New Veeam user, replication question

[popej]

I have my Hyper-V already replicating with the OOTB replication. Does Veeam take over this replication or do I need to stop and let Veeam create the replication job.

[foggy]

Hi Jeff, Veeam B&R performs its own replication that is not related to Hyper-V Replication in any way. While you can map Veeam B&R replication job to existing replica VM (created by Hyper-V Replication), the initial job run will take the same time as replication from scratch would (due to digests calculation), so it probably doesn't have much sense.

[popej]

Would stopping the Hyper-V replication and letting Veeam manage it, as a way to centralize the activities, then make the most sense? Or is it really not necessary.

[foggy]

Cannot say for sure whether you encounter any issues in case of running them in parallel, but is there a use case behind that?

[popej]

No case behind it. Just want the most efficient and easiest way to manage the replication. Before finding out about Veeam, the MS Replication was the option we used. I don't see any benefit in running both, just wasn't sure if Veeam took over the MS Replication, or it ran its own.

[foggy]

It runs completely independently.

[carlos_c]

Can we use the Hyper-V replica vhd's as seeds or do I have to delete and transfer as a new job ?

[PTide]

Hi,

Yes, you can map a replication job to a replica that already exists. In your case you'll probably need to perform that operation manually, this article describes how to do that.

*takes a risk of being called a nitpicker

"Seeding" is a process of using an existing backup of a VM to create a replica out of it.

Thanks