: Optimized for large-scale environments, reducing the overhead of backup management through enhanced engine performance 0.5.6 .
: Integration with Windows Server 2016 and Hyper-V 2016 features, including Resilient Change Tracking (RCT) 0.5.6.
is a legacy but historically significant release of Veeam's flagship data protection software 0.5.21 . While current versions (like version 13) offer more advanced ransomware protection, version 9.5 introduced foundational features that defined modern "Availability" for virtual, physical, and cloud workloads 0.5.21, 0.5.39 . Key Features of Version 9.5 Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5
: Leverages Microsoft's Resilient File System (ReFS) for faster "synthetic full" backup creation and reduced storage consumption 0.5.6.
: A severe vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) affects version 9.5, allowing unauthenticated attackers to potentially take over the backup environment via TCP port 9380 0.5.2 . While current versions (like version 13) offer more
: Added the Cloud Tier , enabling the offloading of backup data to object storage (like AWS S3 or Azure Blob) for long-term retention 0.5.8 .
: Enables the restoration or migration of on-premises backups directly into the Azure cloud 0.5.6, 0.5.12 . : Added the Cloud Tier , enabling the
The 9.5 lifecycle saw several critical updates that expanded its capabilities: