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Veeam Backup & Replication 10
User Guide for Microsoft Hyper-V

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Veeam Backup & Replication 10
User Guide for Microsoft Hyper-V

About Veeam Backup & Replication
Planning and Preparation

Platform Support
System Requirements
Required Permissions
Used Ports
Trusted Root Certificates
Naming Conventions
Security Considerations

Licensing

Types of Licenses
Obtaining License
Installing License
Merging Licenses
Viewing License Information
Revoking License
Removing License
Exceeding License Limit
License Expiration
Updating License

Updating License Manually
Updating License Automatically

Automatic License Usage Reporting

Getting to Know Veeam Backup & Replication

Veeam Backup & Replication UI

Main Menu
Navigation Pane
Ribbon and Tabs
Views
Working Area
Job Filter
Changing Color Theme

Product Editions

Deployment

Installing Veeam Backup & Replication

Before You Begin
Step 1. Start Setup Wizard
Step 2. Read and Accept License Agreement
Step 3. Provide License File
Step 4. Review Components and Select Installation Folder
Step 5. Install Missing Software
Step 6. Specify Installation Settings
Step 7. Specify Service Account Settings
Step 8. Select Microsoft SQL Server
Step 9. Specify Service Ports
Step 10. Specify Data Locations
Step 11. Begin Installation
Step 12. Install Available Patches

Upgrading to Veeam Backup & Replication 10
Uninstalling Veeam Backup & Replication
Installing Veeam Backup & Replication Console

Before You Begin
Step 1. Start Setup Wizard
Step 2. Read and Accept License Agreement
Step 3. Install Missing Software
Step 4. Specify Installation Settings
Step 5. Specify Installation Path
Step 6. Begin Installation

Installing Veeam Backup & Replication in Unattended Mode

Before You Begin
Installation Command-Line Syntax

Veeam Backup Catalog
Veeam Backup & Replication Server
Veeam Backup & Replication Console
Veeam Explorer for Microsoft Active Directory
Veeam Explorer for Microsoft SQL Server
Veeam Explorer for Microsoft Exchange
Veeam Explorer for Microsoft SharePoint and Veeam Explorer for Microsoft OneDrive for Business
Veeam Explorer for Oracle
Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager
Veeam Cloud Connect Portal

Backup Infrastructure

Backup Infrastructure Components

Backup Server

Credentials Manager

Standard Accounts
Linux Accounts (User Name and Password)
Linux Private Keys (Identity/Pubkey)
Editing and Deleting Credentials Records

Cloud Credentials Manager

Veeam Cloud Connect Accounts
Access Keys for AWS Users
Microsoft Azure Storage Accounts
Microsoft Azure Compute Accounts
Editing and Deleting Credentials Records

Password Manager

Creating Passwords
Editing Passwords
Deleting Passwords

Backup & Replication Console

Logging on to Veeam Backup & Replication

Virtualization Servers and Hosts

Adding Microsoft Hyper-V Servers

Before You Begin
Step 1. Launch New Hyper-V Server Wizard
Step 2. Specify Server Name or Address
Step 3. Choose Server Type
Step 4. Specify Credentials
Step 5. Review Components
Step 6. Finish Working with Wizard
Step 7. Specify Settings for Connected Volumes

Adding Microsoft SMB3 Servers

Before You Begin
Step 1. Launch New SMB3 Server Wizard
Step 2. Specify Server Name or Address
Step 3. Specify Server Type
Step 4. Specify Credentials
Step 5. Review Components
Step 6. Finish Working with Wizard
Step 7. Configure SMB3 Shares

Adding Microsoft Windows Servers

Before You Begin
Step 1. Launch New Windows Server Wizard
Step 2. Specify Server Name or Address
Step 3. Specify Credentials
Step 4. Review Components
Step 5. Finish Working with Wizard

Adding Linux Servers

Step 1. Launch New Linux Server Wizard
Step 2. Specify Server Name or Address
Step 3. Specify Credentials and SSH Settings
Step 4. Finish Working with Wizard

Rescanning Servers
Editing Server Settings
Removing Servers

Off-Host Backup Proxy

Adding Off-Host Backup Proxies

Step 1. Launch New Hyper-V Off-Host Backup Proxy Wizard
Step 2. Choose Server
Step 3. Configure Traffic Rules
Step 4. Review Components
Step 5. Finish Working with Wizard

Editing Backup Proxy Settings
Disabling and Removing Backup Proxies
Configuring Advanced Options for Off-Host Backup Proxies

Presenting Volumes to Off-Host Backup Proxies
Assigning Off-Host Backup Proxies to Jobs

File Proxy
Cache Repository
Backup Repository

Microsoft Windows Server
Linux Server
CIFS (SMB) Share
NFS Share
Deduplicating Storage Appliances

Dell EMC Data Domain

Dell EMC Data Domain Supported Features
Accelerated Restore of Entire VM

ExaGrid
HPE StoreOnce

Operational Modes
HPE StoreOnce Supported Features

Quantum DXi

Backup Repositories with Rotated Drives

How Repository with Rotated Drives Works
Adding Backup Repositories with Rotated Drives

Object Storage Repository

Considerations and Limitations
Adding Object Storage Repositories

Adding IBM Cloud Object Storage

Step 1. Launch New Object Repository Wizard
Step 2. Specify Object Storage Name
Step 3. Specify Object Storage Account
Step 4. Specify Object Storage Settings
Step 5. Finish Working with Wizard

Adding Microsoft Azure Object Storage and Data Box

Step 1. Launch New Object Repository Wizard
Step 2. Select Azure Storage Type

Adding Azure Blob Storage

Step 1. Specify Object Storage Name
Step 2. Specify Object Storage Account
Step 3. Specify Object Storage Settings
Step 4. Finish Working with Wizard

Adding Azure Data Box Storage

Before You Begin
Step 1. Specify Object Storage Name
Step 2. Specify Object Storage Account
Step 3. Specify Object Storage Settings
Step 4. Finish Working with Wizard

Adding Amazon S3 and AWS Snowball Edge Object Storage

Step 1. Launch New Object Repository Wizard
Step 2. Select Amazon S3 Storage Type

Adding Amazon S3 Storage

Step 1. Specify Object Storage Name
Step 2. Specify Object Storage Account
Step 3. Specify Object Storage Settings
Step 4. Finish Working with Wizard

Adding AWS Snowball Edge Storage

Step 1. Specify Object Storage Name
Step 2. Specify Object Storage Account
Step 3. Specify Object Storage Settings
Step 4. Finish Working with Wizard

Adding S3 Compatible Object Storage

Step 1. Launch New Object Repository Wizard
Step 2. Specify Object Storage Name
Step 3. Specify Object Storage Account
Step 4. Specify Object Storage Settings
Step 5. Finish Working with Wizard

Managing Object Storage Repositories

Editing Settings of Object Storage Repository
Switching to Maintenance Mode

Maintenance Mode Limitations

Switching to Seal Mode

Seal Mode Limitations

Removing Object Storage Repository

Managing Object Storage Backups

Importing Object Storage Backups

Step 1. Launch Import Wizard
Step 2. Specify Password
Step 3. Wait for Import
Step 4. Finish Working with Wizard
Viewing Imported Backups

Detaching Object Storage Backups
Seeding Backups to Azure Blob Storage
Seeding Backups to AWS Snowball Edge Storage
Removing Backups from Object Storage Repository

Adding Backup Repositories

Before You Begin
Step 1. Launch New Backup Repository Wizard
Step 2. Specify Backup Repository Name and Description
Step 3. Specify Server or Shared Folder Settings
Step 4. Configure Path and Load Control Settings
Step 5. Specify Mount Server Settings
Step 6. Review Properties and Components
Step 7. Apply Backup Repository Settings
Step 8. Finish Working with Wizard

Managing Backup Repositories

Editing Settings of Backup Repositories
Access Permissions
Rescanning Backup Repositories
Removing Backup Repositories
Fast Clone

External Repository

How External Repository Works

Ownership
Cache
Encryption
Managing Retention Policy
Maintenance Job

Adding External Repositories

Adding External Amazon S3 Storage

Step 1. Launch New External Repository Wizard
Step 2. Specify External Repository Name and Description
Step 3. Specify Cloud Repository Account
Step 4. Specify Cloud Storage Details
Step 5. Apply Settings
Step 6. Finish Working with Wizard

Adding External Azure Blob Storage

Step 1. Launch New External Repository Wizard
Step 2. Specify Repository Name
Step 3. Specify Cloud Repository Account
Step 4. Select Azure Blob Container
Step 5. Apply Settings
Step 6. Finish Working with Wizard

Viewing External Repository Data
Removing Backups from External Repository
Rescanning External Repository
Upgrading External Repositories
Removing External Repositories
Editing Settings of External Repository

Scale-Out Backup Repository

Limitations for Scale-Out Backup Repositories
Performance Tier

Backup File Placement

Capacity Tier

Capacity Extent Structure
Immutability

Block Generation

Managing Capacity Tier

Data Transfer

Copying Backups to Capacity Tier
Backup Chain Detect
Moving Backups to Capacity Tier
Manually Moving Backups to Capacity Tier
Removing Backups from Capacity Tier
Downloading Data from Capacity Tier

How Downloading from Capacity Tier Works

Viewing Capacity Tier Sessions Statistics

Viewing Offload Session Results
Viewing Copy Session Results
Viewing Download Session Results

Migrating Data To Another Capacity Tier
Indexes
Retention Policy
Excluding Capacity Tier from Scale-Out Repositories

Data Restore

Restore Scenarios

Adding Scale-Out Backup Repositories

Before You Begin
Step 1. Launch New Scale-Out Backup Repository Wizard
Step 2. Specify Scale-Out Backup Repository Name
Step 3. Add Performance Extents
Step 4. Specify Backup Placement Policy
Step 5. Add Capacity Tier
Step 6. Finish Working with Wizard

Managing Scale-Out Backup Repositories

Editing Settings of Scale-Out Backup Repositories
Rescanning Scale-Out Repositories
Discovering Backups in Scale-Out Backup Repositories
Backup State Indicators
Extending Scale-Out Repositories
Service Actions with Scale-Out Backup Repositories

Switching to Maintenance Mode
Evacuating Backups from Performance Extents

Switching to Seal Mode
Receiving Scale-Out Backup Repository Reports
Removing Performance Extents from Scale-Out Repositories
Removing Scale-Out Backup Repositories

Guest Interaction Proxy
Gateway Server
Mount Server
WAN Accelerators
Log Shipping Servers
Tape Servers
NDMP Servers
Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager

Deployment Scenarios

Simple Deployment
Advanced Deployment
Distributed Deployment

Resource Scheduling

Limitation of Concurrent Tasks
Limitation of Read and Write Data Rates for Backup Repositories
Network Traffic Management

Configuring Network Traffic Rules

Enabling Traffic Throttling
Enabling Data Encryption
Adjusting Internet Rule

Managing Upload Streams
Specifying Preferred Networks

Performance Bottlenecks

Locations

Creating and Assigning Locations to Infrastructure Objects
Editing Locations
Deleting Locations
Exporting and Importing Locations List

Veeam Backup & Replication Settings

Specifying I/O Settings
Configuring Security Settings

TLS Certificates

Generating Self-Signed Certificates
Importing Certificates from Certificate Store
Importing Certificates from PFX Files

Linux Host Authentication

Validating SSH Fingerprints

Audit Logs Location

Specifying Email Notification Settings

Configuring Global Email Notification Settings
Configuring Job Notification Settings

Specifying SNMP Settings

Configuring Global SNMP Settings
Configuring SNMP Service Properties
Configuring SNMP Settings for Jobs

Specifying Other Notification Settings
Specifying Session History Settings

Roles and Users
Update Notification

Installing Updates

Server Components Upgrade
Logging

Exporting Logs

Step 1. Select Virtual Infrastructure Scope
Step 2. Specify Time Interval
Step 3. Specify Destination Folder
Step 4. Review Results

Configuration Backup and Restore

Configuration Backup

Scheduling Configuration Backups
Configuring Notification Settings for Configuration Backups
Running Configuration Backups Manually
Creating Encrypted Configuration Backups

Restoring Configuration Database

Before You Begin
Step 1. Launch Configuration Database Restore Wizard
Step 2. Select Restore Mode
Step 3. Select Configuration Backup
Step 4. Review Configuration Backup Parameters
Step 5. Specify Password
Step 6. Specify Target Database
Step 7. Specify Restore Options
Step 8. Review Restore Settings
Step 9. Finalize Restore Process
Step 10. Synchronize Backups and Tape Libraries
Step 11. Finish Working with Wizard

Migrating Configuration Database

Backup

About Backup

How Backup Works
Backup Architecture
Backup of VMs on Local Storage and CSV

Online Backup
Offline Backup
Crash-Consistent Backup
Backup Modes

On-Host Backup
Off-Host Backup

Choosing VSS Provider (Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 and Earlier)

Backup of VMs on Microsoft SMB3

Backup Process (Microsoft Hyper-V 2012 R2 and Earlier)
Backup Modes (Microsoft Hyper-V 2012 R2 and Earlier)

On-Host Backup
Off-Host Backup

Backup of VMs on Microsoft Hyper-V 2016 or Later
Backup Chain

Backup Methods

Forever Forward Incremental Backup
Forward Incremental Backup
Reverse Incremental Backup
Switching Between Backup Methods

Active Full Backup
Synthetic Full Backup

How Synthetic Full Backup Works
Backup Chain Transformation

Short-Term Retention Policy

Forever Forward Incremental Backup Retention Policy
Forward Incremental Backup Retention Policy
Reverse Incremental Backup Retention Policy
Retention Policy for Deleted Items
Removal of Restore Points

Long-Term Retention Policy (GFS)

Assignment of GFS Flags
Removal of GFS Flags

Per-VM Backup Files

Retention for Per-VM Backup Files

Changed Block Tracking
Data Compression and Deduplication
Data Exclusion

VMs and VM Disks
Deleted File Blocks (BitLooker)
Swap Files
VM Guest OS Files

Microsoft Hyper-V Guest Quiescence

Combined Approach

Guest Processing

Runtime Coordination Process
Application-Aware Processing
Pre-Freeze and Post-Thaw Scripts
Transaction Log Truncation

Copy-Only Backup

VM Guest OS File Indexing

Veeam Backup Catalog
How VM Guest OS File Indexing Works

Microsoft SQL Server Log Backup

Transaction Log Backup Jobs
How Microsoft SQL Server Log Backup Works
Retention for Transaction Log Backups
Log Shipping Servers
Transaction Log Backup Statistics
Support for AlwaysOn Availability Groups

Oracle Log Backup

Archived Log Backup Jobs
How Oracle Archived Log Backup Works
Retention for Archived Log Backup
Log Shipping Servers
Archived Log Backup Statistics

Backup Job Scheduling

Automatic Startup Schedule
Job Retry
Backup Window
Manual Start of Backup Jobs
Manual Stop of Backup Jobs

Health Check for Backup Files
Compact of Full Backup File
Resume on Disconnect

Creating Backup Jobs

Before You Begin
Step 1. Launch New Backup Job Wizard
Step 2. Specify Job Name and Description
Step 3. Select VMs to Back Up
Step 4. Exclude Objects from Backup Job
Step 5. Define VM Backup Order
Step 6. Specify Backup Storage Settings
Step 7. Specify GFS Retention Policy
Step 8. Specify Advanced Backup Settings

Backup Settings
Maintenance Settings
Storage Settings
Notification Settings
Hyper-V Settings
Script Settings

Step 9. Specify Secondary Target
Step 10. Specify Guest Processing Settings

Application-Aware Processing
Microsoft SQL Server Transaction Log Settings
Oracle Archived Log Settings
VM Guest OS File Exclusion
Pre-Freeze and Post-Thaw Scripts
VM Guest OS File Indexing

Step 11. Define Job Schedule
Step 12. Finish Working with Wizard

Performing Active Full Backup
Quick Backup

Retention Policy for Quick Backups
Performing Quick Backup

Importing Backups Manually

Importing Encrypted Backups
Importing Transaction Logs
Importing Backup Files from Scale-Out Backup Repositories

Exporting Backups

Performing Export

Step 1. Launch New Export Wizard
Step 2. Select Restore Points to Export
Step 3. Specify Export Reason
Step 4. Finish Working with Wizard

Viewing Session Statistics

Managing Backups

Viewing Properties
Removing from Configuration
Deleting Backups from Disk
Deleting Backups from Object Storage
Removing Missing Restore Points

Managing Jobs

Editing Job Settings
Cloning Jobs
Disabling and Removing Jobs
Starting and Stopping Jobs
Starting and Stopping Transaction Log Backup Jobs
Reconfiguring Jobs with Microsoft SQL Server VMs

Reporting

Viewing Real-Time Statistics
Viewing Job Session Results
Viewing Job and Job Session Reports

Replication

About Replication

How Replication Works
Replication Architecture

Replication Scenarios
Replication Data Paths

Replication Chain
VM Replica Types

Snapshot Replica
Legacy Replica
Supported Platforms for VM Replica Types

Changed Block Tracking
Advanced Replication Technologies

Replica from Backup

How Replica from Backup Works

Replica Seeding
Replica Mapping

Network Mapping and Re-IP

Creating Replication Jobs

Before You Begin
Step 1. Launch New Replication Job Wizard
Step 2. Specify Job Name and Description
Step 3. Select VMs to Replicate
Step 4. Specify Data Source
Step 5. Exclude Objects from Replication Job
Step 6. Define VM Replication Order
Step 7. Specify Replica Destination
Step 8. Create Network Map Table
Step 9. Configure Re-IP Rules
Step 10. Specify Replication Job Settings
Step 11. Specify Advanced Replica Settings

Traffic Settings
Notification Settings
Hyper-V Settings
Script Settings

Step 12. Specify Data Transfer Settings
Step 13. Define Seeding and Mapping Settings
Step 14. Specify Guest Processing Settings

Application-Aware Processing
Transaction Log Handling: Microsoft SQL Server
Transaction Log Handling: Oracle
VM Guest OS File Exclusion
Pre-Freeze and Post-Thaw Scripts

Step 15. Define Job Schedule
Step 16. Finish Working with Wizard

Managing Replicas

Viewing Replica Properties
Rescanning Replicas
Removing from Configuration
Deleting from Disk

Replica Failover and Failback

Replica Failover

Performing Failover

Before You Begin
Step 1. Launch Failover Wizard
Step 2. Select VMs
Step 3. Select Restore Point
Step 4. Specify Failover Reason
Step 5. Review Summary and Finish Working with Wizard

Permanent Failover

Performing Permanent Failover

Failover Plan

Creating Failover Plans

Before You Begin
Step 1. Launch New Failover Plan Wizard
Step 2. Specify Failover Plan Name and Description
Step 3. Select VMs
Step 4. Define VM Failover Order
Step 5. Set Time Delay
Step 6. Review Summary and Finish Working with Wizard

Running Failover Plans
Undoing Failover by Failover Plans

Planned Failover

Performing Planned Failover

Before You Begin
Step 1. Launch Planned Failover Wizard
Step 2. Select VMs
Step 3. Specify Failover Reason
Step 4. Review Summary and Finish Working with Wizard

Undo Failover

Undoing Failover

Replica Failback

Supported Platforms for Replica Failback
Quick Rollback
Performing Failback

Before You Begin
Step 1. Launch Failback Wizard
Step 2. Select VM Replicas to Fail Back
Step 3. Select Failback Destination
Step 4. Select Target Host
Step 5. Select Target Datastore
Step 6. Select Target Network
Step 7. Specify VM Name and VM UUID Handling
Step 8. Map the Replica to Restored VM
Step 9. Review Summary and Finish Working with Wizard

Commit Failback

Committing Failback

Undo Failback

Undoing Failback

VeeamZIP

Creating VeeamZIP Backups

Backup Copy

About Backup Copy

How Backup Copy Works
Backup Copy Architecture
Backup Copy Modes
Backup Copy Intervals
Restore Point Selection
Transformation Processes
Backup Copy Window
Retention Policy for Backup Copy Jobs

Simple Retention Policy
GFS Retention Policy

Methods for Archive Backups Creation

Retention Policy for Active Full Archive Backups
Switching Between Synthetic and Active Full Modes

GFS Cycles

Regular Backup Cycle
Weekly Backup Cycle

Synthetic Weekly Full Backups
Active Weekly Full Backups
Restore Point Selection for Weekly Backup (Synthetic Method)

Monthly, Quarterly and Yearly Backup Cycles
Archive Full Backups per GFS Cycle

Deleted Items Retention

Health Check for Backup Files
Compact of Full Backup File
Backup Copy Job Mapping

Creating Seed for Backup Copy Job

Active Full Backup Copies
Automatic Job Retries

Creating Backup Copy Jobs for VMs and Physical Machines

Before You Begin
Step 1. Launch New Backup Copy Job Wizard
Step 2. Specify Job Name and Copy Mode
Step 3. Select Workloads to Process
Step 4. Exclude Objects from Backup Copy Job
Step 5. Select Source Backup Repositories
Step 6. Define Processing Order
Step 7. Define Backup Copy Target
Step 8. Map Backup File
Step 9. Specify Advanced Settings

Maintenance Settings
Storage Settings
RPO Monitor Settings
Notification Settings
Scripts Settings

Step 10. Specify Data Path Settings
Step 11. Define Backup Copy Window
Step 12. Finish Working with Wizard

Creating Backup Copy Jobs for HPE StoreOnce Repositories

Before You Begin
Step 1. Launch New Backup Copy Job Wizard
Step 2. Specify Job Name and Description
Step 3. Select Source and Target Repositories
Step 4. Specify Advanced Settings

Maintenance Settings
Notification Settings
Script Settings

Step 5. Define Backup Copy Window
Step 6. Finish Working with Wizard

Creating Backup Copy Jobs for Oracle and SAP HANA Databases
Linking Backup Jobs to Backup Copy Jobs
Managing Backups

Viewing Backup Properties
Removing Backups from Target Repositories
Removing Missing Restore Points

Reporting
Managing Jobs

Editing Backup Copy Jobs
Starting Backup Copy Jobs Manually
Creating Active Full Backups
Disabling and Removing Jobs

File Copy

Creating File Copy Jobs

Before You Begin
Step 1. Launch New File Copy Job Wizard
Step 2. Specify Job Name and Description
Step 3. Select Files and Folders to Be Copied
Step 4. Select Destination for Copying
Step 5. Define Job Schedule
Step 6. Finish Working with Wizard

Copying Files and Folders Manually
Managing Folders
Editing and Deleting Files

Recovery Verification

SureBackup

How SureBackup Works
Backup Recovery Verification Tests
Application Group

Creating Application Group

Before You Begin
Step 1. Launch New Application Group Wizard
Step 2. Specify Application Group Name and Description
Step 3. Add VMs to Application Group
Step 4. Specify Recovery Verification Options and Tests
Step 5. Review the Application Group Settings and Finish Working with Wizard

Virtual Lab

Proxy Appliance
IP Masquerading
Static IP Mapping
Virtual Lab Configuration

Basic Single-Host Virtual Labs
Advanced Single-Host Virtual Labs

Creating Virtual Lab

Before You Begin
Step 1. Launch New Virtual Lab Wizard
Step 2. Specify Virtual Lab Name and Description
Step 3. Select Host
Step 4. Set Up Proxy Appliance
Step 5. Select Networking Mode
Step 6. Select Isolated Networks
Step 7. Specify Network Settings
Step 8. Specify Static IP Mapping Rules
Step 9. Apply Parameters

Connecting to Existing Virtual Lab
Editing and Deleting Virtual Labs

SureBackup Job

SureBackup Job Processing
Creating SureBackup Job

Before You Begin
Step 1. Launch New SureBackup Job Wizard
Step 2. Specify Job Name and Description
Step 3. Select Virtual Lab
Step 4. Select Application Group
Step 5. Link Backup Job
Step 6. Specify Recovery Verification Options and Tests
Step 7. Specify Additional Job Settings
Step 8. Specify Job Schedule
Step 9. Review Job Summary and Finish Working with Wizard

Starting and Stopping SureBackup Job
Viewing Recovery Verification Job Statistics
Creating SureBackup Session Reports

XML Files with VM Roles Description
Manual Recovery Verification

On-Demand Sandbox

Configuring On-Demand Sandbox

Data Recovery

Instant VM Recovery

Performing Instant VM Recovery of Workloads to Hyper-V VMs

Before You Begin
Step 1. Launch Instant VM Recovery Wizard
Step 2. Select Workloads
Step 3. Select Restore Point
Step 4. Select Recovery Mode
Step 5. Select Target Host
Step 6. Select Target Datastore
Step 7. Specify Network Mapping
Step 8. Change VM Name and UUID
Step 9. Specify Secure Restore Settings
Step 10. Specify Restore Reason
Step 11. Verify Instant VM Recovery Settings
Step 12. Finalize Instant VM Recovery

Performing Instant VM Recovery of Workloads to VMware vSphere VMs

Before You Begin
Step 1. Launch Instant VM Recovery Wizard
Step 2. Select Workloads
Step 3. Select Restore Point
Step 4. Specify Destination for Restored VMs

Specifying Destination for One VM
Specifying Destination for Multiple VMs

Step 5. Select Destination for Virtual Disk Updates
Step 6. Configure Helper Appliance
Step 7. Specify Secure Restore Settings
Step 8. Specify Restore Reason
Step 9. Verify Instant VM Recovery Settings
Step 10. Finalize Instant VM Recovery

Entire VM Restore

Quick Rollback
Restoring Entire VM

Before You Begin
Step 1. Launch Full VM Restore Wizard
Step 2. Select VMs
Step 3. Select Restore Point
Step 4. Select Restore Mode
Step 5. Select Target Host
Step 6. Select Target Datastore
Step 7. Specify Network Mapping
Step 8. Change VM Name and UUID
Step 9. Specify Secure Restore Settings
Step 10. Specify Staged Restore Settings
Step 11. Specify Restore Reason
Step 12. Verify Recovery Settings

VM Files Restore

Restoring VM Files

Before You Begin
Step 1. Launch Hyper-V Restore Wizard
Step 2. Select VM
Step 3. Select Restore Point
Step 4. Select VM Files and Destination
Step 5. Specify Restore Reason
Step 6. Finish Working with Wizard

EC2 Instance and Azure VM Disk Export

Exporting Disks

Step 1. Launch Export Disk Wizard
Step 2. Select Backup
Step 3. Select Restore Point
Step 4. Select Disks
Step 5. Select Destination and Disk Format
Step 6. Specify Secure Restore Settings
Step 7. Specify Export Reason
Step 8. Complete Export Process

Guest OS File Recovery

Restore from FAT, NTFS or ReFS

File-Level Restore Scenarios
Restoring VM Guest OS Files (FAT, NTFS or ReFS)

Before You Begin
Step 1. Launch File Level Restore Wizard
Step 2. Select VM
Step 3. Select Restore Point
Step 4. Specify Restore Reason
Step 5. Verify Restore Settings
Step 6. Finalize Restore

Restore from Linux, Unix and Other File Systems

Restoring VM Guest OS Files (Multi-OS)

Before You Begin
Step 1. Launch Guest File Restore Wizard
Step 2. Select VM
Step 3. Select Restore Point
Step 4. Specify Restore Reason
Step 5. Specify Location for Helper Appliance
Step 6. Finalize Restore

Restore from Other File Systems
Viewing File Restore Session Statistics

Application Items Restore

Using Veeam Explorer for Microsoft Active Directory
Using Veeam Explorer for Microsoft Exchange
Using Veeam Explorer for Microsoft SharePoint
Using Veeam Explorer for Microsoft OneDrive for Business
Using Veeam Explorer for Microsoft SQL Server
Using Veeam Explorer for Oracle

Restore to Microsoft Azure

How Restore to Microsoft Azure Works
Restore Workflow
Configuring Initial Settings

Adding Microsoft Azure Accounts
Adding Microsoft Azure Stack Accounts
Creating Custom Role for Azure Account
Configuring Helper Appliances

Changing Credentials for Helper Appliances
Removing Helper Appliances

Configuring Azure Proxies

Before You Begin
Step 1. Launch Azure Proxy Wizard
Step 2. Specify Azure Proxy Name
Step 3. Specify Credentials and Transport Port
Step 4. Select Subscription and Location
Step 5. Select VM Size
Step 6. Select Resource Group
Step 7. Select Virtual Network
Step 8. Start Azure Proxy Configuration

Removing Azure Proxies

Restoring Machines

Before You Begin
Step 1. Launch Restore to Azure Wizard
Step 2. Select Machine and Restore Point
Step 3. Select Subscription and Location
Step 4. Specify VM Size
Step 5. Specify VM Name and Resource Group
Step 6. Select Virtual Network
Step 7. Specify Secure Restore Settings
Step 8. Specify Restore Reason
Step 9. Start Restore Process

Restore to Amazon EC2

How Restore to Amazon EC2 Works
AWS IAM User Permissions
Restoring Machines

Before You Begin
Step 1. Launch Restore to Amazon EC2 Wizard
Step 2. Select Machine and Restore Point
Step 3. Specify Credentials and Region Settings
Step 4. Specify Instance Name
Step 5. Specify Instance Type
Step 6. Select Amazon VPC
Step 7. Specify Secure Restore Settings
Step 8. Specify Proxy Appliance
Step 9. Specify Restore Reason
Step 10. Start Restore Process

Secure Restore

How Secure Restore Works
Antivirus XML Configuration File
Viewing Malware Scan Results

Staged Restore
WAN Acceleration

Global Data Deduplication
WAN Accelerators

How WAN Acceleration Works
WAN Global Cache

Many to One WAN Acceleration
Manual Population of Global Cache

Manually Populating Global Cache
Clearing Global Cache

WAN Accelerator Sizing
Adding WAN Accelerators

Before You Begin
Step 1. Launch New WAN Accelerator Wizard
Step 2. Choose Server
Step 3. Define Cache Location and Size
Step 4. Review Components
Step 5. Finish Working with Wizard

Removing WAN Accelerators

Data Block Verification
Data Transport on WAN Disconnect

Data Encryption

Encryption Standards
Encryption Algorithms

Encryption Keys

Session Keys and Metakeys
Storage Keys
User Keys
Enterprise Manager Keys
Backup Server Keys

How Data Encryption Works
How Data Decryption Works
How Decryption Without Password Works

Encrypted Objects

Backup Job Encryption
Backup Copy Job Encryption
VeeamZIP Encryption
Tape Encryption

Encryption Best Practices
Restoring Data from Encrypted Backups

Decrypting Data with Password
Decrypting Data Without Password

Step 1. Create Request for Data Restore
Step 2. Process Request in Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager
Step 3. Complete Key Restore Process

Restoring Encrypted Data from Tapes

Decrypting Tapes with Password
Decrypting Tapes Without Password

Step 1. Create Request for Data Restore
Step 2. Process Request in Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager
Step 3. Complete Key Restore Process

NAS Backup Support

How File Share Backup Works
Adding File Share

Adding Managed Server File Share

Step 1. Launch New File Share Wizard
Step 2. Add Managed Server as File Server
Step 3. Specify File Share Processing Settings
Step 4. Review Components to Install
Step 5. Apply File Share Settings
Step 6. Finish Working with Wizard

Adding NFS File Share

Step 1. Launch New File Share Wizard
Step 2. Specify Path to NFS File Share
Step 3. Specify Advanced NFS File Share Settings
Step 4. Specify File Share Processing Settings
Step 5. Apply File Share Settings
Step 6. Finish Working with Wizard

Adding SMB File Share

Step 1. Launch New File Share Wizard
Step 2. Specify Path to SMB File Share and Access Credentials
Step 3. Specify Advanced SMB File Share Settings
Step 4. Specify File Share Processing Settings
Step 5. Apply File Share Settings
Step 6. Finish Working with Wizard

Adding File Proxy

Step 1. Launch New File Proxy Wizard
Step 2. Choose Microsoft Windows Server
Step 3. Configure Traffic Rules
Step 4. Review Components to Install
Step 5. Apply File Proxy Settings
Step 6. Finish Working with Wizard

Creating File Share Backup Jobs

Before You Begin
Step 1. Launch New File Backup Job Wizard
Step 2. Specify Job Name and Description
Step 3. Select Files and Folders to Back Up
Step 4. Define Target Backup Storage Settings
Step 5. Specify Advanced Backup Settings

ACL Handling Settings
Storage Settings
Maintenance Settings
Notification Settings
Script Settings

Step 6. Specify Secondary Repository
Step 7. Define Job Schedule
Step 8. Finish Working with Wizard

Starting New Backup Chain
Health Check for File Share Backup Files
Viewing File Share Backup Properties
File Share Data Recovery

Restoring Entire File Share

Before You Begin
Step 1. Launch File Restore Wizard
Step 2. Select File Share to Restore
Step 3. Select Restore Point
Step 4. Specify Destination for Data Restore
Step 5. Specify Restore Options
Step 6. Finish Working with Wizard

Rolling Back to a Point in Time

Before You Begin
Step 1. Launch File Restore Wizard
Step 2. Select Object to Restore
Step 3. Select Restore Point
Step 4. Finish Working with Wizard

Restoring Specific Files and Folders

Before You Begin
Step 1. Launch File Restore Wizard
Step 2. Select Object to Restore
Step 3. Verify Restore Object Settings
Step 4. Select Files and Folders to Restore
Step 5. Select Restore Point
Step 6. Select File Version to Restore
Step 7. Specify Destination for File Restore
Step 8. Finish Working with Wizard

Restoring Backup Files from Archive Repository

Tape Devices Support

Supported Devices and Configuration
Tape Environment
Tape Devices Deployment

Connecting Tape Devices

Getting Started with Tapes
Tape Servers

Adding Tape Servers

Step 1. Launch New Tape Server Wizard
Step 2. Choose Server
Step 3. Configure Traffic Throttling Rules
Step 4. Review Components
Step 5. Assess Results
Step 6. Finish Working with Wizard

Removing Tape Servers
Updating Tape Servers
Rescanning Tape Servers
Modifying Tape Servers

Tape Libraries

Rescanning Tape Devices
Renaming Tape Devices
Removing Tape Devices
Replacing Tape Devices
Loading Tapes

Loading Empty Tapes
Loading Tapes Written on This Backup Server
Loading Tapes Written on Another Veeam Server
Loading Tapes Written with 3rd-Party Backup Solution

Inventorying Tapes
Cataloging Tapes
Automated Drive Cleaning

Tape Drives
Tapes

Viewing Tape Properties
Viewing Data on Tapes
Removing Tapes from Catalog
Erasing Tapes
Marking Tapes as Free
Ejecting Tapes
Exporting Tapes
Tapes Availability and Write-Protection
WORM Tapes
Tape Barcode Labels

Media Pools

Media Sets
Backup Sets
Service Media Pools
Media Pools

Creating Media Pools

Step 1. Launch New Media Pool Wizard
Step 2. Specify Media Pool Name
Step 3. Add Tapes to Media Pool
Step 4. Specify Media Set Options
Step 5. Specify Retention Settings
Step 6. Add Optional Media Pool Settings
Step 7. Finish Working with Wizard

GFS Media Pools

Creating GFS Media Pools

Step 1. Launch New GFS Media Pool Wizard
Step 2. Specify Media Pool Name
Step 3. Add Tapes to Media Pool
Step 4. Specify Media Set Options
Step 5. Specify Advanced Media Set Options
Step 6. Add Optional Media Pool Settings
Step 7. Finish Working with Wizard

Moving Tapes to Another Media Pool
Modifying Media Pools
Removing Media Pools

Vaults

Creating Vaults

Step 1. Launch New Media Vault Wizard
Step 2. Specify Media Vault Name
Step 3. Finish Working with Wizard

Modifying Vaults
Removing Vaults
Moving Tapes to Vault
Managing Tapes in Vault

Tape Protection

Protecting Tapes

Tape Data Retention
Virtual Full Backup

How Virtual Full Backup Works
Virtual Full Intervals

Tape Parallel Processing

Media Sets Created with Parallel Processing

Machines Backup to Tape

How Machines Backup to Tape Works
Before You Begin
Creating Backup to Tape Jobs

Step 1. Launch New Backup to Tape Job Wizard
Step 2. Specify Job Name and Description
Step 3. Choose Backups to Archive
Step 4. Choose Media Pool for Full Backups
Step 5. Choose Media Pool for Incremental Backups
Step 6. Specify Archiving Options

Options for Backup to Tape Job
Options for GFS Job

Step 7. Specify Advanced Job Settings

Notifications Settings
Advanced Settings

Advanced Settings for Backup to Tape Job
Advanced Settings for GFS Tape Job

Step 8. Define Job Schedule

Schedule for Backup to Tape Job
Schedule for GFS Job

Step 9. Finish Working with Wizard

Linking Backup Jobs to Backup to Tape Jobs

GFS Backup to Tape

How GFS Backup to Tape Works
Creating GFS Tape Jobs

Tenant Backup to Tape
Viewing Backups on Tape
File Backup to Tape

How File Backup to Tape Works
Before You Begin
NDMP Servers Backup to Tape

Adding NDMP Servers

Step 1. Launch New NDMP Server Wizard
Step 2. Specify NDMP Server Name and Location
Step 3. Finish Working with the Wizard

Creating File to Tape Jobs

Step 1. Launch New File to Tape Job Wizard
Step 2. Specify Job Name and Description
Step 3. Choose Files and Folders to Archive
Step 4. Choose Media Pool for Full Backup
Step 5. Specify Media Pool for Increments
Step 6. Specify Archiving Options
Step 7. Specify Advanced Job Settings

Notifications Settings
Advanced Settings

Step 8. Finish Working with Wizard

Viewing Files on Tape
VM Restore from Tape to Infrastructure

How Restoring VM from Tape to Infrastructure Works
Before You Begin
Restoring VM from Tape to Infrastructure

Step 1. Launch Full VM Restore Wizard
Step 2. Choose Virtual Machines to Restore
Step 3. Select Restore Point
Step 4. Choose Restore Source
Step 5. Specify Restore Mode and Other Recovery Options

Backup Restore from Tape to Repository

How Restoring Backups from Tape to Repository Works
Restoring Backups from Tape to Repository

Step 1. Launch Restore Backup from Tape to Repository Wizard
Step 2. Choose Machines to Restore
Step 3. Select Restore Point
Step 4. Choose Backup Destination
Step 5. Finish Working with Wizard
Viewing Restored Backups

Tenant Restore from Tape
File Restore from Tape

How Restoring Files from Tape Works
Before You Begin
Restoring Files from Tape

Step 1. Launch Files from Tape Wizard
Step 2. Choose Files to Restore
Step 3. Specify Restore Destination
Step 4. Specify Restore Options
Step 5. Finish Working with Wizard

Tape States Indicators
Tape Drive Alerts

Integration with Veeam Backup for AWS
Veeam Agent Management
Veeam Cloud Connect
Veeam Backup & Replication Utilities

Extract Utility

Using Extract Utility in GUI
Using Extract Utility in Interactive Mode
Using Extract Utility from Command Line

Running Extract Utility in Interactive Mode
Displaying Help Information for Utility Usage
Displaying List of Machines in Backup
Getting Encryption Status of Backup File
Restoring VMs from Backup

Veeam.Backup.DBConfig.exe Utility

Using Veeam.Backup.DBConfig.exe Utility

Step 1. Select Product
Step 2. Specify Connection Settings
Step 3. Apply Connection Settings
Step 4. Finish Working with Wizard

Veeam Backup Validator

Working with Veeam Backup Validator
Validating Content of Backup File

Veeam Backup & Replication Events

License
Repository
Proxy Server
WAN Accelerator
Veeam Backup & Replication Jobs
Restore
SureBackup
Tape

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Adding NDMP Servers

To add an NDMP server, follow the next steps:

Launch New NDMP Server Wizard
Specify NDMP Server Name and Location
Finish Working with the Wizard

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