Before You Begin

Before you configure a backup repository, check the following prerequisites.

Dell Data Domain

Dell Data Domain must meet software and hardware requirements. For more information, see System Requirements.
The DD Boost license must be installed on the Dell Data Domain system, DD Boost must be enabled and configured.
The gateway server that you plan to use for work with Dell Data Domain must be added to the backup infrastructure.

If the Dell Data Domain storage system does not meet these requirements, you can add it as a SMB (CIFS) folder. In this case, Veeam Backup & Replication will not use the DD Boost technology to work with Dell Data Domain. For more information, see Dell Data Domain.

ExaGrid

ExaGrid must meet software and hardware requirements. For more information, see System Requirements.
To use ExaGrid as a backup repository, you must configure an ExaGrid share in ExaGrid Manager. For more information on how to configure the share and repository settings, see ExaGrid.

HPE StoreOnce

HPE StoreOnce must meet software and hardware requirements. For more information, see System Requirements.
The HPE StoreOnce Catalyst license must be installed on the HPE StoreOnce system.
You must use a Catalyst store as a backup target.
The gateway server that you plan to use for work with HPE StoreOnce system must be added to the backup infrastructure.
The client account that you plan to use to connect to HPE StoreOnce must have access permissions on the Catalyst store where backup data will be kept.

If the HPE StoreOnce storage system does not meet these requirements, you can add it as a shared folder. In this case, Veeam Backup & Replication will perform target-side deduplication. For more information, see HPE StoreOnce.

Quantum DXi

Quantum DXi must meet software and hardware requirements. For more information, see System Requirements.

To use Quantum DXi as a backup repository, you must configure a Quantum DXi share. For more information, see Quantum DXi.

Fujitsu ETERNUS CS800

Fujitsu ETERNUS CS800 must meet software requirements. For more information, see System Requirements.

To use Fujitsu ETERNUS CS800 as a backup repository, you must configure a Fujitsu share. For more information, see Fujitsu ETERNUS CS800.

Infinidat InfiniGuard

Infinidat InfiniGuard must meet software requirements. For more information, see System Requirements.

To use Infinidat InfiniGuard as a backup repository, you must configure a Infinidat InfiniGuard share. For more information, see Infinidat InfiniGuard.

Storage Appliances and Tapes

Storage appliances that are used to store backup data in filer (CIFS/NFS) or block device mode (iSCSI/FC/SAS) are not supported if the backup data is offloaded to tapes and is no longer stored directly on the filer/block device (Hierarchical Storage Management with Tape tier).

To offload data to tapes, make sure that:

All of the backup data is stored on the appliance altogether (that is, all of the backup chains are stored on the appliance as a whole and not scattered across multiple devices) and only copies are stored on tapes.
These appliances emulate a tape system (VTL) as an access protocol for.