Enable repository for configuration backup

[aknox]

Hello,
We've recently gone live with Veeam. It seems that when the environment was initially setup, during testing, a repository was chosen for the config backup but that repository has since been removed. I've not been able to find a way to add a new repository as the target for the config backup. I've gone through all of the settings for my existing repositories as well as creating a new one. All of the documentation I've looked at says that when a repository is created, it is supposed to give an option to set it as a config backup target. I'm not seeing this at all. All of the repos I'm creating are using Exagrid devices as the back end storage.

What am I missing?

[Shestakov]

Hello Aaron,
You need to add a backup repository first, and then when choose the repository among existing while setting the configuration backup.
Do you have several backup repositories? Are they all in the drop-down list in the configuration backup?
Thanks.

[aknox]

Hi Shestakov,
I have 15 backup repositories that I have created. None of them are showing up in the drop-down list for the configuration backup. All of these repositories are on Exagrid storage devices. Are there any specific requirements around the type of storage that can be used for a configuration backup? I haven't seen anything saying so but I'm not sure why none of them are showing up as options.

Thanks,
Aaron

[Shestakov]

Hi again Aaron, and thanks for the clarification.
You are correct, there are 2 types of repositories that are not supported by configuration backup: Cloud repositories and Dedup repositories(Exagrid, StoreOnce etc.).
You can create a folder on a VM and use it as the destination for the configuration backup.
Or you can create a share on a windows-based machine and use it for conf. backups.
Thanks.

[aknox]

Ok, great I got it working. Thanks for your help!

[Shestakov]

Thanks for updating! Glad it is working now.
Once you have a question, don`t hesitate asking.

[richarddormer]

Hi,

I have added a HP StoreOnce repository to my Veeam B&R infrastructure as a second repository.

I want to change my configuration backup destination to the new repository, but the backup configuration dialog only has the local repository available on the drop-down.

Why does my StoreOnce repository not appear here as an option?

Thanks

Richard Dormer

[Shestakov]

Hi Richard,

Cloud repositories and Dedup repositories, including StoreOnce are not supported by configuration backup.

Thanks!

[richarddormer]

Thanks for the information Shestakov!

[PTide]

Also please note that Scale Out Backup Repository cannot be used for configuration backups as well.