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Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 Update 4
User Guide for VMware vSphere
User Guide for VMware vSphere
- About Veeam Backup & Replication
- Planning and Preparation
- Platform Support
- System Requirements
- Required Permissions
- Used Ports
- Naming Conventions
- Security Considerations
- Kerberos Authentication for Guest OS Processing
- Licensing
- Licensed Objects
- Types of Licenses
- Obtaining License
- Installing License
- Viewing License Information
- Viewing Licensed Objects
- Revoking License
- Exceeding License Limit
- License Expiration
- Updating License
- Automatic License Usage Reporting
- Community Edition and Full Version
- Getting to Know Veeam Backup & Replication
- 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 9.5 Update 4
- Updating Veeam Backup & Replication
- 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
- Installing Updates in Unattended Mode
- Backup Infrastructure
- Backup Infrastructure Components
- Backup Server
- Credentials Manager
- Standard Accounts (Microsoft Windows)
- 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
- Backup & Replication Console
- Virtualization Servers and Hosts
- Adding VMware vSphere Servers
- Step 1. Launch New VMware Server Wizard
- Step 2. Specify Server Name or Address
- Step 3. Specify Credentials
- Step 4. Specify SSH Settings
- Step 5. Finish Working with Wizard
- Adding VMware vCloud Director
- Step 1. Launch New VMware vCloud Director Server Wizard
- Step 2. Specify Server Name or Address
- Step 3. Specify VMware vCloud Director Credentials
- Step 4. Specify Credentials for Underlying vCenter Servers
- Step 5. Finish Working with Wizard
- 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
- Backup Proxy
- Transport Modes
- Adding VMware Backup Proxies
- Step 1. Launch New VMware Proxy Wizard
- Step 2. Choose Microsoft Windows Server
- Step 3. Configure Traffic Rules
- Step 4. Finish Working with Wizard
- Editing Backup Proxy Settings
- Disabling and Removing Backup Proxies
- Backup Repository
- Microsoft Windows Server
- Linux Server
- CIFS (SMB) Share
- Dell EMC Data Domain
- ExaGrid
- HPE StoreOnce
- Quantum DXi
- Proxy Affinity
- Fast Clone
- Object Storage Repository
- Considerations and Limitations
- Adding Object Storage Repositories
- Adding S3 Compatible Object Storage
- Step 1. Launch New Object Repository Wizard
- Step 2. Specify Repository Name
- Step 3. Specify Repository Account
- Step 4. Specify Object Storage Settings
- Step 5. Finish Working with Wizard
- Adding Amazon S3 Object Storage
- Step 1. Launch New Object Repository Wizard
- Step 2. Specify Repository Name
- Step 3. Specify Repository Account
- Step 4. Specify Object Storage Settings
- Step 5. Finish Working with Wizard
- Adding Microsoft Azure Object Storage
- Step 1. Launch New Object Repository Wizard
- Step 2. Specify Repository Name
- Step 3. Specify Repository Account
- Step 4. Specify Object Storage Settings
- Step 5. Finish Working with Wizard
- Adding IBM Cloud Object Storage
- Understanding Object Storage Repository Structure
- Editing Settings of Object Storage Repository
- Removing Object Storage Repository
- Switching to Maintenance Mode
- Removing Backups from Object Storage Repository
- Backup Repositories with Rotated Drives
- 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. Finish Working with Wizard
- Rescanning Backup Repositories
- Editing Settings of Backup Repositories
- Removing Backup Repositories
- External Repository
- How External Repository Works
- Adding External Repository
- 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. Finish Working with Wizard
- Viewing External Repository Data
- Restoring and Copying Data from External Repository
- Removing Backups from External Repository
- Rescanning External Repository
- Upgrading External Repositories
- Removing External Repositories
- Editing Settings of External Repository
- Scale-Out Backup Repository
- Extents
- Backup File Placement
- Capacity Tier
- Adding Scale-Out Repositories
- Before You Begin
- Step 1. Launch New Scale-Out Backup Repository Wizard
- Step 2. Specify Scale-Out Backup Repository Name
- Step 3. Add Backup Repository Extents
- Step 4. Specify Backup Placement Policy
- Step 5. Add Capacity Tier
- Step 6. Finish Working with Wizard
- Synchronizing Capacity Tier Data
- Migrating Data To Another Capacity Tier
- Service Actions with Scale-Out Backup Repositories
- Editing Settings of Scale-Out Backup Repositories
- Rescanning Scale-Out Repositories
- Removing Scale-Out Backup Repositories
- Extending Scale-Out Repositories
- Removing Extents from Scale-Out Repositories
- Excluding Capacity Tier from Scale-Out Repositories
- Switching to Maintenance Mode
- Evacuating Backups from Extents
- Discovering Backups on Scale-Out Backup Repositories
- Receiving Scale-Out Backup Repository Reports
- Guest Interaction Proxy
- Gateway Server
- Mount Server
- Veeam vPower NFS Service
- WAN Accelerators
- Log Shipping Servers
- Tape Servers
- NDMP Servers
- Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager
- Deployment Scenarios
- Resource Scheduling
- Limitation of Concurrent Tasks
- Limitation of Read and Write Data Rates for Backup Repositories
- Network Traffic Management
- 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
- Specifying Email 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
- Configuring Security Settings
- Roles and Users
- Update Notification
- Server Components Upgrade
- Logging
- 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 Chain
- Backup Methods
- Forever Forward Incremental Backup
- Forward Incremental Backup
- Reverse Incremental Backup
- Switching Between Backup Methods
- Active Full Backup
- Synthetic Full Backup
- 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
- Per-VM Backup Files
- Changed Block Tracking
- Data Compression and Deduplication
- Data Exclusion
- Transaction Consistency
- Guest Processing
- Runtime Coordination Process
- Application-Aware Processing
- Pre-Freeze and Post-Thaw Scripts
- Transaction Log Truncation
- VM Guest OS File Indexing
- Persistent VSS Snapshots
- Microsoft SQL Server Logs Backup
- Transaction Log Backup Jobs
- How Microsoft SQL Server Logs Backup Works
- Retention for Transaction Log Backups
- Log Shipping Servers
- Transaction Log Backup Statistics
- Support for AlwaysOn Availability Groups
- Oracle Logs 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
- Snapshot Hunter
- 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 Advanced Backup Settings
- Backup Settings
- Maintenance Settings
- Storage Settings
- Notification Settings
- vSphere Settings
- Integration Settings
- Script Settings
- Step 8. Specify Secondary Target
- Step 9. 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 10. Define Job Schedule
- Step 11. Finish Working with Wizard
- Performing Active Full Backup
- Quick Backup
- Importing Backups
- 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
- Managing Capacity Tier Data
- 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
- Replication
- About Replication
- How Replication Works
- Replication Architecture
- Replication Chain
- Changed Block Tracking
- Advanced Replication Technologies
- 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
- Step 12. Specify Data Transfer Settings
- Step 13. Define Seeding and Mapping Settings
- Step 14. Specify Guest Processing Settings
- Application-Aware Processing
- Transaction Log Settings: Microsoft SQL Server
- Transaction Log Settings: 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
- Replica Failover and Failback
- Replica Failover
- 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
- Undo Failover
- Replica Failback
- Failback on VSAN
- 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 Resource Pool
- Step 6. Select Target Datastore
- Step 7. Select Target Folder
- Step 8. Select Target Network
- Step 9. Map VM Replica to Restored VM
- Step 10. Review Summary and Finish Working with Wizard
- Commit Failback
- Undo Failback
- VeeamZIP
- Backup Copy
- About Backup Copy
- How Backup Copy Works
- Backup Copy Architecture
- Restore Point Selection
- Backup Copy Job
- Retention Policy for Backup Copy Jobs
- Simple Retention Policy
- GFS Retention Policy
- Deleted Items Retention
- Health Check for Backup Files
- Compact of Full Backup File
- Active Full Backup Copies
- Backup Copy Jobs Mapping
- Creating Backup Copy Jobs
- Before You Begin
- Step 1. Launch New Backup Copy Job Wizard
- Step 2. Specify Job Name and Description
- Step 3. Select Machines to Process
- Step 4. Exclude Objects from Backup Copy Job
- Step 5. Select Source Backup Repositories
- Step 6. Define Machines Processing Order
- Step 7. Define Backup Copy Target
- Step 8. Map Backup File
- Step 9. Specify Advanced Settings
- Step 10. Specify Data Path Settings
- Step 11. Define Backup Copy Window
- Step 12. Finish Working with Wizard
- Editing Backup Copy Jobs
- Viewing Backup Copy Properties
- Linking Backup Jobs to Backup Copy Jobs
- Starting Backup Copy Intervals Manually
- Creating Active Full Backups
- Removing Backups from Target Repositories
- Removing Missing Restore Points
- VM Copy
- Copying VMs
- Before You Begin
- Step 1. Launch VM Copy Job Wizard
- Step 2. Specify Job Name and Description
- Step 3. Select VMs to Copy
- Step 4. Exclude Objects from VM Copy Job
- Step 5. Specify Copy Destination
- Step 6. Specify Guest Processing Settings
- Application-Aware Processing
- Transaction Log Handling: Microsoft SQL Server
- Transaction Log Handling: Oracle
- Pre-Freeze and Post-Thaw Scripts
- Step 7. Define Job Schedule
- Step 8. Finish Working with Wizard
- 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
- Quick Migration
- Recovery Verification
- SureBackup
- How SureBackup Works
- Backup Recovery Verification Tests
- Application Group
- Virtual Lab
- Proxy Appliance
- IP Masquerading
- Static IP Mapping
- Virtual Lab Configuration
- 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. Select Datastore
- Step 5. Set Up Proxy Appliance
- Step 6. Select Networking Mode
- Step 7. Create Isolated Networks
- Step 8. Specify Network Settings
- Step 9. Specify Static IP Mapping Rules
- Step 10. 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 Sure Backup Job Wizard
- Step 2. Specify Job Name and Description
- Step 3. Select Virtual Lab
- Step 4. Select Application Group
- Step 5. Link Backup or Replication 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
- SureReplica
- On-Demand Sandbox
- Data Recovery
- Instant VM Recovery
- Performing Instant VM Recovery
- Before You Begin
- Step 1. Launch Instant VM Recovery Wizard
- Step 2. Select VMs
- Step 3. Select Restore Point
- Step 4. Select Recovery Mode
- Step 5. Select Destination for Restored VM
- Step 6. Select Destination for Virtual Disk Updates
- 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 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 Resource Pool
- Step 7. Select Target Datastore
- Step 8. Select Target Folder and Change VM Settings
- Step 9. Specify Network Mapping
- Step 10. Specify Secure Restore Settings
- Step 11. Specify Staged Restore Settings
- Step 12. Specify Restore Reason
- Step 13. Verify Restore Settings
- VM Files Restore
- Virtual Disks Restore
- EC2 Instance Disks Export
- Guest OS File Recovery
- Restore from FAT, NTFS or ReFS
- Restore from Linux, Unix and Other File Systems
- Restore from Other File Systems
- Viewing File Restore Session Statistics
- Application Items Restore
- 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
- 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 Malware Scan Options
- 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
- Staged Restore
- vCloud Director Support
- Viewing vCloud Director VMs
- Backup and Restore of vApps
- Backup of vCloud Director VMs
- Data to Back Up
- vCD Backup Jobs
- Performing Backup of vCloud Director VMs
- Creating VeeamZIP Files for vCloud Director VMs
- Restore of vCloud Director VMs
- Restoring Regular and Standalone VMs to vCloud Director
- Restoring Linked Clone VMs to vCloud Director
- Performing Instant VM Recovery for VMs
- Restoring VMs with Instant VM Recovery into vCloud vApp
- Before You Begin
- Step 1. Launch vCloud Instant VM Recovery Wizard
- Step 2. Select Restore Point
- Step 3. Select Restore Mode
- Step 4. Select Destination for Restored VM
- Step 5. Select Destination for Virtual Disk Updates
- Step 6. Select Destination Network
- Step 7. Specify Secure Restore Settings
- Step 8. Specify Restore Reason
- Step 9. Verify Instant VM Recovery Settings
- Step 10. Finalize Instant VM Recovery
- Restoring VMs with Instant VM Recovery into vSphere infrastructure
- Restoring vCloud vApps
- Step 1. Launch Full vApp Restore Wizard
- Step 2. Select vApp to Restore
- Step 3. Select Restore Point
- Step 4. Select Restore Mode
- Step 5. Select vApp Location
- Step 6. Select Destination Network
- Step 7. Select Template to Link
- Step 8. Select Storage Policy and Datastores
- Step 9. Specify Secure Restore Settings
- Step 10. Specify Restore Reason
- Step 11. Verify Recovery Settings and Finish Working with Wizard
- Restoring VMs into vCloud vApp
- Before You Begin
- Step 1. Launch vCloud Full VM Restore Wizard
- Step 2. Select VMs to Restore
- Step 3. Select Restore Point
- Step 4. Select Restore Mode
- Step 5. Select VM Location
- Step 6. Select Destination Network
- Step 7. Select Template to Link
- Step 8. Select Storage Policy and Datastores
- Step 9. Specify Secure Restore Settings
- Step 10. Specify Restore Reason
- Step 11. Verify Recovery Settings and Finish Working with Wizard
- Restoring Entire VMs into vSphere Infrastructure
- Restoring VM Files
- Restoring VM Hard Disks
- Restoring VM Guest OS Files
- VMware Cloud on AWS Support
- WAN Acceleration
- Global Data Deduplication
- WAN Accelerators
- 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
- WAN Global Cache
- How WAN Acceleration Works
- Data Block Verification
- Data Transport on WAN Disconnect
- Data Encryption
- Encryption Standards
- Encryption Algorithms
- Encryption Keys
- How Data Encryption Works
- How Data Decryption Works
- How Decryption Without Password Works
- Encrypted Objects
- Encryption Best Practices
- Restoring Data from Encrypted Backups
- Restoring Encrypted Data from Tapes
- Tape Devices Support
- Supported Devices and Configuration
- Tape Environment
- Tape Devices Deployment
- 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 Libraries
- Renaming Tape Libraries
- Removing Tape Libraries
- Replacing Tape Libraries
- 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
- GFS Media Pools
- 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
- Tape Data Retention
- Virtual Full Backup
- Tape Parallel Processing
- Machines Backup to Tape
- How Machines Backup to Tape Works
- Creating Backup to Tape Jobs
- Before You Begin
- 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
- Step 7. Specify Advanced Job Settings
- Step 8. Define Job Schedule
- Step 9. Finish Working with Wizard
- Linking Backup Jobs to Backup to Tape Jobs
- GFS Backup to Tape
- Tenant Backup to Tape
- Viewing Backups on Tape
- File Backup to Tape
- Before You Begin
- How File Backup to Tape Works
- NDMP Servers Backup to Tape
- 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
- Step 8. Finish Working with Wizard
- Viewing Files on Tape
- VM Restore from Tape to Infrastructure
- Before You Begin
- How Restoring VM from Tape to Infrastructure Works
- Restoring VM from Tape to Infrastructure
- Backups Restore from Tape to Repository
- Tenant Restore from Tape
- File Restore from Tape
- Tape States Indicators
- Tape Drive Alerts
- Integration with Storage Systems
- Universal Storage API Integrated Systems
- Backup Infrastructure for Storage Snapshots
- Adding VMware vSphere Server
- Configuring Backup Proxy
- Enabling HPE 3PAR Web Services API Server
- Adding Storage Systems
- Adding Dell EMC VNX, VNXe/Unity
- Step 1. Launch New Dell EMC Storage Wizard
- Step 2. Select Storage Type
- Step 3. Specify Storage Name or Address
- Step 4. Specify Credentials
- Step 5. Specify Access Options
- Step 6. Finish Working with Wizard
- Adding IBM Spectrum Virtualize
- Before You Begin
- Step 1. Launch New IBM Spectrum Virtualize Storage Wizard
- Step 2. Specify Storage Name or Address
- Step 3. Specify Credentials
- Step 4. Specify Access Options
- Step 5. Finish Working with Wizard
- Adding Universal Storage API Integrated Systems
- Step 1. Launch Storage Installation Wizard
- Step 2. Specify Storage Name or Address
- Step 3. Specify Credentials
- Step 4. Specify Access Options
- Step 5. Finish Working with Wizard
- Adding HPE StoreVirtual
- Step 1. Launch New HPE StoreVirtual Storage Wizard
- Step 2. Specify Storage Name or Address
- Step 3. Specify Credentials
- Step 4. Specify Access Options
- Step 5. Finish Working with Wizard
- Adding HPE 3PAR StoreServ
- Before You Begin
- Step 1. Launch New HPE 3PAR StoreServ Storage Wizard
- Step 2. Specify HPE 3PAR Web Services API Address
- Step 3. Specify Credentials
- Step 4. Specify Access Options
- Step 5. Finish Working with Wizard
- Adding HPE Nimble
- Step 1. Launch New Nimble Storage Wizard
- Step 2. Specify Storage Name or Address
- Step 3. Specify Credentials
- Step 4. Specify Access Options
- Step 5. Finish Working with Wizard
- Adding NetApp Data ONTAP
- Step 1. Launch New NetApp Data ONTAP Storage Wizard
- Step 2. Specify NetApp Server Name or Address
- Step 3. Specify Credentials and Protocol Type
- Step 4. Specify Access Options
- Step 5. Finish Working with Wizard
- Adding Cisco HyperFlex
- Rescanning Storage Systems
- Removing Storage Systems
- Backup from Storage Snapshots
- VM Data Processing
- Backup from Primary Storage Arrays
- Backup from Secondary Storage Arrays
- Limitation on Number of VMs per Snapshot
- Backup from Cisco HyperFlex Snapshots
- Integration Modes
- How Backup from Cisco HyperFlex Snapshots Works
- Configuring Backup Proxies
- Configuring Backup from Cisco HyperFlex Snapshots
- Configuring Direct NFS Access on Cisco HyperFlex (Earlier Than 2.0)
- Snapshot Orchestration
- Backup from Storage Snapshots with Snapshot Retention
- Veeam Explorer for Storage Snapshots
- Traditional Restore vs. Restore from Storage Snapshots
- How Restore from Storage Snapshots Works
- Creating and Deleting Snapshots
- Performing Instant VM Recovery
- Before You Begin
- Step 1. Launch Instant Recovery Wizard
- Step 2. Select VM
- Step 3. Select Restore Point
- Step 4. Select Recovery Mode
- Step 5. Select Destination for Recovered VM
- Step 6. Specify Restore Reason
- Step 7. Verify Instant VM Recovery Settings
- Step 8. Finalize Instant VM Recovery
- Restoring VM Guest OS Files (Microsoft Windows)
- Before You Begin
- Step 1. Launch File Level Restore Wizard
- Step 2. Select VM
- Step 3. Select Restore Point
- Step 4. Select ESX(i) Host for Snapshot Mounting
- Step 5. Specify Restore Reason
- Step 6. Save Restored Files
- Restoring VM Guest OS Files (Linux, Unix and Other)
- 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. Select Location for Proxy Appliance
- Step 6. Start Restore Process
- Step 7. Save Restored Files
- Restoring Application Items from Microsoft Active Directory
- Using Microsoft Active Directory Object Restore Wizard
- Before You Begin
- Step 1. Launch Microsoft Active Directory Object Restore Wizard
- Step 2. Select VM
- Step 3. Select Restore Point
- Step 4. Select ESX(i) Host for Snapshot Mounting
- Step 5. Specify Restore Reason
- Step 6. Open Database in Veeam Explorer for Microsoft Active Directory
- Opening Microsoft Active Directory Database Manually
- Restoring Application Items from Microsoft Exchange
- Using the Microsoft Exchange Item Level Restore Wizard
- Before You Begin
- Step 1. Launch Microsoft Exchange Item Level Restore Wizard
- Step 2. Select VM
- Step 3. Select Restore Point
- Step 4. Select ESX(i) Host for Snapshot Mounting
- Step 5. Specify Restore Reason
- Step 6. Open EDB File in Veeam Explorer for Exchange
- Opening Microsoft Exchange Database Manually
- Restoring Application Items from Microsoft SharePoint
- Restoring Databases from Microsoft SQL Server
- Using the Microsoft SQL Server Database Restore Wizard
- Before You Begin
- Step 1. Launch Microsoft SQL Server Database Restore Wizard
- Step 2. Select VM
- Step 3. Select Restore Point
- Step 4. Select ESX(i) Host for Snapshot Mounting
- Step 5. Specify Restore Reason
- Step 6. Open Database in Veeam Explorer for Microsoft SQL Server
- Opening Microsoft SQL Server Database Manually
- Restoring Databases from Oracle
- Requirements and Limitations
- General Limitations
- Cisco HyperFlex Limitations
- Dell EMC VNX, VNXe/Unity Limitations
- NetApp Limitations
- Universal Storage API Integrated Systems Requirements
- Required Permissions
- Veeam Agent Management
- Veeam Cloud Connect
- Advanced VMware vSphere Features
- Veeam Backup & Replication Utilities
- Extract Utility
- Using Extract Utility in GUI
- Using Extract Utility in Interactive Mode
- Using Extract Utility from Command Line
- Veeam.Backup.DBConfig.exe Utility
- Veeam Backup Validator
- Veeam Backup & Replication Events
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