Veeam Virtualization Extensions Service

Note

VeeamVES64.msi allows you to install the VE Service on a machine that does not run the OpsMgr SDK. However, it will not be able to support the following Veeam MP for VMware features:

Collector auto-deployment. For details, see Installing Veeam MP for VMware.
Hyper-V monitoring. For details, see the Veeam MP for Microsoft Hyper-V User Guide.
Agent proxy-enabled monitors. For details, see the Veeam MP for VMware Reference and Veeam MP for Hyper-V Reference.

Open the command prompt and run the setup file VeeamVES64.msi using the following parameters:

msiexec.exe [/L*v! "<path_to_log>"] /qn /I "<path_to_msi>" [INSTALLDIR="<path_to_installdir >"] VES_LICENSE_FILE="<path_to_license_file>" VES_SERVICE_USER="<Veeam_Virtualization_Extensions_Service_account>" VES_SERVICE_PASSWORD="<Veeam_Virtualization_Extensions_Service_account_password>" [VES_SERVER_PORT="< Veeam_Virtualization_Extensions_Service_port>"] [VES_RES_POOL="<Management_Server_Resource_Pool>"]

The following command-line options are used to run the setup file:

Option	Parameter	Required	Description
/L	*v! logfile	No	Creates installation log file with the verbose output. Specify a full path to the log file as the parameter value. Any setup log file created during the previous installation will be cleared. Example: /L*v! ”C:\ProgramData\Veeam\Setup\Temp\Logs\VESSetup.txt”
/q	n	Yes	Sets user interface level to None.
/I	setup file	Yes	Installs the Veeam Virtualization Extensions Service component. Specify a full path to the setup file as the parameter value. Example: /I “C:\Veeam\VeeamVES64.msi”
INSTALLDIR	path	No	Installs the component to the specified location. Example: INSTALLDIR=”C:\Program Files\Veeam\Manager”
VES_LICENSE_FILE	path	Yes	Specify the full path to the license file. Example: VES_LICENSE_FILE=”C:\Veeam\License\veeam_mp.lic”
VES_SERVICE_USER	user	Yes	Use the DOMAIN\USERNAME format to specify the service account. The account will be used for running the VE Service. The account must have Administrator permissions on computers hosting the VE Service and Collectors. Example: VES_SERVICE_USER=”veeam\Administrator”
VES_SERVICE_PASSWORD	password	Yes	Specify a password for the Veeam Virtualization Extensions Service user. Example: VES_SERVICE_PASSWORD=”qwerty”
VES_SERVER_PORT	port	No	Specify a TCP port that will be used by the VE Service (by default, 8084). Example: VES_SERVER_PORT=”8084”
VES_RES_POOL	Management Server resource pool	No	Specify a name of the Management Server resource pool for Collector auto-deployment. This name must match the resource pool name in the OpsMgr. The parameter is required only for Veeam VMware Collector Auto-Deployment. Example: VES_RES_POOL=”Veeam Collectors”

After installation completes, log off the server, then log on again. Or, in case you are installing the Veeam UI remotely with Windows PowerShell, close the remote PowerShell session and initiate a new one.

Confirm installation and operation of the VE Service by checking the Windows Event Viewer. As soon as the VE Service starts, a new application log called Veeam Virtualization Extensions will be created, and events from the Veeam Virtualization Extensions source will appear in this log.