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 with Installing Veeam Backup & Replication in Unattended Mode with 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 order specified below. 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:

  1. Veeam Backup Catalog
  2. Veeam Backup & Replication Server
  3. Veeam Explorers:
  1. [Optional] If you are planning to use the Agent Management feature, install the following components (depending on the management OS):

For more information about Veeam Agents, see the Veeam Agent Management Guide.

  1. [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.
  2. [Optional] If you are planning to use Veeam Backup for Nutanix AHV, you must install Veeam Backup for Nutanix AHV components.
  3. [Optional] If you are planning to use Veeam Backup for RHV, you must install Veeam Backup for RHV components.
  4. [Optional] If you are planning to use Kasten K10 Plug-in for Veeam Backup & Replication, you must install Kasten K10 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:

  1. Veeam Backup Catalog
  2. Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager

Veeam Cloud Connect Portal

If you want to deploy Veeam Cloud Connect Portal, you must install components in the following order:

  1. Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager
  2. Veeam Cloud Connect Portal

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Page updated 11/23/2023

Page content applies to build 12.1.1.56