NAKIVO for Nutanix AHV

NAKIVO Backup & Replication delivers streamlined, agentless data protection specifically engineered for Nutanix AHV hyper-converged environments. It uses Nutanix's native Changed Regions Tracking (CRT) technology to perform high-speed incremental backups — only unique data blocks get transferred after the initial full backup, keeping backup windows short even for large Nutanix clusters.

Application consistency is handled through Nutanix Guest Tools (NGT), which freezes operations and flushes data to disks before taking snapshots. This ensures databases and transactional applications are captured in a clean, recoverable state — no torn writes, no corruption risk. The integration is clean because NAKIVO works directly with Nutanix APIs rather than shoehorning a generic backup approach onto HCI.

Recovery options include instant granular recovery for individual files and application objects, full VM recovery to any Nutanix cluster, and LAN-free data transfer to minimise network impact during backup operations. For organisations that have invested heavily in Nutanix, NAKIVO provides a backup solution that actually understands and leverages the platform rather than working around it.