Veeam Backup & Replication

Veeam Backup & Replication is a comprehensive data protection and disaster recovery solution. With Veeam Backup & Replication, you can create image-level backups of virtual, physical, cloud machines, and restore from them. Technology used in the product optimizes data transfer and resource consumption which helps to minimize storage costs and the recovery time in case of a disaster.

Veeam Backup & Replication provides a centralized console for administering backup/restore/replication operations in all supported platforms (virtual, physical, cloud). Also, the console allows you to automate and schedule routine data protection operations and integrate with solutions for alerting and generating compliance reports.

For more information, see Veeam Backup & Replication User Guide.

Note

Veeam Backup & Replication servers with the Veeam Cloud Connect license installed are described in a separate section.

Licensing

To work with Veeam Backup & Replication, you must obtain a license file and install it on the backup server. You can create a single license to cover all types of workloads protected by a single Veeam Backup & Replication server. The license file can be generated and assigned to the backup server installation using VCSP Pulse plug-in for Veeam Service Provider Console. Alternatively, a new license file which includes one or multiple workload types can be generated on the VCSP Pulse Portal in the Manage Licenses > Request New License > Veeam Backup & Replication section.

For more information on standalone licenses for each workload type, see the following sections:

Consider the following:

If there are multiple backup servers managed by the Enterprise Manager, all Veeam Backup & Replication instances will use the license installed on the Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager server.
To manage Veeam backup agents through Veeam Service Provider Console, install the Veeam Backup & Replication rental license on the Veeam Service Provider Console server. For more information, see Managing Veeam Backup Agents.
Veeam Backup & Replication server cannot use licenses of multiple different editions simultaneously. For example, you must deploy an additional Veeam Backup & Replication server if one VMs need to be protected under the Enterprise Plus edition and other VMs under the Standard edition.

Note

If you use Veeam Backup & Replication version 13 and later, you can select one of the following licensing options:

Continue using a standalone Veeam product license — Standard, Enterprise, or Enterprise Plus edition. For more details, see Feature Comparison for Rental Licensing.
Upgrade to a Veeam Data Platform license. For more information, see Veeam Data Platform.

Veeam Software Appliance supports only the Veeam Data Platform license.

After you install the license on Veeam Backup & Replication, License Information screen will display the number of points in license as Instances.

Usage Reporting

The primary and recommended method to collect usage reporting data is Veeam Service Provider Console, an automated and free tool for license management and reporting. To enable license usage reporting, connect Veeam Backup & Replication servers. Once done, license usage from all workloads managed by that server will be included into the monthly License Usage Report.

Alternatively, license usage can be obtained by one of the following ways:

Veeam Service Provider Console REST API

Directly from Veeam Backup & Replication server

Then, the overall usage must be submitted through VCSP Pulse Portal.