To manage large environments with multiple Veeam Backup & Replication servers, use the following sizing recommendations.
Veeam Availability Console
For Veeam Availability Console, use a server that meets the following requirements:
Managed Backup Servers | < 20 | < 100 | < 200 |
CPU | 4 vCPUs | 4 vCPUs | 6 vCPUs |
Memory | 4 GB | 6 GB | 8 GB |
Microsoft SQL Server
Veeam Availability Console ships with the Microsoft SQL Server Express edition. The Express edition is recommended for POC, trial and small-scale environments. For production deployments, use Microsoft SQL Server Standard and higher.
Microsoft SQL Server that hosts the Veeam Availability Console database must meet the following requirements:
Managed Backup Servers | < 20 | < 100 | < 200 |
Microsoft SQL Server Edition | SQL Server Express | SQL Server Standard SQL Server Enterprise | SQL Server Standard SQL Server Enterprise |
CPU | 4 vCPUs | 6 vCPUs | 8 vCPUs |
Memory | 4 GB | 8 GB | 16 GB |
* Under the condition that Veeam Backup & Replication jobs are configured to perform backup once a day, and job history data retention is set to 1 year. After 1 year, the database growth is minimal.
Database Size
Size the Microsoft SQL Server in accordance with the following database size estimation values.
Managed Backup Servers | 1 Backup Server | 1 Backup Server | 10 Backup Servers | 100 Backup Servers | 200 Backup Servers |
Database Size* | 400 MB in a year | 1 GB in a year | 42 GB in a year | 46 GB in a year | 91 GB in a year |
* Under the condition that Veeam Backup & Replication jobs are scheduled to run once a day.
Bandwidth Requirements
Bandwidth on the service provider side must comply with the following requirements.
Managed Backup Servers | 1 Backup Server | 1 Backup Server | 10 Backup Servers | 100 Backup Servers | 200 Backup Servers |
Management agent traffic per day* | 2.8 MB | 6.7 MB | 25 MB | 60 MB | 110 MB |
Minimum bandwidth of the channel on the client side | 64 Kbit/sec | 64 Kbit/sec | 256 Kbit/sec | 2 Mbit/sec | 4Mbit/sec |
* Under the condition that Veeam Backup & Replication jobs are scheduled to run once a day.
