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Updating Veeam Cloud Connect License

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    In Veeam Availability Console, you can update license on Veeam Cloud Connect servers.

    Updating Veeam Cloud Connect License Note:

    This option is available for Veeam Backup & Replication version 9.5 Update 4 or later.

    To update a license on Veeam Cloud Connect servers:

    1. Log in to Veeam Availability Console as a Portal Administrator.

    For details, see Accessing Veeam Availability Console.

    1. At the top right corner of the Veeam Availability Console window, click Configuration.
    2. In the menu on the left, click Licensing.
    3. On the Cloud Connect Servers tab, select Veeam Cloud Connect servers on which you want to update license.

    To narrow down the list of Veeam Cloud Connect servers, you can apply the following filters:

    • Hostname — search the list of Veeam Cloud Connect servers by the name of the server.
    • License Status — limit the list of Veeam Cloud Connect servers by status of the installed license (Valid, Warning, Expired).
    1. At the top of the list, click Update.

    Veeam Availability Console will connect to the Veeam License Update Server on the Internet, download a new product license from it (if available), install it, and display a dialog box with the license update status.

    1. Click OK in the displayed dialog box to acknowledge the license update result.

    Enabling Automatic License Update

    You can enable automatic license update on managed Veeam Backup & Replication servers.

    Updating Veeam Cloud Connect License Note:

    This option is available for Veeam Backup & Replication version 9.5 Update 4 or later.

    To enable automatic license update:

    1. Log in to Veeam Availability Console as a Portal Administrator.

    For details, see Accessing Veeam Availability Console.

    1. At the top right corner of the Veeam Availability Console window, click Configuration.
    2. In the menu on the left, click Licensing.
    3. On the Cloud Connect Servers tab, select Veeam Cloud Connect servers on which you want to enable automatic license update.

    To narrow down the list of Veeam Cloud Connect servers, you can apply the following filters:

    • Hostname — search the list of Veeam Cloud Connect servers by the name of the server.
    • License Status — limit the list of Veeam Cloud Connect servers by status of the installed license (Valid, Warning, Expired).
    1. At the top of the list, switch the License Auto Update toggle to On.

    Veeam Availability Console will enable automatic license update and activate automatic usage reporting on the selected Veeam Cloud Connect servers.

    Updating License in Veeam Backup & Replication Console

    You can update a license file directly in Veeam Backup & Replication. For details on updating Veeam Cloud Connect license, see Updating License.

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