{"id":52276,"date":"2021-11-16T19:18:33","date_gmt":"2021-11-16T15:18:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/?p=52276"},"modified":"2024-01-04T15:39:58","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T11:39:58","slug":"introducing-msp360-managed-backup-5-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/blog\/introducing-msp360-managed-backup-5-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing MSP360 Managed Backup 5.3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are happy to announce that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/managed-backup\/\">MSP360 Managed Backup<\/a> 5.3 is out! With this release, we introduce awesome new features, including Immutability and an update to Restore Verification.<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Bullet-proof Ransomware Protection with Immutability<\/h2>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/blog\/immutable-backups\/\">Immutability<\/a> feature in MSP360 Managed Backup prevents data from being modified or deleted within a period defined in GFS retention settings. It enhances security, protects data integrity and ensures compliance requirements.<\/p>\n<h3>Immutability Retention Modes<\/h3>\n<p>Generally, there are two retention modes for Immutability:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Governance mode.<\/strong> In this mode, users must obtain special permissions to modify or delete data. Objects in storage are protected against being deleted, but you can still delete them in the AWS console.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Compliance mode.<\/strong> In compliance mode, a protected object version can't be overwritten or deleted by any user, including the root user in your AWS account.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>How to Enable Immutability in MSP360 Managed Backup<\/h3>\n<p>To enable Immutability, go to the <strong>Storage tab<\/strong>, <strong>Storage Accounts<\/strong> section, and select the storage account you need or create a new one. Click the gear icon and select <strong>View Backup Destinations<\/strong>. Create a new destination or proceed to editing one of the existing destinations. Then, tick the <strong>Allow Immutability<\/strong> box and press <strong>Save<\/strong> once you\u2019re done. Please note if this option is not enabled for the required destination, it won\u2019t be available for configuration in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/blog\/data-backup-plan\/\">backup plans<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Please note that Immutability is available for S3 storage only for now<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-52277 size-full\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/immutability_3-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"895\" height=\"678\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/immutability_3-2.png 895w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/immutability_3-2-300x227.png 300w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/immutability_3-2-768x582.png 768w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/immutability_3-2-624x473.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 895px) 100vw, 895px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To enable Immutability in the <\/span><b>Remote Management<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> section, find the required endpoint, select the backup plan or create a new one and proceed to the <\/span><b>Retention Policy<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> step. Tick the <\/span><b>Enable GFS<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> box first, specify the retention settings and tick the <\/span><b>Enable Immutability<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> box.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-52278 size-full\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/ibb_backup_nbf_8-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"988\" height=\"784\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/ibb_backup_nbf_8-2.png 988w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/ibb_backup_nbf_8-2-300x238.png 300w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/ibb_backup_nbf_8-2-768x609.png 768w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/ibb_backup_nbf_8-2-624x495.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 988px) 100vw, 988px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Restore Verification with Desktop Screenshots<\/h2>\n<p>In 5.2 we introduced the long-awaited Restore Verification feature. The way it works is right after your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/blog\/file-level-vs-image-level-backup\/\">image-based backup<\/a> is complete, MSP360 Managed Backup recovers the data just enough for a quick launch. Then it builds a Hyper-V virtual machine, mounts it, and boots up the system and takes a desktop screenshot on startup.<\/p>\n<p>With 5.3 we are adding that screenshot to the email report with backup status details to further help you make sure your backups are 100% recoverable.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-52279 size-full\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/restore_verification_5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"659\" height=\"941\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/restore_verification_5.png 659w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/restore_verification_5-210x300.png 210w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/restore_verification_5-624x891.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 659px) 100vw, 659px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>How Restore Verification Works in MSP360 Managed Backup<\/h3>\n<p>To enable and configure Restore Verification, proceed to the <strong>Consistency Check and Restore Verification<\/strong> step in the image-based backup plan wizard. Choose whether you want to run restore verification manually, run it for full or incremental backups only or for both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/blog\/backup-types-comparison\/\">backup types.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-52280 size-full\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/ibb_backup_nbf_6.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"990\" height=\"789\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/ibb_backup_nbf_6.png 990w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/ibb_backup_nbf_6-300x239.png 300w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/ibb_backup_nbf_6-768x612.png 768w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/ibb_backup_nbf_6-624x497.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 990px) 100vw, 990px\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Please note that the restore verification feature is disabled for long-term storage classes due to extended data retrieval (4 hours and more).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>Thanks for reading, and don't hesitate to ask questions in the comments below or leave your feedback via our forum to help us with further product improvement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are happy to announce that MSP360 Managed Backup 5.3 is out! 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