Backup Job Restrictions

In MacOS, you can enable low data mode for a Wi-Fi connection, including a connection to a personal hotspot, to reduce your data usage over the Wi-Fi network. Low data mode reduces background network traffic by, for example, restricting automatic downloads and updates. Low data mode can be useful for limited-traffic internet plans or low-speed internet connections.

You can configure Veeam Agent to detect in real time if the protected computer is connected to the internet via a Wi-Fi network with enabled low data mode or a personal hotspot. When such internet connection is detected, Veeam Agent will not run a scheduled backup job and will stop any backup job that is already running.

Considerations and Limitations

Before you activate detection of personal hotspot or low data mode Wi-Fi connection, consider the following:

Veeam Agent can detect a personal hotspot and low data mode connection in MacOS 13 Ventura or later.
The restriction will only apply to backup jobs that store backups to a repository accessed over network — a Veeam backup repository, Veeam cloud backup repository, object storage repository or a network shared folder. The restriction will not apply to backup jobs targeted at a local repository or a mounted network shared folder.
You can override the restriction to run a backup job by starting the backup job manually.

How It Works

When a backup job restriction is enabled, and the conditions for restriction are met, Veeam Agent behaves as follows:

A scheduled backup job will fail on start.
Job retry sessions will fail on start.
If the restriction is triggered while a backup job is running, such backup job will be stopped and the session status will be Failed.

For information on enabling and disabling backup job restrictions, see Managing Backup Job Restrictions.