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Installing Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows with 3rd Party Automation Tools (GPO Example)

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You can use 3rd party automation tools to streamline deployment of Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows and Veeam Service Provider Console management agents. This section provides guidelines on how to automate deployment using Windows Group Policies.

This method does not require you to perform preliminary discovery of client computers in Veeam Service Provider Console.

Prerequisites

Before you install Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows, check the following prerequisites:

Make sure you have an account with local Administrator permissions on all client computers.
If you plan to apply a backup policy as part of the installation procedure, create a new backup policy or check and if necessary customize one of the predefined policies.

For details, see Configuring Backup Policies.

Installing Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows

To install Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows with 3rd party automation tools, perform the following steps:

Deploy management agents.

Deploy and configure Veeam Service Provider Console management agents on client computers using Group Policies.

Install Veeam Backup Agents.

Install Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows on client computers.