Installing Veeam Backup & Replication in Unattended Mode
Note |
Starting from Veeam Backup & Replication 12.1 (build 12.1.0.2131), this installation method is replaced by Installing Veeam Backup & Replication in Silent Mode with using the answer file. |
You can install Veeam Backup & Replication in the unattended mode using the command line interface. The unattended installation mode does not require user interaction. You can use it to automate the installation process in large deployments.
Important |
When upgrading Veeam Backup & Replication in the unattended mode, most of the system checks that are performed during the manual upgrade are omitted. Therefore, before performing the upgrade in the unattended mode, make sure that you have checked all the prerequisites specified in the Upgrade Checklist. Also ensure that all the components of your infrastructure correspond to the System Requirements. |
Installation Order
Veeam Backup & Replication components must be installed in the specific order. The order depends on the type of server that you plan to deploy: backup server or Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager server.
Backup Server
If you want to deploy the backup server (server running Veeam Backup & Replication), you must install components in the following order:
- Veeam Backup Catalog
- Veeam Backup & Replication Server
- Veeam Explorers:
- Veeam Explorer for Microsoft Active Directory
- Veeam Explorer for Microsoft Exchange
- Veeam Explorer for Microsoft SharePoint and Veeam Explorer for Microsoft OneDrive for Business
- Veeam Explorer for Microsoft SQL Server
- [Optional] Veeam Explorer for Microsoft Teams (required for self-service Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 restores that take place through Cloud Connect Service Provider)
- Veeam Explorer for Oracle
- Veeam Explorer for PostgreSQL
- [Optional] If you are planning to use the Agent Management feature, install the following components (depending on the management OS):
- Redistributable package for Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows
- Redistributable package for Veeam Agent for Linux
- Redistributable package for Veeam Agent for Mac
For more information about Veeam Agents, see the Veeam Agent Management Guide.
- [Optional] If you are planning to use AWS Plug-in for Veeam Backup & Replication, Microsoft Azure Plug-in for Veeam Backup & Replication or Google Cloud Plug-in for Veeam Backup & Replication, you must install Veeam cloud plug-ins components.
- [Optional] If you are planning to use Veeam Backup for Nutanix AHV, you must install Veeam Backup for Nutanix AHV components.
- [Optional] If you are planning to use Veeam Backup for OLVM and RHV, you must install Veeam Backup for OLVM and RHV components.
- [Optional] If you are planning to use Veeam Kasten Plug-in for Veeam Backup & Replication, you must install Veeam Kasten Plug-in for Veeam Backup & Replication components.
Veeam Backup & Replication Console
If you want to deploy the Veeam Backup & Replication console, you must install the Veeam Backup & Replication console component.
Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager Server
If you want to deploy the Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager server (server running Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager), you must install components in the following order:
Veeam Cloud Connect Portal
If you want to deploy Veeam Cloud Connect Portal, you must install components in the following order:
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