Licensing Clarification

[tfleener]

Trying to get a Veeam 7 license, upgrading from version 5.

We purchased Veeam 2 or 3 times, thus we have different maintenance dates. In additon, we want to add the Cloud opton to test out backing up to the cloud, we thought this was a subscription add on.

Our infrastructure has a Prod Site and a Dev/DR site, each site has 4 ESX host with 2 sockets each . In total we purchased 16 sockets, 8 for Prod and 8 for Dev/DR. LIcensing wise we have 8 sockets (2014 expireation date), 4 sockets (2015) expiration date and 4 sockets of Enterprise Cloud, which I thought was just a subscription to VBR. It looks like it is licenses separately from our VBR Enterprise.

I am needing a licenses for 16 sockets, but it appears it not possible. Veeam licensing has recommended I use the 8 license for 1 site (ie Dev/DR), and then setup up 2 VBR servers at the other site(1 with 4 socket license and another withe the 4 socket cloud license site). My DR site can backup/replicate 4 ESX hosts, which to me means DR only, thus I cannot replicate my PROD site to my DR site.

To me I believe I should have a 16 socket license so I can replicate and backup from two VBR servers (1 at DEV/DR and 1 at PROD), simple and not confusing.

Is there a way to get all my licenses into 1 license file ?

I am working with tech support, Case # 00458486, and am working with the licensing folks, but thus far it looks like it is an impossiblity.

[Vitaliy S.]

Hello Tom,

Team behind these forums is not involved in sales, so for all sales/licensing related questions, it's better to contact our sales reps directly. Anyway, based on this thread I believe you can merge your 8 sockets (2014 expiration date) and 4 sockets (2015 expiration date) license keys. As to the Cloud Edition license key, then as far as I remember it is subscription based, so merging it with perpetual license keys you have purchased for the main and the DR sites is not possible.

Thank you!

[veremin]

To me I believe I should have a 16 socket license so I can replicate and backup from two VBR servers (1 at DEV/DR and 1 at PROD), simple and not confusing.

Hi, Tom,

The Veeam backup license is only concerned with the “source” host.

So, if you’re going to backup/replicate VMs that reside only on production site, 8 sockets will be enough; and it doesn’t matter how many VB&R installations you have. On the other hand, if both VMs that are located at production site and ones that are located at DR site are backed up/replicated, 16 sockets will be required.

Thanks.

[tfleener]

To update this thread with what I learnd about licensing:

Given that you need a consolidated license (that is all your VBR perpetual licenses combined into a single license), when adding the Cloud Add-on plugin, you will be required to purchase the same number of licenses of the cloud add-on.

However, in my case, given I need to replicate and backup from both my DR/DEV and my PRODUCTION sites, I need a consolidated license. But, for backing up to the cloud, I really on need to 8 licenses (PROD servers only), we have no requirements to store DR/DEV backups on the cloud. Thus, I must purchase an additonal 8 to 12 Cloud licenses I will not use.

I could get away with just 4 cloud licenses (2 cloud VM servers) and backup using a share on the DR\DEV & PROD, however this is not possible if you need the consolidated license.

The incremental cost is not excessive, for us it is $1000 to $1500 per year (an additional 8 to 12 cloud licenses). The big advantage of the extra licenses will be additonal thruput to the cloud site as I will be able to establish more connections to the cloud. We are currently starting to test so we have not established our thruput requirements.