Step 5. Specify Connection Type

At the Connection Type step of the wizard, choose whether you want to assign a dynamic or a static public IP address, or a private IP address to the backup appliance. After the backup appliance is deployed, Veeam Backup & Replication will use the specified connection type to connect to the appliance.

To assign a static IP address, you can either reserve a new address or specify an existing one:

To reserve a new IP address, select the (create new) option from the Use the following address drop-down list.

To assign an existing IP address, select it from the Use the following IP address drop-down list. For an IP address to be displayed in the list of available static IP addresses, it must be reserved in Google Cloud as described in Google Cloud documentation.

NoteS

You can use only IPv4 regional IP address as static external IP addresses for backup appliances.
If you choose the Private IP address option, you must allow communication between the Veeam Backup & Replication server and the backup appliance.

Step 5. Specify Connection Type