Limitations

Keep in mind the following limitations and considerations:

• If you have a Perpetual per-socket license installed on the backup server, and you want to add a backup appliance to the backup infrastructure, you must install an additional Perpetual per-instance license or a subscription license. When you install an additional license, the new license is automatically merged with the existing Perpetual per-socket license. For details on the merging process, see Licensing.
• If you do not install an additional Perpetual per-instance license or a subscription license, you will be able to use one free license instance per each socket (maximum 6 free instances per license). After you exceed the limit of free instances, Veeam Plug-In for Google Cloud backup policies protecting resources that are not covered by the license will fail.

To obtain an additional license, contact a Veeam sales representative at Sales Inquiry.

• If an instance has not been backed up within the past 31 days, Veeam Plug-In for Google Cloud automatically revokes the license unit from the instance. If you need to manually revoke a license unit, follow the instructions provided in section Revoking License Units.