Step 3. Install Veeam VMware Collector

To install the Veeam VMware Collector component:

1. Log in to the machine where you want to install the Collector component using an account with the local Administrator rights.
2. Mount the installation image.
3. On the splash screen, click Install.
4. Complete the Veeam Management Pack for Microsoft System Center wizard:
   1. At the License Agreement step of the wizard, 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 of the wizard, select the Veeam Data Collector for vSphere check box.
   3. At the Data Collector Service Account step of the wizard, enter credentials of the account under which the Collector services 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.

   4. At the Veeam Virtualization Extensions Server step, enter the name of the server where the VE Service runs and specify the port for the VE Service connection. It must be the port that you specified during the VE Service installation (by default, 8084).

      As soon as you click Next, the setup wizard will verify the connection to the VE Service, and will display a warning notifying that it has detected a security certificate. To eliminate the warning, view the certificate thumbprint and click Yes — in this case, Veeam MP will remember the certificate thumbprint and will further trust the certificate when connecting to the VE Service. Otherwise, you will not be able to proceed with the wizard.

   5. At the Ready to Install step, review the default installation configuration. Click Install to begin installation.