Synology Active Backup Suite is software that allows users to consolidate backup tasks for physical servers, file shares, virtual machines, and SaaS applications. It also allows users to replicate and archive data to remote servers or public cloud and can rapidly restore files, entire machines, or VMs. Active Backup Suite is license-free and available on compatible Synology NAS models.
Data Backup
- Integrated backup solution for personal computers, physical servers, file shares/file servers, virtual machines, and SaaS applications
- Maximizes backup and storage efficiency by adopting Changed Block Tracking (CBT), Resilient Change Tracking (RCT), and global deduplication
- Flexible schedule (e.g, GFS) and retention policies to customize the backup policy
- Detailed logs and reports to monitor backup tasks and troubleshoot any problems
Restoration
- Various restoration methods including entire device restoration, instant restore, and granular file recovery
- Minimizes service downtime by integrating the backup plan with built-in virtual machine to replicate a production environment
Infrastructure management
- Centralized management for monitoring the status of multiple Synology appliances s and allows users to receive alerts when unexpected events occur
- Control user management and delegation
- Secondary backup and archiving to remote servers/public cloud with customized setting