About Veeam Host Management

Veeam Host Management is the component used to configure backup server or other backup infrastructure components deployed from Veeam appliances — Veeam Software Appliance and Veeam Infrastructure Appliance. You can perform operations through the Veeam Host Management console that has a web UI and text-based UI (TUI). For more information, see Accessing Veeam Host Management Console.

The following table describes operations available in the Veeam Host Management console.

Operation

Host Management Web UI

Host Management TUI

Network

Change the server name

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Manage domain settings

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Configure network interfaces

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Configure HTTP/HTTPS proxies

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Server Time

Change the time zone

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Configure time servers

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Remote Access

Disable the Veeam Host Management web UI

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Enable the Veeam Host Management web UI

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Enable and disable SSH access

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Open the root shell

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Users and Roles

Add a Veeam Host Management user

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Edit a Veeam Host Management user

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Change the Host Administrator password

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Reset a Veeam Host Management user password

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Unlock a Veeam Host Management user

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Enable and disable multi-factor authentication

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Reset multi-factor authentication

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Reset password recovery token for Security Officer

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Backup Infrastructure

Enable remote data collection

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Enable and disable infrastructure lockdown

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Enable pairing for managed servers

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Update

Configure updates

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Check for updates

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Install updates

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View update history

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Maintenance

Start, stop and restart Veeam services

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Restart Veeam appliance

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View and export Veeam Host Management events

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Import and export Veeam configuration files

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Download Veeam logs

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View certificate thumbprints

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Generate new Veeam Host Management web UI certificates

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Security

Approve and decline authorization requests

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Manage configuration backup passphrases

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