Synchronizing with Veeam Backup Server

When Veeam Agent is managed by Veeam backup server, the connection between Veeam backup server and Veeam Agent computer added to a protection group is not persistent. Veeam Agent synchronizes with Veeam Backup & Replication every 6 hours. During the synchronization, Veeam Agent gets updated backup policies and configuration settings from the Veeam backup server, the Veeam backup server gets certificate details and session logs from Veeam Agent.

You can immediately synchronize Veeam Agent with backup server in the following ways:

• Using Veeam Agent control panel.
• In Veeam Agent command line interface.

Synchronizing Veeam Agent with Backup Server Using Control Panel

To synchronize immediately, from the Veeam Agent application menu, select Settings > Sync with the Backup Server.

Synchronizing Veeam Agent with Backup Server in Command Line Interface

To synchronize Veeam Agent immediately, run the following command: