The latest update of NAKIVO Backup & Replication, version 11.0.4, brings an important milestone for virtualized environments: official support for VMware vSphere 9.0. This release is especially relevant for organizations preparing to upgrade to the newest VMware platform or already running it in production. Below is a complete breakdown of everything new and why it matters.
Introduction
Modern backup tools must provide high reliability, multilayer protection, and fast disaster recovery — and this is exactly where NAKIVO continues to evolve. With the release of NAKIVO 11.0.4, the platform gains official compatibility with VMware vSphere 9.0, ensuring a smooth transition to the most recent VMware ecosystem.
If your infrastructure depends on VMware, upgrading to a backup solution that supports vSphere 9 is not optional — it’s essential for uninterrupted data protection.
Why vSphere 9 Support Is So Important
vSphere 9 introduces numerous enhancements, including:
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Improved performance and scalability
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Strengthened security (TLS 1.3, vTPM 2.0, FIPS 140-2)
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Better lifecycle management and host upgrading
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Updated virtual hardware and storage stacks
If your backup platform isn’t certified for vSphere 9, you risk failed backups, broken snapshots, or unsupported API calls. NAKIVO 11.0.4 eliminates that risk by offering full compatibility with:
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ESXi 9.0
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vCenter Server 9.0
This makes the upgrade path significantly smoother for IT teams.
Key Features in NAKIVO 11.0.4
While the highlight is support for vSphere 9, version 11.0.4 builds on the powerful capabilities introduced in the broader v11 product line. Here are the most important features.
Full Compatibility with VMware vSphere 9
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Certification for ESXi 9.0 and vCenter 9.0
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Optimized use of VMware-native technologies: CBT, HotAdd, Direct SAN, NBD
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Stable backup & replication performance in large VMware infrastructures
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Fully aligned with VMware’s new security enhancements
This ensures reliable operations even immediately after upgrading VMware hosts.
Improved Data Security and Ransomware Protection
NAKIVO continues to emphasize cyber-resilience. Version 11.0.4 supports:
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Immutable backups (cannot be altered or deleted — critical during ransomware attacks)
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Source-side encryption so data is encrypted before leaving the host
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Enhanced backup repository integrity checks
Combined with VMware’s vSphere 9 hardening, this dramatically improves end-to-end infrastructure safety.
Practical Benefits for IT Administrators
Upgrading to NAKIVO 11.0.4 ensures:
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Seamless VMware vSphere 9 migrations
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Stronger defense against ransomware attacks
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Future-proof support for hybrid environments
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Easier multi-tenant management for MSPs
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Reduced complexity and lower operational risk
In short: it’s a stability and security upgrade, not just a compatibility patch.
Additional improvments
In addition, the following impeovements have been made:
- Enhanced logging behavior to ensure sensitive information is not included in dump.log when debug logging is enabled in expert settings.
- Improved detection of OVSBridge network types during Proxmox VM recovery.
- Resolved an issue that could cause VMware backup jobs targeting Azure repositories to fail during automatic retries after a transporter service restart under certain block sizes, resulting in repository I/O errors.
- Fixed issue where backup exports could fail for specific disks in multi-disk VMs.
- Fixed the issue where tape devices could become inaccessible after an automatic refresh, displaying a configuration change error.
- Improved compatibility with PostgreSQL external databases that use names consisting entirely of uppercase letters, ensuring reliable product startup.
- Fixed the issue where the VM verification for Hyper-V VMs fails if backup job uses encryption.
- Improved the UI performance for job dashboards if more than 1000 objects are used.
- Fixed the issue where expired recovery points could remain in repository.
- Fixed the issue where S3-compatible bucket could be shown as inaccessible.
- Fixed the issue for Proxmox where it was impossible to remove inaccessible host from inventory.
- Fixed the issue for Proxmox where storage devices in recovery job wizard would be shown as inactive.
- Fixed some minor Microsoft 365 issues.
Conclusion
NAKIVO 11.0.4 is a critical update, mainly because of its full support for VMware vSphere 9 — making it a safe choice for organizations already moving to VMware’s latest platform. Combined with the robust feature set introduced in version 11, this release strengthens security, scalability, and multi-platform backup options.
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