Configure backup Veeam agent, we can configure the physical computer (Windows and server) operating system new backup job using Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows.
Create Agent Backup Job for Computers & Workstation
1- In server search type veeam and then click on configure backup
2- New backup job Veeam agent wizard, type a backup job name, description and then click next
3- Configure backup Veeam agent wizard, select the backup mode that you want to configure. I have selected the Entire computer (recommended) mode to backup my entire computer image.
Click next
4- 3 type of destination location to save backup job (local storage, shared folder & Veeam backup repository) I am going to shared veeam agent backup job to a shared folder, so click next
5- We can configure full backup and incremental backup. full backup file and a chain of subsequent incremental backup files on the shared backup destination consolidates computer data from these files. Type your shared folder path or click the browse button to select the shared folder. If you want to configure a credentials then select this share requires access credentials checkbox. now click on advanced button
6- Under advanced option select backup tab select active full backup.
7- Configure backup maintenance
8- Select storage tab and configure as your requirements, then click OK
9- Click next
10- Configure backup veeam agent wizard select backup schedule when you want backup job to be started automatically. then click next
11- Backup Veeam agent job, review the backup settings. Check run the job when I click Finish checkbox and then click on Finish button.
12- The full backup job is in in progress, you can click on the graph to show backup details
13- Veeam Agent for Windows backup image created.
If you would like to know more about how to create agent backup job for Windows, Servers and workstation click here
Create recovery media Veeam agent. We can create a Veeam Recovery Media, a recovery media for our computer. The Veeam agent recovery media includes all data that is required to run the Microsoft Windows. If the computer stops working or the hard drive fails. You can boot from the Veeam Agent Recovery Media.
1- Search create recovery media
2- Now the wizard is detecting available media
3- You can specify bare metal recovery media options. I would like to create as ISO media. Then I chose an image type ISO image file as available bootable media and I choose to Include network connections settings from this system – recommended and included hardware drivers from this computer – recommended to contain drivers and network connections settings.
5- Now determine where you need to save the created Veeam recovery media ISO file by browsing the target path. I need to save the created Veeam agent recovery media ISO file in a shared folder. Ensure that you have to ensure to this folder and write permissions on it.
6- Recovery Media configuration is complete. then, click on the Create button.
7- The Recovery Media successfully created, then click on the finish button.
8- The Veeam recovery media ISO file.
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4- Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows, then click yes to restart computer
5- Run the Veeam Agent setup exe file again, please accept the terms in the Veeam license agreement and then click on Install button.
6- So, installing required components
7- Default running process
8- Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows, starting services
9- Veeam Agent, a screen is pop up and the propose is to insert backup target as USB disk. If you want to backup your workstation or server on the USB drive, then you can insert it.
You need to back up your system data to a Veeam Repository, Cloud Repository, a NAS or Shared location. Then you should choose to Skip this. I will configure back up later checkbox and then click on the Next button.
5- Choose the starwind component which you need to install and then click on next button.
6- Starwind start Menu Folder click next.
7- Choose Create a desktop checkbox and then click on Next Button.
8- Here it’s inquiring for the key if you don’t have then choose the choice Request time-limited totally operate analysis key and then click on the next button.
9- Select browse button to select trail key and then click on next button.
Add Microsoft Windows Servers, in the article I will add Microsoft Windows Server to Veeam Backup and Replication server to take backup.
Before adding a Microsoft Windows server to the Veeam backup infrastructure, check your network connection settings on this server. You need to enable file and printer sharing in network connection settings of the added Windows server.
Add Microsoft Windows Server
1- Open Veeam Backup & Replication console, select the Backup Infrastructure. In the inventory pane, select the Managed Servers node and then click Add Server
3- New Windows Server wizard, at the Name field, Type a full DNS name or IP address of the Microsoft Windows server
Type a description for the reference. The default description contains information about the user who add the Windows server, date and time when the server was added. Click Next
4- At the Credentials step, select credentials for the account that has administrator permission on the Microsoft Windows server. If you have not yet setup credentials, then click Add button
5- Type your Windows Server administrator credentials, type description and then click ok Now Veeam Backup & Replication will use these credentials to deploy its components on the added server
6- To customize network ports used by Veeam Backup & Replication components, then click Ports
7- Under the Data transfer options section of the Network Settings window, configure network settings components and then click on ok
8- Click Next
9- Add new Windows Server wizard Review steps, review what Veeam Backup and Replication components are already installed on this Windows server and what components will be installed. Click on Apply button to add the Microsoft Windows server to the Veeam backup infrastructure
10- Add new Windows Server Apply steps wizard, complete the procedure of Microsoft Windows server adding. Review details of the Microsoft Windows server and then click on next
11- Now review the summary of the new windows server created and then clicks Finish to exit the wizard
Add vSphere vCenter Veeam, You need to add to the backup infrastructure VMware vSphere servers that you diagram to use as supply and goal for backup, replication, and different activities.
You can add vCenter Servers and ESXi hosts. If an ESXi host is managed with the aid of a vCenter Server, it is advocated that you add the vCenter Server. in Veeam Backup & Replication. Veeam Backup & Replication will routinely hit upon migrated VMs and proceed to process them as usual. To add a VMware vSphere server
Add vSphere vCenter Server Veeam Backup
1- Login to Veeam Backup & Replication console, Select Inventory, Select Backup Infrastructure option, and then click Add Server.
2- Click VMware vSphere
3- Select vSphere to add vCenter Server to Veeam Backup & Replication
4- Type a full DNS name or IP address of your vCenter Server or standalone ESXi host. Type a description for reference
5- From the Credentials list, select credentials for the account that has administrator privileges on the VMware vSphere server, so click the Add button
6- Type vCenter username, password and then click on ok
7- Veeam Backup & Replication By default port 443 to speak with VMWare vCenter Servers and ESXi hosts, so click on Apply
8- To view exact data about the certificate, click on View. If you have confidence the server and then click on Continue
9- Review the precis of the VMware vSphere server Veeam Backup & Replication and then click on Finish
10- Now you can see the VMware vCenter Server Added in Veeam Backup & Replication
For more information how to add VMware vCenter server in Veeam Backup & Replication so, click here
In this blog, I’m getting to perform the upgrade of Veeam Backup & Replication to version 10. To upgrade from previous versions of your Veeam must be running v9.5 Update 3 or afterward the supported OS. If your Veeam is running an older version you will get to upgrade to this first.
If you would like to put infresh Veeam Backup & Replication please click Install Veeam Backup & Replication V10
Make sure the most recent run all existing jobs completed successfully and then Rerun the failed jobs.
Make sure there are no running jobs, restore sessions, Instant VM Recovery sessions, and Sure Backup jobs. We recommend that you do not stop running jobs and let them complete successfully.
Upgrade Veeam Backup & Replication Process.
1- After downloading Veeam B&R v10, Mount the ISO file by right click and then select Mount.
Note: VBR v10 is now supported the .NET Framework v4.7.2 and you would like to put inthat if you haven’t already. A reboot is required before you can proceed. After rebooting the server we will get toremount your ISO and then run setup.exe again.
4- Select, I Accept the terms of the Veeam License Agreement, and I accept the terms of the 3rd party components License Agreement and then click on Next.
Veeam end-user software license agreement
5- Please review the Veeam Backup & Replication components that were previously installed. So, verify versions you are upgrading from and then click on next.
Veeam Backup & Replication Program Features
If you havealready downloaded your new Veeam v10 compatible license file, Go ahead and then install it now. If not no worry because Veeam is going to be granting you a 60-day trial. Once you installed Updates, you can install the new license via the Veeam B&R Menu License information window.
Veeam Backup & Replication License Information
Veeam 10 License Information
6- Click the Browse button, (I already downloaded my Veeam v10 license).
License file for Veeam Backup & Replication
7- Now select a license file and then click open.
8- After selecting the Veeam License, then click on next.
License file for Veeam Backup & Replication
9- Select the services account and then click on Next.
Veeam Backup & Replication Service Account
10- Please verify your database configuration. It should automatically have all the knowledge for where your Veeam Backup database is. Before clicking on next it is a best practice to have a SQL database backup before upgrading.
Veeam Backup & Replication SQL Server Instance
11- Verify the upgrade of the prevailing, so click on yes
Veeam Database upgraded
12- Now we are able to upgrade Veeam B&R. then Click on install to begin the Veeam Backup & Replication installation.
Veeam Backup & Replication is able to Upgrade.
The upgrade installation will start, it’ll take a couple of minutes to finish the method and it’ll Update remote components automatically, update SQL Server, Veeam Backup & Replication Server, Catalog and Console and etc,
13- Default process Stopping services.
Veeam Backup & Replication Stopping Services
14- Installing the Veeam Backup & Replication Server.
Upgrading Veeam Backup & Replication Server
15- Default process Starting services.
Veeam Backup & Replication Starting Services
16- Veeam Backup & Replication v10 successfully upgraded, then click on the Finish button.
Veeam Backup & Replication Successfully Upgraded
17- So, click on yes to reboot your system.
18- After log in to your system, open Veeam Backup & Replication v10 and then click on Connect.
Veeam Backup & Replication Console
Veeam Server Components Upgrade.
19- Launch the Veeam Backup & Replication console. After upgrading from the previous version. Veeam Backup & Replication automatically checks if Veeam Backup & Replication components installed on managed servers are up to date.
Then click on Details.
Veeam Components Update Required
20- Veeam Backup & Replication will display the present and new versions for installed components.
Veeam Backup & Replication Components Status
21- Within the Components Update window. Then click on Apply
Veeam Backup & Replication Components
22- The components start updating.
Updating Veeam Backup & Replication Components
23- Components successfully updated.
Veeam Backup & Replication Components Updated
24- Veeam Backup & Replication v10 Console. click on Veeam Menu and select Help and then click About.
In this blog, I’m getting to installing Veeam Backup and Replication v10 in my Lab for testing new features. Veeam released the new version Veeam Availability Suite v10. To installing Veeam Backup & Replication v10 is simple. you can also upgrade from the previous version of Veeam Backup and Replication. Veeam Backup & Replication delivers Availability for all of your cloud, virtual and physical workloads. Through an easily designed management console, you’ll be ready to easily achieve fast, flexible and reliable backup, recovery and replication for all of your applications and data.
1- Go to your download folder right click on VeeamBackup&Replication_10.0.0.446 ISO image and then select Mount.
Veeam Backup & Replication ISO
2- So, double click on the setup file to begin the installation.
Veeam Setup files
3- Veeam console, so Click on Install.
Install Veeam Backup & Replication 10
4- Default settings Initializing Veeam.
5- Select I Accept the terms of the Veeam License Agreement, I accept the terms of the 3rd party components License Agreement and then click on Next.
Veeam end-user software license agreement
6- Select the Browse button.
License file for Veeam Backup & Replication
7- Select a Veeam license file and then click open.
Veeam License
8- After selecting the Veeam License file so, click on next.
License file for Veeam Backup & Replication
9- Select a directory where you want to install the Veeam features and then click next.
Veeam Backup & Replication Program Features
10- Here are some requirements for installing and configuration of the Veeam. So, click on install to complete the requirement.
Veeam 10 Requirements
11- So, It will take a few minutes to enable the missing Veeam features.
Veeam 10 Enabling missing features
12- The status shows passed the requirement so, click on next.
Veeam 10 Requirements
13- Click the Install button to deploy Veeam Backup & Replication with the default configuration settings. or you can select the checkbox Let me specify different settings and then click on Install to start the Veeam installation.
Veeam Backup & Replication Default Configuration
14- The installation will start, it will take a few minutes to complete the process and it will install SQL Server 2016 SP2.
Veeam Backup & Replication Server, Catalog and Console, and then all the components.
Installing SQL Server 2016 SP 2 Express.
Veeam v10 SQL Server installation
15- Installing the Veeam Backup & Replication Server.
Installing Veeam Backup & Replication Server
16- Starting services.
Starting Veeam Services
17- Veeam Backup & Replication v10 installation completed and then click finish.
Veeam Backup & Replication Installation Succeeded
18- So, double click Veeam shortcut to open Veeam Backup & Replication Console.
Veeam shortcut
19- Click the Connect button to open the Veeam Backup & Replication Console.
Veeam Backup & Replication Console
20- Veeam Backup & Replication v10 Console.
Veeam Backup & Replication Console
21- Select the Veeam menu and select Help and then click About.
In this blog, I will provide a step by step guide to upgrading Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 Update 4b, we are able to upgrade from the previous model (construct 9.0.0.1715, construct 9.5.4.2399, build 9.five.4.2615, or Update 4a construct 9.five.4.2753) to Veeam B&R 9.5 Update 4b model 9.5.4.2866.
Upgrade Veeam Backup Replication 9.5 Update 4b
Veeam released Veeam Backup and Replication 9.5 Update 4b.
For more details please visit Release Notes for Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 Update 4b.
Note:-
If you want to upgrade your Veeam Backup & Replication Server (v9). So, please click Upgrade Veeam B&R v9 to v9.5. First, you need to understand a configuration backup of the Veeam server (Configuration Backup and SQL database backup. If your Veeam Backup Server is running on a virtual machine please take a backup of this machine.
1- First you need to check current versions of your Veeam Server. So, select the Veeam menu and select help and then click about.
3- Veeam B&R 9.5 U4b Upgrade: So, go to your download folder and then double click to run the installation file. VeeamBackup&Replication_9.5.4.2866.Update4b_setup.
Veeam B&R Update 4b Installation steps.
4- Welcome to Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 Update 4b Installation Wizard so, click the next button.
5- Select the Update remote components automatically and then click Install.
6- Default running process, so its stopping Veeam Backup services.
14- When the upgrade is done, I recommend you to restart the Veeam Windows server (reboot). After rebooting the backup server, Veeam B&R software will be opened and start components update automatically.
15- Components update, so its uninstalling package transport.
17- Finally, all components have been upgraded, click the finish button.
18- You can check this under Help, About in Veeam Backup & Replication console. After the successful upgrade, your build number is going to be 9.5.4.2866.
19- If your Tape Library shows offline, then right click on your installed tape server and then click Rescan.
In this guide, I will explorer how to restore VM guest files form Veeam Backup & replication repository. We can use guest File Level Restore to recover particular Virtual Machine guest OS files & folders from VM backups and replication. We can restore files & folders directly from a common image level backup or replica to the basic point in time.
1- You can restore VM files from a backup so, click the Home tab and click Restore tab and then select VMware vSphere.
In this guide, I will explain how to restore Microsoft Exchange Item using Veeam Backup & Replication, Veeam Backup & Replication automatically extracts an Exchange items database from the storage snapshot and opens it in Veeam Explorer.
Restore Microsoft Exchange Item Veeam
1- You can restore VM files from a Veeam Backup so, click Home and click restore and then select Vmware vSphere.
2- Select a restore option so, select Restore from backup.
3- Select Application items restore to restore Microsoft Exchange items.
