Veeam Data Mover

Veeam Data Mover is a component that performs data processing tasks on behalf of Veeam Backup & Replication, such as retrieving source machine data, performing data deduplication and compression, and storing backed-up data on the target storage.

Veeam Data Mover can be persistent or non-persistent. When Veeam Data Mover is persistent, it is a part of Veeam Transport Service (Veeam Data Mover Service if Veeam Backup & Replication is installed on the Microsoft Windows machine).

Depending on where and for which scenarios Veeam Data Mover is used, it can be persistent or non-persistent:

• For Microsoft Windows servers, Veeam Data Movers are persistent, that is, Veeam Data Mover is uploaded and installed on a server only once.

Veeam Backup & Replication automatically installs Veeam Data Mover when you add a Microsoft Windows server to the backup infrastructure.

• For Linux servers, Veeam Data Movers can be persistent or non-persistent:

• Non-persistent Veeam Data Mover is uploaded and removed through the SSH connection each time Veeam Backup & Replication addresses a server. Veeam Backup & Replication uses non-persistent Veeam Data Movers for for guest OS file restore and for guest processing when the Use persistent guest agent option is disabled.
• Persistent Veeam Data Mover is uploaded and installed when you add a Linux server to the backup infrastructure.

Requirements and Limitations for Veeam Data Movers

Before you use Veeam Data Movers, consider the following requirements and limitations:

• For Microsoft Hyper-V and Microsoft Windows servers:

• File and printer sharing must be enabled in network connection settings of the added server.
• Make sure the user account that you use to add a Microsoft Windows server is in the local administrators group on the server being added.

• For Linux servers:

• Linux server version must be 64-bit. For more information, see System Requirements.
• Make sure the user account that you use to add a Linux server has the required permissions.

For hardened repository, when you add a Linux server with single-use credentials, the user account must have elevated to root permission in order for Veeam Data Movers to be persistent. For more information, see Specify Server Settings.