What can Veeam do

[alexia_net]

Hello,
I have some questions about VEEAM software capabilities. I would like to know if it can do the:
- exchange backup and restore
- sql backup and restore
- VM backup and restore
- VM replication
- File Replication
- File level backup and restore

First of all I am interested if it can be do those things.

Is it only one software or are there some additional component which should be installed on top of the main software?

Thank you!

[foggy]

Alex, everything listed is possible with Veeam B&R. I'd recommend to review the product page for more high-level information and product user guide in case deeper details are required. Thanks.

[alexia_net]

Hi. Thanks for the update. Does VEEAM require vCenter server? Must the VmWare host have license installed? Or Veeam works as an independent product and does not require vCenter server or any license on the VmWare host?
Thank you!

[foggy]

Does VEEAM require vCenter server?

You can point Veeam B&R to VMs either through vCenter or directly through ESXi hosts. vCenter Server is not required, however makes some tasks easier.

Must the VmWare host have license installed? Or Veeam works as an independent product and does not require vCenter server or any license on the VmWare host?

At least vSphere Essentials license is required. Veeam B&R does not support free ESXi.

I also recommend to review the FAQ section, since most of such questions are already covered there.

[fcambot]

Hi,

if you use vCenter to backup, if you move VM from one esxi physical host to another, Veeam will work flawlessly .
Backups via a vCenter are more comfy .

[foggy]

Right, vCenter makes Veeam B&R vMotion-aware (since VM IDs do not change).

[fcambot]

Veeam can do for you something huge : move a VM from a server to another, even with no common storage.
Make a full backup from source host, prefereddly with powered-off server .
Make a full restore on target host.
With proper proxies, the needed time is way smaller than if you mode files by tourself.
Add a proper "sdelete" to ensure empty sectors are not backup, and you move quicly from from "environnement" to another.

[foggy]

Veeam can do for you something huge : move a VM from a server to another, even with no common storage.
Make a full backup from source host, prefereddly with powered-off server .
Make a full restore on target host.

Replication allows to do that even faster and with minimal downtime.

[fcambot]

I was thinking about one-time copying/moving from one stack to another

[foggy]

Yep, I'm also talking about that. Replication is often used in large migration scenarios.