Switch Backup Server communication from ESXi to vCenter

[xmzmc]

Veeam B&R Version: 12.3.2.4165 on Windows Server
vSphere version: 7

Hi,

My setup for offsite backups: Veeam Backup Server (to backup ESXi VM's) > Veeam Proxy > Veeam Gateway > Repository
I originally configured this instance of Veeam B&R so that it directly talks to my only ESXi host. Recently I got vCenter up and running again and now i want to let Veeam B&R talk directly to vCenter instead of ESXi as i've read that that is more preferable. Repository and everything else stays exactly the same.

My question: can i map the existing backups when i let Veeam talk to vCenter instead of ESXi so it won't trigger full backups? Because I've tested this in a particular backup job by removing example VM-1 from the job and re-adding example VM-1 back into the job, but this time i didn't add example VM-1 from ESXi but from vCenter. I did this all in go, so in other words: i removed example VM-1 and immediately re-added VM-1 (i didn't close the editor before i re-added it). I noticed this unfortunately triggered a full backup of VM-1. Is there any way around this so it won't trigger full backup?

Thanks in advance

[chris.childerhose]

My guess is the GUID for your VMs will change based on moving from ESXi to vCenter which is what causes the full backups.

[chris.childerhose]

You would need to use this tool to help with that - https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/u ... tml?ver=13

(PS - Not sure if this will work with ESXi as it is meant for vCenter so test first)

[xmzmc]

Thanks Chris, i'll take a look at the tool

[chris.childerhose]

Not a problem, and I hope it helps your move.