Deploying Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows Using Generated Setup Files

To install or upgrade Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows on a computer added to a protection group for pre-installed Veeam Agents, you can do this in one of the following ways:

• Automatically, using the Install.bat script.
• Manually.

Installing Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows Using Script

To install or upgrade Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows automatically, use the Install.bat script provided with the setup files. The script installs the required prerequisites and Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows itself, and applies the protection group configuration file to newly deployed or unmanaged Veeam Agents.

1. Upload the Veeam Agent setup files generated by Veeam Backup & Replication to the computer you want to protect. Then navigate to the folder where you have saved the setup files.
2. Run the Install.bat script as an administrator.

To move an already configured Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows to a different protection group, run the script with the -ChangePG option. This forces the script to reapply the protection group configuration file:

Installing Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows Manually

To install Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows and all the required components manually, do the following:

1. Upload the Veeam Agent setup files to the computer you want to protect. Then navigate to the folder where you have saved setup files.

You must use the setup files that were generated by Veeam Backup & Replication. To learn more about generating Veeam Agent setup files, see Specifying Packages.

2. To install the Veeam OpenSSL3 FIPS Provider, double-click the OpenSSL_FIPS_Redistributable_3.1.2_x64.msi file located in the <path_to_setup_files>/Windows/13.1.0.544 folder.
3. To install Microsoft Windows Desktop Runtime, double-click the windowsdesktop-runtime-10.0.10-win-x64.exe file located in the <path_to_setup_files>/Windows/13.1.0.544 folder.
4. To install Microsoft ASP.NET Core Runtime, double-click the aspnetcore-runtime-10.0.10-win-x64.exe file located in the <path_to_setup_files>/Windows/13.1.0.544 folder.
5. To install Windows Universal C Runtime (CRT) on Windows Server 2012 R2, find and double-click the following file: <path_to_setup_files>/Windows/13.1.0.544/VAW/x64/CRT/Windows8.1-KB2999226-x64.msu.

If the computer runs a later version of Microsoft Windows, skip this step.

6. To install Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows, double-click the Veeam_B&R_Endpoint_x64.msi file located in the <path_to_setup_files>/Windows/13.1.0.544/VAW folder.

Upgrading Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows

After you upgrade Veeam Backup & Replication, Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows on the computers in protection groups for pre-installed Veeam Agents may become outdated. To manually upgrade Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows on these computers, do the following:

1. In the Edit Protection Group wizard, regenerate the setup files to get the latest version of Veeam Agent. For more information, see Editing Protection Group Settings.
2. Upload the Veeam Agent setup files generated by Veeam Backup & Replication to the computer you want to protect.
3. Install the latest version of Veeam Agent as described in the Installing Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows section.

Applying Protection Group Configuration to Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows

To manage Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows through a protection group for pre-installed Veeam Agents, you must apply the settings from the configuration file generated by Veeam Backup & Replication. If you deploy Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows using the Install.bat script, the configuration file is applied automatically for newly deployed or unmanaged Veeam Agents.

To apply the configuration file manually, start a Windows PowerShell session and run the following command from the folder where the Veeam Agent setup files are located:

where <protection_group_name> is the name of the protection group for pre-installed Veeam Agents.

Veeam Agent uses the settings from the protection group configuration file to connect the Veeam Agent computer to the Veeam backup server.

Consider that the connection between Veeam backup server and Veeam Agent computer is not persistent. Veeam Agent synchronizes with Veeam Backup & Replication every 6 hours. To synchronize Veeam Agent with Veeam Backup & Replication immediately, run the following PowerShell command on the Veeam Agent computer: