Before You Begin

Before you add a Microsoft Windows server to the backup infrastructure, check network connection settings of this server.

• File and printer sharing must be enabled in network connection settings of the added Microsoft Windows server. On every connected Microsoft Windows server, Veeam Backup Free Edition deploys two components:

• Veeam Installer Service
• Veeam Data Mover Service

If file and printer sharing is not enabled, Veeam Backup Free Edition will fail to deploy these components.

Mind the following limitations:

• You cannot add Microsoft Nano Servers as Microsoft Windows servers to the backup infrastructure.