Step 4. Install VE Service and Web UI

At this step, the following Veeam MP for Hyper-V components will be installed:

• Veeam Virtualization Extensions Service (VE Service) — is used for license distribution to monitored Hyper-V hosts.
• Veeam Virtualization Extensions UI (web UI) — is a web-based (IIS) UI used to view discovered Hyper-V hosts, include and exclude hosts from monitoring and update the Veeam MP for Hyper-V license.

You can install the VE Service and web UI on an OpsMgr Management or Gateway Server. To do that:

1. Log in to the machine where you want to install Veeam MP for Hyper-V using an account with local Administrator rights.
2. Mount the installation image.
3. On the splash screen, click Install.
4. Complete the Veeam Management Pack Setup wizard:
   1. At the License Agreement step, read and accept the Veeam license agreement, the licensing policy, the 3rd party components license agreement and the license agreement of the required software.

      If you reject the agreements, you will not be able to continue installation.

   2. At the Program Features step, make sure that the Veeam Virtualization Extensions Service and web UI check box is selected.

      If the setup wizard detects Veeam Backup & Replication running on your machine, it will offer to install a Veeam Data Collector for Veeam Backup & Replication on this machine. However, you can clear the check box since this feature is optional. For more information on the managements packs, see the Veeam MP for Veeam Backup & Replication User Guide.

   3. At the License step, browse to a local folder on your workstation to locate the license file provided to you by Veeam. To do that, click Browse to local license file.

      Note that you will not be able to continue installation without providing a license.

   4. At the Service Account step, enter credentials of an account under which the Veeam Virtualization Extensions Service will run. The account must be a member of the local Administrators group. The user name must be specified in the DOMAIN\USERNAME format.

      For more information on accounts and privileges, see Required Permissions.

      Note

      After you click Next, the setup wizard will run the system configuration check and will automatically install the missing ASP.NET Core Runtime and .NET runtime components (if any).

   5. At the Port Configuration step, specify the TCP port that will be used by the VE Service (by default, 8084), the port required to connect to the web UI (by default, 4430) and the port required to connect to OpsMgr and to collect data on the Hyper-V infrastructure (by default, 50052).

      For the full description of ports used by Veeam MP for VMware and their default values, see Network Protocols and Ports.

   6. At the Ready to Install step, review the installation configuration. Click Install to begin installation. Wait for the installation process to complete and click Finish to exit the setup wizard.

      When installing the VE Service and web UI on a Gateway Server, you must also establish a connection to the OpsMgr SDK after the installation process completes. For more information, see Establishing Connection to Remote OpsMgr SDK.

Establishing Connection to Remote OpsMgr SDK

To establish a connection to the remote Operations Manager SDK, do the following:

1. Log in to the web UI using an account that is a member of the Veeam Virtualization Extensions Users local group.
2. Switch to the Hyper-V Monitoring tab.
3. Click Ops Mgr Connection > Connect.
4. Complete the Connect OpsMgr Server wizard:
   1. At the Server step, enter the FQDN of the machine where OpsMgr is installed and specify credentials of an account with the Operations Manager Administrator permissions.

      Tip

      If you want to use a group Managed Service Account (gMSA), select the Use gMSA check box and specify the account name. For more information on managing gMSA accounts, see Microsoft Docs.

   2. At the Summary step, review the connection settings and click Finish.