Protection Group Types
Veeam Backup & Replication offers several methods to specify computers on which you want to install and manage Veeam Agent. You can create protection groups that include the following types of objects:
- Individual computers
You can organize individual computers into a protection group by specifying the necessary computers in the protection group settings. This option is recommended for smaller environments that do not have Microsoft Active Directory deployed. Veeam Backup & Replication connects to discovered computers with credentials or a single-use certificate.
- Microsoft Active Directory objects
You can create protection groups that include one or more Microsoft Active Directory objects: entire domain, container, organizational unit, group, computer, or failover cluster. This allows you to manage Veeam Agents on computers being part of an Active Directory domain. Protection groups that include Active Directory domain, containers, groups or organizational units are dynamic in their nature. For example, if a new computer is added to a container, Veeam Backup & Replication will automatically discover this computer and start managing this computer as specified in the protection group settings.
You can specify a protection scope based on Active Directory objects in one of the following ways:
- You can select individual Active Directory objects that you want to include in a protection group, for example, selected organizational units or computers.
- You can include in the protection group an entire domain or other Active Directory object (such as a container or organizational unit) and exclude specific child objects being part of this object, for example, selected organizational units or computers.
- Computers listed in a CSV file
You can add multiple computers to a protection group by importing a list of computers from a CSV or TXT file. Protection groups that include computers listed in a CSV file are also dynamic. If a new computer appears in the file after the protection group is created, during the next protection group rescan session, Veeam Backup & Replication will automatically update the protection group settings to include the added computer.
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The current guide does not cover subjects related to protection groups that include applications. To learn about this protection group type, see the Protection Group Types section in the Veeam Plug-ins for Enterprise Applications Guide. |