Step 3. Specify Target Server
At this step of the wizard. specify the following:
- A production SQL Server VM name and/or SQL Server instance to which you want to restore your database.
Use the server_name\instance format. You can select a server or instance from the drop-down list or use the Browse button on the left, as described in Browsing for Servers.
- The user account to connect to the target SQL Server.
Select the Use SQL Server authentication check box to use SQL Server authentication. If not selected, Veeam will use Windows authentication.
Make sure the account you are using has been granted the sysadmin role on a target SQL Server.
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Make sure that the administrative share (i.e., \\myserver\C$) on a target machine is available. Read and Write are minimum required permissions, Full Control is recommended. |
When selecting the Use SQL Server authentication check box and providing your SQL Server account, you will be asked to provide a target production server account in the next step, as shown below.
To browse for a server, do the following:
- On the Local Servers tab, select a local SQL Server that is located on a machine with Veeam Explorer.
- On the Network Server tab, select an SQL Server VM over the network.
