Upgrade Path- v4 to v6

[gh0stwalker]

We are about to upgrade from vSphere4.0 to vSphere5.0. We are currently running Veeam Backup and Replication V4.1.2 and I have two questions:

1. I can't find anything written definitively, but I assume that Veeam Backup and Replication 4.1.2 won't support vSphere 5. Is this a valid assumption?

2. We'd like to upgrade Veeam Backup and Replication to the latest version. From what I've found I assume I need to upgrade to version 5.2 first then upgrade to version 6. What do I need to do to get this version and the license files associated with it during this part of the upgrade process?

Thanks for your assistance.
Dan

[Gostev]

1. I can't find anything written definitively, but I assume that Veeam Backup and Replication 4.1.2 won't support vSphere 5. Is this a valid assumption

Yes, see versions sticky topic in the main forum.

2. We'd like to upgrade Veeam Backup and Replication to the latest version. From what I've found I assume I need to upgrade to version 5.2 first then upgrade to version 6. What do I need to do to get this version and the license files associated with it during this part of the upgrade process?

That is correct. Please open a support case, and they will provide you with license keys, required redistributables, as well as guide you through the process. It is a pretty complex procedure due to v4 involved, so I would rather recommend clean install if that is an option.

[gh0stwalker]

Thanks Gostev.

A clean install is an option, but we'd like to keep our previous backups. Will this be possible with a clean install?

[Gostev]

You will be able to import them into the new install, should you need to restore from them.