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We use System Center Data Protection Manager for VMs. We make snapshots to disk like Veem and monthly backups on LTO5 Tapes.<br />
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DPM is for us free because we have MS EA Agreement. It Works fine.
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We use System Center Data Protection Manager for VMs. We make snapshots to disk like Veem and monthly backups on LTO5 Tapes.

DPM is for us free because we have MS EA Agreement. It Works fine.

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We are looking for a archive solution that could be used to archive the data on the virtual machines. &nbsp;We recently implemented Veeam B&amp;R but it doesn't look like it can archive the backups. &nbsp;I can set a retention policy but I would like to keep monthly and yearly backups. &nbsp;Is there a method to archive the retention points within Veeam?
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We are looking for a archive solution that could be used to archive the data on the virtual machines.  We recently implemented Veeam B&R but it doesn't look like it can archive the backups.  I can set a retention policy but I would like to keep monthly and yearly backups.  Is there a method to archive the retention points within Veeam?

Archive virtual machines

The term "Backup" means the methods and processes involved to copy computer data (system data as well as application data) to media other than the ones where the data originally live (disk, tape, optical, cloud). "Restore" in turn means the methods and processes involved in data recovery, i. e., bringing back copied computer data to their original location. Backup/Restore primarily serves as a means of protection against data loss, be it due to disaster, corruption or sabotage. It can also be used for recovering data from an earlier point in time and even for cloning machines or applications. There is a wide variety of backup/restore software available, from expensive commercial products to free or open source tools.

Storage Software

VMware, a software company founded in 1998,  was one of the first commercially successful companies to offer x86 virtualization. The storage company EMC purchased VMware in 1994. Dell Technologies acquired EMC in 2016. VMware’s parent company is now Dell Technologies.

VMware has many software products that run on desktops, Microsoft Windows, Linux, and macOS, which allows the virtualizing of the x86 architecture.  Its enterprise software hypervisor for servers, VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi), is a bare-metal hypervisor that runs directly on the server hardware and does not require an additional underlying operating system.

VMware

Veeam® has pioneered a new market of Availability for the Always-On Enterprise™ by helping organizations meet recovery time and point objectives (RTPO™) of less than 15 minutes for all applications and data. Veeam develops backup, disaster recovery and virtualization management software for VMware and Hyper-V virtual environments. The company focuses on products that help with virtualized workloads, reduce downtime, and ensure the system Availability required by service-level agreements.