Backups you can actually restore.
The Backup Scale provides comprehensive data protection — from instant snapshots to off-site disaster recovery. Every backup is verified, every restore is tested, and every recovery plan is documented and executable.
| Feature | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Snapshots | Instant point-in-time snapshots via the Storage Scale. Zero performance impact. | Stable |
| Scheduled Backups | Configurable backup schedules per VM, per volume, or cluster-wide. Retention policies with automatic pruning. | Beta |
| Incremental Backups | Only changed blocks are backed up. Combined with dedup, backup storage consumption is minimal. | Beta |
| Off-Site Replication | Asynchronous replication to a remote Tophan cluster. Encrypted in transit. | Planned |
| Cloud Backup | Backup to S3-compatible cloud storage for geographic diversity. Client-side encryption before upload. | Planned |
| Bare Metal Restore | Restore an entire Tophan node from backup. Boot from recovery media, point at backup, go. | Planned |
| DR Runbooks | Document and automate disaster recovery procedures. One-click failover to DR site. | Planned |
| Backup Verification | Automatic restore testing. Backups are periodically restored to a temporary VM and verified. | Beta |
| Application-Aware | Pre/post snapshot hooks for databases and applications. Consistent backups without application downtime. | Planned |
| Encryption | All backups encrypted at rest with keys managed by the Vault Scale. | Beta |
A backup you haven’t tested is not a backup — it’s a hope.
The Backup Scale automatically verifies backups by restoring them to temporary VMs on a configurable schedule. The restored VM boots, runs health checks, and reports success or failure. If verification fails, you know immediately — not when you’re trying to recover from a disaster.
┌──────────────────────────────┐
│ Backup Scale API │ Policy, scheduling
├──────────────────────────────┤
│ Snapshot Engine │ Storage Scale integration
├──────────┬───────────────────┤
│ Local │ Remote │ Backup targets
│ Storage │ Cluster / S3 │
└──────────┴───────────────────┘
The Backup Scale builds on the Storage Scale’s snapshot capabilities. Local snapshots are instant and free. Remote backups transfer only changed blocks, encrypted and compressed. The deduplication layer ensures that backing up 100 similar VMs costs barely more than backing up one.