Veeam Backup Agent Management
To manage large environments with more than 250 Veeam backup agents, use the following sizing recommendations.
Veeam Service Provider Console
For Veeam Service Provider Console, use a server that meets the following requirements:
|
Managed Computers |
< 250 |
< 1 000 |
1 000 – 2 000 |
2 000 – 5 000 |
5 000 – 15 000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CPU |
2 vCPUs |
4 vCPUs |
4 vCPUs |
6 vCPUs |
8 vCPUs |
|
Memory |
4 GB |
6 GB |
8 GB |
10 GB |
16 GB |
|
Minimum bandwidth* |
1 Mbit/sec |
1 Mbit/sec |
2 Mbit/sec |
4 Mbit/sec |
14 Mbit/sec |
|
Disk space |
5 GB |
10 GB |
15 GB |
20 GB |
20 GB |
* Under the condition that each Veeam backup agent has 1 job scheduled to perform backup once a day.
Microsoft SQL Server
Veeam Service Provider Console ships with the Microsoft SQL Server Express edition. The Express edition is recommended for POC, trial and small-scale environments on a temporary basis. For production deployments, use Microsoft SQL Server Standard and higher.
Microsoft SQL Server that hosts the Veeam Service Provider Console database must meet the following requirements:
|
Managed Computers |
< 250 |
< 1 000 |
1 000 – 2 000 |
2 000 – 5 000 |
5 000 – 15 000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Microsoft SQL Server Edition |
SQL Server Express1 |
SQL Server Standard SQL Server Enterprise |
SQL Server Standard SQL Server Enterprise |
SQL Server Standard SQL Server Enterprise |
SQL Server Standard SQL Server Enterprise |
|
CPU |
2 vCPUs |
4 vCPUs |
4 vCPUs |
6 vCPUs |
10 vCPUs |
|
Memory |
2 GB |
4 GB |
6 GB |
8 GB |
16 GB |
|
Database Size2 |
2 GB in a year3 |
15 GB in a year3 |
20 GB in a year3 |
45 GB in a year3 |
130 GB in a year3 |
|
Minimal Reservation for Temp DB4 |
- |
2 GB |
2 GB |
8 GB |
16 GB |
1. Not recommended for production deployments.
2. Under the condition that each Veeam backup agent has 1 job scheduled to perform backup once a day.
3. With default retention settings (3 months).
4. It is recommended to store Temp DB data on SSD.