Simple Deployment

In a simple deployment scenario, one instance of Veeam Backup & Replication is installed on a physical or virtual Windows-based machine. This installation is referred to as a backup server.

Simple deployment implies that the backup server performs the following roles:

• It functions as a management point, coordinates all jobs, controls their scheduling and performs other administrative activities.
• It acts as the default backup proxy for handling job processing and transferring backup traffic. All services necessary for the backup proxy functionality are installed on the backup server locally.
• It is used as the default backup repository. During installation, Veeam Backup & Replication checks volumes of the machine on which you install the product and identifies a volume with the greatest amount of free disk space. On this volume, Veeam Backup & Replication creates the Backup folder that is used as the default backup repository.
• It is used as a mount server and guest interaction proxy.

If you plan to back up and replicate only a small number of VMs or evaluate Veeam Backup & Replication, this configuration is enough to get you started. Veeam Backup & Replication is ready for use right out of the box — as soon as it is installed, you can start using the solution to perform backup and replication operations. To balance the load of backing up and replicating your VMs, you can schedule jobs at different times.

The drawback of a simple deployment scenario is that all data is handled and stored on the backup server locally. For medium-size or large-scale environments, the capacity of a single backup server may not be enough. To take the load off the backup server and balance it throughout your backup infrastructure, we recommend that you use the advanced deployment scenario. For details, see Advanced Deployment.

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