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Before You Begin

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Before you add a Microsoft Windows server to the backup infrastructure, check network connection settings of this server.

File and printer sharing must be enabled in network connection settings of the added Microsoft Windows server. On every connected Microsoft Windows server, Veeam Backup & Replication deploys two components:

Veeam Installer Service
Veeam Data Mover Service

If file and printer sharing is not enabled, Veeam Backup & Replication will fail to deploy these components.