Veeam in DMZ

[timmi2704]

Hi,

I'm planning to use Veeam for our DMZ network.
Network connections to the vCenter, the ESX-Hosts and the repository will be present.

From what I know and what I tested, a Network connection to the VMs OS is not neccessary.
The OS interactions by using the network connection to the ESX-host and the VMware tools is one of the best features.

My question is:
Are there any scenarios where a network connection to the VMs OS is needed?
I could imagine that it will be neccessary for Exchange 2007 mail item restores for example - Is that true?
Are there any other reasons?

Thanks a lot for your help.
Cheers, Timo.

[foggy]

Correct, VIX API (provided by VMware Tools to access guest OS where direct network connection is not available) can be used to backup VMs and to perform file-level restores, however application items restore is not available without network connection to the target VM.