Veeam Backup Agent Management

To manage large environments with more than 250 Veeam backup agents, use the following sizing recommendations.

Veeam Availability Console

For Veeam Availability Console, use a server that meets the following requirements:

Managed Computers	< 250	< 1 000	1 000 - 2 000	2 000 - 5 000	5 000 - 10 000	10 000 - 15 000
CPU	2 vCPUs	4 vCPUs	4 vCPUs	6 vCPUs	8 vCPUs	8 vCPUs
Memory	4 GB	4 - 6 GB	8 GB	10 GB	12 GB	16 GB
Minimum bandwidth*	1 Mbit/sec	1 Mbit/sec	2 Mbit/sec	4 Mbit/sec	9 Mbit/sec	14 Mbit/sec

* Under the condition that Veeam backup agents have 2 jobs scheduled to perform backup once a day.

Microsoft SQL Server

Veeam Availability 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 Availability Console database must meet the following requirements:

Managed Computers	< 250	< 1 000	1 000 - 2 000	2 000 - 5 000	5 000 - 10 000	10 000 - 15 000
Microsoft SQL Server Edition	SQL Server Express	SQL Server Standard SQL Server Enterprise	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	1 vCPUs	4 vCPUs	4 vCPUs	6 vCPUs	8 vCPUs	10 vCPUs
Memory	2 GB	4 GB	6 GB	8 GB	14 GB	16 GB
Database Size* (approximate values)	8 MB per day/ 3 GB in a year	32 MB per day/ 12 GB in a year	65 MB per day/ 22 GB in a year	161 MB per day/ 56 GB in a year	330 MB per day/ 120 GB in a year	640 MB per day/ 235 GB in a year
Minimal Reservation for Temp DB	-	-	2 GB	8 GB	12 GB**	16 GB**

* Under the condition that Veeam backup agents have 2 jobs scheduled to perform backup once a day, and Veeam backup agents job history data retention is set to 1 year. After 1 year, the database growth is minimal.

** It is recommended to store Temp DB data on SSD.