[Feature Request] MySQL and MariaDB support for VBR configuration database

[SamiE]

This must have been asked before but I couldn't find it.

Plain and simple: add support to use MySQL and MariaDB as VBR configuration database.

[HannesK]

Hello,
actually you are really the first one for MySQL for the config database. The common request is Postgres SQL

Quick question: why do you want MySQL / MariaDB?

Best regards,
Hannes

[Gostev]

I'm afraid these won't scale to our needs these days anyway... backup server became too smart over years and from what I heard, we had to start using pretty advanced SQL Server capabilities for performance reasons. From open-source databases, I believe only the recent versions of PostgreSQL can more or less match them.

[SamiE]

Hi,

Postgres would be ok too.

The main reasons for "open source" alternative is the 1 CPU limitation in the MS SQL Express and the license costs when upgrading to Standard.

Also supporting other than MS SQL would hopefully mean that the VBR could run on Linux in the future.

[Mildur]

Someone who can afford a veeam solution for 300-500 vms and above should be able to pay for a prober sql standard license.
Below that number, sql express should be enough for small customers without a big budget.
I don‘t see the need of a open source solution here.

[soncscy]

>I don‘t see the need of a open source solution here.

I do Why pay for something I don't need to?

I get what you're saying and I do agree, "If it's important, pay to protect it", and Postgres wouldn't necessarily solve the cost issues as you simply would shift the cost to maintaining a Postgres DB instead of an MSSQL server. But for quite a few persons, I could see this being beneficial; no built-in performance limitation, no size limitations, license considerations are __VERY__ convenient (for now though...)

So you're not wrong, but the benefits are pretty clear.

The costs of transitioning though I imagine must be pretty steep, as Veeam has 11 versions now of MSSQL under their belts and I suppose probably they know the strengths/weaknesses pretty well.

[Mildur]

Hi Harvey

You are absolutely right.
From a financial view, it makes sense to prefer something free before paying for something. Most of the time

[soncscy]

For sure ) But to reiterate, I get that there's no such thing as "free" in tech, so this is not just a matter of "migrate to Postgres". But if it's a slow, intentional, and planned move, I do think it'd end up being a net positive.