Installing VeeamONE

[marius roma]

I need to install VeeamONE free edition in an existing Veeam B&R 9.5 environment in order to learn it and maybe upgrade to the full version.
As it is a prodiction environment, let me ask some very basic questions.

• Can I install VeeamONE on the same server hosting the current B&R server?
• Can I create a VMware snapshot of my Veeam B&R server before installing VeeamONE and revert to the snapshot in case anything goes wrong?
• Should I instead install VeeamONE on a client PC? Can I have more instances of VeeamONE on different PCs for the same Veeam and VMware infrastructure?
• Given I have no previous VeeamONE experience, is there any risk to damage and/or compromise our current Veeam B&R and/or VMware vSphere infrastructuore?
• Which actions should I avoid in order to eliminate the risk of compromising the existing Veeam and/or VMware infrastructure?
• Is there any Step-by-Step guide I can use while deploying VeeamONE?

Regards
marius

[Shestakov]

Hello Marius,

• Can I install VeeamONE on the same server hosting the current B&R server?
  - Yes
• Can I create a VMware snapshot of my Veeam B&R server before installing VeeamONE and revert to the snapshot in case anything goes wrong?
  - Yes
• Should I instead install VeeamONE on a client PC?
  - Up to you
• Can I have more instances of VeeamONE on different PCs for the same Veeam and VMware infrastructure?
  - Free license of Veeam ONE is for up to 32-sockets infrastructure. You can install several instances of Veeam ONE, but what's the point to monitor same VMs with different Veeam ONE servers?
• Given I have no previous VeeamONE experience, is there any risk to damage and/or compromise our current Veeam B&R and/or VMware vSphere infrastructuore?
  - Veeam ONE doesn't make any changes in VBR/vSphere without your manual approval.
• Which actions should I avoid in order to eliminate the risk of compromising the existing Veeam and/or VMware infrastructure?
  - Nothing special
• Is there any Step-by-Step guide I can use while deploying VeeamONE?
  - Yes. Check Veeam ONE Deployment Guide

[Vitaliy S.]

Hello Mario,

Just wanted to add that FREE edition of Veeam ONE does not allow monitoring and reporting on Veeam B&R. Here is the list of edition comparison for your convenience > Veeam ONE: Free vs Paid

If you want to try out B&R related capabilities, then I would recommend you to install a Trial key to Veeam ONE server.

Thank you!