Direct SAN access – allows the Veeam server to backup the image directly from the SAN and by passing the host. 3 options are presented to you in how the virtual machine will be retrieved from the host. Enter in a name of the backup and click Next.Ĩ. Click on the Backup button at the top of the Window to create a new backup job. Enter in the username and password with service console access and click Ok.ħ. Your ESXi hosts will no require any further information, however your ESX hosts will require you to Set Credentials in order to utilize the service console for increased performance. As I expand the tree I can then see the Datacenter, Datastores and ESX/ESXi hosts. In the right hand pane under Servers you can now see my vCenter server. Click Connect when I click Finish, check that the summary is correct and click Finish.Ħ. Type in a domain account that has admin rights to your vCenter server, save the password and ensure the web service connection port is correct. Type in the DNS name or IP address of your vCenter server and Click Next.Ĥ. So one of the first things we need to do is add our vCenter server into Veeam Backup and Replication. Veeam backs up your virtual machines via VMware vCenter or directly via the host. Once you have installed Veeam Backup and Replication 5 you are ready to begin backing up your virtual machines.
#Install veeam backup and replication how to#
Note: In this tutorial I will show you how to backup a Virtual Machine or Group of Virtual Machines using Veeam Backup and Replication 5.ġ.