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Hi,<br />
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Veeam backup and replication is using to backup and restore VMs and the data mount to the VMs. Using Veeam you will not backup NAS storages, but will backup your virtual infrastructure. However you can TRY the &quot;File Copy Backup&quot; in the Veeam.<br />
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Other than that, you could use an iSCSI volume on the NAS (if it supports iSCSI) presented to some Windows box (or the Veeam server) and back it up using Veeam Endpoint Backup installed on the box.<br />
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Thanks,<br />
Abhi...
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Hi,

Veeam backup and replication is using to backup and restore VMs and the data mount to the VMs. Using Veeam you will not backup NAS storages, but will backup your virtual infrastructure. However you can TRY the "File Copy Backup" in the Veeam.

Other than that, you could use an iSCSI volume on the NAS (if it supports iSCSI) presented to some Windows box (or the Veeam server) and back it up using Veeam Endpoint Backup installed on the box.

Thanks,
Abhi...

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I have a Veeam setup - 2 HV hosts, backing up 8 machines via Veeam. &nbsp; &nbsp;That is all working fine.<br />
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For a special project we are bring in an 8TB NAS drive (QNAP) that will be added to the domain and users will access the files. (current plan is they will access the NAS directly via domain auth)<br />
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What is the best way for me to backup that data to the existing Veeam infrastructure?
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I have a Veeam setup - 2 HV hosts, backing up 8 machines via Veeam.    That is all working fine.

For a special project we are bring in an 8TB NAS drive (QNAP) that will be added to the domain and users will access the files. (current plan is they will access the NAS directly via domain auth)

What is the best way for me to backup that data to the existing Veeam infrastructure?

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