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Installing Veeam Backup & Replication License

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You can install a license on a managed Veeam Backup & Replication server.

To install a license:

For details, see Accessing Veeam Availability Console.

At the top right corner of the Veeam Availability Console window, click Configuration.
In the menu on the left, click Quota and License Usage.
On the Backup Servers tab, select Veeam Backup & Replication servers on which you want to install license.

To narrow down the list of Veeam Backup & Replication servers, you can apply the following filters:

Company — search the list of Veeam Backup & Replication servers by name of a company who owns the server.

Backup Server — search the list of Veeam Backup & Replication servers by the name of the server.

License Status — limit the list of Veeam Backup & Replication servers by status of the installed license (Valid, Warning, Expired).

Type — limit the list of Veeam Backup & Replication servers by type of license installed on the server (Community, Rental, Subscription, Perpetual).

Format — limit the list of Veeam Backup & Replication servers by format of a licensed unit (Instances, Sockets).

At the top of the list, click Install and browse to the license file.

After you choose the license file, Veeam Availability Console will display the the result of the license installation in the License Update Status column.

Installing Veeam Backup & Replication License Note:

To install license on a Veeam Backup & Replication server managed by Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager, use the Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager console. For details, see Viewing and Changing Current License.

Installing License in Veeam Backup & Replication Console

You can install a license file directly in Veeam Backup & Replication. For details on installing a license using the Veeam Backup & Replication console, see Installing License.