Deploying Backup Appliance

Veeam Backup for Google Cloud is installed on a VM instance that is created in Google Cloud during the product installation. You can deploy Veeam Backup for Google Cloud from the Veeam Backup & Replication console only.

When deploying Veeam Backup for Google Cloud, Veeam Backup & Replication performs the following steps:

1. Deploys a VM instance from the Ubuntu 22.04 LTS image.
2. Creates a temporary storage bucket in Google Cloud and uploads Veeam Backup for Google Cloud installation packages and their software dependencies to the bucket.
3. Installs the required software components on the VM instance.
4. Creates the default service account on the backup appliance. The default service account will then be used to perform data protection and recovery operations within the Google Cloud project to which the backup appliance belongs. Out of the box, this account is already assigned all the required permissions listed in section Service Account Permissions.

You will be able to add other service accounts later, after Veeam Backup for Google Cloud installation. For more information, see Managing Service Accounts.

5. Removes the temporary storage bucket from Google Cloud.

How to Perform Appliance Deployment

To deploy a new backup appliance from the Veeam Backup & Replication console, do the following:

1. Launch the New Veeam Backup for Google Cloud Appliance wizard.
2. Choose a deployment mode.
3. Specify a Veeam Backup for Google Cloud account in which the appliance will be deployed.
4. Specify a name and description for the appliance.
5. Specify network settings for the appliance.
6. Specify IP address settings.
7. Specify credentials for the default user account.
8. Wait for the appliance to be added to the backup infrastructure.
9. Finish working with the wizard.

Related Topics

Connecting to Existing Appliances