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Step 2. Add VMware vSphere Server

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    Before you add a storage system and start using storage snapshots for backup and restore, you must add VMware vCenter Server or ESX(i) host to the backup infrastructure. The server to be added is the VMware vCenter Server or ESX(i) host with VMs whose disks are located on the storage system. For more information, see Adding VMware Servers.

    It is strongly recommended that you add VMware vCenter Server or ESX(i) host to the backup infrastructure before you add the storage system. When you add a storage system, Veeam Backup & Replication performs the storage system rescan. As a part of this process, Veeam Backup & Replication maps storage volumes to VMware datastores. This helps Veeam Backup & Replication understand what VMs host their disks on storage volumes.

    If you add the storage system to Veeam Backup & Replication and do not add VMware vCenter Server or ESX(i) host, you will be able to perform only restore from storage snapshots. You will not be able to perform Backup from Storage Snapshots.

    Step 2. Add VMware vSphere Server Tip:

    If you have first added the storage system to the backup infrastructure, and then added VMware vCenter Server or ESX(i) host, perform storage rescan to map storage volumes to VMware datastores.