Standard Edition , Essential Package , S3

[mporliod]

Good evening, I have a Veeam Perpetual Standard Edition license, Socket-based, Essential Package.

I would like to know whether this license allows me to perform backups to S3 and in which mode. I was told that there may be some restrictions.

[Gostev]

Hello! Standard edition does not support object storage in any shape or form. You should migrate your license to VUL to get that. Thanks

[mporliod]

Hi, then why do I still see the option to add an S3 repository in the “Repository” section?

[Gostev]

That is because we don't license restores. So you're always able to register any repository in order to restore backups from it, even if you don't have a valid license. This comes handy in a DR situation, as it saves time looking for a license file for the redeployed backup server, allowing to start restores faster.

[mporliod]

Ok, once the license is migrated to VUL, am I required to use a Scale-out Repository to create a copy in the cloud, or can I simply run a Backup Copy ? I’m not interested in using direct backup to S3.

[Gostev]

You can use either approach with scale-out repository recommended over Backup Copy jobs for a number of reasons (there are existing discussions about this if you're interested in reasons).