Updating Appliances Using Console

Starting from Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure version 5a, you can upgrade backup appliances from the Veeam Backup & Replication console only. Upgrade to Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure version 7.0 is supported from Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure version 3.0 or later. To upgrade from an earlier version, you must first perform upgrade to Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure version 3.0 or later as described in section Installing Updates.

Important

Consider the following:

Before you upgrade a backup appliance, check whether the Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure version is compatible with the current version of Microsoft Azure Plug-in for Veeam Backup & Replication. For more information, see System Requirements.
If your backup appliance used the Azure Service Bus messaging service in versions prior to version 7.0, you must switch to the Azure Queue Storage service in the appliance Web UI immediately after you upgrade to version 7.0. Otherwise, Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure will no longer be able to perform backup and restore operations. For more information, see Configuring Deployment Mode.

Microsoft Azure Plug-in for Veeam Backup & Replication allows you to download and install new available Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure versions and package updates:

In the Veeam Backup & Replication console, open the Backup Infrastructure view.
Navigate to Managed Servers.
Select the necessary backup appliance and click Upgrade Appliance on the ribbon.

Alternatively, right-click the appliance and select Upgrade.

Note

Keep in mind:

As soon as you click Upgrade Appliance, Veeam Backup & Replication will verify connection to the specified backup appliance. If the appliance is assigned a dynamic IP address, you will receive a warning regarding the retirement of these IP addresses. To learn how to eliminate this warning, see Eliminating Warnings.
When you upgrade to Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure version 7.0 from Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure version 5.0 or earlier, the backup appliance operating system is updated to Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and the configuration database is upgraded to PostgreSQL 15.5. For more information on the upgrade procedure, its limitations and requirements, see Upgrading to Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure 7.0 from Version 5.0 or Earlier.