Comprehensive data protection for all workloads
Post Reply
rezafathi
Influencer
Posts: 10
Liked: never
Joined: Feb 11, 2024 5:35 pm
Full Name: Reza fathi
Contact:

Veeam backup server upgrade

Post by rezafathi »

Hi
Currently, our veeam backup server 12 is on a windows 2019 with iscsi lun from qnap nas formatted as refs mounted to it as backup repository. I want install a fresh windows 2022 and install veeam 12.1 and mount refs lun on it. Is that a good approach?
Mildur
Product Manager
Posts: 10099
Liked: 2693 times
Joined: May 13, 2017 4:51 pm
Full Name: Fabian K.
Location: Switzerland
Contact:

Re: Veeam backup server upgrade

Post by Mildur »

Hello Reza

If you are talking about a new installation of Windows 2022 on the same hardware, then yes.
I personally don't like to do in-place upgrades, but it should also work.

I would to the following steps:
1.) Stop all backup and restore sessions
2.) Create a configuration backup
3.) Shutdown your machine
4.) Boot from windows installation disk/usb drive and install windows 2022
5.) reinstall Veeam Backup & Replication
6.) mount your reFS volume with the same drive letter
7.) Import your configuration backup with option <migrate>
8.) Check if your reFS volume is already added as a repository. If not add a new repository for the mounted volume + Rescan your new repository
8a.) Open backup job properties and map the jobs to the backup files

That process follows our steps in the user guide provided here:
https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/backu ... ml?ver=120

Please note: you cannot reconnect the reFS volume to an older windows build after the initial connection with your new Windows Server 2022. The newer reFS driver on Windows 2022 will upgrade the volume and make it unreadable by older windows builds.

Best,
Fabian
Product Management Analyst @ Veeam Software
rezafathi
Influencer
Posts: 10
Liked: never
Joined: Feb 11, 2024 5:35 pm
Full Name: Reza fathi
Contact:

Re: Veeam backup server upgrade

Post by rezafathi »

Thanks. If i mount refs volume on win 2022, would that going to upgrade the refs automatically?
Mildur
Product Manager
Posts: 10099
Liked: 2693 times
Joined: May 13, 2017 4:51 pm
Full Name: Fabian K.
Location: Switzerland
Contact:

Re: Veeam backup server upgrade

Post by Mildur » 1 person likes this post

Yes, it happens automatically on the first connection and cannot be reversed.

Best,
Fabian
Product Management Analyst @ Veeam Software
Post Reply

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: Semrush [Bot] and 62 guests