The Xopero ONE architecture relies on a modular, multi-tier framework comprising the central management service, backup agents, and scalable storage targets.

General information

A backup solution is a software system or service that creates and stores copies of data so it can be restored if the original data is lost, corrupted, deleted, encrypted by ransomware, or otherwise becomes unavailable.

Xopero specializes in enterprise backup, disaster recovery, and cyber-resilience solutions. One of our flagship products, Xopero ONE, provides comprehensive data protection across a wide range of physical, virtual, and cloud environments. This solution enables organizations to protect business-critical data from accidental deletion, hardware failures, ransomware, cyberattacks, and other data-loss events.

Software architecture

Xopero ONE is designed to protect data across physical machines, virtual environments, databases, cloud services (Microsoft 365), SaaS applications (such as Jira and Confluence), and different DevOps platforms. It consists of two primary components: the management panel and the backup agent. The solution also requires a storage repository to store backup data. This storage can be managed by the user or provided by Xopero (i.e., Xopero Cloud Storage, Xopero Unified Protection).

The management system is used for administration and configuration, while the backup agents handle the actual execution of all backup-related operations. When a backup task is initiated, the management service dispatches the job to the backup agent, which performs the requested operation. Once the task is completed, the agent transmits the execution results and logs back to the management system, where administrators can review them in the web console.

The centralized management interface of Xopero ONE is the Xopero ONE Management Service (XMS). It enables administrators to comprehensively manage backups and related resources through the web console. In the on-premises deployment model, XMS can be installed on supported Windows and Linux operating systems, deployed in a Docker environment, or hosted directly on compatible NAS devices. In the SaaS deployment model, the management service runs on Xopero's cloud infrastructure.

Regardless of the deployment model, the platform provides identical features and functionality through a unified user interface. The management panel is divided into separate modules, each of them dedicated to a different aspect of backup management, such as backup plans, storage, and backup tasks.

A backup agent is a lightweight software installed on a protected server, virtual machine, laptop, or cloud instance. It reads source data and transfers it to the designated storage destination.

Xopero ONE backup agents (also referred to as workers in the Xopero ONE environment) perform all operations requested by the Xopero ONE Management Service, including processing data (such as encryption and compression), browsing storage repositories, transferring data directly to the storage, and restoring data.

Agents execute backup and recovery operations directly and do not transfer backup data through the management panel. They are also responsible for integrating with virtualization hosts, and performing all other data-processing and infrastructure-related tasks within the system.

Depending on the deployment model and protected resources, administrators can deploy various backup agents, including the cloud worker, feature worker, local worker, endpoint agent, server agent, and virtual agent.

A data storage system is a medium designed to persistently retain and manage collections of data so that they can be retrieved and used later. Storage technologies span physical media, such as solid-state drives (SSDs) and hard disk drives (HDDs); deployment models, including cloud and hybrid cloud; and systems purpose-built for workloads such as artificial intelligence (AI) and edge computing.

In Xopero ONE, a storage repository is a designated destination used to persistently retain, organize, and protect backup data for subsequent retrieval and disaster recovery. The solution features a multi-storage architecture that supports storing backup data on-premises (local disks, SMB, NFS, and iSCSI targets), in cloud repositories (Xopero Cloud Storage, AWS, and S3-compatible storage), or in a hybrid model.

Xopero ONE incorporates third-party software libraries to power core system functions, including data encryption, network communication, storage interface operations, and data compression.

Libraries list

The table below outlines all third-party libraries used by Xopero ONE.