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VBR NAS Storage

  • April 28, 2026
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Hello All,

 

We are currently using Veeam Backup and Replication at my company and we’re using object storage (S3) as our primary backup repository, we are planning to implement a secondary on-prem NAS storage to store full backups every once in a while as an extra safety measure.

I’m evaluating NAS options and would like your recommendation for a model that is fully compatible and optimized for VBR. My required capacity for NAS is ~24 TB usable.

 

Specifically:
    1.    Recommended NAS vendors/models validated with VBR
    2.    Preferred protocol (SMB vs NFS) for performance and stability
    3.    Minimum hardware specifications (CPU, RAM, RAID type, network)
    4.    Any known limitations or best practices for NAS as a secondary repository

 

Thanks.

    5 comments

    Jason Orchard-ingram micro
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    Check out best practices guide 

    https://bp.veeam.com/vbr/2_Design_Structures/D_Veeam_Components/D_backup_repositories/nasrepo.html

      Chris.Childerhose
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      You can also search on the Veeam Ready site here for a NAS - Veeam Alliance Partner Integrations & Qualifications

      There are many out there that work, and you will get varying opinions on here, but it is best to research this one.

      Chris Childerhose (Enterprise Architect) - VMCA | VMCE | VMCE-SP | Veeam Vanguard 8* | Veeam Legend 5* | VUG Canada Leader | vExpert 7* | Toronto VMUG Leader | VCAP-DCV/VCP-DCV | Object First Ace | Cisco Champion | Twitter: @cchilderhose | Blog Site – https://just-virtualization.tech
        AndrePulia
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        • AndrePulia
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        • April 28, 2026

        ​@Jason Orchard-ingram micro It’s difficult to pinpoint a specific one. You can use the Veeam Alliance site (as Chris mentioned) to filter options based on the features you’re looking for.

        clicking on “read more” you can check addition details. nice starting point. 

         

        BR

        André Pulia - VMCA | VMCE | VMCT |Veeam Vanguard | VUG Leader Brazil | ObjectFirst ACE | HPECI | VCI | Nutanix Certified Instructor | Twitter: @andrepulia | Blog Site – https://pulia.com.br | https://www.credly.com/users/andre-pulia
          Marcel.K
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          • Marcel.K
          • Veeam Legend
          • April 28, 2026

          First you need to know, how to transfer data.

          SMB or NFS is not good idea. They do not support fast cloning, so synthetic backup takes ages.   Better is direct attached storage or S3.

          Everpure/ purestorage is my favourite one.

          But cheapest solution is to buy server  with slots of local disks like into raid6, and involving cloud connect ...., so you dont need to have direct access to onprem repository, but via could gateways.

          Where S3 is over gateways too.

          Marcel Kačmár | VCSP Partner 2022 | VMCE 2024 | VMCA 2024 | Veeam Legend 2025 |
            Tommy O'Shea
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            • Tommy O'Shea
            • Veeam Legend
            • April 29, 2026

            Seconding what ​@Marcel.K said. SMB/NAS is not ideal at this point. It will work if that’s what you have, but if you’re setting up a new repository, it would be better to go with another storage type, such as directly attached disks, or object storage. How about a linux hardened repository server? That way you can take advantage of the immutability as well as the space savings that XFS block cloning will give you.

            Since your intention for the secondary copy is for it to remain on-site, you don’t need to use cloud connect or gateways though.

            Tommy O’Shea, VMCE, VMCE-SP, VMCA
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