Uninstalling Veeam Backup Agents

You can uninstall Veeam backup agents on client computers. During the uninstall procedure, both Veeam backup agents and Veeam Service Provider Console management agents are removed from client machines. After you uninstall Veeam backup agents, the number of used and total licenses in the Veeam Service Provider Console license pool will be updated.

Note:

If a client computer runs another Veeam product together with Veeam backup agent, a Veeam Service Provider Console management agent is not removed as part of the uninstall procedure.

Required Privileges

To perform this task, a user must have one of the following roles assigned: Service Provider Global Administrator, Service Provider Administrator, Service Provider Operator.

Uninstalling Veeam Backup Agents

To uninstall Veeam backup agents from one or more client computers:

  1. Log in to Veeam Service Provider Console.

For details, see Accessing Veeam Service Provider Console.

  1. In the menu on the left, click Discovery (for Service Provider Global Administrator, Service Provider Administrator) or Managed Computers (for Service Provider Operator).
  2. Open the Backup Agents tab.
  3. Select the necessary Veeam backup agents in the list.
  4. At the top of the list, click Backup Agent and choose Delete.

Alternatively, you can right-click the necessary Veeam backup agent, choose Backup Agent and select Delete.

  1. In the displayed window, click Yes to confirm removal.