Azure Veeam Backup Server

[foduro@romotech.ca]

Hi Guys,
I'm wondering if anyone has deployed a Veeam Backup & Replication Server (as a VM) in Azure. Meaning that the backup server itself is a VM in Azure and the Machines it will be backing up are on premise. Any pros and cons are welcomed. I just want people's thoughts on a design like that.

Thanks in advance for your attention and feedback.
Frank

[HannesK]

Hello,
and welcome to the forums. Yes, that happens from time to time. But usually not for backing up on-prem VMs.

Could you describe a little bit more what your environment and goals look like? In general many customers put the backup server next to the vCenter or to the DR / backup copy site depending on the bandwidth and restore requirements.

I personally don't like the idea of a backup server in clouds where the cloud provider just shuts down VMs during upgrades. As far as I have heard, this still happens in Azure as there is no VMotion for maintenance / upgrades. But that's just my personal opinion.

Best regards,
Hannes

[veremin]

The biggest challenge to me would be connectivity, how are you going to connect your production environment to Azure site, so that backup server can see local infrastructure? Azure Site-to-Site VPN. something else? Thanks!

[foduro@romotech.ca]

Thanks for the contributions guys, appreciated.