Virtualization Servers and Hosts

You can add the following types of servers and hosts to the backup infrastructure:

Note

We recommend that only one instance of a server or host is present in the backup infrastructure at a time. Do not add the same server or host multiple times, for example, by a DNS name and IP address, this can cause unexpected behavior.

You can add physical machines and VMs to the backup infrastructure and assign different roles to them. The following table describes which roles can be assigned to the different types of servers.

Server Type	Source Host	Target Host	Backup Proxy	Backup Repository
VMware vSphere Server (standalone ESXi host or vCenter Server)	✓	✓	✕	✕
VMware Cloud Director	✓	✓ (for Cloud Director replication and continuous data protection)	✕	✕
Microsoft Windows server	✕	✕	✓	✓
Linux server	✕	✕	✓	✓

Note

You can also add the following servers:

Hyper-V servers. For more information on how to add servers, see the Adding Microsoft Hyper-V Servers section in the Veeam Backup & Replication User Guide for Microsoft Hyper-V.
Veeam Backup for AWS servers. For more information on how to add servers, see the Connecting to Existing Appliances section in the Veeam Backup for AWS User Guide.
Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure servers. For more information on how to add servers, see the Connecting to Existing Appliances section in the Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure User Guide.
Veeam Backup for Google Cloud servers. For more information on how to add servers, see the Connecting to Existing Appliances section in the Veeam Backup for Google Cloud Guide.
Nutanix AHV clusters. For more information on how to add AHV clusters, see the Deployment section in the Veeam Backup for Nutanix AHV User Guide.
Kasten K10 instances. For more information on how to add K10 instances, see the Deployment and Configuration section in the Kasten K10 Integration Guide.