AWS Server Migration Service (SMS) and Veeam snapshots?

[lando_uk]

Hi
Will running the AWS SMS that snapshots and sends deltas to AWS every few hours interfere with Veeam backups (or vica-versa)

Thanks

[PetrM]

Hi Mark,

Would you be so kind to elaborate a bit what are you trying to achieve? And what do you mean by "Veeam snapshots"?

Thanks!

[lando_uk]

So AWS SMS takes snapshots at intervals and copies the changes to AWS EC1 ready for migration. But in between these, Veeam Backup also takes a snapshot for its own backup. I'm asking if this is ok, or do the VMs in question need to be excluded from Veeam whilst they are getting replicated to AWS.

[PetrM]

It's difficult to say how will AWS SMS react to periodic snapshot creation triggered by third-party vendor (Veeam in your case). Veeam does not create snapshots, snapshot creation is managed at the level of the hypervisor, backup application only plays a role of requestor.

From my point of view, it's worth trying to ask the question regarding AWS SMS behavior on Amazon discussion forums.

Thanks!