Virtualization Servers and Hosts

You can add the following types of servers and hosts to the backup infrastructure:

  • Microsoft Hyper-V Server
  • Microsoft SMB3 Server
  • Microsoft Windows Server
  • Linux Server
  • Note

    We recommend that only one instance of a server or host is present in the backup infrastructure at a time. Do not add the same server or host multiple times, for example, by a DNS name and IP address, this can cause unexpected behavior.

    You can add physical machines and VMs to the backup infrastructure and assign different roles to them. The table below describes which roles can be assigned to the different types of servers. 

    Server Type

    Source Host

    Target Host

    Off-Host Backup Proxy

    Backup Repository

    Microsoft Hyper-V Server

    (standalone Microsoft Hyper-V host, SCVMM or Hyper-V cluster)

    Virtualization Servers and Hosts 

    Virtualization Servers and Hosts 

    Virtualization Servers and Hosts 

    Virtualization Servers and Hosts
    (not recommended)

    Microsoft SMB3 server

    Virtualization Servers and Hosts 

    Virtualization Servers and Hosts 

    Virtualization Servers and Hosts 

    Virtualization Servers and Hosts 

    Microsoft Windows server

    Virtualization Servers and Hosts 

    Virtualization Servers and Hosts 

    Virtualization Servers and Hosts 

    Virtualization Servers and Hosts 

    Linux server

    Virtualization Servers and Hosts 

    Virtualization Servers and Hosts 

    Virtualization Servers and Hosts 

    Virtualization Servers and Hosts 

     

    Note

    You can also add the following servers:

    • VMware vSphere servers. For more information on how to add servers, see the Adding VMware vSphere Servers section in the Veeam Backup & Replication User Guide for VMware vSphere.
    • Veeam Backup for AWS servers. For more information on how to add servers, see the Connecting to Existing Appliances section in the Veeam Backup for AWS User Guide.
    • Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure servers. For more information on how to add servers, see the Connecting to Existing Appliances section in the Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure User Guide.
    • Veeam Backup for Google Cloud servers. For more information on how to add servers, see the Connecting to Existing Appliances section in the Veeam Backup for Google Cloud Guide.
    • Nutanix AHV clusters. For more information on how to add AHV clusters, see the Deployment section in the Veeam Backup for Nutanix AHV User Guide.
    • Kasten K10 instances. For more information on how to add K10 instances, see the Deployment and Configuration section in the Kasten K10 Integration Guide.

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