Prerequisites of Backup Copy

Onsite Backup Copy

To make a copy of your backup data onsite, please check the following prerequisites:

• Vinchin backup server should be at least licensed with Enterprise Edition license.

• Vinchin backup server/node must have an onsite backup copy storage added.

• A backup job must be created before creating a new backup copy job.

Offsite Backup Copy

To make a copy of your backup data offsite, please check the following prerequisites:

• Primary site Vinchin backup server should be at least licensed with Standard Edition license.

• A backup job must be created on primary Vinchin backup server before creating a new copy job.

• Remote site must have a Vinchin backup server installed and an onsite backup copy storage must be added.

• Primary site and remote site should be interconnected via dedicated connection or VPN connection, if there’s firewall, service ports 22711 and 22807 need to be accessible on the remote site Vinchin backup server. If the connection goes directly through the Internet, the remote site must have a dedicated public IP address, and on the remote site firewall/router, the service ports 22711 and 22807 need to be opened for the remote site Vinchin backup server.

• Bandwidth between 2 sites must be fast enough to transfer new backup data generated during the previous copy job session to the next copy job session.

Cloud Backup Copy

To make a copy of your backup data to cloud, please check the following prerequisites:

• A backup job must be created on primary Vinchin backup server before creating a new copy job.
• A Cloud Object Storage needs to be added for Copy & Archive usage.

Notice

For offsite copy feature, the remote site Vinchin backup server does not necessarily to be licensed with a paid license. Use a free trial license for testing or if you had applied paid license for the onsite Vinchin server, you can contact Vinchin sales representative to get a free license for offsite copy