Protocols Used for Backup and Restore Data Transfer

Backup Data Transfer

The following table lists protocols involved in the data backup process.

Operation Type	Target	Transfer Type
Block Backup (Linux)	vStor	NFS
Block Backup (Linux)	NetApp	iSCSI
Block Backup (Windows)	vStor	NFS
Block Backup (Windows)	NetApp	NFS
Block Backup Verification	DPX Client	iSCSI
File Backup (Linux)	Tape Interface	TCP/IP & SCSI
File Backup (Windows)	Tape Interface	TCP/IP & SCSI
NDMP/Image Backup	Tape Interface	NDMP & SCSI
NDMP/Image Backup	S3 ObjectStore	HTTPS
Agentless VMware Backup	vStor	NFS or iSCSI
Agentless VMware Backup	NetApp	iSCSI
Agentless Hyper-V Backup	vStor	HTTP(s)
S3 Object Storage Backup	vStor	S3

Restore Data Transfer

The following table lists protocols involved in the data restore process.

Operation Type	Target	Transfer Type
Block Restore	DPX Client (Linux)	iSCSI
Block Restore	DPX Client (Windows)	iSCSI
File Restore	DPX Client (Windows)	iSCSI
File Restore	DPX Client (Linux)	iSCSI
NDMP/Image Restore	Tape Interface	NDMP & SCSI
NDMP/Image Restore	S3 Object Storage	HTTPS
Agentless VMware Restore	VMWare ESXi	NFS
Agentless Hyper-V Restore	vStor	HTTP(s)
Agentless VMware Instant VM Restore	VMWare ESXi	iSCSI
Agentless VMware Multi-VM (Orchestrated) Restore	VMWare ESXi	NFS
Agentless VMware Instant Access	DPX Client (Windows)	iSCSI
Agentless VMware Instant Access	DPX Client (Linux)	iSCSI
S3 Object Storage Restore	S3 Object Storage	S3