Veeam Admin Guide
Getting Started... (IMPORTANT)
Veeam Service Provider Console The Veeam Service Provider Console can be found under https://vee...
General Information and Troubleshooting
Terminology
Veeam Backup and Replication (VBR): the base software of Veeam that allows the user to backup vir...
FAQ
What is the difference between Veeam Backup & Replication and Veeam Backup Agent? Very simply pu...
Hunting the "Yeti" - a map to follow when setting up Veeam
START HERE ||Does the customer exist in the Console?| ...
Connection information
Console: Service Provider Console URL: https://veeam.speicherblock.at/ VCC-IX: IP address: 18...
In the Cloud - Backups, Jobs, Repositories and Security
Cloud Repositories The cloud repository is a storage location in the cloud where tenants can sto...
Veeam Anti-Virus Settings
Please, see the original Veeam KB here: https://www.veeam.com/kb1999?ad=in-text-link
Veeam Backup and OneDrive / External file storage
Source: https://www.veeam.com/kb4018 and Veeam vendor support! Understanding OneDrive File State...
Slow VBR Console
Problem Veeam Backup and Replication Console opens up extremely slow, sometimes throwing a time-...
How to determine if a port is open?
PowerShell equivalent to "telnet" Most IT people know well the old command "telnet". In this art...
How to install Management Agent as a Reseller
Connect to the machine of your customer. Log in to the SP console with your reseller admin. URL...
Veeam Service Provider Console (VSPC)
General Information about the Veeam SP Console
Login to the Console On any computer, open a browser and navigate to the Veeam Service Provider ...
Create company in VSPC (VBR and VBA)
Log on to the Service Provider console with your Reseller user. Choose the Companies menu and cl...
Connection to the SP Console - Using the Management Agent
Log in to the Veeam Service Provider Console as a company administrator Navigate to https://veea...
Cloud Connect: Reporting from the SP console
Prerequisites In case you want to send the report from the console, you need to have an email ad...
Multi-factor Authentication (MFA or 2FA)
Introduction Multi-factor authentication is a security process in which a user provides two (or ...
VSPC: Manage licenses for VBR
From SP console version 8.1, it is now fully supported and user-friendly for the resellers to man...
VSPC: How resellers can provide the VBR iso file to their customers
Prerequisits: Make sure, your customer has enough space on their server. The Management agent n...
VSPC: Installation and Upgrade configuration file contents
To do Copy the contents of the file you need into a notepad and save the file as a .xml You can...
Veeam Backup and Replication (VBR)
Install Veeam Backup and Replication from the SP Console (VBR v12)
Prerequisites at least 25 GB free space on the client computer (installation file is 13GB) Mana...
Patching / Upgrading VBR through the SP console
Prerequisites you need to have at least 25 GB free space the server's hard disk upgrade configu...
Configuration Backup for VBR
Configure automatic configuration backups The Veeam server doesn't have a backup like all other ...
Service Provider Configuration in VBR
Give access to Service Provider If the service provider is already configured in the customer’s ...
Licensing VBR
Make sure that the CloudBrokers rental license is used for the customer’s VBR. Go to Options: ...
Check Existing Backup Infrastructure (VBR)
Check the hypervisor Choose Backup infrastructure > Managed servers Open the Properties of t...
Connect to the hypervisor
Open the VBR console Start > Veeam > Veeam Backup & Replication Console Choose Inventory > V...
Create a Backup Repository
From the main menu, choose Backup Infrastructure > Backup Repositories > Add Repository Choose...
Configuring jobs in VBR
Configure a local job To configure a job in the customer’s VBR, go to the Home section and choos...
Manage VBR Jobs from the Console
On any computer: After setting up the jobs in VBR, you’ll be able to manage them from the SP Cons...
SQL Backup - Native
Caution Use the native backup together with a snapshot-based backup ONLY WITH CAUTION! Snapshot-...
Veeam Application Aware processing vs. Native SQL Backups
Introduction Veeam offers various possibilities for taking care of SQL backups. However, some of...
Network Traffic Rules - Bandwidth Throttling (VBR)
Bandwidth throttling is needed if the bandwidth of the customer is not very high (e.g. below a 10...
Add New Agent Backup Job and Agent Backup Copy Job in VBR
OR Backup Copy Job (Target, data trans...
Add Stand-Alone Server to VBR - screenshots only
(takes a LOT of time)
Add Protection Group to VBR - screenshots only
During the discovery, Veeam will install the components. If a restar...
VBR: Upgrade locally (for customers)
Prerequisites Your reseller provided you the .iso file (here is how they can do it) Make sure y...
Install Veeam Backup & Replication (v12) locally
Veeam Backup Agent (VBA)
Install the Veeam Backup Agent
From any computer: If you want to control the backup jobs of the customer through a Backup Agent,...
Activate Veeam Backup Agent
In case the customer's machine already had a Backup Agent installed and is currently in Stand-alo...
Upgrade Veeam Backup Agent from the SP Console
To upgrade VBA from the console go to Discovery > Backup Agents Note whether the server needs an...
Create and Manage VBA Jobs in the Console
Create local jobs To configure Veeam Backup Agent, you can log into the Service Provider Console...
Install VBA locally - screenshots only
Configure New Local Job in VBA - screenshots only
Seed a Cloud Backup for Veeam Backup Agent
Seeding is the process of creating a local backup, uploading it to the SP's infrastructure by a f...
VBA: Network Throttling in VSPC
Network throttling will limit how much network usage can Veeam use during a cloud backup operatio...
VBA: File-Level Restore Portal (from SP Console version 7)
The Veeam console gives you an opportunity to do a file-level restore on the self-service portal ...
Veeam Backup for M365
Create company in VSPC (VBM365)
Log on to the Service Provider console with your Reseller user. Choose the Companies menu and cl...
Optional: How to create a Global Admin in M365
Create the admin As an administrator log on to: https://admin.microsoft.com/ From the left men...
Configuration with Modern authentication
This is our recommended configuration. We can use this if you don't need to back up special mailb...
Create a new M365 Backup job
Note: if you plan to configure multiple jobs, be aware that each user will be processed only once...
Restore portal setup for tenants
Open an elevated PowerShell window and run the Install-Module cmdlet to install the Azure Active ...
Restore items through the Restore Portal
Note: You can only do item-level restores on the Restore Portal. To restore a full mailbox, or mu...
VBM365: Reporting from the SP console
Prerequisites In case you want to send the report from the console, you need to have an email ad...
Microsoft Entra access rights after M365 server update
Background After the upgrade to the latest version, some permissions and roles need to be re-add...
Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure
VBAZ: Create company in VSPC (Azure)
Log on to the Service Provider console with your Reseller user. Choose the Companies menu and cl...
VBAZ: Deploy Veeam Backup for Azure appliance from VBR
To deploy a Veeam Backup for Azure appliance from the Veeam Backup and Replication console, do th...
VBAZ: Create a Storage Account on Azure
Log in to Azure at https://portal.azure.com Choose Storage accounts (if you don't see the option...
VBAZ: Configure a backup policy
Open the Azure appliance web console In the VBR management console, go to Backup Infrastructure ...
VBAZ: Configure backup copy job to Cloud Connect
Backup copies use data stored in Veeam backup files to create new backups in an off-site location...
VBAZ: Create Azure Repository on Web console
Prerequisites Storage account and container created in Azure (click here to see how) Open the A...
VBAZ: Updating the Azure plug-in
In order to install the most up to date version of the Azure appliance, the other two components ...