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-based mount server associated with the repository. In case of a storage snapshot, the Linux-based mount server associated with the storage. Default Linux-based mount server.
	Microsoft Windows	Microsoft Windows-based mount server associated with the repository. In case of a storage snapshot, Microsoft Windows-based mount server associated with the storage. Default Microsoft Windows-based mount server. Linux-based mount server with the installed ntfs-3g package and associated with the repository. In case of a storage snapshot, the Linux-based mount server associated with the storage. Default Linux-based mount server with the installed ntfs-3g packages. Helper appliance. Prompt to select the mount server manually.
Imported backup	Linux	Default Linux-based mount server.
Imported backup	Microsoft Windows	Default Microsoft Windows-based mount server. Default Linux-based 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-based 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-based mount server associated with the repository. Default Linux-based mount server.
Veeam Agent Backup	Microsoft Windows	Microsoft Windows-based mount server associated with the repository. Default Microsoft Windows-based mount server. Linux-based mount server with the installed ntfs-3g packages and associated with the repository. Default Linux-based mount server with the installed ntfs-3g packages. Helper appliance. Prompt to select the mount server manually.