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* | 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.
