Veeam Integration

Overview

Veeam offers broad data management and visibility/control capabilities and an extensive orchestration engine to facilitate disaster recovery (DR) readiness. Veeam integrates with QuantaStor SDS for backing up Windows, Vmware/Hyper-V and Linux workstations and storage servers.

With QuantaStor and Veeam you can:

• Use Veeam® Agent for Microsoft Windows FREE to deliver backup and recovery for Windows-based servers and workstations, running on premises, remotely or in the public cloud.

• Use Veeam Backup & Replication Community Edition for VMware and Hyper-V to protect 10 VMs, or a combination of VMs, cloud instances, physical servers or workstations. You can protect part of your environment, use in your home lab, or use for migrations at no cost.

• Use Veeam Agent for Linux FREE as a simple backup agent to ensure the Availability of Linux instances, regardless if they are deployed in the public cloud or on-premises.

Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows

Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows FREE provides a simple solution for backing up Windows-based servers, desktops and laptops. Back up your computer to an external hard drive, QuantaStor NAS (network-attached storage) share or a Veeam Backup & Replication repository. If your system fails, ransomware encrypts your files, a hard drive crashes or a critical file is corrupted or accidentally deleted, you can recover what you need in a matter of minutes. Complete documentation and free download for Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows can be found here.

Creating a Windows Veeam Backup

For this tutorial we'll create a Windows backup job by running the Veeam Configure Backup utility.

The first step is creating a Network Share in QuantaStor and name it VeeamShare:

Next, open the Veeam Configuration Backup utility in Windows and create a new backup job:

Select file-level backup:

Select the Windows C: drive:

Choose Shared Folder to backup to the QunataStor Network Share:

Enter the IP address of your QuanatStor deployment and then enter VeeamShare. Enter a username and password (guest/guest for demo purposes).

Schedule your backups and click Apply.

View your final backup configuration.

Manage your backup in the Veeam Agent for Windows.