Can two separate Veeam servers share one SOBR?

[Jeff M]

Added another Veeam server to help with Physical agent backup server load. Once some jobs are moved, can I configure second Veeam Backup Server with same repos and add as SOBR on second server? In other words can 2 Veeam Backup Servers share one common SOBR?

[HannesK]

Hello,
if two different VBR instances write to the same folder, then it's unsupported and just a matter of time before you run into issues.

If two VBR servers write to the same machine, but different folders, that's supported. But be aware that they don't know about each other, so the load control mechanisms don't work. You might need to reduce tasks for the repository on both VBR instances.

https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/backu ... r=110#repo
https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/backu ... ml?ver=110

Best regards,
Hannes

[Jeff M]

OK Thanks, We are using NAS shares for repos. Wasn't sure if I could write to same SMB share. I should have included that info.

[HannesK]

ok, then just make sure they don't write to the same path (assuming that you have different gateway servers or automatic selection)

https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/backu ... er=110#smb

[Jeff M]

Yes, I do have different gateway servers for both Backup servers. That's good to hear.

Thanks Much,

Jeff