Can Veeam B&R backup itself?

[adam900331]

Hy!

I have a standalone file server which is on Veeam B&R. The file server is a vm on ESXi. Can I backup the file server where installed Veeam B&R? So can Veeam B&R backup itself? Are there any limitation? Does it have any specific settings?

I read that it is possible, isn't it?

Thanks.

[Mildur]

Hi Adam

First, let me say that running a file server on a backup server is a bad idea. An attacker who can take over your file server from a client (I assume that client and file server are in the same domain) will delete all your files and all your backups. I suggest that you create a second backup copy on an offline or immutable backup storage.

On the backup question. Yes, you can do a VM backup of your backup server. What type of backup destination are you using? Is the backup storage also directly on the backup server or is it a NAS device outside the VM?
Additionally to the VM backup, you can create a configuration backup of your Veeam server:
https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/backu ... ml?ver=110

Thanks
Fabian

[adam900331]

Hi Mildur!

Thanks for your fast response.

Yes, I know it isn't the best solution, but it is only a test environment.
The backup destination is a NAS.

[Mildur]

Ok, if the repo is on your NAS, then creating a backup of the VM just works as for any other vm.
If the NAS storage is added to the VM in vSphere as a VM disk, you need to exclude it from the VM backup.

Thanks
Fabian