The Veeam Plug‑In for Scale Computing HyperCore (SC//HyperCore) adds native, agentless backup and recovery of HyperCore VMs to Veeam Backup & Replication (VBR), giving you the same enterprise‑grade data protection you expect on VMware/Hyper‑V/AHV—now for Scale Computing’s KVM‑based HCI platform.
With VBR 12.3.2+ and 13.x, Scale Computing HyperCore becomes a first‑class, officially supported hypervisor in the Veeam Data Platform initially introduced in v12.3.2 and expanded in VBR v13.0.1 and its plug‑in updates.
What’s Special About the HyperCore Plug‑In
- Agentless snapshot‑based protection for SC//HyperCore virtual machines with VeeamZIP, policy backups, and multiple backup‑copy options.
- Broad restore & mobility: restore HyperCore backups to Azure/AWS/GCP; perform Instant Recovery of HyperCore VMs to VMware vSphere, Hyper‑V, and Nutanix AHV; restore into HyperCore from VMware/Hyper‑V/AHV/Proxmox/oVirt, and even from Veeam Agent backups.
- Application‑item and file‑level recovery via Veeam Explorers (AD, SQL, Exchange, SharePoint, Oracle, PostgreSQL) and native FLR.
- Immutability & ecosystem integration: write to hardened repositories and object storage, use backup copy/tape, and monitor/report via Veeam ONE—same as other Veeam workloads.
Key Capabilities
- Backup & Retention
- Agentless image‑level backups of SC//HyperCore VMs to any Veeam repository.
- Backup chain options: Forever‑Forward Incremental and Forward Incremental (synthetic/active full) to balance storage efficiency vs. resiliency.
- Flexible, Cross‑Platform Recovery
- Restore to HyperCore (full VM), file‑level (Windows/Linux), item‑level via Explorers.
- Instant Recovery of HyperCore VMs to vSphere, Hyper‑V, AHV for rapid RTOs.
- Cloud mobility: restore HyperCore backups to AWS/Azure/GCP; restore cloud/agent workloads into HyperCore.
- Worker‑Based Architecture
Veeam deploys worker VMs to process snapshots and transfer data, similar to Veeam proxies tuned for throughput and concurrency.
- Security & Immutability
Pair with immutable repositories/object storage to harden backups and enable air‑gapped designs across edge and core.
Deployment & Versioning (What You Need)
- Supported HyperCore: 9.4.x (≥9.4.32.218226), 9.5.x, 9.6.x (9.6.x required for application‑aware processing with Scale Guest Tools).
- Veeam Backup & Replication: 13.0.1.1071+ required for the v13 plug‑in builds.
- Latest plug‑in builds:
- 3.0 (13.3.0.81) – included with VBR 13.0.1 P2 (Mar 12, 2026).
- 2.0 (13.2.0.245) – included with VBR 13.0.1 GA (Nov 19, 2025).
- 1.1 (12.1.1.4) – independent plug‑in for VBR 12.3.2 (Sep 17, 2025).
- Install/Update: Plug‑in is bundled with VBR installers; you can also manually install newer plug‑in packages on Windows backup servers from your Veeam account page.
Note: The Veeam–Scale integration was formally introduced for customers in VBR 12.3.2, and expanded in VBR 13; Scale’s enablement content confirms official support and positioning for edge‑to‑core deployments.
How It Works (High‑Level)
- Connect VBR to your SC//HyperCore cluster to enumerate VMs, storage, networks.
- Deploy workers to handle snapshot orchestration, change‑block processing, and data movement.
- Select backup method (forever‑forward or forward incremental) and policy.
- Store backups on hardened/object repositories; enable backup copy for DR/archives.
- Recover VMs/files/items or perform Instant Recovery to alt. hypervisors for fast RTO.
Business Impact
- Adopt/scale SC//HyperCore without giving up enterprise‑grade protection and operational parity with your existing Veeam processes.
- Strengthen cyber‑resilience with immutable backups and air‑gapped designs from edge to core.
- Reduce migration risk & lock‑in via Veeam’s portable format and cross‑platform restores (VMware/Hyper‑V/AHV/Proxmox/Cloud ↔ HyperCore).
- Standardize operations with a single console, workers, repositories, and reporting across all hypervisors.
