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    Before you create a virtual lab, check the following prerequisites:

    • A valid license for Enterprise Edition of Veeam Backup & Replication must be installed on the backup server.
    • You can configure a virtual lab on the following types of hosts:
    • Microsoft Hyper‑V Server 2012
    • Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2012 R2
    • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 with the Hyper-V role enabled
    • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 with the Hyper-V role enabled
    • You can verify backups of VMs running on the following platforms:
    • Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2
    • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 with the Hyper-V role enabled
    • Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2012
    • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 with the Hyper-V role enabled
    • Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2012 R2
    • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 with the Hyper-V role enabled