Onsite Backup

If you choose to back up to an onsite Windows or Linux repository, Veeam Backup & Replication will start the target-side Veeam Data Mover Service on the Windows or Linux repository server. The source-side Veeam Data Mover Service can be hosted either on the source host or on a dedicated off-host backup proxy, depending on the backup mode you use (on-host or off-host). Backup data is sent from the source host to the backup repository over LAN.

To back up to an onsite SMB share, you need a Microsoft Windows-based gateway server that has access to the SMB share. This can be either the backup server or another Microsoft Windows server added to the Veeam Backup & Replication console. In this scenario, Veeam Backup & Replication starts the target-side Veeam Data Mover Service on the gateway server. The source-side Veeam Data Mover Service can be hosted either on the source host or on a dedicated off-host backup proxy, depending on the backup mode you use (on-host or off-host).

If you choose to back up VMs to an SMB share and do not specify a gateway server explicitly, Veeam Backup & Replication will start the source-side and target-side Veeam Data Mover Service on the proxy server. In the on-host backup scenario, Veeam Data Mover Services will be started on the source Hyper-V host. In the off-host backup scenario, Veeam Data Mover Services will be started on the off-host backup proxy.