How to backup remote server

[robertb24]

I have a Veeam B&R server backing up my local Hyper-v core 2016 box, all working fine in the HQ.

I have a remote office connected over 100Mb WAN link and this has another Hyper-v core 2016 box with 1 virtual on it.

What is the best way to back this server up to my B&R box in my HQ site?

I have tried adding this to B&R and then backing up over the WAN but takes too long and kills the bandwidth.

Is there anyway I can do an initial backup at the remote end and then ship that storage back to the HQ and then add to a repo? Then, I assume, incremental backups will be small.

Thanks

[HannesK]

Hello,
the recommended way it to store one backup remote and do a backup copy job to HQ.

You could try to copy & map the backup, but as said, it's not recommended for performance reasons.

Best regards,
Hannes

[robertb24]

Bear in mind the remote server is a single Hyper-v core server.
There is no other server there (currently) that could run Veeam

[HannesK]

customers with small bandwidth (intercontinental links from countries with more or less "no internet") usually deploy a second VM that hosts the repository role