How to Add NAS Volume Veeam Backup Repository

nas volume veeam backup repository

Let’s start the process of how to add NAS volumes as a Veeam backup repository.

Veeam backup repository is simply a storage location where the Veeam backup software stores keep backup files, VM copies, and metadata for replicated VMs.

Add NAS Volume Veeam Backup Repository

1- Open Veeam console, select connect to add the new NAS volume for backup repository.

veeam windows session authentication

2- Click on Backup Infrastructure, and then click backup repositories. Click add repository.

veeam console

3- Click Network attached storage.

veeam add backup repository

4- Click SMB share.

veeam network attached storage

5- Type a repository name and then click next.

veeam add repository name

6- Enter the path to the SMB shared folder. Choose your credential and then click next.

veeam add repository share

7- Enter folder path (your SMB share) and then click next.

veeam add repository location

8- Mount server click next.

veeam add repository mount server

9- At this stage, you can review the backup repository settings and click Apply to create the SMB backup repository.

veeam add repository review

10- After clicking Apply, the Veeam software will display the details of each step being performed. Click next.

veeam add repository apply

11- Upon completion, you will see the following message indicating that the SMB share has been added as a Veeam backup repository.

veeam add repository summary

12- If you want to change backup repository then click yes.

veeam backup

13- Your new SMB share backup repository is now ready to use.

veeam backup repository

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