Virtualization Servers and Hosts

You can add the following types of servers and hosts to the backup infrastructure:

Important

Consider the following:

We recommend that only one instance of a server or host is present in the backup infrastructure at a time. Do not add the same server or host multiple times, for example, by a DNS name and an IP address or an alternative IP address, this can cause unexpected behavior.
When deploying cloned servers or virtual machines, ensure that each system has a unique BIOS UUID. Using multiple servers with identical UUIDs can cause conflicts during discovery, backup, and management operations in Veeam Backup & Replication. Before adding a cloned machine to your Veeam environment, modify its UUID to prevent issues with identification and management.

You can add physical machines and VMs to the backup infrastructure and assign different roles to them. The following table describes which roles can be assigned to the different types of servers in VMware vSphere environments.

Virtualization Servers and Hosts
Server Type	Source Host	Target Host	Backup Proxy	Backup Repository
VMware vSphere Server (standalone ESXi host or vCenter Server)	✓	✓	✕	✕
VMware Cloud Director	✓	✓ (for Cloud Director replication and continuous data protection)	✕	✕
Microsoft Windows server	✕	✕	✓	✓
Linux server	✕	✕	✓	✓

The following table describes which roles can be assigned to the different types of servers in Microsoft Hyper-V environments.

Virtualization Servers and Hosts
Server Type	Source Host	Target Host	Off-Host Backup Proxy	Backup Repository
Microsoft Hyper-V Server (standalone Microsoft Hyper-V host, SCVMM or Hyper-V cluster)	✓	✓	✕	✓ (not recommended)
Microsoft SMB3 server	✓	✕	✕	✕
Microsoft Windows server	✕	✕	✓	✓
Linux server	✕	✕	✕	✓

Note

You can also add the following servers:

Hyper-V servers. For more information on how to add servers, see the Adding Microsoft Hyper-V Servers section in the Veeam Backup & Replication User Guide.
VMware vSphere servers. For more information on how to add servers, see the Adding VMware vSphere Servers section in the Veeam Backup & Replication User Guide.
Proxmox VE servers (standalone hosts and clusters). For more information on how to add servers, see the Connecting Proxmox VE Server section in the Proxmox VE User Guide.
Kasten instances. For more information on how to add Kasten instances, see the Deployment and Configuration section in the Veeam Kasten Integration Guide.
Nutanix AHV servers (standalone clusters and Prism Centrals). For more information on how to add AHV servers, see the Connecting Nutanix AHV Server section in the Veeam Plug-In for Nutanix AHV User Guide.
oVirt KVM managers*. For more information on how to add oVirt KVM managers see the Connecting oVirt KVM Manager section in the Veeam Backup for Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager and Red Hat Virtualization User Guide.
Veeam Backup for AWS servers. For more information on how to add servers, see the Connecting to Existing Appliances section in the Veeam Backup for AWS User Guide.
Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure servers. For more information on how to add servers, see the Connecting to Existing Appliances section in the Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure User Guide.
Veeam Backup for Google Cloud servers*. For more information on how to add servers, see the Connecting to Existing Appliances section in the Veeam Backup for Google Cloud Guide.

*This feature is available for Microsoft Windows-based backup servers.