Before You Begin

Before you add a Microsoft Windows server to the backup infrastructure, check network connection settings of this server.

• Check permissions required to add the server. For more information, see Permissions.

• File and printer sharing must be enabled in network connection settings of the added Microsoft Windows server. On every connected Microsoft Windows server, Veeam Backup & Replication deploys the following components:

• Veeam Installer Service
• Veeam OpenSSL
• Veeam Data Mover Service/Veeam Transport Service
• Guest Interaction Proxy
• HPE StoreOnce Library
• Dell Data Domain Library

If file and printer sharing is not enabled, Veeam Backup & Replication will fail to deploy these components.

• [For Microsoft Hyper-V] If you plan to use PowerShell Direct, Microsoft PowerShell 2.0 or later must be installed on the added server. For more information, see Microsoft Docs.