{"id":20284,"date":"2017-03-20T09:00:56","date_gmt":"2017-03-20T08:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/?p=20284\/"},"modified":"2020-03-15T18:09:49","modified_gmt":"2020-03-15T17:09:49","slug":"veeam-agent-for-microsoft-windows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/veeam-agent-for-microsoft-windows\/","title":{"rendered":"Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-20287 size-full\" title=\"veeamagentforwindows01\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/veeamagentforwindows01.jpg\" alt=\"veeamagentforwindows01\" width=\"602\" height=\"202\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows is the upcoming backup solution that ensures the availability of <strong>Windows-based<\/strong> workstations and servers on-premises, remote offices or in the public cloud.<\/p>\n<p>Currently available as a <strong>public beta<\/strong>, Veeam Agent for Windows\u00a0is able to perform <strong>image-based backups<\/strong> at the file and volume level and the backup type <strong>forever-incremental<\/strong> is enabled using the\u00a0Veeam\u2019s proprietary <strong>CBT driver<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Previously known as <em>Veeam Endpoint Backup<\/em>,\u00a0Veeam Agent for Windows implements a <strong>Backup Cache<\/strong> functionality that allows incremental backups to complete when the primary backup target is unreachable saving data to a <strong>local folder<\/strong>. Once the device connects the network,\u00a0the cached backups are\u00a0<strong>transparently synced<\/strong> to the primary backup target. Definitely this is a plus for <strong>mobile users<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-20288 size-large\" title=\"veeamagentforwindows02\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/veeamagentforwindows02-600x427.jpg\" alt=\"veeamagentforwindows02\" width=\"600\" height=\"427\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Available editions<\/h2>\n<p>In addition to the free version, <strong>two paid editions<\/strong> have been added to provide a more robust and enhanced business feature:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Workstation<\/li>\n<li>Server<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-20296 size-large\" title=\"veeamagentforwindows03\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/veeamagentforwindows03-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"veeamagentforwindows03\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Server edition<\/strong> of the agent supports full <strong>application-aware processing<\/strong> for Microsoft Exchange, Active Directory, SQL Server, SharePoint, Oracle and file servers.<\/p>\n<p>Compared to Veeam Endpoint Backup, the new <strong>Free edition<\/strong> supports the following new features:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Windows Server 2016 support<\/li>\n<li>Schedule periodic <strong>active full backups<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-20297 size-large\" title=\"veeamagentforwindows04\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/veeamagentforwindows04-600x546.jpg\" alt=\"veeamagentforwindows04\" width=\"600\" height=\"546\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Source-side <strong>encryption<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-20298 size-large\" title=\"veeamagentforwindows05\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/veeamagentforwindows05-600x546.jpg\" alt=\"veeamagentforwindows05\" width=\"600\" height=\"546\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The integration with Veeam Backup Free Edition 9.5 allows to\u00a0perform <strong>instant recovery<\/strong> of free agent backups to a Microsoft Hyper-V or to Microsoft Azure.<\/p>\n<p>The following diagram shows how all<strong> major new features<\/strong> of Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows\u00a0map to editions.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-20299 size-large\" title=\"veeamagentforwindows06\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/veeamagentforwindows06-600x249.jpg\" alt=\"veeamagentforwindows06\" width=\"600\" height=\"249\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Installation<\/h2>\n<p>Download <a href=\"https:\/\/go.veeam.com\/windows-backup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows<\/a>\u00a0(currently in Beta) and run the installer. Accept the EULA and click <strong>Install<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-20302 size-full\" title=\"veeamagentforwindows07\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/veeamagentforwindows07.jpg\" alt=\"veeamagentforwindows07\" width=\"480\" height=\"420\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Required components are being installed.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-20303 size-full\" title=\"veeamagentforwindows08\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/veeamagentforwindows08.jpg\" alt=\"veeamagentforwindows08\" width=\"480\" height=\"420\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you are not using an external USB drive as backup repository, enable\u00a0<strong>Skip this, I will configure backup later<\/strong> option and click <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-20304 size-full\" title=\"veeamagentforwindows09\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/veeamagentforwindows09.jpg\" alt=\"veeamagentforwindows09\" width=\"480\" height=\"420\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When the installation has been completed, disable <strong>Run Veeam Recovery Media creation wizard<\/strong> (it will be created later on) and click <strong>Finish<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-20305 size-full\" title=\"veeamagentforwindows10\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/veeamagentforwindows10.jpg\" alt=\"veeamagentforwindows10\" width=\"480\" height=\"420\" \/><\/p>\n<p>First time you run the application, you are prompted to insert the license file. Click <strong>Yes<\/strong> to insert the license file or skip this step to use Veeam Agent in <strong>Free mode<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-20307 size-large\" title=\"veeamagentforwindows11\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/veeamagentforwindows11-600x391.jpg\" alt=\"veeamagentforwindows11\" width=\"600\" height=\"391\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Click <strong>Install<\/strong> button to specify the license type.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-20308 size-full\" title=\"veeamagentforwindows12\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/veeamagentforwindows12.jpg\" alt=\"veeamagentforwindows12\" width=\"570\" height=\"289\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Once selected the correct licence file, click <strong>Close<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-20309 size-full\" title=\"veeamagentforwindows13\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/veeamagentforwindows13.jpg\" alt=\"veeamagentforwindows13\" width=\"570\" height=\"340\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Recovery media creation<\/h2>\n<p>The Recovery media is used to boot and restore the computer from the backup repository in case of disaster. Click\u00a0<strong>Recovery media<\/strong> to proceed.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-20310 size-large\" title=\"veeamagentforwindows14\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/veeamagentforwindows14-600x391.jpg\" alt=\"veeamagentforwindows14\" width=\"600\" height=\"391\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Enable the <strong>recommended options<\/strong> and click <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-20311 size-large\" title=\"veeamagentforwindows15\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/veeamagentforwindows15-600x427.jpg\" alt=\"veeamagentforwindows15\" width=\"600\" height=\"427\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Specify the<strong> ISO name and location<\/strong> then click <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-20312 size-large\" title=\"veeamagentforwindows16\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/veeamagentforwindows16-600x427.jpg\" alt=\"veeamagentforwindows16\" width=\"600\" height=\"427\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Click <strong>Create<\/strong> to create the Recovery media.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-20313 size-large\" title=\"veeamagentforwindows17\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/veeamagentforwindows17-600x427.jpg\" alt=\"veeamagentforwindows17\" width=\"600\" height=\"427\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Click <strong>Finish<\/strong> when the\u00a0the\u00a0Recovery media creation completes successfully.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-20314 size-large\" title=\"veeamagentforwindows18\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/veeamagentforwindows18-600x427.jpg\" alt=\"veeamagentforwindows18\" width=\"600\" height=\"427\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Backup configuration<\/h2>\n<p>Click <strong>Configure backup<\/strong> to configure\u00a0the backup job.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-20315 size-large\" title=\"veeamagentforwindows19\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/veeamagentforwindows19-600x391.jpg\" alt=\"veeamagentforwindows19\" width=\"600\" height=\"391\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Select the option that best fits your needs and click <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-20316 size-large\" title=\"veeamagentforwindows20\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/veeamagentforwindows20-600x427.jpg\" alt=\"veeamagentforwindows20\" width=\"600\" height=\"427\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Veem Agent for Windows offers four possible destinations to store your backups:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Local storage<\/li>\n<li>Shared folder<\/li>\n<li>Veeam backup repository<\/li>\n<li>Veeam cloud Connect repository<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Specify where to store the backup and click <strong>Next<\/strong>. In the example a shared folder is used.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-20317 size-large\" title=\"veeamagentforwindows21\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/veeamagentforwindows21-600x427.jpg\" alt=\"veeamagentforwindows21\" width=\"600\" height=\"427\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Specify the path and the credentials to access the share then click <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-20318 size-large\" title=\"veeamagentforwindows22\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/veeamagentforwindows22-600x427.jpg\" alt=\"veeamagentforwindows22\" width=\"600\" height=\"427\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Thick <strong>Enable backup cache<\/strong> to cache the backup if the target repository is temporarily not available. Click <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-20319 size-large\" title=\"veeamagentforwindows23\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/veeamagentforwindows23-600x427.jpg\" alt=\"veeamagentforwindows23\" width=\"600\" height=\"427\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Specify the schedule and click <strong>Apply<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-20320 size-large\" title=\"veeamagentforwindows24\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/veeamagentforwindows24-600x427.jpg\" alt=\"veeamagentforwindows24\" width=\"600\" height=\"427\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Click <strong>Finish<\/strong> to save the configuration.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-20321 size-large\" title=\"veeamagentforwindows25\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/veeamagentforwindows25-600x427.jpg\" alt=\"veeamagentforwindows25\" width=\"600\" height=\"427\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Accessing the <strong>Settings<\/strong> tab you can configure the <strong>email notifications<\/strong>\u00a0to receive the result of the backup when executed.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-20322 size-large\" title=\"veeamagentforwindows26\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/veeamagentforwindows26-600x391.jpg\" alt=\"veeamagentforwindows26\" width=\"600\" height=\"391\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Run the backup<\/h4>\n<p>To run the backup, click <strong>Backup Now<\/strong> from the main screen. Since this is the first backup, a <strong>full backup<\/strong> will be performed.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-20324 size-large\" title=\"veeamagentforwindows27\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/veeamagentforwindows27-600x391.jpg\" alt=\"veeamagentforwindows27\" width=\"600\" height=\"391\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The backup is being executed. Click on the processed backup column to check the <strong>progress<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-20325 size-large\" title=\"veeamagentforwindows28\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/veeamagentforwindows28-600x391.jpg\" alt=\"veeamagentforwindows28\" width=\"600\" height=\"391\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Backup progress details.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-20328 size-large\" title=\"veeamagentforwindows29\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/veeamagentforwindows29-600x391.jpg\" alt=\"veeamagentforwindows29\" width=\"600\" height=\"391\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When the backup has completed successfully, a green column is displayed.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-20329 size-large\" title=\"veeamagentforwindows30\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/veeamagentforwindows30-600x391.jpg\" alt=\"veeamagentforwindows30\" width=\"600\" height=\"391\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Restore<\/h2>\n<p>To restore files or volumes, from the Veeam Agent dashboard click on the <strong>recovery point<\/strong> to use.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-20331 size-large\" title=\"veeamagentforwindows31\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/veeamagentforwindows31-600x391.jpg\" alt=\"veeamagentforwindows31\" width=\"600\" height=\"391\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Select the <strong>Restore type<\/strong> to execute.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-20333 size-large\" title=\"veeamagentforwindows32\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/veeamagentforwindows32-600x391.jpg\" alt=\"veeamagentforwindows32\" width=\"600\" height=\"391\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Select the file and click <strong>Restore &gt; Overwrite<\/strong>\u00a0to recover and overwrite the existing file in the original location. The option <strong>Copy To<\/strong> allows you to recover the file in a different location instead.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-20334 size-large\" title=\"veeamagentforwindows33\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/veeamagentforwindows33-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"veeamagentforwindows33\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The file has been restored successfully.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-20335 size-full\" title=\"veeamagentforwindows34\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/veeamagentforwindows34.jpg\" alt=\"veeamagentforwindows34\" width=\"555\" height=\"165\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Note the recovered file names using\u00a0the <strong>Overwrite<\/strong> or <strong>Keep<\/strong> options during the restore process.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-20336 size-full\" title=\"veeamagentforwindows35\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/veeamagentforwindows35.jpg\" alt=\"veeamagentforwindows35\" width=\"478\" height=\"275\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Veeam Agent for Windows is scheduled for release in <strong>Q2 2017<\/strong>. In addition Veeam offers <a href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/veeam-agent-linux-setup\/\">Veeam Agent for Linux<\/a>, a backup solution to\u00a0protect <strong>Linux-based environments<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"signature\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/firma.jpg\" alt=\"signature\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows is the upcoming backup solution that ensures the availability of Windows-based workstations and servers on-premises, remote offices or in the public cloud. Currently available as a public beta, Veeam Agent for Windows\u00a0is able to perform image-based backups at the file and volume level and the backup type forever-incremental is enabled using the\u00a0Veeam\u2019s proprietary CBT driver.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":20287,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"linkedin_93tdZWzMZc_93tdZWzMZc":"","facebook_2879994398731222_17841400390232720":"","twitter_113568041_113568041":"","mastodon_115463926174894442_115463926174894442":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[903,2138,933],"tags":[942,584,932],"class_list":["post-20284","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-vmware-en","category-backup-en","category-veeam-en","tag-agent-en","tag-veeam-en","tag-windows-en","has_thumb"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20284","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20284"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20284\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20287"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20284"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20284"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20284"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}