To store a copy of your data in a remote location, you can set up the Veeam Agent backup job to create backups in a Veeam Cloud Connect repository. Using cloud repository as a target location for backup files lets you keep backed-up data offsite without the need to allocate additional storage resources in your infrastructure. If the system crashes or you lose some files, you can restore the necessary information from the backup in the cloud repository.
Creating backups in a Veeam Cloud Connect repository is available in the Workstation and Server editions of Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows.
This scenario describes how to set up the backup job to create backups in the Veeam Cloud Connect repository. You will:
- Install a license for the Workstation edition of Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows.
- Configure the backup job to create backups in the Veeam Cloud Connect repository.
To install a Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows license:
- Double-click the Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows icon in the system tray or right-click the Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows icon in the system tray and select Control Panel.
- At the top of the window, click the About tab.
- In the Version section, click the Update license to get additional features link.
- Double-click the Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows icon in the system tray or right-click the Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows icon in the system tray and select Configure backup.
- At the Backup Mode step of the wizard, select what data you want to back up: entire computer, specific computer volumes or individual folders with files. Click Next.