Step 2. Perform Discovery of Client Computers

To identify computers on which you can install Veeam backup agents, you must configure discovery rules and run discovery in the company infrastructure.

Veeam Availability Console supports the following discovery methods:

• Network-based discovery

This method allows you to discover computers based on a range of IP addresses.

• Active Directory discovery

This method allows you to discover computers being part of an AD domain.

• Import-based discovery

This method allows you to discover computers by importing a list of IP addresses from a CSV file.

Required Privileges

To perform this task, a user must have one of the following roles assigned: Company Owner, Location Administrator.

In This Section

• Configuring Network-Based Discovery Rules
• Configuring Active Directory Discovery Rules
• Configuring Import-Based Discovery Rules
• Running Discovery
• Resetting Discovered Computers