Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud
Backup VM
Agentless virtual machine backup for VMware and Hyper-V with instant recovery, granular restore, and ransomware protection.
Complete Backup for VMs
Acronis Backup for virtual machines provides agentless protection for VMware and Hyper-V environments. It performs image-level backups with no performance impact, allowing instant recovery and granular restoration.
- Agentless backup for VMware vSphere and Hyper-V
- Instant full VM recovery
- Granular file and application restore
- Changed Block Tracking (CBT) for fast backups
- Active ransomware protection
- VM replication to secondary site
Backup VM Capabilities
Agentless Backup
No need to install agents on each VM. Backup through VMware and Hyper-V APIs for minimal impact.
Instant Recovery
Start a VM directly from backup in seconds. Ideal for minimizing downtime.
Native CBT
Changed Block Tracking for ultra-fast incremental backups. Only copies modified blocks.
Granular Restore
Recover individual files, Active Directory objects, Exchange emails, or SharePoint items.
Anti-Ransomware
Real-time protection to detect and block ransomware before it encrypts datastore data.
VM Replication
Replicate VMs to secondary site for disaster recovery. Automatic or manual failover available.
Technical Specifications
Hypervisors
VMware vSphere 6.5+, ESXi 6.5+, Hyper-V 2012 R2, 2016, 2019, 2022.
Backup Types
Full, incremental with CBT, differential. Application-consistent backup (VSS).
Recovery
Instant Recovery, full VM restore, granular (files, AD, Exchange, SQL, SharePoint).
Destinations
Acronis Cloud, local storage, NAS, SAN, tape storage.
Encryption
AES-256 in transit and at rest. Configurable backup encryption.
Pricing Model
Per protected VM. Cloud storage billed separately.
Ideal For
Virtualized Data Centers
Complete protection of VMware or Hyper-V infrastructure with agentless backup and fast recovery.
High Availability Environments
Critical VMs that require instant recovery and minimal downtime during failures.
MSPs with Virtualized Clients
Managed providers needing multi-tenant VM backup with centralized management.
Protect Your Virtual Machines
Agentless backup with instant recovery for VMware vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V.