Veeam Backup Essentials

[snewborn@mass.co.uk]

Hi All

Apologies as im pretty sure this is covered somewhere, but i thought id ask, can you install above on a Server VM inside the environment its backing up? or do you need to install it on a separate box?

Thanks
Simon

[HannesK]

Hello,
and welcome to the forums.

If you mean installing the backup server on VMware / Hyper-V and backing up VMware / Hyper-V VMs from the same system: yes, you can.

But keep in mind the 3-2-1 rule... https://www.veeam.com/blog/how-to-follo ... ation.html

Best regards,
Hannes

[veremin]

It's perfectly fine to have backup server installed on Virtual Machine. Don't forget to back up its configuration occasionally. Thanks!