Other OS Support (Linux, Mac)

[Gostev]

Veeam: It is not just about how much interest there is for Mac support at all (=sales)... It is about how many predominantly Windows customer sales that we miss out on due to the lack of Mac agents!

Yes, I agree with this. It makes no sense, but it's true.

[busitech]

Veeam: Supporting macOS is absolutely necessary. It is time to update your short term and long term plans.

[wishr]

Hi Busitech,

We see all the incoming requests and understand the demand

Thanks

[PTide]

@busitech, @mfpoulsen, @dpal, @mdestrez, @rra, and others interested in Mac,

User profiles on your machines - are those mostly/always local, or often redirected from some network location (how?) ?

Thanks!

[edingc]

@PTide

In our organization, the Mac user profiles are local on the machine. There used to be a cobbled together rsync solution for backup that a user could opt into, but that went away sometime ago. Network drives are mounted using Enterprise Connect and users are encouraged to save documents there.

[teckdan]

I just need the pkg file that is urgent. Manual admin install is better for now, rather than nothing at all. We can worry about deployment scheme later.

I am literally crippled without Veeam for MacOS. I need both files and image backups. I support Mac users since 2010. 10 years without a real backup solution. I need VCSP and local destinations

Hi,

Thank you for your request. In order to better understand what customers might need should we decide to support Mac, I would like to ask what is their current workflow, and what exactly do they want to backup - files, volumes, whole machine? I would imagine those are mainly files (maybe apps), however if you would provide some input that would be great.

Thanks!

[karsten123]

+1 for MacOS

[LitlJay]

My +1 and $.02 here. Our customers are typically 10 users or fewer, although we have a few who are upwards of 50 users. We are very invested in Veeam for our own backup needs and promote it heavily to our customers. We have a customer with a juggled up mix of Windows, Mac, and Linux machines who is looking for a centralized backup solution. We normally set the backup target to be a Windows share (external HDD, usually) or a Linux-based NAS, depending on their budget. Managed deployments are rarely practical in such small environments, so I straight-up don't care about that end, but it's hard for me to promote Veeam to a customer such as this one if the Mac users are left out in the cold. File-level MacOS support is badly needed!

[karsten123]

I‘ve heard about a beta that will be released next wednesday (Rick Vanover). Is it true? That would be great.

[Vitaliy S.]

You can reach out to your Veeam system engineer for more info about beta and its availability Thanks!

[Gostev]

But yes, it was released 10 days ago.

[felipog]

Can I please have access to the MacOS beta client?
Thanks

[Vitaliy S.]

You need to contact your Veeam sales rep to obtain it. Thanks!

[karsten123]

did anyone test the beta? it is promising?

[PTide]

@karsten123

A friendly reminder that you can contact your sales representative in order to obtain the beta build : )

Thanks!

[jacobpalm]

+1 for Mac OS support, I had to direct a customer to alternative software today. Would much have preferred to install Veeam, as we do on all other devices.

[nielsengelen]

@jacobpalm MacOS agent will be released later together with Veeam Backup & Replication v11. You can contact your local sales/SE for access to the private beta.

[arandax]

Will the MacOs agent available at v11 launch? I've contacted the local sales (Italy) with no answer.

[wishr]

Hi Roberto,

Yes, it will. Please try to contact them again or any other Sales/System Engineering (SE) representative to get a chance to try the beta out.

Thanks

[arandax]

Thank you @wishr, when will it be released so far?
Meanwhile, I asked to another Italian official Veeam products distributor. Hope this time I will be lucky.

[wishr]

Hi Roberto,

Unfortunately, we cannot comment on product release timelines. Hope for your understanding.

Thanks

[Gostev]

Our major release cycle is approx. annual, so v11 should arrive sometimes in Q1 next year, just like v10 did this year.

[scorpio2k2]

How can we get a copy of Mac client?

[Vitaliy S.]

It will be released together with Veeam B&R v11. Thanks!

[PTide]

@scorpio2k2,

For now you can contact your Veeam sales rep and ask about v11 BETA2

Thanks!

[VAXman65]

Will the MacOS solution work on M1-based systems like the new Mac Mini M1 ?

[Vitaliy S.]

Yes, it is supported and will work in a compatibility mode (Rosetta emulator)