1. Installation

  • Right-click VeeamBackup&Replication_11.0.1.1261_20220302.iso and select Open with > Windows Explorer.

  • Run the Setup.exe file with administrative privileges.

  • Click Install on Veeam Backup & Replication.

  • Click OK to confirm.

  • Check I accept the terms of the Veeam license agreement.

  • Check I accept the terms of the 3rd party components license agreements.

  • Click Next.

  • Click Next.

  • Click Next.

  • Click Install to deploy missing features.

  • Click Next.

  • Uncheck Let me specify different settings.

  • Click Install.

  • Wait about 25 minutes for the installation to finish.

  • Click Finish.

2. Configuration

  • Start Veeam Backup & Replication Console.

  • Check Use Windows session authentication.

  • Click Connect.

  • Check Lab-veeam.

  • Click Apply.

  • Click Finish.

3. Usage

3.1. Backup job

  • Start Veeam Backup & Replication Console.

  • Select Home tab.

  • Select Backup Job > Windows computer.

  • Select Job Mode.

  • Choose Server for the Type.

  • Choose Managed by backup server for the Mode.

  • Click Next.

  • Type <Backup name> in the Name field.

  • Uncheck High priority.

  • Click Next.

  • Click Add and select Individual computer.

  • Type the computer name or IP address in the Host name or IP address field.

  • Click Add.

  • Type the administrator user in the Username field.

  • Type the password in the Password field.

  • Click OK.

  • Click OK.

  • Click Next.

  • Choose Entire computer.

  • Uncheck Include external USB drives.

  • Click Next.

  • Select Default Backup Repository (Created by Veeam Backup) for the Backup repository.

  • Type 31 for the Retention policy.

  • Uncheck Keep certain full backups longer for archival purposes.

  • Click Advanced.

  • Select Backup tab.

  • Uncheck Create synthetic full backups periodically.

  • Click OK.

  • Click Next.

  • Check Enable application-aware processing.

  • Click Next.

  • Uncheck Run the job automatically.

  • Click Apply.

  • Uncheck Run the job when I click Finish.

  • Click Finish.

3.2. Backup

  • Start Veeam Backup & Replication Console.

  • Select Home tab.

  • Select Jobs.

  • Select <Backup job>.

  • Click Start.

  • Wait for the backup job to finish.

3.3. Restoration

3.3.1. Entire Computer

  • Attach the VeeamRecoveryMedia.iso as CD/USB on the computer/VM and boot from it.

  • Select Bare Metal Recovery.

  • Choose Network storage.

  • Click Next.

  • Choose Veeam backup repository.

  • Click Next.

  • Type <Veeam server name/IP> in the Veeam backup server name or IP address field.

  • Type Administrator in the Username field.

  • Type the password in the Password field.

  • Click Next.

  • Expand <Backup job>.

  • Select <Computer name>.

  • Click Next.

  • Click Next.

  • Choose Entire computer.

  • Click Next.

  • Click Restore.

  • Click Finish.

  • Click Yes to reboot the computer/VM.

  • Detach the VeeamRecoveryMedia.iso.

4. Troubleshooting