Failed to Add Veeam B&R Server

[Markus.K1985]

Hello,

I try to add my Veeam B&R Server 9.5 U3 Server to the DR Site. But I only get a "Wrong credentials" Error. I have connected from DR Server to this Veeam B&R Server via the Console successful.

Are only AD Accounts Supported for the Connection?

Best regards,
Markus

[Alec King]

Hello Markus,

Correct, an Active Directory account is required to deploy the VAO Agent to B&R.
VAO and B&R server should be in the same domain or have domain trust in place.

[Markus.K1985]

Thanks Alec.

The huge dependency to AD in a DR solution is limiting the use cases in my opinion...

[Alec King]

Hi Markus,

I don't really see use case where VAO customer does not have AD.
Also I don't see use case where VAO customer has lost their entire AD! Even after production site disaster, the DR site can still have DCs running.

Can you elaborate on the use cases you are talking about?

Thanks!

[Mark]

I thought best practise was to not have your Veeam infrastructure on the domain to protect all servers from compromise?

[Berniebgf]

Hello all,

Same "Solution Design" issue here, we have left our Veeam Management, Proxies, Repository servers isolated from the main networks and domain to protect our backups and recover-ability as much as possible. Deployed VAO onto the domain (no choice), and now cannot add our Veeam Management Server??

We're now considering creating a "Management Domain" on which we can place / isolate all of our VMware, Veeam infrastructure. However its a bit of effort to change!

Bernie.

[Alec King]

We currently have no plans to support non-AD deployment for VAO - so a 'Management Domain' would be the answer. Thanks!