators Update (all editions)Windows PC backup

Supports Windows 7 SP1 (all editions), Windows 8.1 (all editions), Windows 10 (all editions), andWindows 10 Creators Update (all editions)

Virtual machine backup• Supported VMware vSphere versions: 5.0, 5.1, 5.5, 6.0, 6.5, 6.7
Supported VMware vSphere editions:
VMware free ESXi, VMware vSphere Essentials, VMware vSphere Essentials Plus, VMware vSphereStandard, VMware vSphere Advanced, VMware vSphere Enterprise, VMware vSphere Enterprise
Plus• Supported Microsoft Hyper-V hypervisor: Windows Server Hyper-V 2019, Windows Server
Hyper-V 2016

File server backup• Supports SMB protocol• Supports rsync version 3.0 or above*For more detailed requirements and limitations, please refer to the Technical Specifications.

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Active Backup for Business