Connecting Veeam Backup & Replication Servers
To manage Veeam Backup & Replication or Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager servers in Veeam Service Provider Console, you must first connect these servers to Veeam Service Provider Console.
When you connect a Veeam Backup & Replication or Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager server to Veeam Service Provider Console, a Veeam Service Provider Console management agent is deployed on this server. The management agent is responsible for transmitting commands from Veeam Service Provider Console to the backup server, performing management operations, collecting data from Veeam Backup & Replication and communicating it back to Veeam Service Provider Console. If Veeam ONE and Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 servers are deployed on the same machine where Veeam Backup & Replication or Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager server is deployed, Veeam Service Provider Console management agent will collect data from all discovered products.
To install Veeam Service Provider Console management agents on servers, you can run discovery of computers in client or hosted infrastructure. Management agents will be automatically installed on all discovered computers, including computers hosting Veeam Backup & Replication servers. For details on configuring discovery rules, see Deploying Management Agents with Discovery Rules.
Alternatively, you can connect Veeam Backup & Replication servers manually.
Before You Begin
Before you connect Veeam Backup & Replication, obtain the following data from the service provider:
- FQDN or IP address of a cloud gateway.
- Port on the cloud gateway used to transfer backup data to and from cloud repositories. The management agent will use this port for communication with Veeam Service Provider Console.
Make sure this port is open on the machine hosting Veeam Backup & Replication.
- User credentials for connecting to the service provider (Company Owner credentials).
Connecting Veeam Backup & Replication Servers Using Veeam Backup & Replication Console
To connect a Veeam Backup & Replication server to Veeam Service Provider Console:
- Launch the Veeam Backup & Replication console.
- Open the Backup Infrastructure view.
- In the inventory pane on the left, select Service Providers.
- Click Add Service Provider on the ribbon.
This can be any cloud gateway deployed on the service provider side.
- In the Description field, specify description of the service provider.
- In the Port field, specify the port on the cloud gateway that is used to transfer backup data to the cloud.
The default port number is 6180, and can be customized when a cloud gateway is deployed.
You must specify credentials of the Company Owner communicated to you by the service provider.
For details on connecting to service providers, see section Connecting to Service Providers of the Veeam Cloud Connect Administrator Guide.
Important! |
Do not connect a Veeam Backup & Replication server that is already connected to Veeam Service Provider Console using different credentials, as it will cause Veeam Service Provider Console to display the collected data incorrectly. If connected Veeam Backup & Replication server has MFA enabled, it may have an Inaccessible status in Veeam Service Provider Console. To resolve the issue, refer to this Veeam KB article. |
Connecting Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager Servers
The management agent on the Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager server must be deployed manually. For details, see Deploying Management Agents Manually.
Note: |
You must deploy the management agent manually only if Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager runs on a dedicated machine — that is, if it is not co-installed with Veeam Backup & Replication. |