Collecting Data

By default, Veeam Availability Console management agents send data to Veeam Availability Console every hour, or when specific events, such as backup job failure, occur. If required, you can initiate unscheduled data collection from machines that run management agents. These can be machines hosting Veeam backup agents, Veeam Backup & Replication and Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager.

Collecting Data from Veeam Backup Agents

To initiate data collection from Veeam backup agents:

1. Log in to Veeam Availability Console as a Portal Administrator, Site Administrator or Portal Operator.

For details, see Accessing Veeam Availability Console.

2. In the menu on the left, click Discovery.
3. Open the Discovered Backup Agents tab.
4. Select one or more Veeam backup agents in the list.
5. Click Collect Data.

Collecting Data from Veeam Backup & Replication

To initiate data collection from Veeam Backup & Replication and Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager servers:

1. Log in to Veeam Availability Console as a Portal Administrator, Site Administrator or Portal Operator.

For details, see Accessing Veeam Availability Console.

2. In the menu on the left, click Discovery.
3. Open the Discovered Backup Servers tab.
4. Select one or more backup servers in the list.
5. Click Collect Data.