The following types of data can be protected with the Unitrends system:
Files
The file system of a client or files stored on a CIFS/NFS NAS are protected by file-level backups. For an explanation of the different backup types used to protect files, see Backup types. For instructions on executing file-level backups, see the File-level Backups chapter.
Applications
Applications are protected by backups that capture an application’s structure and data to ensure database consistency. See the following chapters for details about application backups:
| • | Microsoft SQL Protection |
| • | Microsoft Exchange Protection |
| • | Microsoft SharePoint Protection |
| • | Oracle Protection |
| • | Cisco UCS Protection |
| • | NAS protection using NDMP |
For an explanation of the different backup types used to protect applications, see Backup types.
Operating systems
Operating systems are protected by bare metal technology, and the protection procedures vary depending on the operating system. For details, see Bare metal procedures by client operating system.
Virtual machine infrastructure
Unitrends supports backup of Hyper-V and VMware environments. For details, see the chapters Hyper-V Protection and VMware Protection. For an explanation of the different backup types used to protect virtual environments, see Backup types.