NFS Share - User Guide for VMware vSphere
helpcenter.veeam.com › docs › backupJun 08, 2021 · NFS Share. You can use NFS shares as backup repositories. To communicate with an NFS backup repository, Veeam Backup & Replication uses two Veeam Data Movers that are responsible for data processing and transfer: An NFS share cannot host Veeam Data Movers. For this reason, to communicate with the NFS share, you need to deploy a gateway server.
Direct NFS Access - User Guide for VMware vSphere
helpcenter.veeam.com › direct_nfs_accessJun 01, 2021 · The Direct NFS access is a recommended transport mode for VMs whose disks are located on NFS datastores. The Direct NFS access mode provides an alternative to the Network mode. When Veeam Backup & Replication processes VM data in the Network mode, it uses VMware VDDK to communicate with the ESXi host. This produces additional load on the ESXi host.