Mount Server Automatic Selection

Veeam Backup & Replication automatically selects a mount server. The selected server depends on the source for recovery and the guest OS of the workload from which you recover files. The following table shows the order in which mount servers are selected. If a component is not present in the infrastructure or is unavailable, the next available server from the list is selected.

Source	Workload Operating System	Mount Server
VMware vSphere backup, Microsoft Hyper-V backup, vSphere VM replica, vSphere CDP replica, Hyper-V replica, storage snapshot	Linux	Linux mount server associated with the repository. In case of a storage snapshot, the Linux mount server associated with the storage. Default Linux mount server.
	Microsoft Windows	Microsoft Windows mount server associated with the repository. In case of a storage snapshot, Microsoft Windows mount server associated with the storage. Default Microsoft Windows mount server. Linux mount server with the installed ntfs-3g package and associated with the repository. In case of a storage snapshot, the Linux mount server associated with the storage. Default Linux mount server with the installed ntfs-3g packages. Helper appliance. Prompt to select the mount server manually.
Imported backup	Linux	Default Linux mount server.
Imported backup	Microsoft Windows	Default Microsoft Windows mount server. Default Linux mount server with the installed ntfs-3g packages. Helper appliance. Prompt to select the mount server manually.
Cloud Connect backup, Cloud Connect replica, Cloud Connect CDP replica	Linux	Not supported.
	Microsoft Windows	Default Microsoft Windows mount server. Prompt to select the mount server manually.
Veeam Agent Backup	Linux, Mac	[For Linux] Original Linux workload (workload whose data is recovered). Linux mount server associated with the repository. Default Linux mount server.
Veeam Agent Backup	Microsoft Windows	Microsoft Windows mount server associated with the repository. Default Microsoft Windows mount server. Linux mount server with the installed ntfs-3g packages and associated with the repository. Default Linux mount server with the installed ntfs-3g packages. Helper appliance. Prompt to select the mount server manually.