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Installing Veeam CBT Driver

You can install the Veeam CBT driver at any time you need. This operation is available if you use the Server edition of Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows on a computer that runs a Microsoft Windows Server OS. To learn about other requirements and limitations for the Veeam CBT driver, see Veeam Changed Block Tracking Driver.

Installing Veeam CBT Driver IMPORTANT

Consider the following:

Prior to installing the Veeam CBT driver on a computer running Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, make sure that update KB3033929 is installed in the OS.

The update adds the SHA-2 code signing support that is required for verification of the Veeam CBT driver signature. Without this update installed, the OS running on a protected computer will fail to boot after you install the Veeam CBT driver. To learn more, see this Microsoft KB article.

Do not install the Veeam CBT driver on a computer running Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, 2012 or 2012 R2 if one or more volumes on this computer are encrypted with Microsoft BitLocker (or other encryption tool), or if you plan to use Microsoft BitLocker to encrypt volumes on this computer. Concurrent operation of Microsoft BitLocker and Veeam CBT driver may result in driver failures and may prevent the OS from starting.

To install the Veeam CBT driver:

Double-click the Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows icon in the system tray, or right-click the Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows icon in the system tray and select Control Panel.
From the main menu, select Settings.
Click Install CBT driver.
To complete the installation process, Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows needs to reboot the computer. To reboot the computer immediately, in the displayed window, click Yes. After Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows reboots the computer, the driver will start tracking blocks that are changing on the volumes whose data you chose to back up in the backup job settings.

If you choose not to reboot the computer immediately, Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows will continue to use the default CBT mechanism until the next computer reboot.

Installing Veeam CBT Driver