Veeam Backup & Replication Services

This section describes services used by Veeam Backup & Replication:

Linux Services

The following table describes Veeam services used by Veeam Backup & Replication deployed from Veeam Software Appliance. You can manage Veeam services through the Host Management console. For more information, see Performing Maintenance Tasks.

Name

Service

Description

Primary Services

Veeam Backup Service

veeambackupsvc.service

Coordinates all operations performed by Veeam Backup & Replication such as backup, replication, recovery verification and restore tasks.

Veeam Backup REST API Service

veeamrestapisvc.service

Provides access to Veeam Backup & Replication by REST API. For more information on Veeam Backup & Replication REST API, see the REST API Reference.

Veeam Broker Service

veeambrokersvc.service

Interacts with the virtual infrastructure to collect and cache the virtual infrastructure topology. Jobs and tasks query information about the virtual infrastructure topology from the broker service, which accelerates job and task performance.

Used in VMware vSphere environments.

Veeam Catalog Service

veeamcatalogsvc.service

Manages guest OS file system indexing for VMs and replicates system index data files to enable search through guest OS files. Index data is stored in the /var/lib/veeam/catalog directory on the backup server.

Works in conjunction with search components installed on Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager and (optionally) a dedicated Microsoft Search Server.

Veeam CDP Coordinator Service

veeamcdpsvc.service

Communicates with VMware vCenter, assigns continuous data protection (CDP) tasks and manages the VMware vSphere infrastructure components involved in CDP. For more information on CDP, see Continuous Data Protection (CDP) for VMware vSphere.

Veeam CDP Proxy Service

veeamcdpproxy.service

Sends and receives virtual machine data during CDP.

Used in VMware vSphere environments.

Veeam Cloud Connect

veeamcloudconnect.service

Provides transparent connection to cloud resources over the secure SSL/TLS channel.

Veeam Data Analyzer Service

veeamdataanalyzersvc.service

Analyzes the malware detection metadata for potential threats.

Veeam Distribution Service

veeamdistributionsvc.service

Distributes the Veeam Agent setup packages to the protected computers. For more information, see Veeam Agent Backup.

Veeam Environment Service

veeamenvironment.service

Manages firewall rules. Runs as a dedicated process of the Veeam Transport Service.

Veeam Explorer Recovery Service

veeamexplorerrecovery.service

Executes data recovery workflows on behalf of some Veeam Explorers. Runs on the mount server associated with the backup repository. For more details on which Explorers use this service and how they use it, see the Veeam Explorers User Guide.

Veeam Guest Interaction Service daemon

veeamguestinteraction.service

Performs application-aware processing, file system indexing and enables guest OS file restore to the original location.

Veeam High Availability Service

veeamhasvc.service

Manages High Availability clusters.

Veeam Host Manager daemon

veeamhostmanager.service

Provides access to the Veeam Host Management console.

Veeam Identity Service

veeamidentitysvc.service

Manages authorization between Veeam backup infrastructure components.

Veeam Immutability Service

veeamimmurepo.service

Manages immutability attributes. Runs as a dedicated process of the Veeam Transport Service. For more information, see How Immutability Works.

Veeam Linux Deployer

veeamdeployment.service

Installs, updates or removes Veeam services when you add, update or remove backup infrastructure components. Runs as a dedicated process of the Veeam Installer Service. For more details, see Veeam Installer Service.

Veeam Mount Service

veeammountsvc.service

Mounts backups and replicas for file-level access, browsing the VM guest file system and restoring VM guest OS files and application items to the original location.

Veeam Network Filesystems Mount Service

veeamnetfsmount.service

Mounts NFS and SMB (CIFS) backup repositories.

Veeam Threat Hunter

veeamthreathuntersvc.service

Performs signature-based malware detection scans. For more information, see Veeam Threat Hunter for Scan Backup.

Veeam Transport Service

veeamtransport.service

Sends and receives protected data during backup, replication and restore processes.

Veeam Updater

veeam-updater.service

Manages updates on the backup server and backup infrastructure components deployed from Veeam Software Appliance. For more information, see Updating Veeam Appliances.

Veeam Updater package manager

veeam-updater-package-manager.service

Manages packages for Veeam Updater.

Veeam vPower NFS

veeamnfssvc.service

Implements vPower NFS server that enables running virtual machines directly from backup files.

Used in VMware vSphere environments.

Veeam Web Service

veeamwebsvc.service

Provides access to the Veeam Backup & Replication web server.

Plug-In Services

Veeam AWS Service

veeam-platform-service-aws.service

Enables interaction between Veeam Backup & Replication and AWS infrastructure.

Veeam Kubernetes Service

veeam-platform-service-kasten.service

Enables interaction between Veeam Backup & Replication and Kasten for Kubernetes Infrastructure.

Veeam Microsoft Azure Platform Service

veeam-platform-service-azure.service

Enables interaction between Veeam Backup & Replication and Microsoft Azure infrastructure.

Veeam Nutanix AHV Platform Service

veeam-platform-service-ahv.service

Enables interaction between Veeam Backup & Replication and Nutanix AHV infrastructure.

Veeam Proxmox Virtual Environment Platform Service

veeam-platform-service-pve.service

Enables interaction between Veeam Backup & Replication and Proxmox Virtual Environment.

Veeam Scale Computing HyperCore Platform Service

veeam-platform-service-scp.service

Enables interaction between Veeam Backup & Replication and Scale Computing HyperCore infrastructure.

Microsoft Windows Services

The following table describes Veeam services used by Veeam Backup & Replication installed on Microsoft Windows.

Name

Service

Description

Primary Services

Veeam Backup Service

VeeamBackupSvc

This is a Microsoft Windows service that coordinates all operations performed by Veeam Backup & Replication such as backup, replication, recovery verification and restore tasks. This service runs on the backup server.

Veeam Backup Server RESTful API Service

VeeamBackupRESTSvc

Provides access to Veeam Backup & Replication by using the web API. For more information, see the REST API Reference.

Veeam Backup Update Service

VeeamBackupUpdateSvc

Enables the update of backup servers. The service runs locally and does not connect to the internet. It only requires a connection to the configuration database server of the backup server.

Veeam Backup VSS Integration Service

VeeamFilesysVssSvc

Manages Microsoft VSS snapshots used for NAS, file share and Veeam Agent backups.

Veeam Broker Service

VeeamBrokerSvc

Interacts with the virtual infrastructure to collect and cache the virtual infrastructure topology. Jobs and tasks query information about the virtual infrastructure topology from the broker service, which accelerates job and task performance.

Used in VMware vSphere environments.

Veeam CDP Agent Service

VeeamCDPAgentSvc

Deploys the I/O filter drivers, receives the captured data, aggregates it and sends to the CDP proxies. For more information, see Universal CDP to VMware vSphere.

Veeam CDP Coordinator Service

VeeamBackupCdpSvc

Communicates with VMware vCenter, assigns continuous data protection (CDP) tasks and manages the infrastructure components involved in CDP. For more information on CDP, see Continuous Data Protection (CDP).

Veeam CDP Proxy Service

VeeamCdpProxySvc

Sends and receives virtual machine data during CDP.

Used in VMware vSphere environments.

Veeam Cloud Connect Service

VeeamCloudSvc

Provides transparent connection to cloud resources over the secure SSL/TLS channel.

Veeam Cloud Gateway Service

VeeamGateSvc

Manages data exchange with Veeam Cloud Connect users. For more information on Veeam Cloud Connect, see the Veeam Cloud Connect Guide.

Veeam Data Analyzer Service

VeeamDataAnalyzerSvc

Analyzes the malware detection metadata for potential threats.

Veeam Data Mover Service

VeeamTransportSvc

Sends and receives protected data during backup, replication and restore processes.

Veeam Distribution Service

VeeamDistributionSvc

Distributes the Veeam Agent setup packages to the protected computers. For more information, see Veeam Agent Backup.

Veeam Deployment Service

VeeamMBPDeploymentService

Enables installing, updating and configuring Veeam Service Provider Console components.

Veeam Explorers Recovery Service

VeeamExplorersRecoverySvc

Executes data recovery workflows on behalf of some Veeam Explorers. This service runs on the mount server associated with the backup repository. For more details on which Explorers use this service and how they use it, see the Veeam Explorers User Guide.

Veeam GCP Service

VeeamGCPSvc

Enables interaction between Veeam Backup & Replication and Google Cloud infrastructure.

Veeam Guest Agent

VeeamGuestHelper

Performs application-aware processing, file system indexing and enables guest OS file restore to the original location.

Veeam Guest Catalog Service

VeeamCatalogSvc

Manages guest OS file system indexing for VMs and replicates system index data files to enable search through guest OS files. Index data is stored in the Veeam Backup Catalog — a folder on the backup server. The Veeam Guest Catalog Service running on the backup server works in conjunction with search components installed on Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager and (optionally) a dedicated Microsoft Search Server.

Veeam Hyper-V Integration Service

VeeamHvIntegrationSvc

Enables Veeam Backup & Replication to perform on-host and off-host processing of Hyper-V virtual machines.

Used in Microsoft Hyper-V environments.

Veeam Installer Service

VeeamDeploySvc

Installs, updates or removes Veeam services when you add, update or remove backup infrastructure components. For more details, see Veeam Installer Service.

Veeam Log Shipping Service

VeeamLogShipper

Copies Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle and PostgreSQL transaction logs to the backup repository. In addition, Veeam Explorer for Microsoft SQL Server uses this service to restore transaction logs if the administrative share (for example, \\myserver\ADMIN$) is unavailable.

Veeam Management Agent Service

VeeamManagementAgentSvc

Collects data from Veeam products discovered on the machine.

Veeam Mount Service

VeeamMountSvc

Mounts backups and replicas for file-level access, browsing the VM guest file system and restoring VM guest OS files and application items to the original location.

Veeam ONE Agent

VeeamOneAgentSvc

Enables remediation actions and communication between Veeam ONE and monitored Veeam Backup & Replication servers.

Veeam Oracle Restore Service

Veeam.Oracle.Service

Enables item-level recovery of Oracle data for Windows machines. This runtime component is deployed on the target machine or staging server.

Veeam SQL Agent Service

Veeam.SQL.Agent.Service

Enables item-level recovery of Microsoft SQL Server data. This persistent component is deployed on the target machine or staging server if the administrative share (for example, \\myserver\ADMIN$) is unavailable. For more information, see the How Data Recovery Works section of the Veeam Explorers User Guide.

Veeam SQL Restore Service

Veeam.SQL.Service

Enables item-level recovery of Microsoft SQL Server data. This runtime component is deployed on the target machine or staging server if the administrative share (for example, \\myserver\ADMIN$) is available. For more information, see the How Data Recovery Works section of the Veeam Explorers User Guide.

Veeam Threat Hunter Service

VeeamThreatHunterSvc

Performs signature-based malware detection scans. For more information, see Veeam Threat Hunter for Scan Backup.

Veeam Tape Access Service

VeeamTapeSvc

Provides access to tape devices connected to this tape server for Veeam Backup & Replication tape jobs.

Veeam vPower NFS Service

VeeamNFSSvc

Implements vPower NFS server that enables running virtual machines directly from backup files.

Used in VMware vSphere environments.

Veeam VSS Hardware Provider Service

VeeamVssProviderSvc

Extends the Microsoft VSS to enable Veeam Agent backup from storage snapshots.

Used in VMware vSphere environments.

Veeam WAN Accelerator Service

VeeamWANSvc

Optimizes the network traffic consumption by identifying and caching repeatedly transferred data.

Veeam Web Service

VeeamWebSvc

Provides access to the Veeam Backup & Replication web server.

Plug-In Services

Veeam AWS Service

VeeamAWSSvc

Enables interaction between Veeam Backup & Replication and AWS infrastructure.

Veeam AHV Service

VeeamAHVSvc

Enables interaction between Veeam Backup & Replication and Nutanix AHV infrastructure

Veeam Azure Service

VeeamAzureSvc

Enables interaction between Veeam Backup & Replication and Microsoft Azure infrastructure.

Veeam Kubernetes Service

VeeamKastenSvc

Enables interaction between Veeam Backup & Replication and Kasten for Kubernetes Infrastructure.

Veeam KVM Service

VeeamRHVSvc

Enables interaction between Veeam Backup & Replication and oVirt KVM infrastructure.

Veeam PVE Service

VeeamPVESvc

Enables interaction between Veeam Backup & Replication and Proxmox Virtual Environment.

Veeam SC HyperCore Service

VeeamHyperCoreSvc

Enables interaction between Veeam Backup & Replication and Scale Computing HyperCore infrastructure.