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2. Recover individual file of VM. Replica failover and failback. For More details go through Veeam Official Website:-Veeam Backup & Replication features In this tutorials i have explained how to install Veeam Backup and Replication. Prerequisites for Veeam Backup and Replication:-User account should have administrator Permission.
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Veeam Backup & Replication is a backup solution which works for VMware & Hyper-V VM and physical servers (Windows and Linux). Veeam has many advantages over the other solutions on the market such as Instant VM Recovery, the easy graphical interface and the host-level backup for SQL Server, Active Directory or file servers. In this series, I’ll show step by step how to deploy Veeam, backup a first virtual machine and restore it.

Architecture overview

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For this series, I have a cluster of two ESXi 6.5 nodes. The cluster storage is based on iSCSI and a Synology NAS. A vCenter 6.5 (VCSA) is deployed also in the cluster. I have created a VM called BK01 which hosts the Veeam Backup & Replication software. A Raw Device (RDM) is added to BK01 to mount a Synology LUN in the VM. This is the backup repository.

VM Size

For this lab we used below configuration

• 2x vCPU
• 4GB of memory
• 1x OS Disk (40GB) – C: – Windows Server 2016
• 1x Data disk (40GB) – D: – Veeam binaries
• 1x Data disk (40GB) – E: – NFS Datastore
• 1x RDM disk (50GB) – R: – Backup volume

For the production environment, you can review this guide for the VM size.

Install Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5

For this installation guide, I have downloaded the following binaries from the Veeam download center:

• Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 (Veeam B&R)
• Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 update 1

Once you have downloaded the above binaries, you can mount the Veeam B&R ISO in the VM and run the setup.exe.

In the first screen, you can click on Install.

Next, you have to accept the license agreement to continue to deploy Veeam.

In the next window, provide a license file (*.lic format). If you have no license file, you can click on next and use Veeam Free Edition.

Next, specify an install directory. I install Veeam B&R in another storage device than the OS virtual disk.

In the next screen, Veeam B&R setup checks prerequisites. If the required features are not installed, just click on Install to deploy the requirements.

If you have selected install, you should have the following window while installing required features.

Once all requirements are deployed in the server, all status are Passed.

Next, you can review configuration settings. If the configuration doesn’t fit with what you want, you can check the box Let me specify different settings.

In the next screen, you can choose either a local system account or a domain account to run the Veeam service. I choose the recommended settings: LOCAL SYSTEM account.

Next, you can choose the SQL Server. If you have no SQL Server, you can install a new instance based on SQL Server Express 2012 locally.

Then you can change the port of each Veeam service. I leave default port.

In the next screen, you can choose the vPower NFS write cache folder and the Guest file system catalog.

The Veeam guest file system collects indexing data for backup jobs. These data are stored in the guest file system catalog directory.

The vPower NFS technology is used when you start a VM from backup (typically when using Instant VM Recovery). vPower NFS emulate the VM VMDKs inside the vPower NFS datastore (but the real VMDKs are still located in the backup repositories). Then the vPower NFS datastore is mounted on ESXi by using NFS protocol.

In the next screen, you can review the configuration. Once you have validated the configuration, you can install Veeam B&R 9.5.

While installation process, you can see that SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 3 Express is installed (only if you have not specified another SQL Server instance).

Once this installation is done, you can click on finish. Convert for mac josh madison.

Install Veeam B&R Update 1

Now that Veeam B&R is installed, you can run the Update 1. This update is required in order to Veeam works with vSphere 6.5.

If all the prerequisites are met, install the update by clicking on … Install.

While installation process, the Veeam services are stopped. Be careful to apply the update when no backup /restore jobs are running.

Once the installation is done, you can click on finished.

Deploy Veeam console in another server

I usually install console in a management server. So, the following section describes how to install the console in another computer. To install the console, mount the Veeam B&R 9.5 ISO and select Veeam Backup & Replication Console.

In the next screen, accept the license agreement and click on next.

If the requirements are not met, you can click on Install in the following window.

Once all the requirements are installed, all components should be marked as Passed.

Next, you can specify an installation folder. I leave the default configuration and I click on Install.

Update console and Veeam components

Once the console is installed, I specify the backup server FQDN and I click on Connect.

Because I have installed the update 1 of Veeam B&R 9.5, Veeam asks me to install an update for the console. I click on Yes.

When you are connected, Veeam asks you to update components. Just click on Upgrade.

Once all components are upgraded, you can click on finish.

Install Veeam license

The last step regards the Veeam license installation. If you have not specified a license file in the installation wizard, you can provide it in Veeam GUI. In Veeam, click on the “Hamburger” menu and select license.

In the next screen, click on Install license.

Then select your license file.

If your license file is valid, the license information are shown as below:

Once the license is installed, all the features should be available in the GUI.

The Veeam Backup & Replication console is a client-side component that provides access to the backup server. The console lets several backup operators and admins log in to Veeam Backup & Replication simultaneous and perform all kind of data protection and disaster recovery operations as if you work on the backup server. The console is installed locally on the backup server by default.

Why would you like to uninstall the Console?

There are several reasons you can think of where you want to remove the Veeam Backup & Replication Console from a machine. For example, you are:

• running the software at a Dark Site with no internet access whatsoever
• responsible for Hardening the Infrastructure
• running into an error message and have no other way to remove and reinstall

Running on a Dark site

A dark site is a site which does not have any internet connection available. Updating the availability infrastructure with Veeam Backup & Replication running in it becomes a bit of a challenge.

When the update component in the setup program checks for new software you may encounter an error message stating:

“This Veeam Backup & Replication installation cannot be updated automatically. Please contact Veeam customer support for assistance with manual update.”

The update setup program checks the digital signature of the existing files to ensure their integrity before updating them. All product files are signed using Global Sign certificates. Some Windows installations do not contain Global Sign’s root certificates authority as trusted root certificates, or have non-current certificates. This issue is typically observed on servers with locked down security settings or servers with no internet access or latest updates installed.

Please follow this Veeam Knowledge Base article on how to solve this problem. Sometimes you should manually remove the console. For instructions see further down in this blog post.

Hardening the Availability Infrastructure

The console is installed locally on the backup server by default. While hardening the infrastructure you might want to remove all non-essential and unused software and utilities. While these programs may offer useful features to the administrator, if they provide ‘back-door’ access to the system, they must be removed during the hardening process.

A good practice is to install the Veeam Backup & Replication Console on a central management server that is, positioned in a DMZ and protected with 2-factor authentication. Do NOT install the console on the local desktops of backup & recovery admins.

For more tips around Hardening the Infrastructure please read 5 Tips for Infrastructure Hardening blog post on VMGuru.

Run into an error message while uninstalling

You run into an error message If you try to uninstall the Console through Windows Apps & Features > Veeam Backup & Replication > Uninstall button.

The error message you might receive is stating:

c:ProgramDataVeeamVeeamUninstaller.dat

This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action. Please install a program or, if one is already installed, create an association in the Default Programs control panel.

Or you get an error message stating that: Another version of this product is already installed. Installation of this version cannot continue. To configure or remove the existing version of this product, use Add/Remove Programs on the Control Panel.

Steps to Uninstall the Console properly

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The Console cannot be removed through the installer or by using Add/Remove in Windows. With the following steps, you can properly remove the Console and all its components and cleanup the install if needed.

Veeam Delete Backup Files

Step 1

Open a cmd prompt with administrative access.

Step 2

On the command prompt type: wmic product list brief > installed.txt this will create a text document with all installed products and their respective Product Codes.

You will get a similar output as visible in the picture above for all installed programs and their corresponding IdentifyingNumber in {brackets}.

Step 3

For uninstalling Veeam Backup & Replication Console, first de-install all Veeam Explorers:

• Veeam Explorer for Microsoft Exchange
• Veeam Explorer for Microsoft Sharepoint
• Veeam Explorer for Microsoft Active Directory
• Veeam Explorer for Microsoft SQL
• Veeam Explorer for Oracle

You can uninstall these components through the command prompt using the Msiexec command: msiexec /x {ProductCode}

Example for uninstalling the Veeam Backup & Replication console is: msiexec /x {D0BCF408-A05D-45AA-A982-5ACC74ADFD8A}

Step 4

Cleaning up the extra installed components when you installed the Veeam Backup & Replication Console as a Standalone product on a Machine through the Setup.exe menu.

Uninstall the following components, but make sure no other applications are using them prior to the uninstall. For commands see Step 3.

• Veeam Mount Service
• Veeam Backup Transport
• Microsoft System CLR Types for SQL Server 2014
• Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Management Objects (x64)

Step 5

After uninstalling is finished Restart the machine.

Step 6 (Optional)

You can remove the installation folder on C:Program FilesVeeamBackup and Replication

There is also a hidden folder called C:ProgramData and in this folder a Veeam folder is created during installation.

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You can remove this folder by opening an Explorer Window and to open the View tab. Now tick the hidden items in the right upper corner to show the C:ProgramData folder.

Step 7 (Optional)

After you have removed all components and want to install a fresh copy of the Veeam Backup & Replication Console you can use the Microsoft command Msiexec without starting up the Setup.exe.

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On the installation media there is a Msi in the Backup folder called Shell.x64.msi this is the Console. Use the following command msiexec /i “{DriveLetterMountedISO}:BackupShell.x64.msi” /L*V “C:loglogfile.log” which installs the selected product and creates a log file which may be useful when you have to check if everything went successfully.

For more information about the Microsoft Msiexec command please see this link.