How to Add Microsoft Windows Server to Veeam Backup

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.

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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

Add Microsoft Windows Server Veeam, How to Add Microsoft Windows Server to Veeam Backup

2- In the Add Server wizard, select Microsoft Windows

Add Microsoft Windows Server Veeam, How to Add Microsoft Windows Server to Veeam Backup

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

Add Microsoft Windows Server Veeam, How to Add Microsoft Windows Server to Veeam Backup

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

Add Microsoft Windows Server Veeam, How to Add Microsoft Windows Server to Veeam Backup

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

Add Microsoft Windows Server Veeam, How to Add Microsoft Windows Server to Veeam Backup

6- To customize network ports used by Veeam Backup & Replication components, then click Ports

Add Microsoft Windows Server Veeam, How to Add Microsoft Windows Server to Veeam Backup

7- Under the Data transfer options section of the Network Settings window, configure network settings components and then click on ok

Add Microsoft Windows Server Veeam, How to Add Microsoft Windows Server to Veeam Backup

8- Click Next

Add Microsoft Windows Server Veeam, How to Add Microsoft Windows Server to Veeam Backup

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

Add Microsoft Windows Server Veeam, How to Add Microsoft Windows Server to Veeam Backup

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

Add Microsoft Windows Server Veeam, How to Add Microsoft Windows Server to Veeam Backup

11- Now review the summary of the new windows server created and then clicks Finish to exit the wizard

Add Microsoft Windows Server Veeam, How to Add Microsoft Windows Server to Veeam Backup

12- Windows Server successfully added

Add Microsoft Windows Server Veeam, How to Add Microsoft Windows Server to Veeam Backup

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Jamil Parvez
Jamil Parvezhttps://www.xpertstec.com
Jamil Pervez works as a Network Administrator, based in Kuwait with a Primary focus on Microsoft technologies. Microsoft Certified MCSE, MCTP, MCITP, CCNP, CCIP, CCVP with 20 years of experience in administering Windows Servers, Exchange, VMWare, Veeam B&R, Veritas BackupExec.

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