Veeam Availability Suite™ v10:

Configuration and Management

Lab Guide
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 Table of Contents

Table of Contents
Lab 1: Virtual machine backup capabilities .................................................................................................................5
Lab 1.1: Connect to the Hyper-V and vSphere hypervisors ................................................................................................ 6
Lab 1.2: Create a manual selection vSphere backup job ................................................................................................... 7
Lab 1.3: Create a policy-driven vSphere backup job ......................................................................................................... 9
Lab 1.4: Create a encrypted Hyper-V backup job ........................................................................................................... 11
Lab 2: Veeam Agent backup capabilities .................................................................................................................. 13
Lab 2.1: Veeam Agent for Windows backup capabilities .................................................................................................. 14
Lab 2.2: Veeam Agent for Linux backup capabilities ....................................................................................................... 16
Lab 3: NAS backup capabilities ................................................................................................................................. 17
Lab 3.1: Create a backup repository for use as a File Share cache repository.................................................................... 18
Lab 3.2: Connect to the File Share................................................................................................................................ 19
Lab 3.3: Create a NAS backup job ................................................................................................................................ 20
Lab 4: Restoring from backup ................................................................................................................................... 21
Lab 4.1: Perform bare metal recovery from an agent backup .......................................................................................... 22
Lab 4.2: Perform a Instant VM Recovery ....................................................................................................................... 25
Lab 4.3: Perform full VM recovery ................................................................................................................................ 26
Lab 4.4: Perform a secure restore ................................................................................................................................ 28
Lab 5: Objects recovery ............................................................................................................................................ 29
Lab 5.1: Perform Microsoft Active Directory items recovery ............................................................................................. 30
Lab 5.2: Perform Microsoft SQL Server items recovery ................................................................................................... 31
Lab 5.3: Perform guest files recovery............................................................................................................................ 32
Lab 5.4: Perform NAS recovery .................................................................................................................................... 35
Lab 6: Second site backup ........................................................................................................................................ 36
Lab 6.1: Connect to object storage ............................................................................................................................... 37
Lab 6.2: Create a Scale-out Backup Repository .............................................................................................................. 38
Lab 6.3: Create backup copy jobs ................................................................................................................................. 41
Lab 6.4: Create backup to tape job............................................................................................................................... 44
Lab 7: Building replication capabilities..................................................................................................................... 46
Lab 7.1: Add backup repository for storing replica meta-data .......................................................................................... 47
Lab 7.2: Deploy a Linux-based backup proxy in the DR site ............................................................................................ 48
Lab 7.3: Create a replication job with seeding ............................................................................................................... 49
Lab 7.4: Create a replication job utilizing direct data path ............................................................................................... 50
Lab 7.5: Create a remote replica from backup job .......................................................................................................... 52
Lab 8: Recovery from Replica ................................................................................................................................... 53
Lab 8.1: Perform a replica failover on VMware vSphere .................................................................................................. 54
Lab 8.2: Perform a replica failover on Microsoft Hyper-V ................................................................................................ 55
Lab 8.3: Work with a Failover Plan ............................................................................................................................... 56
Lab 8.4: Perform a replica planned failover ................................................................................................................... 57
Lab 9: Testing Backup and Replication..................................................................................................................... 58
Lab 9.1: Use SureBackup to test backups ...................................................................................................................... 59
Lab 9.2: Use SureBackup to test replicas ....................................................................................................................... 62
Lab 9.3: On-Demand Sandbox capabilities..................................................................................................................... 65
Lab 10: Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager ............................................................................................................. 67

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Lab 10.1: Import encrypted backup file ......................................................................................................................... 68

Lab 10.2: Connect Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager to the Veeam Backup Server ......................................................... 69
Lab 10.3: Delegate restore privileges in Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager ..................................................................... 70
Lab 10.4: Import encryption keyset to Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager ....................................................................... 72
Lab 10.5: Decrypt backup data without a password ....................................................................................................... 73
Lab 11: Veeam ONE ................................................................................................................................................... 74
Lab 11.1: Connect Veeam ONE to server infrastructure .................................................................................................. 75
Lab 11.2: Create a custom Veeam ONE Reporter dashboard ........................................................................................... 76
Lab 11.3: Customize Veeam ONE Monitor alerting options .............................................................................................. 77
Lab 11.4: Create a Veeam ONE Business View category and group.................................................................................. 78
Lab 11.5: Veeam ONE backup reporting ........................................................................................................................ 79
Lab 11.6: Perform an infrastructure assessment ............................................................................................................ 80
Lab 12: Additional resources (OPTIONAL LAB) ........................................................................................................ 81
Lab 12.1: Install Veeam Backup & Replication on the backup server ................................................................................ 82
Lab 12.2: Install Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager on the backup server ....................................................................... 83
Lab 12.3: Install Veeam ONE on the backup server ........................................................................................................ 84
Lab 12.4: Install Veeam Backup & Replication console on the management server ........................................................... 85
Lab 12.5: Install Veeam ONE monitor client on the management server .......................................................................... 86

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 Lab 1: Virtual machine backup capabilities

Lab 1: Virtual machine backup capabilities

Expected time to complete all labs, including launch time, is 60 minutes maximum.

This module contains the following lab exercises:

Lab 1.1: Connect to the Hyper-V and vSphere hypervisors
Lab 1.2: Create a manual selection vSphere backup job
Lab 1.3: Create a policy-driven vSphere backup job
Lab 1.4: Create an encrypted Hyper-V backup job

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Lab 1: Virtual machine backup capabilities

Lab 1.1: Connect to the Hyper-V and vSphere hypervisors

In this exercise you will add a VMware vCenter Server and a Microsoft Hyper-V host to the Veeam Backup Server.

Task 1: Add the VMware vCenter Server

1. Launch the Veeam Backup & Replication Console from the desktop.
2. Modify localhost to the remote server veeam-vbr.vmce.lab.
Note: This server, MANAGEMENT, is simply the management server that will be used to connect to the actual backup server.

3. Click the Connect button.

Important: Connecting to the console can take a few minutes, please have some patience.

4. Maximize the veeam-vbr.vmce.lab - Veeam Backup & Replication console window.

5. Navigate to the Backup Infrastructure view.
6. On the Server ribbon, click the Add Server button .
7. Select VMware vSphere.
8. Select vSphere.
9. Enter:
a. DNS name: vcenter01.vmce.lab
b. Description: VMware vCenter Server
10. On the Name step, click the Next > button.
11. Click the Add... button.
12. Enter:
a. Username: [email protected]
b. Password: Pa%%w0rd
c. Description: VMware vCenter Server
13. In the Credentials window, click the OK button.
14. On the Credentials step, click the Apply button.
15. On the Summary step, click the Finish button.

Task 2: Add a standalone Hyper-V host

1. On the Server ribbon, click the Add Server button.
2. Select Microsoft Hyper-V.
3. Select Hyper-V.
4. Enter
a. DNS name: hyperv01.vmce.lab
b. Description: Microsoft Hyper-V host
5. On the Name step, click the Next > button.
6. Select the Microsoft Hyper-V server (standalone) radio button.
7. On the Type step, click the Next > button.
8. Next to the Credentials drop down menu, click the Add... button.
9. Enter:
a. Username: [email protected]
b. Password: Pa%%w0rd
c. Description: Domain admin account in UPN format
10. In the Credentials window, click the OK button.
Note: Generally, you would need to select credentials for the account that has local administrator permissions on the added
Hyper-V Server. In our case, the Hyper-V server is domain joined, so we are using a domain credential.

11. On the Credentials step, click the Next > button.

12. On the Apply step, keep the default settings and click the Apply button.
Note: This process will take a few minutes, please have some patience.

13. On the Results step, click the Next > button.

14. On the Summary step, click the Finish button.
Note: The hyperv01.vmce.lab host is now added as a managed server.

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Lab 1.2: Create a manual selection vSphere backup job

In this lab exercise, you will create backup jobs to protect the virtual machines in the environment.

Task 1: Create a backup repository

1. In the Backup Infrastructure view, select Backup Repositories.
2. On the Backup Repository ribbon, click the Add Repository button.
3. Select Direct attached storage.
4. Select Microsoft Windows.
5. Enter:
a. Name: Backup Repository
b. Description: Backup repository later used for replication seeding
6. On the Name step, click the Next > button.
7. On the Server step, click the Populate button.
8. Select the F:\ drive.
9. On the Server step, click the Next > button.
10. On the Repository step, keep the default settings and click the Next > button.
11. On the Mount Server step, keep the default settings and click the Next > button.
12. On the Review step, keep the default settings and click the Apply button.
13. On the Apply step, click the Next > button.
14. On the Summary step, click the Finish button.
15. In the Veeam Backup and Replication window, click the No button to keep the configuration backup in the default
backup repository. A backup repository dedicated to the configuration backup will be created in a later exercise.

Task 2: Create a manual selection vSphere backup job

1. Navigate to the Home view.
2. On the Home ribbon, click the Backup Job button.
3. Select Virtual machine.
4. Select VMware vSphere....
5. Enter
a. Name: Backup: vSphere-Tiny (manual).
b. Description: Backup job for individual virtual machines manually selected.
6. Click the Next > button on the Name step.
7. Click the Add... button.
8. Expand the vcenter01.vmce.lab vCenter Server.
9. Expand the Production data center.
10. Expand the esx01.vmce.lab host.
11. Select the vSphere-Tiny virtual machine.
12. Click the Add button in the Add Objects window.
13. On the Virtual Machines step, click the Next > button.
14. Click the Backup repository drop-down menu.
15. Select Backup Repository (Backup repository later used for replication seeding).
16. Click the restore points drop-down menu in the Retention policy section.
17. Select days in the drop-down menu.
18. Lower Retention policy to: 3 days
19. Click the Advanced button.
20. Untick the Create synthetic full backups periodically checkbox.
Note: Selecting backup mode Incremental (recommended) while both Create synthetic full backups periodically and
Create active full backups periodically are unticked will cause Veeam Backup & Replication to use the third backup mode:
Forever Forward Incremental.

21. Click the Integration tab.

22. Untick the Enable backup from storage snapshots checkbox.
23. Click the Save As Default button.
24. In the Advanced Settings window, click the OK button.
25. On the Storage step, click the Next > button.
26. On the Guest Processing step, keep the default settings and click the Next > button.
27. Tick the Run the job automatically checkbox.
Important: If you do not schedule a job, you must be aware of two limitations:

1. Even if transaction log backups are enabled in the job, the transaction logs will not be backed up.

2. Automatic retry will be ignored for jobs that are not configured to run automatically.

28. On the Schedule step, click the Apply button.

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29. Tick the Run the job when I click Finish checkbox.
30. On the Summary step, click the Finish button.
Note: If you forgot to select Run the job when I click Finish, start the backup job manually.

Important: Do not wait for this job to finish before moving to the next exercise.

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Lab 1.3: Create a policy-driven vSphere backup job

In this lab exercise, you will create policy-driven backup job to protect the virtual machines in the environment by leveraging
vSphere Tags.

Task 1: Create a policy-driven vSphere backup job

1. On the Home ribbon, click the Backup Job button.
2. Select Virtual machine.
3. Select VMware vSphere....
4. Enter
a. Name: Backup: RPO 24 hours with 14 days retention
b. Description: Backup job for virtual machines with vSphere tag.
5. On the Name step, click the Next > button.
6. Click the Add... button.
7. In the top right corner of the Add Objects window, click the VMs and Tags button.
8. In the search field at the bottom of the window, enter object name: RPO
9. Click the Start Search button.
10. Select the RPO-24H-RETENTION-14D tag.
11. In the Add Objects window, click the Add button.
12. On the Virtual Machines step, click the Next > button.
13. Click the Backup repository drop-down menu.
14. Select Default Repository (Created by Veeam Backup).
15. In the Retention policy section, click the restore points drop-down menu.
16. In the drop-down menu, select days.
17. Increase the retention policy to: 14 days
18. Click the Advanced button.
19. Select the Reverse incremental (slower) radio button.
20. In the Advanced Settings window, click the OK button.
21. on the Storage step, click the Next > button.
22. Tick the Enable application-aware processing checkbox.
Note: Enable application-aware processing is used to freeze the VMs when the snapshot is created. This leads to the creation
of a transactionally consistent backup that ensures successful recovery of VM applications without any data loss.

23. Tick the Enable guest file system indexing checkbox.

Note: Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager does not require guest file system indexing to be enabled to perform file-level
recovery, however, it is required to search for files across restore points.

24. Click the Applications... button

25. Select RPO-24H-RETENTION-14D
26. Click the Edit... button.
27. Click the Perform copy only (lets another application use logs) radio button.
28. In the Processing Settings window, click the OK button.
29. Click the Add... button.
30. Tick the Show full hierarchy checkbox.
31. In the search field at the bottom of the window, enter object name: sharepoint
32. Click the Start Search button.
33. Select SHAREPOINT01.
34. In the Add Objects window, click the Add button.
35. Click the Edit... button.
36. Click the SQL tab.
37. Select the Backup logs periodically (backed up logs are truncated) radio button.
Note: For this setting to take effect, you should ensure that the full or bulk-logged recovery model is turned on for the required
databases on the SQL Server VM. If the recovery model is set to Simple, Veeam Backup & Replication does not detect or
process the SQL Server virtual machines log files. If Full model is enabled, but neither the Backup nor Truncate logs option is
selected, logs will increase in size and occupy disk space.

38. In the Processing Settings window, click the OK button.

39. In the Application-Aware Processing Options window, click the OK button.
40. Click the Indexing... button.
Important: File indexing is enabled for all virtual machines with the tag. Let's only enable it for select virtual machines.

41. Select the RPO-24H-RETENTION-14D tag.

42. Click the Edit... button.

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43. Select Windows indexing....

44. Select the Disable indexing radio button.
45. In the RPO-24H-RETENTION-14D Indexing Settings window, click the OK button.
46. Click the Add... button.
47. Tick the Show full hierarchy checkbox.
48. In the search field at the bottom of the window, enter object name: dc01
49. Click the Start Search button.
50. Select the DC01 virtual machine.
51. In the Add Objects window, click the Add button.
52. In the Guest File System Indexing Options window, click the OK button.
53. Click the Guest OS credentials drop-down menu.
54. Select [email protected].
55. On the Guest Processing step, click the Next > button.
56. Tick the Run the job automatically checkbox.
57. On the Schedule step, click the Apply button.
58. Tick the Run the job when I click Finish checkbox.
Important: It is very important this backup job is launched on the first day of the class. Do not wait for any jobs
to finish before moving to the next step.

59. On the Summary step, click the Finish button.

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Lab 1.4: Create a encrypted Hyper-V backup job

In this lab exercise, you will create a backup job with encryption enabled to protect the sensitive virtual machines in the
environment.

Task 1: Create an encrypted Hyper-V backup job

1. On the Home ribbon, click the Backup Job.
2. Select Virtual machine.
3. Select Microsoft Hyper-V....
4. Enter
a. Name: Backup: Confidential data
b. Description: Confidential data that must be encrypted.
5. On the Name step, click the Next > button.
6. Click the Add... button.
7. Expand the hyperv01.vmce.lab host.
8. Select the HyperV-Tiny virtual machine.
9. In the Add Objects window, click the Add button.
10. On the Virtual Machines step, click the Next > button.
11. Click the Choose... button.
Note: By default, if the off-host backup proxy is misconfigured or not available, backups will be performed using on-host
backup proxy mode. If this behavior is unwanted, simply untick the Failover to on-host backup mode if no suitable off-
host proxies available checkbox.

12. Select the On-host backup radio button.

13. In the Backup Proxy window, click the OK button.
14. Verify the Backup repository drop-down menu defaulted to Default Repository (Created by Veeam Backup).
15. Tick the Keep certain full backups longer for archival purposes checkbox.
16. Click the Configure... button.
17. Tick the Keep monthly full backups for: checkbox.
18. Increase Keep monthly full backups for: to: 12
19. In the Configure GFS window, click the OK button.
20. Click the Advanced button.
21. Select the Reverse incremental (slower) radio button.
22. Click the Storage tab.
23. Tick the Enable backup file encryption checkbox.
24. In the Encryption section, click the Add... button.
25. Enter:
a. Hint: Instructor-led technical training providing extensive information on Veeam solutions
b. Password: vmce
Note: It is strongly recommended that you provide a meaningful hint that will help you recall the password. The password hint
is displayed when you import an encrypted file to the Veeam backup server and access it.

26. In the Password window, click the OK button.

Important: Currently, configuration backup does not have encryption enabled. Because you just enabled encryption for a job,
configuration backup has been disabled until you enable the encryption of configuration backup.

27. Click the OK button to acknowledge configuration backup has been disabled.
28. Verify the encryption password hint is displayed then click the OK button in the Advanced Settings window.
Note: If even one job has encryption enabled, configuration backup will not be performed unless it also has encryption
enabled. This is due to security risks.

29. Notice a exclamation mark is displayed. Point the mouse cursor at the yellow triangle icon to display the warning.
Note: The tool tip warning text should read: Enable periodic fulls, or schedule a script to create them.

30. Click the Advanced button.

31. Tick the Create active full backups periodically checkbox.
32. In the Advanced Settings window, click the OK button.
33. On the Storage step, click the Next > button.
Important: GFS retention is not compatible with the reverse incremental backup mode.

34. In the Veeam Backup and Replication window, click the OK button.
35. Click the Advanced button.

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36. Select the Incremental (recommended) radio button.

37. Untick the Create synthetic full backups periodically checkbox.
38. In the Advanced Settings window, click the OK button.
39. On the Storage step, click the Next > button.
40. On the Guest Processing step, keep the default settings and click the Next > button.
Note: As HyperV-Tiny is a DOS-based server we will not enable application-aware processing.

41. Tick the Run this job automatically checkbox.

42. On the Schedule step, click the Apply button.
43. Tick the Run the job when I click Finish checkbox.
44. On the Summary step, click the Finish button.
Important: Do not wait for any jobs to finish before moving to the next step.

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 Lab 2: Veeam Agent backup capabilities

Lab 2: Veeam Agent backup capabilities

Expected time to complete all labs, including launch time, is 45 minutes maximum.

This module contains the following lab exercises:

Lab 2.1: Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows backup capabilities
Lab 2.2: Veeam Agent for Linux backup capabilities

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Lab 2.1: Veeam Agent for Windows backup capabilities

Task 1: Prepare Microsoft Active Directory for agent backups
1. From the desktop, launch Active Directory Users and Computers.
2. Expand the vmce.lab domain.
3. Select the Computers container.
4. Click the Action menu.
5. Select New.
6. Select Group.
7. Enter group name: Veeam Agent for Windows Protection Group
8. In the New Object - Group window, click the OK button.
9. Select the PHYSICAL-WINDOW computer.
Important: It is critical you select the PHYSICAL-WINDOW computer and do not leave the selection of the newly
created group.

10. Click the Action menu.

11. Select Add to a group....
12. Enter object name: Veeam Agent for Windows Protection Group.
13. In the Select Groups window, click the OK button.
Note: If a new window entitled Name Not Found is displayed, you have incorrectly entered the group name. Click the Cancel
button and correct the name, then click the OK button.

14. Verify that the Add to Group operation was successfully completed.
15. In the Active Directory Domain Services window, click the OK button.
16. Close the Active Directory Users and Computers window.

Task 2: Setup Protection Group

1. From the desktop, launch the Veeam Backup & Replication Console.
2. Click the Connect button.
3. Navigate to the Inventory view.
4. Select Physical Infrastructure.
5. On the Protection Group ribbon, click the Add Group button.
6. Enter:
7. Name: Protection group for Active Directory security group
8. Description: Automated deployment of Veeam Agent for Windows to servers in a security group
9. On the Name step, click the Next > button.
10. On the Type step, keep the default settings and click the Next > button.
11. Click the Change button.
12. Click the Account drop down menu.
13. Select the [email protected] account.
14. In the Specify Domain window, click the OK button.
15. Click the Add... button.
16. In the search field at the bottom of the window, enter object name: veeam agent
17. Click the Start search button.
18. Select the Veeam Agent for Windows Protection Group security group.
19. In the Add Objects window, click the OK button.
20. On the Active Directory step, click the Next > button.
21. Untick the All virtual machines checkbox.
Note: Because this is a training environment, we will include virtual machines. In a production environment, you would usually
not want to protect virtual machines using Veeam Agents, unless, for example, the virtual machine does not support hypervisor
snapshots.

20. Untick the All computers that have been offline for over 30 days checkbox.
21. On the Exclusions step, click the Next > button.
22. Click the Add... button.
23. Select Standard account....
24. Enter:
25. Username: VMCE\Administrator
26. Password: Pa%%w0rd
27. Description: Domain admin account in pre-Windows 2000 format required.
28. In the Credentials window, click the OK button.
29. Click the Test Now button.
30. Verify that the test has completed successfully.

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31. Click the Close button.

32. On the Credentials step, click the Next > button.
33. Tick the Install changed block tracking driver on Windows Server OS checkbox.
34. Tick the Perform reboot automatically if required checkbox.
35. On the Options step, click the Next > button.
Note: Installing the CBT driver will require a reboot of the server. In production environments, it may be desirable to control
when production servers are rebooted

32. On the Review step, click the Apply button.

33. Wait for the text Creating database records for protection group to be displayed.
34. On the Apply step, click the Next > button.
35. On the Summary step, keep the default settings and click the Finish button.
36. Wait for the Agents discovery session window to open.
37. Select the PHYSICAL-Windows server when it appears in the inventory.
Note: This process of deploying the agent should take less than 4 minutes. It will take additional time to install the CBT driver
and reboot the host.

Important: If status has reached Success and you do not see the PHYSICAL-Windows server listed in the
inventory of the Agents discovery session window, please ask your trainer for assistance.

38. Wait for the text Processing finished to be displayed.

39. Click the Close button.
40. In the Physical Infrastructure section of the Inventory view, select Protection Group for Active Directory
security group
41. Confirm that the status of PHYSICAL-Windows.vmce.lab is Installed.

Task 3: Create an Agent backup job

1. Navigate to the Home view.
2. Click the Backup Job button.
3. Select Windows computer....
4. On the Job Mode step, keep the default settings and click the Next > button.
5. Enter:
6. Name: Agent Backup: Servers in Protection Group
7. Description: Agent backup job using a protection group
8. On the Name step, click the Next > button.
9. Click the Add... button.
10. Select Protection group....
11. Select Protection Group for Active Directory security group.
12. In the Select Objects window, click the OK button.
13. On the Computers step, click the Next > button.
14. On the Backup Mode step, keep the default setting and click the Next > button.
15. Lower the amount of restore points to: 3
16. On the Storage step, click the Next > button.
17. On the Guest Processing step, keep the default settings and click the Next > button.
18. Tick the Run the job automatically checkbox.
19. Select the Monthly at this time radio button.
20. On the Schedule step, click the Apply button.
21. Tick the Run the job when I click Finish checkbox.
22. Click the Finish button.
Important: Do not wait for any jobs to finish before moving to the next task.

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Lab 2.2: Veeam Agent for Linux backup capabilities

Task 1: Create an Agent backup job
1. Click the Backup Job button.
2. Select Linux computer....
3. On the Job Mode step, keep the default settings and click the Next button.
4. Enter:
5. Name: Agent Backup Linux
6. Description: Agent backup job for an individual server
7. On the Name step, click the Next > button.
8. Click the Add... button.
9. Select Individual computer....
10. Enter host name: physical-linux.vmce.lab
11. Click the Add... button.
12. Select Linux account....
13. Enter:
a. Username: administrator
b. Password: Pa%%w0rd
14. Tick the Elevate account privileges automatically checkbox.
15. Tick the Add account to the sudoers file checkbox.
16. Enter:
a. Root password: Pa%%w0rd
b. Description: Linux admin
17. In the Credentials window, click the OK button.
18. In the Add Computers window, click the OK button.
19. On the Computers step, click the Next > button.
20. On the Backup Mode step, keep the default settings and click the Next > button.
21. Lower the amount of restore points to: 3
22. Click the Advanced button.
23. Untick the Create synthetic full backups periodically checkbox.
Note: In a production environment the data protection policy should dictate whether or not to keep this setting enabled.

22. In the Advanced Settings window, click the OK button.

23. On the Storage step, click the Next > button.
24. On the Guest Processing step, keep the default settings and click the Next > button.
25. Tick the Run the job automatically checkbox.
26. Select the Monthly at this time radio button.
27. On the Schedule step, click the Apply button.
28. Tick the Run the job when I click Finish checkbox.
29. Click the Finish button.
Important: Do not wait for any jobs to finish before ending this lab.

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Lab 3: NAS backup capabilities

Expected time to complete all labs, including launch time, is 20 minutes maximum.

This module contains the following lab exercises:

Lab 3.1: Create a backup repository for use as a file share cache repository
Lab 3.2: Connect to the file share
Lab 3.3: Create a NAS backup job

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Lab 3.1: Create a backup repository for use as a File Share cache
repository
Task 1: Create a backup repository for use as a file share cache repository
1. From the desktop, launch the Veeam Backup & Replication Console.
2. Click the Connect button.
3. Navigate to the Backup Infrastructure view.
4. Select Backup Repositories in the Backup Infrastructure view.
5. Click the Add Repository button on the Backup Repository ribbon.
6. Select Direct attached storage.
7. Select Microsoft Windows.
8. Enter
a. Name: File Share Cache Repository
b. Description: Backup repository exclusively used as a cache repository for file shares
9. Click the Next > button on the Name step.
10. Verify the Repository Server drop-down menu defaulted to VEEAM-VBR.vmce.lab.
11. Click the Populate button.
12. Select the E:\ drive.
13. Click the Next > button on the Server step.
14. Modify the Path to folder to: E:\File Share Cache Repository
15. Click the Next > button on the Repository step.
16. Keep the default settings and click the Next > button on the Mount Server page.
17. Keep the default settings and click the Apply button on the Review step.
18. Click the Next > button on the Apply step.
19. Click the Finish button on the Summary step.

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Lab 3.2: Connect to the File Share

Task 1: Connect to the File Share
3. Navigate to the Inventory view.
4. Select File Shares in the Inventory view.
5. On the File Share ribbon, click the Add File Share button.
6. Select SMB share.
7. Enter shared folder: \\nas.vmce.lab\Storage
8. Tick the This share requires access credentials checkbox.
9. Click the Credential drop-down menu.
10. Select VMCE\Administrator (Domain admin account in pre-Windows 2000 format required)
11. Click the Advanced button.
12. Select the Backup from a Microsoft VSS snapshot radio button.
13. In the Advanced window, click the OK button.
14. On the SMB File Share step, click the Next > button.
15. Click the Cache Repository drop-down menu.
16. Select File Share Cache Repository.
17. On the Processing step, click the Apply button.
18. Click the Next > button on the Apply step.
19. Click the Finish button on the Summary step.

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Lab 3.3: Create a NAS backup job

Task 1: Create a NAS backup job
1. Navigate to the Home view.
2. Click the Backup Job button.
3. Select File share....
4. Enter:
a. Name: NAS Backup: NAS.vmce.lab
b. Description: Backup of Network Attached Storage
5. On the Name step, click the Next > button.
6. Click the Add... button.
7. Verify the selected server is \\nas.vmce.lab\Storage.
8. In the Select File or Folder window, keep the default folder selection and click the OK button.
9. Select \\nas.vmce.lab\Storage.
10. Click the Advanced button.
11. Notice that by default all file names and extensions are included, but two snapshot folders are excluded. Such snapshot
folders could be present due to the Veeam producing snapshots to avoid file locks.
12. In the File Filters window, click the Cancel button.
13. On the Files and Folders step, click the Next > button.
14. Verify the Backup repository defaulted to Default Backup Repository.
15. Click the Advanced button.
16. Click the Maintenance tab.
17. Tick the Perform backup files heath check (detects and auto-heals corruption) checkbox.
Note: An automatic health check can help you avoid a situation where a restore point gets corrupted, making all dependent
restore points corrupted, too. If during the health check Veeam Backup & Replication detects corrupted data blocks in the latest
restore point in the backup chain (or the restore point before the latest one if the latest restore point is incomplete), it will start
the health check retry and transport valid data blocks from the protected computer to the Veeam backup repository. The
transported data blocks are stored to a new backup file or the latest backup file in the backup chain, depending on the data
corruption scenario.

18. Click the Save As Default button.

19. In the Advanced Settings window, click the OK button.
20. On the Storage step, click the Next > button.
21. On the Secondary Target step, skip adding a secondary target and click the Next > button.
22. Tick the Run the job automatically checkbox.
23. On the Schedule step, click the Apply button.
24. Tick the Run the job when I click Finish checkbox.
25. On the Summary step, click the Finish button.
Important: Do not wait for any jobs to finish before moving to the next step.

26. Close the veeam-vbr.vmce.lab - Veeam Backup and Replication console window.

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Lab 4: Restoring from backup

Expected time to complete all labs, including launch time, is 45 minutes maximum.

This module contains the following lab exercises:

Lab 4.1: Perform a bare metal recovery from an agent backup
Lab 4.2: Perform a Instant VM Recovery
Lab 4.3: Perform a full VM recovery
Lab 4.4: (OPTIONAL) Perform a aecure restore

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Lab 4.1: Perform bare metal recovery from an agent backup

In this lab exercise, you will perform a bare metal recovery from an agent backup. You will return at a later time to confirm the
recovery was successful.

Task 1: Prepare recovery media for bare metal recovery with an injected driver
1. From the desktop, launch Remote Desktop Connection.
2. Enter computer: physical-windows.vmce.lab
3. Click the Connect button.
4. Enter password: Pa%%w0rd
5. Click the OK button.
6. Inside the Remote Desktop Connection window, from the Windows task bar, launch File Explorer.
7. Navigate to path: C:\Program Files\Veeam\Endpoint Backup
8. Launch the Veeam.Endpoint.RecoveryMedia application.
9. Tick the Include the following additional storage and network hardware drivers checkbox.
10. Click the Add... button.
11. Enter folder: C:\Program Files\Common Files\VMware\Drivers\vmxnet3\win8
12. In the Select Folder window, click the OK button.
13. On the Recovery Media step, click the Next > button.
14. In the Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows window, click the OK button to ignore the warning about wi-fi support.
15. Enter ISO file name: C:\Users\Administrator.VMCE\Desktop\RecoveryMedia.iso
16. On the Image Path step, click the Next > button.
17. On the Ready to Apply step, click the Create button.
Note: The process of creating the recovery media will take up to five minutes, please have some patience.

18. On the Progress step, click the Finish button.

19. Close the File Explorer window.
20. On the desktop, right-click the RecoveryMedia.iso file.
21. Select Copy.
22. Outside the Remote Desktop Connection window on the MANAGEMENT server, right-click the desktop in an empty
space.
23. Select Paste.
24. Wait for the Copying RecoveryMedia.iso process to complete.
25. Close the Remote Desktop Connection window.
26. Click the OK button to confirm closing the Remote Desktop Connection window.

Task 2: Perform bare metal recovery from an agent backup

1. From the desktop, launch vSphere Client.
2. Enter:
a. User name: [email protected]
b. Password: Pa%%w0rd
3. Click the Login button.
4. Select the PHYSICAL-Windows virtual machine.
5. Click the Actions text link.
6. Select Power.
7. Select Power Off.
8. Click the Yes button to confirm powering off this virtual machine may cause loss of data.
9. Wait for the PHYSICAL-Windows virtual machine to reach a powered off state.
10. Click the Actions text link.
11. Select Delete from Disk.
12. Click the Yes button.
13. Select the PHYSICAL-BM virtual machine.
Note: The PHYSICAL-BM virtual machine has been pre-created for this lab exercise to avoid spending time on creating a new
empty machine.

14. Click the Datastores tab (located under the Actions text link).
15. Click the ESX01:Local text link.
16. Click the Files tab.
17. Click the Upload Files button.
18. In the Open window, select Desktop.
19. Select the RecoveryMedia Disc Image File.
20. Click the Open button.
21. Wait for the upload to complete

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Note: This process will take less than two minutes.

21. In the top left corner, click the Host and Clusters button.
22. Verify the selected virtual machine has changed to PHYSICAL-BM.
23. Click the Actions text link.
24. Select Edit Settings....
25. Click the CD/DVD drive 1 drop-down menu.
26. Select Datastore ISO File.
27. Select the ESX01:Local datastore.
28. Select the RecoveryMedia.iso file.
29. In the Select File window, click the OK button.
30. In the CD/DVD drive 1 section, tick the Connect At Power On checkbox.
Note: Depending on the screen resolution, the checkbox might be labeled Connect....

31. In the Edit Settings window, click the OK button.

32. Click the Actions text link.
33. Select Power.
34. Select Power On.
35. Click the Summary tab.
36. Click the Launch Remote Console text link.
37. Click the Open VMware Remote Console button.
Important: If the virtual machine does not boot from the recovery media, it is most likely because the DVD drive was not
marked as connected in a previous step. Please check or ask your trainer for assistance.

41. Click the Send Ctrl+Alt+Del to virtual machine button (icon looks like three squares with an arrow).
42. Click inside the console window.
43. Wait for the text Press any key to boot from CD or DVD. to be displayed.
44. Press the Enter button on the keyboard.
Note: If the text disappeared before you had a chance to press the keyboard button, simply click the Send Ctrl+Alt+Del to
virtual machine button again or ask your trainer for assistance.

45. Wait for the Veeam Recovery Media screen to appear.

46. Click the Bare Metal Recovery button.
47. Wait for the Volume Level Restore window to appear.
48. Click the Load driver text link.
49. In the Ethernet Controller row, click the Install driver... text link.
50. In the Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows window, click the OK button to confirm the driver has been installed
successfully.
51. In the Hardware Drivers window, click the OK button.
52. Select the Network storage radio button.
53. On the Backup Location step, click the Next > button.
54. Select the Veeam backup repository radio button.
55. Click the Configure network settings text link.
56. Select Ethernet0.
57. Click the Properties button.
58. Select the Use the following IP address radio button.
59. Enter:
a. IP address: 192.168.1.252
b. Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
c. Default gateway: 192.168.1.1
d. Preferred DNS server: 192.168.1.101
e. Alternate DNS server: 192.168.2.101
60. In the Network Settings window, click the OK button.
61. in the Network Settings window, Click the OK button.
62. On the Network Storage step, Click the Next > button.
63. Enter:
a. Veeam backup server name: veeam-vbr.vmce.lab
b. Username: [email protected]
c. Password: Pa%%w0rd
64. On the Backup Server step, click the Next > button.
65. On the Backup step, keep the default settings and click the Next > button.
66. On the Restore Point step, keep the default settings and click the Next > button.
67. On the Restore Mode step, keep the default settings and click the Next > button.
68. On the Summary step, click the Restore button.

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69. Verify the text Restore process finished is displayed.

Note: The restore can take up to five minutes, please have some patience.

70. On the Progress step, click the Finish button.

71. In the Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows window, click the Yes button to confirm to reboot the computer now.
72. Verify the Press Ctrl+Alt+Delete to unlock text is displayed.
73. Close the PHYSICAL-BM console window.
74. Minimize the vSphere Client window.

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Lab 4.2: Perform a Instant VM Recovery

Task 1: Perform Instant VM Recovery from Microsoft Hyper-V to VMware vSphere
1. From the desktop, Launch Veeam Backup & Replication Console.
2. Click the Connect button.
3. On the Home ribbon, click the Restore button.
4. Select Microsoft Hyper-V....
5. Select Restore from backup.
6. Select Entire VM restore.
7. Select Instant VM recovery to VMware vSphere.
8. Enter machines to restore: HyperV-Tiny
9. Double click on the HyperV-Tiny search result.
10. Confirm HyperV-Tiny is added to the list of machines to restore.
11. On the Machines step, click the Next > button.
12. In the Host section, click the Choose... button.
13. Expand the vcenter01.vmce.lab VMware vCenter server.
14. Expand the Production data center.
15. Select the esx01.vmce.lab host.
16. In the Select Host window, click the OK button.
17. On the Destination step, click the Next > button.
18. On the Datastore step, keep the default setting and click the Next > button.
19. On the Secure Restore step, keep the default setting and click the Next > button.
20. On the Reason step, leave the Restore reason blank and click the Next > button.
21. Tick the Power on target VM after restoring checkbox.
22. On the Summary step, click the Finish button.
23. Wait for the text Waiting for user to start migration to be displayed.
Note: This restore can take up to 5 minutes, please have some patience.

29. In the Restore Session window, click the Close button.

30. In the Home view, select Instant Recovery (1).
31. Select HyperV-Tiny.
32. On the Instant VM Recovery ribbon, click the Open VM Console button.
33. Enter:
a. User name: [email protected]
b. Password: Pa%%w0rd
34. In the Windows Security window, click the OK button.
35. Verify the text Welcome to the FreeDOS 1.2 operating system is displayed.
36. Close the HyperV-Tiny on vcenter01.vmce.lab window.
37. On the Instant VM Recovery ribbon, click the Migrate to Production button.
38. On the Destination step, keep the default settings and click the Next > button.
39. On the Transfer step, keep the default settings and click the Next > button.
40. On the Ready step, keep the default settings and click the Finish button.
41. In the Quick Migration Job window, click the Show Details button.
42. In the Quick Migration Job window, select HyperV-Tiny.
43. In the Quick Migration Job window, wait for the text Processing finished to be displayed.
44. In the Quick Migration Job window, click the OK button.

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Lab 4.3: Perform full VM recovery

Task 1: Perform full VM recovery
1. In the Backups section of the Home view, select Disk.
2. Expand the Backup: vSphere-Tiny (manual) backup job.
3. Verify the vSphere-Tiny virtual machine has at least one restore point.
4. Using the Windows task bar, switch back to the vSphere Client window.
5. Select the vSphere-Tiny virtual machine.
6. Click the Launch Remote Console text link.
7. Click the Open VMware Remote Console button.
8. Click inside the vSphere-Tiny - VMware Remote Console window.
Note: The console window should display a blank screen.

9. Press the Enter keyboard button.

10. Enter: sudo rm -rf /
11. Press the Enter keyboard button.
Important: This process will take up to two minutes. Do not proceed until the console prompt displays box:(unknown)$.

12. Press the CTRL+ALT keyboard buttons to break out of the console window.
13. Close the vSphere-Tiny - VMware Remote Console window.
14. Click the Actions text link.
15. Select Power.
16. Select Power Off.
17. Click the Yes button to confirm power off.
18. Using the Windows task bar, switch back to the Veeam Backup & Replication console.
19. Back in the Veeam Backup and Replication console, select vSphere-Tiny in the Backup: vSphere-Tiny (manual)
backup job.
20. On the Backup ribbon, click the Entire VM button.
21. On the Virtual Machines step, keep the default selection and click the Next > button.
22. Tick the Quick rollback (restore changed block only) check box.
Note: Quick rollback means that the VMware changed block tracking technology will be leveraged to enable incremental
restore.

In the previous scenario, we assumed that the hard drives of the VM were lost because of a hardware or a storage issue. In this
one, we will assume that the virtual machine to be restored has a software problem itself – so the incremental restore option
(quick rollback) will be used.

Instead of restoring an entire VM or VM disk from a backup file, Veeam Backup & Replication recovers only those data blocks
that are necessary to revert the VM or VM disk to an earlier point in time. Incremental restore significantly reduces the recovery
time and has little impact on the production environment.

23. On the Restore Mode step, click the Next > button.
24. On the Reason step, leave the Restore reason blank and click the Next > button.
25. Click the Show VM(s) text link to verify it is only vSphere-Tiny that will be powered off during the restore.
26. In the Veeam Backup and Replication window, click the OK button.
27. Click the OK button to confirm the original virtual machine will be deleted from the infrastructure in the Veeam Backup
and Replication window.
28. Tick the Power on target VM after restoring checkbox.
29. On the Summary step, click the Finish button.
30. Wait for the log to display Restore completed successfully.
Note: To use incremental restore/quick rollback, make sure that the following requirements are met:

- The VM or VM disk is restored to its original location.

- Changed Block Tracking is enabled for the VM disk or all disks of a VM you plan to restore.

- The backup file from which you plan to restore a VM or a VM disk is created with the Use Changed Block Tracking option
enabled.

31. Click the Close button.

32. Using the Windows task bar, switch back to the vSphere Client window.
33. Click the Launch Remote Console text link.

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34. Click the Open VMware Remote Console button.

35. Confirm the guest operating system has booted successfully.
36. Close the vSphere-Tiny - VMware Remote Console window.
37. Close the vSphere Client window.

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Lab 4.4: Perform a secure restore

In this lab exercise, you will perform a secure restore.

Task 1: Perform a secure restore

1. Back in the Veeam Backup and Replication console, expand the Backup: RPO 24 hours with 14 days retention
backup job.
2. Select the DC01 virtual machine.
3. Click the Entire VM button on the Backup ribbon.
4. On the Virtual Machines step, keep the default settings and click the Next > button.
5. On the Restore Mode step, keep the default settings and click the Next > button.
6. Tick the Scan the restored machine for malware prior to performing the recovery checkbox.
Note: During secure restore, Veeam Backup & Replication mounts disks of the machine that you plan to restore to the mount
server. On the mount server, Veeam Backup & Replication triggers an antivirus to scan files from the mounted disks. If during
the scan the antivirus detects malware, Veeam Backup & Replication will either abort the restore process, or restore the
machine or its disks with restrictions depending on secure restore settings.

Important: Secure restore can also be enabled for a SureBackup job in the additional job settings step!

7. Select the Abort VM recovery radio button.

8. Click the Next > button on the Secure Restore step.
9. On the Reason step, leave the Restore reason blank then click the Next > button.
10. In the Veeam Backup and Replication window, click the OK button to confirm the VM will be powered off during
restore.
11. In the Veeam Backup and Replication window, click the OK button to confirm the existing VM will be deleted from
the infrastructure.
12. Tick the Power on target VM after restoring checkbox.
13. On the Summary step, click the Finish button.
Important: The antivirus scan is expected to take up to 15 minutes. Please ask your trainer if you should wait for this process
to complete or end the lab.

14. Click the Close button in the VM restore window.

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Lab 5: Objects recovery

Expected time to complete all labs, including launch time, is 45 minutes maximum.

This module contains the following lab exercises:

Lab 5.1: Perform Microsoft Active Directory items recovery
Lab 5.2: Perform Microsoft SQL Server items recovery
Lab 5.3: Perform guest files recovery
Lab 5.4: Perform NAS recovery

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Lab 5.1: Perform Microsoft Active Directory items recovery

Task 1: Perform Microsoft Active Directory items recovery
1. From the desktop, launch Active Directory Users and Computers.
2. Select the Users container.
3. Right click the test user user.
4. Select Delete.
5. Click the Yes button.
6. From the desktop, launch the Veeam Backup & Replication Console.
7. Click the Connect button.
8. In the Backups section of the Home view, select Disk.
9. Expand the Backup: RPO 24 hours with 14 days retention backup job.
10. Select the DC01 virtual machine.
11. On the Backups ribbon, click the Application items button.
12. Select Microsoft Active Directory.
13. On the Restore Point step, keep the default settings and click the Next > button.
14. On the Reason step, leave the reason blank and click the Next > button.
15. On the Summary step, click the Finish button.
16. Expand the vmce.lab domain.
17. On the Home ribbon, click the Compare with Production button.
18. On the Home ribbon, click the Show Changed Objects Only button.
19. Expand Users and Computers.
20. Select the Users container.
21. Select the test user user.
22. On the Objects ribbon, click the Restore objects button.
23. Select Restore objects to DC02.vmce.lab.
24. Wait for the restore to complete.
25. In the Veeam Explorer for Microsoft Active Directory window, click the OK button.
26. Close the Veeam Explorer for Microsoft Active Directory window.
27. Using the Windows task bar, switch to the Active Directory Users and Computers window.
28. Select the Users container.
29. Click the Refresh button or press the F5 keyboard button.
30. Verify the test user user appears.
31. Close the Active Directory Users and Computers window.

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Lab 5.2: Perform Microsoft SQL Server items recovery

Task 1: Perform Microsoft SQL Server items recovery
1. Select the SHAREPOINT01 virtual machine.
2. On the Backups ribbon, click the Application items button.
3. Select Microsoft SQL Server.
4. On the Restore Point step, keep the default settings and click the Next > button.
5. On the Reason step, leave the reason blank and click the Next > button.
6. On the Summary step, click the Finish button.
7. Wait for the Veeam Explorer for Microsoft SQL Server window to load.
8. Select the testdb database.
9. On the Database ribbon, click the Restore Database button.
10. Select Restore point-in-time state to SHAREPOINT01\SQLEXPRESS....
11. Select the Restore to a specific point in time (requires transaction log backups) radio button.
12. Move the slider all the way to the left (select the oldest point in time).
Note: It may appear as if the slider is already in the most far point, make sure you click it and move it to the left regardless.

13. Click the Restore button.

14. Click the OK button to start the restore process back to server SHAREPOINT01\SQLEXPRESS.
Note: The restore will take less than three minutes.

15. Click the OK button to confirm 1 database was successfully restored.

16. Close the Veeam Explorer for Microsoft SQL Server window.

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Lab 5.3: Perform guest files recovery

Task 1: Perform Windows guest files recovery through the network
1. From the Windows task bar, launch the File Explorer.
2. Navigate to: \\dc01.vmce.lab\c$\Important Files
3. Select the invoice.docx file.
4. Press the CTRL + A keyboard buttons to select all files.
5. Click the Home menu.
6. Click the Delete button.
7. Click the Yes button to permanently delete these 3 items.
8. Close the File Explorer window.
9. Select the DC01 virtual machine.
10. On the Backup ribbon, click the Guest Files button.
11. Select Microsoft Windows.
12. On the Restore Point step, keep the default settings and click the Next > button.
13. On the Reason step, leave the reason blank and click the Next > button.
14. On the Summary step, click the Finish button.
15. Wait for the Backup Browser window to open.
16. Expand the C:\ drive.
17. Select the Important Files folder.
18. Select the quote.docx file.
19. On the File ribbon, click the Restore button.
20. Select Overwrite.
Note: Select option Keep if you do not want to overwrite the existing file with the restored one.

21. In the Restoring files to DC01 window, click the Show details button.
22. Wait until the Restore completed text is displayed.
23. In the Restoring files to DC01 window, click the Close button.
24. Close the Backup Browser window.

Task 2: Perform Windows guest files recovery through VMware Tools (network-less)
1. Minimize the veeam-vbr.vmce.lab - Veeam Backup & Replication window.
2. Launch the vSphere Client from the desktop.
3. Enter:
a. User name: [email protected]
b. Password: Pa%%w0rd
4. Click the Login button.
5. Select the DC01 virtual machine.
6. Click the Edit Settings... button (icon looks like a virtual machine icon with a pencil).
7. In the Network Adapter 1 section, untick the Connected checkbox.
8. In the Edit Settings window, click the OK button.
Note: The virtual machine is now disconnected from the network even if an error is displayed that the attempted operation
cannot be performed. Feel free to verify by pinging the DC01 virtual machine.

Important: If the Backup Browser is still open, it is important that you close it. Because an RPC network connection was
detected during the first session, failover to a network-less restore (VIX) will not be attempted.

9. Using the Windows task bar, switch back to the veeam-vbr.vmce.lab - Veeam Backup and Replication window.
10. Verify the DC01 virtual machine is still selected.
11. On the Backup ribbon, click the Guest Files button.
12. Select Microsoft Windows.
13. On the Restore Point step, keep the default settings and click the Next > button.
14. On the Reason step, leave the reason blank and click the Next > button.
15. On the Summary step, click the Finish button.
16. Wait for the Backup Browser window to open.
17. Expand the C:\ drive.
18. Select the the Important Files folder.
19. Select the invoice.docx file.
20. on the File ribbon, click the Restore button.
21. Select Overwrite.

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Note: Because the network has been disconnected from the DC01 virtual machine this process can take a few minutes while
the network connection attempt times out, please have some patience.

21. Click the Show details button in the Restoring files to DC01 window.
Note: The text Restoring via vSphere guest interaction API will be displayed to confirm the network-less restore is performed
via VMware Tools.

22. Wait until the Restore completed text is displayed.

Important: Do NOT close the Backup Browser window at this time.

23. In the Restoring files to DC01 window, click the Close button.
24. Minimize the Backup Browser window.
25. Using the Windows task bar, switch back to the vSphere Client window.
26. Verify the DC01 virtual machine is still selected.
27. Click the Edit Settings... button (icon looks like a virtual machine icon with a pencil).
28. In the Network Adapter 1 section, tick the Connected checkbox.
29. In the Edit Settings window, click the OK button.
Note: The virtual machine is now once again connected to the network.

30. Close the vSphere Client window.

Task 3: Perform Windows guest files recovery using a mount point

1. From the Windows task bar, launch the File Explorer.
2. Navigate to the \\veeam-vbr.vmce.lab\c$\VeeamFLR folder.
Important: If you closed the Backup Browser, this folder will be empty Ask your trainer for assistance.

3. Double click the DC01 folder (which contains a random ID).

4. Double click the Volume1 folder.
5. Double click the Important Files folder.
6. Select the market strategy.pptx file.
7. Click the Home menu.
8. Select Copy.
9. Navigate to the \\dc01.vmce.lab\c$\Important Files folder.
Note: If you receive an error such as Windows cannot access \\dc01.vmce.lab this is because the network adapter was
not re-connected. Please go check the instructions in the end of the previous step or ask your trainer for assistance.

10. Click the Home menu.

11. Select Paste.
12. Verify all three files are now present in the \\dc01.vmce.lab\c$\Important Files folder.
13. Close the File Explorer window.
14. Switch back to the Backup Browser window using the Windows task bar.
15. Close the Backup Browser window.

Task 4: Perform Linux guest files recovery

1. Expand the Backup: vSphere-Tiny (manual) backup job.
2. Select the vSphere-Tiny virtual machine.
3. On the Backup ribbon, click the Guest Files button.
4. Select Linux and other.
Note: The Veeam multi-OS restore wizard enables you to recover guest OS files from several file systems for VMware vSphere
and Microsoft Hyper-V - such as Linux, Unix, BSD, MacOS and many others.

5. On the Restore Point step, keep the default selection and click the Next > button.
6. On the Reason step, leave the reason blank and click the Next > button.
7. Click the Customize button.
8. In the Host section, click the Choose... button.
9. Enter object name: esx01
10. Click the Start search button.
11. Select the esx01.vmce.lab host.
12. In the Select Server window, click the OK button.
13. Select the Use the following IP address radio button.
14. Enter:
a. IP address: 192.168.1.249
b. Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0

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c. Default gateway: 192.168.1.1

15. In the FLR Appliance Configuration window, click the OK button.
16. On the Helper Appliance step, click the Finish button.
Important: The Starting file-level restore helper appliance... text will be displayed while this appliance is
deployed to the esx01.vmce.lab host and configured on the fly. This process can take up to four minutes, please
have some patience.

Note: For file-level recovery on non-Windows file systems, Veeam Backup & Replication uses a special File Level Recovery
helper (FLR helper) - a small virtual appliance based on the stripped-down Linux kernel. Whenever you perform file-level
restore, Veeam Backup & Replication automatically starts the appliance and mounts the VMDK files to the FLR appliance as
virtual hard drives. VMDK files are mounted directly from backup files, without prior extraction of the backup content, which
makes the restore process much faster compared to competitive solutions. You can then copy individual files and folders from
VM disks to your local machine drive or a network share.

17. Wait for the File Level Restore window to open.

18. Expand sda1.
19. Select the tce folder.
20. Select the mydata.tgz file.
21. Click the Copy To button on the Home ribbon.
22. Enter path to folder: C:\Users\Administrator.VMCE\Desktop
23. In the Select Destination window, click the Restore button.
24. In the Copying files to C:\Users\Administrator.VMCE\Desktop window, wait for the restore to complete.
25. Click the Close button.
26. Close the File Level Restore window.
27. Minimize the veeam-vbr.vmce.lab - Veeam Backup and Replication console window.
28. On the desktop, verify the mydata.tgz file is present.

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Lab 5.4: Perform NAS recovery

Task 1: Perform NAS recovery
1. Using the Windows task bar, switch back to the veeam-vbr.vmce.lab - Veeam Backup and Replication console
window.
2. From the Windows task bar, launch the File Explorer.
3. Navigate to: \\nas.vmce.lab\storage
4. Select the Project Haslund folder.
5. On the Home ribbon, click the Delete button.
6. In the Delete Folder window, click the Yes button to confirm permanently deleting the folder.
7. Minimize the File Explorer window.
8. Back in the veeam-vbr.vmce.lab - Veeam Backup and Replication console window, expand the NAS Backup:
NAS.vmce.lab backup job.
9. Select the \\nas.vmce.lab\Storage file share.
10. On the Backup ribbon, click the File Share button.
11. Select Restore entire file share....
12. On the Restore Point step, keep the default settings and click the Next > button.
13. On the Destination step, keep the default settings and click the Next > button.
14. Review the available restore options.
15. On the Restore Options step, keep the default settings and click the Next > button.
16. On the Summary step, click the Finish button.
17. Wait for the text Restore completed successfully to be displayed.
18. In the Restore Session window, click the Close button.
19. Using the Windows task bar, switch back to the File Explorer window.
20. Verify the previously deleted folder has been restored.
21. Close the File Explorer window.
22. Close the veeam-vbr.vmce.lab - Veeam Backup and Replication console window.

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Lab 6: Second site backup

Expected time to complete all labs, including launch time, is 45 minutes maximum.

This module contains the following lab exercises:

Lab 6.1: Connect to object storage
Lab 6.2: Create a Scale-out Backup Repository
Lab 6.3: Create backup copy jobs
Lab 6.4: Create backup to tape job

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Lab 6.1: Connect to object storage

In this lab exercise, you will connect to S3-compatible object storage.

Task 1: Connect to object storage

1. Launch the Veeam Backup & Replication Console from the desktop.
2. Click the Connect button.
3. Navigate to the Backup Infrastructure view.
4. In the Backup Infrastructure view, select Backup Repositories.
5. On the Backup Repository ribbon, click the Add Repository button.
6. Select Object storage.
7. Select S3 Compatible.
8. Enter:
a. Name: minio
b. Description: On-premises object storage
9. On the Name step, click the Next > button.
10. Enter service point: http://s3.vmce.lab:9000
11. Click the Add... button.
12. Enter:
a. Access key: vmce
b. Secret key: Pa%%w0rd
c. Description: Minio on-premises object storage
13. In the Credentials window, click the OK button.
14. On the Account step, click the Next > button.
15. Click the Browse... button.
16. Click the New Folder button.
17. Enter: vmce
18. Press the Enter keyboard button to confirm the new folder name.
19. In the Select File window, click the OK button.
20. On the Bucket step, click the Next > button.
21. On the Summary step, click the Finish button.

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Lab 6.2: Create a Scale-out Backup Repository

In this lab exercise, you will create a new Scale-out Backup Repository and add some standalone backup repositories as
extents.

Task 1: Create a Scale-out Backup Repository (part one)

1. Select Scale-out Repositories in the Backup Infrastructure view.
2. On the Scale-out Repository ribbon, click the Add Scale-out Repository button.
3. Enter
a. Name: Scale-out Backup Repository
b. Description: On-premises with offload to S3 object storage
4. On the Name step, click the Next > button.
5. Click the Add... button.
6. Tick the Default Backup Repository checkbox.
7. In the Extents window, click the OK button.
8. On the Performance Tier step, click the Next > button.
Important: An error will be displayed, this is expected.

9. In the Veeam Backup and Replication window, click the Show details text link.
Important: A backup repository used as the target of the backup configuration job cannot be used as an extent in a scale-out
backup repository. To solve this, a new backup repository will be added and the backup configuration job moved to the new
backup repository.

10. In the Veeam Backup and Replication window, click the OK button.
11. On the Performance Tier step, click the Cancel button.
12. In the Veeam Backup and Replication window, click the Yes button to exit without applying changes.

Task 2: Add a remote backup repository for the backup configuration job
1. Select Backup Repositories in the Backup Infrastructure view.
Note: During installation, Veeam Backup & Replication checks the volumes of the machine on which you install the product and
identifies a volume with the greatest amount of free disk space. On this volume, Veeam Backup & Replication creates the
Backup folder that is used as the default backup repository.

2. On the Backup Repository ribbon, click the Add Repository button.

3. Select Direct attached storage.
4. Select Linux.
5. Enter:
a. Name: Configuration Backup.
b. Description: Backup repository exclusively used for the configuration backup of the Veeam Backup
Server
6. On the Name step, click the Next > button.
7. Click the Add New... button.
Note: The Repository servers list contains only those servers that have been added to Veeam Backup & Replication previously.
As the VEEAM-REP01 server has not been added to Veeam Backup & Replication yet, we must go through the New Linux Server
wizard first to add it as a managed server.

8. Enter:
a. DNS name: veeam-rep01.vmce.lab
b. Description: DR site Linux-based Backup Repository
9. On the Name step, click the Next > button.
10. Click the Credentials drop down menu.
11. Select administrator (Linux admin).
12. On the SSH Connection step, click the Apply button.
13. In the Veeam Backup and Replication window, click the Yes button to trust the remote server.
Note: There will be a small delay before the wizard continues, please have some patience.

14. On the Summary step, click the Finish button.

15. On the Server step, click the Populate button.
16. Select the /backups/xfs (/dev/sdb) drive.
17. On the Server step, click the Next > button.
18. Enter path to folder: /backups/xfs/configurationbackups
19. On the Repository step, click the Next > button.

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20. On the Mount Server step, keep the default settings and click the Next > button.
21. On the Review step, keep the default settings and click the Apply button.
22. On the Apply step, click the Next > button.
23. On the Summary step, click the Finish button.

Task 3: Change Backup Configuration Job to target the new remote backup repository
1. Click the Main Menu button in the top left corner (looks like three horizontal lines).
2. Select Configuration Backup.
3. Tick the Enable configuration backup to the following repository checkbox.
4. Click the Backup Repository drop-down menu.
5. Select Configuration Backup.
6. In the Configuration Backup Settings window, click the OK button.
Important: An error will be displayed, this is expected. Because at least one backup job has encryption enabled it is
mandatory to enable encryption on the backup configuration job.

7. In the Veeam Backup and Replication window, click the OK button.

8. Tick the Enable backup file encryption checkbox.
9. Click the Password drop-down menu.
10. Select Instructor-led technical training providing extensive information on Veeam solutions.
11. Click the Apply button.
12. Click the Backup now button.
Note: Do NOT wait for the backup configuration job to complete before continuing to the next step.

13. In the Configuration Backup Settings window, click the OK button.

Task 4: Create a Scale-out Backup Repository (part two)

1. Select Scale-out Repositories in the Backup Infrastructure view.
2. On the Scale-out Repository ribbon, click the Add Scale-out Repository button.
3. Enter
a. Name: Scale-out Backup Repository
b. Description: On-premises with offload to S3 object storage
4. On the Name step, click the Next > button.
5. Click the Add... button.
6. Tick the Default Backup Repository checkbox.
7. In the Extents window, click the OK button.
8. On the Performance Tier step, click the Next > button.
Important: An error will be displayed, this is expected.

9. In the Veeam Backup and Replication window, click the Show details text link.
Important: A backup repository used by a job currently running cannot be added as an extent in a scale-out backup
repository. To solve this, the backup job will temporarily be disabled.

10. In the Veeam Backup and Replication window, click the OK button.
11. On the Performance Tier step, click the Cancel button.
12. In the Veeam Backup and Replication window, click the Yes button to exit without applying changes.
13. Navigate to the Home view.
14. In the Jobs section of the Home view, select the Backup: RPO 24 hours with 14 days retention backup job.
15. On the Job ribbon, click the Disable button.
16. Navigate to the Backup Infrastructure view.
17. On the Scale-out Repository ribbon, click the Add Scale-out Repository button.
18. Enter
a. Name: Scale-out Backup Repository
b. Description: On-Premises with offload to S3 object storage
19. On the Name step, click the Next > button.
20. Click the Add... button.
21. Tick the Default Backup Repository checkbox.
22. In the Extents window, click the OK button.
23. On the Performance Tier step, click the Next > button.
24. In the Veeam Backup and Replication window, click the Yes button to update all jobs targeting the Default Backup
Repository to instead target this new scale-out backup repository.
25. In the Veeam Backup and Replication window, click the Yes button to ignore the warning.
26. On the Placement Policy step, keep the default selection of Data locality and click the Next > button.
27. Tick the Extend scale-out backup repository capacity with object storage: checkbox.
28. Tick the Copy backups to object storage as soon as they are created checkbox.

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29. Click the Override... button.

30. Tick the Move oldest backup files sooner if scale-out backup repository is reaching capacity checkbox.
31. In the Override window, click the OK button.
32. On the Capacity Tier step, click the Apply button.
33. In the Veeam Backup and Replication window, click the All button.
34. On the Summary step, click the Finish button.
Important: Do NOT wait for the copying of existing backup chains to object storage to complete.

35. In the System window, click the Close button.

36. Navigate to the Home view.
37. In the Jobs section of the Home view, select the Backup: RPO 24 hours with 14 days retention backup job.
38. On the Job ribbon, click the Disable button.

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Lab 6.3: Create backup copy jobs

In this lab exercise, you will create two remote backup repositories and target them with backup copy jobs utilizing mirror mode
and pruning mode.

Task 1: Add a Linux-based remote backup repository

1. Navigate to the Backup Infrastructure view.
2. Select Backup Repositories in the Backup Infrastructure view.
3. On the Backup Repository ribbon, click the Add Repository button.
4. Select Direct attached storage.
5. Select Linux.
6. Enter:
a. Name: VEEAM-REP01 with XFS fast cloning.
b. Description: DR site Backup Repository on Linux with XFS file system that has reflink enabled
Important: Fast Cloning will be covered by your trainer in a later module, for now we need this backup repository for the
backup copy jobs.

7. On the Name step, click the Next > button.

8. Verify the Repository Server defaulted to veeam-rep01.vmce.lab (DR site Linux-based Backup Repository).
9. On the Server step, click the Next > button.
10. Enter path to folder: /backups/xfs/backups
11. Click the Populate button.
12. Verify the capacity is 80 GB.
13. Tick the Use fast cloning on XFS volumes checkbox.
Important: Fast cloning on XFS requires the disk has been formatted with the XFS file system and has reflink enabled.
Example format command that requires xfsprogs to be installed: mkfs.xfs -b size=4096 -m reflink=1,crc=1 /dev/sdb

14. Click the Advanced... button.

15. Tick the Use per-VM backup files checkbox.
Important: Per-VM backup files will be covered by your trainer in a later module, for now we will enable this setting to show
the result of using this feature later.

16. In the Storage Compatibility Settings window, click the OK button.

17. On the Repository step, click the Next > button.
18. On the Mount Server step, keep the default settings and click the Next > button.
19. On the Review step, keep the default settings and click the Apply button.
20. On the Apply step, click the Next > button.
21. On the Summary step, click the Finish button.

Task 2: Add a NFS remote backup repository

1. On the Backup Repository ribbon, click the Add Repository button.
2. Select Network attached storage.
3. Select NFS share.
4. Enter:
a. Name: NFS backup repository.
b. Description: NFS backup repository used without mounting it on a Linux server
5. On the Name step, click the Next > button.
6. Enter shared folder: nfs.vmce.lab:/backups/nfs
7. On the Share step, click the Next > button.
8. Click the Advanced... button.
9. Tick the Use per-VM backup files checkbox.
Important: Per-VM backup files will be covered by your trainer in a later module, for now we will enable this setting to show
the result of using this feature later.

10. In the Storage Compability Settings window, click the OK button.

11. On the Repository step, click Next >.
12. On the Mount Server step, keep the default settings and click the Next > button.
13. On the Review step, keep the default settings and click the Apply button.
14. On the Apply step, click the Next > button.
15. On the Summary step, click the Finish button.

Task 3: Create a backup copy job in mirror mode

1. Naviate to the Home view.

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2. On the Home ribbon, click the Backup Copy button.

3. Select Virtual Machine.
4. Select VMware vSphere backup....
5. Enter
6. Name: Backup Copy: Mirror mode
7. Description: Backup Copy in immediate mode that will copy every restore point as soon as it appears
8. Verify the copy mode defaulted to Immediate copy (mirroring).
Note: In the immediate copy mode, Veeam Backup & Replication copies restore points as soon as they appear on a source
backup repository. Veeam Backup & Replication copies only restore points created by source backup jobs (backup jobs that you
select when configuring a backup copy job). Veeam Backup & Replication can also copy transaction log backups if you enable
this capability in job settings.

7. On the Job step, click the Next > button.

8. Click the Add... button.
9. Select the Backup: RPO 24 hours with 14 days retention job.
10. In the Select Jobs window, click the OK button.
11. Tick the Include database transaction log backups (increases bandwidth usage) checkbox.
12. On the Objects step, click the Next > button.
13. Click the Backup repository drop-down menu.
14. Select the VEEAM-REP01 with XFS fast cloning backup repository.
15. Increase restore points to keep to 30.
16. On the Target step, click the Next > button.
17. On the Data Transfer step, keep the default settings and click the Next > button.
18. On the Schedule step, keep the default settings and click the Apply button.
19. On the Summary step, keep the default settings and click the Finish button.
Note: The Backup Copy job in mirror mode starts automatically copying the last restore points from the source repository to
the target backup repository. All new restore points will be copied immediately.

Important: Do not wait for this job to finish before continuing to the next task.

Task 4: Create a backup copy job in pruning mode

1. On the Home ribbon, click the Backup Copy button.
2. Select Virtual Machine.
3. Select Microsoft Hyper-V backup....
4. Enter
5. Name: Backup Copy: HyperV-Tiny (pruning mode)
6. Description: Backup Copy in pruning mode that will periodically copy the latest restore point only
7. Select the Periodic copy (pruning) radio button.
Note: In the periodic copy (pruning) mode, Veeam Backup & Replication copies restore points once an interval specified in
backup copy job settings. This interval is also known as backup copy interval. It copies the latest available restore point only
and the restore point will be transported from the source repository to the target backup repository.

6. On the Job step, click the Next > button.

7. Click the Add... button.
8. Select From jobs....
Note: Veeam Backup & Replication can copy restore points created by backup jobs or restore points of individual machines. If
you select backup jobs when configuring copy job settings, Veeam Backup & Replication copies only restore points that selected
backup jobs create. If you select machines, Veeam Backup & Replication copies all restore points of the selected machines —
even restore points created by different backup jobs.

9. Select Backup: Confidential data.

10. In the Select Jobs window, click the OK button.
11. On the Objects step, click the Next > button.
12. Click the OK button to acknowledge the encryption warning.
13. Click the Backup repository drop-down menu.
14. Select the NFS backup repository backup repository.
15. Click the Advanced button.
16. Click the Storage tab.
17. Tick the Enable backup file encryption checkbox.
18. Click the Password drop-down menu.
19. Select Instructor-led technical training providing extensive information on Veeam solutions.
20. In the Advanced Settings window, click the OK button.

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21. On the Target step, click the Next > button.

22. On the Data Transfer step, keep the default settings and click the Next > button.
23. On the Schedule step, keep the default settings and click the Apply button.
24. On the Summary step, keep the default settings and click the Finish button.
Important: Do not wait for this job to finish before continuing to the next lab.

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Lab 6.4: Create backup to tape job

In this lab exercise, you will connect the tape server to the Veeam backup server and send backups to tape.

Task 1: Connect to the tape server

1. Navigate to the Tape Infrastructure view.
Note: There are no tape drives or libraries available yet. In the lab environment, the tape library is connected to the VEEAM-
VBR server.

2. Click the Add Tape Server button on the Tape ribbon.

3. Verify the Choose server drop-down menu has VEEAM-VBR.vmce.lab selected.
4. Enter description: Tape Server
5. On the Server step, click the Next > button.
6. on the Traffic step, keep the default settings and click the Next > button.
7. On the Review step, click the Apply button.
8. On the Apply step, click the Next > button.
9. On the Summary step, click the Finish button.

Task 2: Create a backup to tape job

1. Navigate to the Home view.
2. On the Home ribbon, click the Tape Job button.
3. Select Backups...
4. Enter:
a. Name: Backup to tape: Confidential Data
b. Description: Backup confidential data to tape
5. On the Name step, click the Next > button.
6. Click the Add... button.
7. Select Backup jobs....
8. Select the Backup: Confidential data job.
9. In the Select Jobs window, click the OK button.
10. Click the Next > button on the Backups step.
11. Click the Add New... button.
12. Select Standard Media Pool.
13. Enter
a. Name: Media Pool Full
b. Description: Media Pool for full backups
14. Click the Next > button on the Name step.
15. Click the Add... button.
16. Select the first seven tapes from the Free Media Pool.
17. In the Select Tapes window, click the OK button.
18. On the Tapes step, click the Next > button.
19. Select the Create new media set for every backup session radio button.
Note: Media set is a set of tapes used for continuously writing backup data. Media set is one of the parameters in media pool
configuration.

A new media set always starts with a free tape. Within one media set, the new data block is appended to a previous one on a
tape. Veeam Backup & Replication stores information about all tapes that belong to each media set. You can view the list of
names or barcodes of tapes that are associated with a particular media set.

18. On the Media Set step, click the Next > button.
19. Select the Protect data for radio button.
20. Increase the weeks to protect data to 4 Weeks.
21. On the Retention step, click the Next > button.
22. Tick the Use encryption checkbox.
23. Select Instructor-led technical training providing extensive information on Veeam solutions.
24. On the Options step, click the Apply button.
25. On the Summary step, click the Finish button.
26. Verify the media pool for full backups has changed to Media Pool Full (HP MSL G3 Series 1068).
27. On the Media Pool step, click the Next > button.
28. Untick the Archive incremental backups to tape checkbox.
29. On the Incremental Backup step, click the Next > button.
30. On the Options step, keep the default settings and click the Next > button.
31. Tick the Run the job automatically checkbox.
32. Select the As new backup files appear radio button.
33. On the Schedule step, click the Apply button.

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34. Click the Finish button on the Summary step.

35. In the Jobs section of the Home view, select Tape.
36. Double-click the Backup to tape: Confidential Data job.
37. Wait for the job to start processing.
38. Select Backup: Confidential data.
39. Confirm the job has started processing.
40. In the Backup to tape: Confidential data window, click the OK button.
Important: Do not wait for any jobs to finish before ending the lab

38. Close the veeam-vbr.vmce.lab - Veeam Backup and Replication console window.

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Lab 7: Building replication capabilities

Expected time to complete all labs, including launch time, is 30 minutes maximum.

This module contains the following lab exercises:

Lab 7.1: Add backup repository for storing replica meta-data
Lab 7.2: Deploy a Linux-based backup proxy in the DR site
Lab 7.3: Create a replication job with seeding
Lab 7.4: Create a replication job utilizing direct data path
Lab 7.5: Create a remote replica from backup job

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Lab 7.1: Add backup repository for storing replica meta-data

In this lab exercise, you will create a backup repository used for storing meta-data produced by replication jobs.

Task 1: Add backup repository for storing replica meta-data

1. From the desktop, launch Veeam Backup & Replication Console.
2. Click the Connect button.
3. Navigate to the Backup Infrastructure view.
4. Select Backup Repositories in the Backup Infrastructure view.
5. Click the Add Repository button on the Backup Repository ribbon.
6. Select Direct attached storage.
7. Select Microsoft Windows.
8. Enter
a. Name: Replica meta-data
b. Description: Backup repository exclusively used for replica meta-data
9. Click the Next > button on the Name step.
Important: We will create a backup repository that is located in the source site. This backup repository will be used to store
metadata for VM replicas - checksums of read data blocks required to streamline incremental sessions of the replication job.
During replication jobs, Veeam Backup & Replication frequently reads and writes small portions of metadata from/to the backup
repository.

10. Verify the Repository Server drop-down menu defaulted to VEEAM-VBR.vmce.lab.

11. Click the Populate button.
12. Select the E:\ drive.
13. On the Server step, click the Next > button.
14. Modify the Path to folder to: E:\Replica meta-data
15. On the Repository step, click the Next > button.
16. On the Mount Server step, keep the default settings and click the Next > button .
17. On the Review step, keep the default settings and click the Apply button.
18. On the Apply step, click the Next > button.
19. On the Summary step, click the Finish button.

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Lab 7.2: Deploy a Linux-based backup proxy in the DR site

In this lab exercise, you will deploy a Linux-based backup proxy in the DR site to ensure a backup proxy is located on both
source side and the target side to establish a stable connection for VM data transfer across sites.
1. Select Backup Proxies in the Backup Infrastructure view.
2. On the Backup Proxy ribbon, click the Add Proxy button.
3. Select VMware vSphere....
4. Click the Add New... button.
5. Select Linux.
6. Enter:
a. DNS name: veeam-pxy02.vmce.lab
b. Description: DR site Linux-based proxy
7. On the Name step, click the Next > button.
8. Click the Credentials drop-down menu.
9. Select administrator (Linux admin).
10. on the SSH Connection step, click the Apply button.
11. In the Veeam Backup and Replication window, click the Yes button to trust the remote server.
Note: There might be a small delay before the wizard continues, please have some patience.

12. On the Summary step, click the Finish button.

13. Enter proxy description: DR site Linux-based proxy
14. On the Server step, click the Next > button.
15. Click the Yes button to accept restarting the VEEAM-PXY02 virtual machine.
16. On the Traffic Rules step, click the Apply button.
17. On the Apply step, click the Next > button.
18. On the Summary step, click the Finish button.

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Lab 7.3: Create a replication job with seeding

In this lab exercise, you will create a replication job for Tiny-Veeam that uses a backup repository as a source for the first run
(seeding).

Task 1: Create a replication job with seeding

1. Navigate to the Home view.
2. On the Home ribbon, click the Replication Job button.
3. Select Virtual machine.
4. Select VMware vSphere....
5. Enter
6. Name: Replication: vSphere-Tiny
7. Description: Replication job with initial seeding from backup
8. Tick the Replica seeding (for low bandwidth DR sites) checkbox.
9. On the Name step, click the Next > button.
10. Click the Add... button.
11. Enter object name: vSphere-Tiny
12. Click the Start Search button.
13. Select vSphere-Tiny.
14. Click the Add button.
15. On the Virtual Machines step, click the Next > button.
16. In the Host or cluster section, click the Choose... button.
17. Expand the vcenter01.vmce.lab VMware vCenter Server.
18. Expand the DR data center.
19. Select the esx02.vmce.lab host.
20. In the Select Host window, click the OK button.
21. On the Destination step, click the Next > button.
22. Click the Repository for replica metadata drop down menu.
23. Select Replica meta-data (Backup repository exclusively used for replica meta-data).
24. Lower Restore points to keep to 3.
Note: It is generally recommended to store replica meta-data in a repository that is close to the source proxy. Keep in mind
that Scale-out Backup Repositories are not a supported target for replication job meta-data.

22. On the Job Settings step, click the Next > button.
23. On the Data Transfer step, keep the default settings and click the Next > button.
24. Tick the Get seed from the following backup repository checkbox.
Note: This will make the replication job use the Backup/Backup Copy job data placed in the selected Backup Repository as a
source for the first run of this replication job. All subsequent runs will use the production environment as the source.

25. Verify the Get seed from the following backup repository drop-down menu defaulted to Backup Repository
(Backup repository later used for replication seeding).
26. On the Seeding step, click the Next > button.
27. On the Guest processing step, keep the default settings and click the Next > button.
28. Tick the Run the job automatically checkbox.
29. On the Schedule step, click the Apply button.
30. Tick the Run the job when I click Finish checkbox.
31. On the Summary step, click the Finish button.
Important: Do not wait for any job to finish before moving to the next exercise.

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Lab 7.4: Create a replication job utilizing direct data path

In this lab exercise, you will create a replication job for DC02 and SHAREPOINT01.

Task 1: Create a replication job utilizing direct data path

1. On the Home ribbon, click the Replication Job button.
2. Select Virtual machine.
3. Select VMware vSphere....
4. Enter
5. Name: Replication: Microsoft SharePoint
6. Description: Replication job with network remapping and re-IP
7. Tick the Network remapping (for DR sites with different virtual networks) checkbox.
8. Tick the Replica re-IP (for DR sites with different IP addressing scheme) checkbox.
9. On the Name step, click the Next > button.
10. Click the Add... button.
11. Enter object name: sharepoint01
12. Click the Start Search button.
13. Select SHAREPOINT01.
14. In the Add Objects window, click the Add button.
15. Click the Add... button.
16. Enter object name: dc02
17. Click the Start Search button.
18. Select DC02.
19. In the Add Objects window, click the Add button.
20. On the Virtual Machines step, click the Next > button.
21. In the Host or cluster section, click the Choose... button.
22. Expand the vcenter01.vmce.lab VMware vCenter Server.
23. Expand the DR data center.
24. Select the esx02.vmce.lab host.
25. In the Select Host window, click the OK button.
26. On the Destination step, click the Next > button.
27. Click the Add... button.
28. In the Source network section, click the Browse... button.
29. Enter object name: production
30. Click the Start Search button.
31. Select Production.
32. In the Select Network window, click the OK button.
33. in the Target network section, click the Browse... button.
34. Enter object name: dr failover
35. Click the Start Search button.
36. Select DR Failover.
37. In the Select Network window, click the OK button.
38. In the Network Mapping window, click the OK button.
39. On the Network step, click the Next > button.
40. Click the Add... button.
41. Enter:
42. Default gateway: 192.168.2.1
43. Preferred DNS server: 192.168.2.101
44. Alternate DNS server: 192.168.1.101
45. Description: Re-IP rules are not applied during automatic testing using SureBackup
46. In the New Re-IP Rules window, click the OK button.
47. On the Re-IP step, click the Next > button.
48. Lower Restore points to keep to 3.
49. On the Job Settings step, click the Next > button.
50. On the Data Transfer step, keep the default settings and click the Next > button.
51. Tick the Enable application-aware processing checkbox.
52. Click the Guest OS credentials drop-down menu.
53. Select [email protected] (Domain admin account in UPN format).
54. Click the Test Now button.
55. Wait for all tests to reach status Success.
56. In the Guest Credentials Test window, click the Close button.
57. On the Guest Processing step, click the Next > button.
58. Tick the Run the job automatically checkbox.
59. On the Schedule step, click the Apply button.
60. Tick the Run the job when I click Finish checkbox.
61. On the Summary step, click the Finish button.

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Important: Do not wait for the jobs to finish before moving to the next step.

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Lab 7.5: Create a remote replica from backup job

In this lab exercise, you will create a Microsoft Hyper-V replica for HyperV-Tiny that always uses a backup repository as the
source.

Task 1: Create a remote replica from backup job

1. On the Home ribbon, click the Replication Job button.
2. Select Virtual machine.
3. Select Microsoft Hyper-V....
4. Enter
5. Name: Replication: HyperV-Tiny from backup.
6. Description: Replication job reading from backup on every run instead of production
7. On the Name step, click the Next > button.
8. Click the Add... button.
9. Expand the hyperv01.vmce.lab host.
10. Select HyperV-Tiny.
11. Click the Add button.
12. Click the Source... button.
13. Select the From backup files (latest VM state available in backups) radio button.
Note: When the backup repository is the only source of data, the replication job is often referred to as remote replica from
backup.

12. Tick the Scale-out Backup Repository checkbox.

13. In the Source Repositories window, click the OK button.
14. On the Virtual Machines step, click the Next > button.
15. In the Host or cluster section, click the Choose... button.
16. Select hyperv01.vmce.lab.
17. In the Select Server window, click the OK button.
18. On the Destination step, click the Next > button.
19. Lower Restore points to 3.
20. On the Job Settings step, click the Next > button.
21. On the Data Transfer step, keep the default settings and click the Next > button.
22. Tick the Run the job automatically checkbox.
23. On the Schedule step, click the Apply button.
24. Tick the Run the job when I click Finish checkbox.
25. On the Summary step, click the Finish button.
Important: Do not wait for the replication jobs to complete.

26. Close the Veeam Backup and Replication console window.

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Lab 8: Recovery from Replica

Expected time to complete all labs, including launch time, is 30 minutes maximum.

This module contains the following lab exercises:

Lab 8.1: Perform a replica failover on VMware vSphere
Lab 8.2: Perform a replica failover on Microsoft Hyper-V
Lab 8.3: Work with a Failover Plan
Lab 8.4: Perform a replica planned failover

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Lab 8.1: Perform a replica failover on VMware vSphere

In this lab exercise, you will perform a failover to a replica virtual machine on the VMware vSphere platform and then perform
an undo failover.

Task 1: Perform a failover

1. From the desktop, launch the vSphere Client.
2. Enter:
a. User name: [email protected]
b. Password: Pa%%w0rd
3. Click the Login button.
4. Click the vSphere-Tiny virtual machine text link.
5. Click the Shut Down Guest OS button (icon looks like a red square).
Note: When performing a failover in Veeam Backup & Replication, Veeam will not shut down any production virtual machine(s)
as a part of the failover process. Leaving production VMs powered on during failover will cause issues such as name/IP
conflicts.

6. Click the Yes button to confirm guest shutdown.

7. Minimize the Google Chrome window.
8. From the desktop, launch the Veeam Backup & Replication Console.
9. Click the Connect button.
10. In the Replicas section of the Home view, select Ready.
11. Select vSphere-Tiny.
12. On the Replica ribbon, click the Failover Now button.
13. On the Virtual Machines step, keep the default settings and click the Next > button.
14. Tick the Do not show me this page again checkbox.
15. On the Reason step, click the Next > button.
16. On the Summary step, click the Finish button.
17. Watch the failover process until the log displays the Failover completed successfully text.
18. Click the Close button in the Restore Session window.
19. Using the Windows task bar, switch back to the vSphere Client window.
20. On host esx02.vmce.lab, select the vSphere-Tiny_replica virtual machine.
21. Verify the vSphere-Tiny_replica virtual machine has been powered on.
22. Minimize the vSphere Client window.

Task 2: Undo Failover

1. Back in the Veeam Backup and Replication console, in the Replicas section of in the Home view, select Active (1)
2. Select vSphere-Tiny.
3. On the Replica ribbon, click the Undo Failover button.
4. Click the Yes button to confirm you are aware that undo failover resets the replica VM to the latest state.
5. In the Restore Session window, click the Close button.
6. Using the Windows task bar, switch back to the vSphere Client window.
7. Wait until the vSphere-Tiny_replica virtual machine is powered off.
Note: vSphere-Tiny_replica is automatically powered off as a part of the undo failover process.

8. On host esx01.vmce.lab, select the vSphere-Tiny virtual machine.

9. Click the Power on button (icon looks like a green triangle).
10. Minimize the vSphere Client window.

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Lab 8.2: Perform a replica failover on Microsoft Hyper-V

In this lab exercise, you will perform a failover to a replica virtual machine on the Microsoft Hyper-V platform and then perform
a failback to production.

Task 1: Perform a failover

1. From the Windows task bar, launch the Hyper-V Manager.
2. In the Actions pane on the right hand side, click the Connect to Server... text link.
3. Enter another computer: hyperv01.vmce.lab
4. In the Select Computer window, click the OK button.
5. Select HyperV-Tiny.
6. In the Actions pane, click the Turn Off... text link.
7. Minimize the Hyper-V Manager window.
8. Back in the Veeam Backup and Replication console, select HyperV-Tiny.
9. On the Replica ribbon, click the Failover Now button.
10. On the Virtual Machines step, keep the default settings and click the Next > button.
11. On the Reason step, leave the reason blank and click the Next > button.
12. On the Summary step, click the Finish button.
13. Wait for the text Failover completed successfully to be displayed.
14. In the Restore Session window, click the Close button.

Task 2: Perform a failback to production

1. Verify the HyperV-Tiny virtual machine is still selected.
2. Confirm the Status is Failover.
3. On the Replica ribbon, click the Failback to Production button.
4. On the Replicas step, keep the default setting and click the Next > button.
5. On the Destination step, keep the default settings and click the Next > button.
6. Tick the Power on target VM after restoring checkbox.
7. On the Summary step, click the Finish button.
8. Watch the failback process until the log displays the Failback completed text.
9. In the Restore Session window, click the Close button.

Task 3: Commit failback to production

1. Verify the HyperV-Tiny virtual machine is still selected.
2. Confirm the Status is Failback.
3. On the Replica ribbon, click the Commit Failback button.
Note: When you commit failback, you confirm that you want to get back to the production VM. Veeam Backup & Replication
resumes replication activities for the VM to which you failed back.

4. Click the Yes button to confirm the commit failback.

Note: Make sure to observe what is happening in the Hyper-V Manager as well. The failback protective snapshot that saves the
pre-failback state of a VM replica is not deleted - Veeam Backup & Replication uses this snapshot as an additional restore point
for the VM replica. With the pre-failback snapshot, Veeam Backup & Replication needs to transfer fewer changes and, therefore,
puts less load on the network when replication activities are resumed

5. Watch the failback process until the log displays the Failback commit operation stopped text.
6. In the Restore Session window, click the Close button.
7. Using the Windows task bar, switch to the Hyper-V Manager window.
8. Review the current state of the HyperV-Tiny virtual machine.
9. Close the Hyper-V Manager window.

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Lab 8.3: Work with a Failover Plan

In this lab exercise, you will create a failover plan and then perform a failover using the failover plan and finally perform a undo
failover using the failover plan.

Task 1: Create a failover plan

1. Deselect HyperV-Tiny.
2. On the Home ribbon, click the Failover Plan button.
3. Select VMware vSphere....
4. Enter:
a. Name: Failover plan
b. Description: vSphere-Tiny and SHAREPOINT01
5. On the General step, click the Next > button.
6. Click the Add VM button.
7. Select From infrastructure....
8. Expand the vcenter01.vmce.lab VMware vCenter Server.
9. Expand the Production data center.
10. Expand the esx01.vmce.lab host.
11. Hold the CTRL button and select the vSphere-Tiny and SHAREPOINT01 virtual machines.
12. In the Add Objects window, click the Add button.
13. Select vSphere-Tiny.
14. Click the Up button.
15. Click the Set Delay... button.
16. Lower the boot delay to: 30 seconds.
17. In the Boot Delay window, click the OK button.
18. On the Virtual Machines step, click the Apply button.
19. On the Summary step, click the Finish button.

Task 2: Perform failover by failover plan

1. Using the Windows task bar, switch back to the vSphere Client window.
2. Select the vSphere-Tiny virtual machine.
3. Inside the vSphere Client window, click the Refresh button (do not use the browsers refresh button).
4. Click the Shut Down Guest OS button.
5. In the Confirm Guest Shut Down window, click the Yes button.
6. Select the SHAREPOINT01 virtual machine.
7. Click the Shut Down Guest OS button (looks like a red square).
8. In the Confirm Guest Shut Down window, click the Yes button.
9. Minimize the vSphere Client window.
10. In the Replicas section of the Home view, back in the Veeam Backup and Replication console, select Failover
Plans.
11. Select the Failover plan failover plan.
12. On the Failover Plan ribbon, click the Start button.
13. Watch the failover process until the log displays the Job finished text.
14. Click the Close button.

Task 3: Undo a failover by the failover plan

1. In the Replicas section of the Home view, click on Active (2).
2. Confirm both the vSphere-Tiny and SHAREPOINT01 virtual machines are in the Failover status.
3. In the Replicas section of the Home view, select Failover Plans.
4. Confirm the Failover Plan status is Completed.
5. Select the Failover plan failover plan.
6. On the Failover Plan ribbon, click the Undo button.
7. Click the Yes button to confirm that undo failover plan will reset all replica VMs in the plan to the latest state.
8. Click the Close button.
9. Using the Windows task bar, switch back to the vSphere Client window.
10. Wait until both the vSphere-Tiny_replica and SHAREPOINT01_replica virtual machines have been powered off.
11. Select the vSphere-Tiny virtual machine.
12. Click the Power On button.
13. Select the SHAREPOINT01 virtual machine.
14. Click the Power On button.
Note: Please verify that both the vSphere-Tiny and SHAREPOINT01 virtual machines are in a powered on state before
continuing.

15. Close the vSphere Client window.

Note: Undo of a failover plan has been completed.

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Lab 8.4: Perform a replica planned failover

In this lab exercise, you will perform a planned failover.

Task 1: Perform a replica planned failover

1. In the Replicas section of the Home view, select Ready.
2. Select HyperV-Tiny.
3. On the Replica ribbon, click the Planned Failover button.
4. On the Virtual Machines step, click the Next > button.
5. On the Reason step, leave the restore reason blank and click the Next > button.
6. On the Summary step, click the Finish button.
Note: When you start the planned failover, Veeam Backup & Replication performs the following steps:

1. The failover process triggers the replication job to perform an incremental backup and copy the un-replicated changes to the
replica.

2. The VM is powered off.

3. The failover process triggers the replication job to perform another incremental backup run and copy a portion of the
lastminute changes to the replica. The replica becomes fully synchronized with the source VM.

4. The VM is failed over to its replica.

7. Watch the planned failover process until the log displays the Failover completed successfully tex.
Note: This process will take a maximum of 6 minutes, please have some patience.

8. In the Restore Session window, click the Close button.

9. In the Replicas section of the Home view, select Active (1).
10. Select HyperV-Tiny.
11. On the Replica ribbon, click the Permanent Failover button.
12. Click the Yes button to proceed with permanent failover.
13. Watch the permanent failover process until the log displays the Permanent failover is completed text.
14. In the Restore Session window, click the Close button.
15. Close the veeam-vbr - Veeam Backup and Replication console window.

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Lab 9: Testing Backup and Replication

Expected time to complete all labs, including launch time, is 45 minutes maximum.

This module contains the following lab exercises:

Lab 9.1: Use SureBackup to test backups
Lab 9.2: Use SureBackup to test replicas
Lab 9.3: On-Demand Sandbox capabilities

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Lab 9.1: Use SureBackup to test backups

Task 1: Create a new virtual lab
1. From the desktop, launch the Veeam Backup & Replication console.
2. Click the Connect button.
3. Navigate to the Backup Infrastructure view.
4. In the SureBackup section of the Backup Infrastructure view, select Virtual Labs.
5. On the Virtual Lab ribbon, click the Add Virtual Lab button.
6. Select VMware....
7. Enter
a. Name: Virtual Lab Production site.
b. Description: Virtual lab to be used in the production site
8. On the Name step, click the Next > button.
9. In the Host section, click the Choose... button.
10. Enter object name: esx01
11. Click the Start Search button.
12. Select the esx01.vmce.lab host.
13. In the Select Server window, click the OK button.
14. On the Host step, click the Next > button.
15. On the Datastore step, click the Next > button.
16. Click the Configure... button.
17. Click the Use the following IP address radio button.
18. Enter:
a. IP address: 192.168.1.254
b. Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
c. Default gateway: 192.168.1.1
d. Preferred DNS server: 192.168.1.101
e. Alternate DNS server: 192.168.2.101
19. In the Network Settings window, click the OK button.
20. On the Proxy step, click the Next > button.
21. Select the Advanced single-host (manual configuration) radio button.
22. On the Networking step, click the Next > button.
23. Click the OK button to accept the Unable to resolve default network settings error.
24. Click the Add... button.
25. Click the Browse... button.
26. Enter object name: production
27. Click the Start Search button.
28. Select the Production port group.
29. In the Select Production Network window, click the Add button.
30. Enter isolated network: VLAB Production
Important: It is critical you do not skip the step of changing the isolated network name.

31. In the Network Mapping window, click the OK button.

32. On the Isolated Networks step, click the Next > button.
33. Click the Add... button.
34. Click the Choose isolated network to connect this vNIC to drop down menu.
35. Select VLAB Production (Production).
36. Click the OK button to dismiss the unable to resolve network settings warning.
37. Enter:
a. IP address: 192.168.1.1
b. Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
c. Masquerade network IP address: 172.16.0.d
38. Untick the Enable DHCP service on this interface checkbox.
39. In the vNIC Connection Settings window, click the OK button.
40. On the Network Settings step, click the Next > button.
41. Tick the Define static IP address mapping checkbox.
42. Click the Add... button.
43. Verify the Production network drop-down menu defaulted to Production.
44. Enter:
a. Isolated IP: 192.168.1.103
b. Access IP: 192.168.1.253
c. Notes: Static IP address to access SharePoint inside virtual lab

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Note: This static IP address mapping will be used in a later exercise for the on-demand sandbox.

45. In the IP Address Mapping window, click the OK button.

Note: Static IP mapping is used when it is necessary to provide many clients with access to an isolated VM. The static IP
address is assigned to the proxy appliance network adapter connected to the production network, and IP traffic directed to the
specified static IP address is routed by the proxy appliance to the VM powered on in the isolated network.

46. On the Static Mapping step, click the Next > button.
47. On the Ready to Apply step, click the Apply button.
48. On the Applying Configuration step, click the Finish button.

Task 2: Add an application group

1. In the SureBackup section of the Backup Infrastructure view, select Application Groups.
2. Click the Add Group button on the Application Group ribbon.
3. Select VMware....
4. Enter
a. Name: Production Active Directory
b. Description: Domain controller from production site started from a backup
5. On the Name step, click the Next > button.
6. Click the Add... button.
7. Select From backups....
8. Expand the Backup: RPO 24 hours with 14 days retention job.
9. Select the DC01 virtual machine.
10. In the Select Backup window, click the Add button.
11. Select the DC01 virtual machine.
12. Click the Edit... button.
13. Tick the DNS server checkbox.
14. Tick the Domain Controller (Authoritative Restore) checkbox.
15. Tick the Global Catalog checkbox.
16. Click the Startup Options tab.
Note: The stabilization process (waiting for the VM to reach the stabilization point: the VM boots and reports it is ready for
tests) cannot exceed the value specified in the maximum allowed boot time field. If the stabilization point cannot be determined
within the maximum allowed boot time, the recovery verification process will complete and display a timeout error. Because of
this, you should be careful when specifying this value. Typically, a VM started by a SureBackup job requires more time to boot
than a VM started regularly. If such an error occurs, you will need to increase the maximum allowed boot time value and start
the job again.

17. Review the options.

18. In the Verification Options window, click the OK button.
19. On the Virtual Machines step, click the Next > button.
20. On the Summary step, click the Finish button.

Task 3: Use SureBackup to test backups

1. Navigate to the Home view.
2. On the Home ribbon, click the SureBackup Job button.
3. Select VMware....
4. Enter:
a. Name: SureBackup: vSphere-Tiny
b. Description: Automated restore tests from backups
5. On the Name step, click the Next > button.
6. On the Virtual Lab step, keep the default settings and click the Next > button.
7. Click the Application group drop down menu.
8. Select the Production Active Directory application group.
9. On the Application Group step, click the Next > button.
Note: If the Keep the application group running after the job completes option is enabled, the lab would not be powered off
when the SureBackup Job completes, and you would be able to perform application item-level restore (U-AIR®) or use On-
Demand Sandboxâ„¢ for testing, troubleshooting or training.

10. Tick the Link jobs checkbox.

11. Click the Add... button.
12. Select the Backup: vSphere-Tiny (manual) job.
13. In the Select Jobs window, click the OK button.
14. Lower Process simultaneously up to to: 1

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15. On the Linked Jobs step, click the Next > button.
Note: During SureBackup malware scan (secure restore), Veeam Backup & Replication mounts disks of the machine that you
plan to restore to the mount server. On the mount server, Veeam Backup & Replication triggers an antivirus to scan files from
the mounted disks. If during the scan the antivirus detects malware, Veeam Backup & Replication will either abort the restore
process, or restore the machine or its disks with restrictions depending on secure restore settings. You can perform secure
restore only for machines that run Microsoft Windows.

16. On the Settings step, keep the default settings and click the Next > button.
17. Tick the Run the job automatically checkbox.
18. Select the Monthly at this time radio button.
19. On the Schedule step, click the Apply button.
20. Tick the Run the job when I click Finish checkbox.
21. on the Summary step, click the Finish button.
Important: A SureBackup Job will take a while, do NOT wait for it to complete before proceeding to the next exercise.

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Lab 9.2: Use SureBackup to test replicas

Task 1: Create a new virtual lab for the disaster recovery site
1. Navigate to the Backup Infrastructure view.
2. In the SureBackup section of the Backup Infrastructure view, select Virtual Labs.
3. On the Virtual Lab ribbon, click the Add Virtual Lab button.
4. Select VMware....
5. Enter
a. Name: Virtual Lab DR site
b. Description: Virtual lab to be used in the disaster recovery site
6. On the Name step, click the Next > button.
7. In the Host section, click the Choose... button.
8. Enter object name: esx02
9. Click the Start Search button.
10. Select the esx02.vmce.lab host.
11. In the Select Server window, click the OK button.
12. On the Host step, click the Next > button.
13. Tick the Redirect write cache checkbox.
14. Click the Choose... button.
15. Expand the esx02.vmce.lab host.
16. Select the ESX02:Local datastore.
17. In the Select Datastore window, click the OK button.
18. On the Datastore step, click the Next > button.
19. Click the Configure... button.
20. Click the Use the following IP address radio button.
21. Enter:
a. IP address: 192.168.2.254
b. Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
c. Default gateway: 192.168.2.1
d. Preferred DNS server: 192.168.2.101
e. Alternate DNS server: 192.168.1.101
22. In the Network Settings window, click the OK button.
23. On the Proxy step, click the Next > button.
24. Select the Advanced single-host (manual configuration) radio button.
25. On the Networking step, click the Next > button.
26. Click the OK button to accept the Unable to resolve default network settings error.
27. Click the Add... button.
28. Click the Browse... button.
29. Enter object name: dr
30. Click the Start Search button.
31. Select the DR port group.
32. In the Select Production Network window, click the Add button.
33. Enter isolated network: VLAB DR
Important: It is critical you do not skip the step of changing the isolated network name.

34. In the Network Mapping window, click the OK button.

35. Click the Add... button.
36. Click the Browse... button.
37. Enter object name: DR Failover
38. Click the Start Search button.
39. Select the DR Failover port group.
40. In the Select Production Network window, click the Add button.
41. Enter isolated network: VLAB DR Failover
Important: It is critical you do not skip the step of changing the isolated network name.

42. In the Network Mapping window, click the OK button.

43. On the Isolated Networks step, click the Next > button.
44. Click the Add... button.
45. Click the Choose isolated network to connect this vNIC to drop down menu.
46. Select VLAB DR (DR).
47. Click the OK button to dismiss the unable to resolve network settings warning.
48. Enter:
a. IP address: 192.168.2.1
b. Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
c. Masquerade network IP address: 172.16.2.d

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49. Untick the Enable DHCP service on this interface checkbox.

50. In the vNIC Connection Settings window, click the OK button.
51. Click the Add... button.
52. Click the Choose isolated network to connect this vNIC to drop down menu.
53. Select VLAB DR Failover (DR Failover).
54. Click the OK button to dismiss the unable to resolve network settings warning.
55. Enter:
a. IP address: 192.168.1.1
b. Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
c. Masquerade network IP address: 172.16.1.d
56. Untick the Enable DHCP service on this interface checkbox.
57. In the vNIC Connection Settings window, click the OK button.
58. Tick the Route network traffic between vNICs checkbox.
Important: It is critical you do not skip this step.

59. Click the Next > button on the Network Settings step.
60. Keep the default settings and click the Next > button on the Static Mapping step.
Note: Static IP mapping is used when it is necessary to provide many clients with access to an isolated VM. The static IP
address is assigned to the proxy appliance network adapter connected to the production network, and IP traffic directed to the
specified static IP address is routed by the proxy appliance to the VM powered on in the isolated network.

61. Click the Apply button on the Ready to Apply step.

62. Click the Finish button on the Applying Configuration step.

Task 2: Add an application group

1. Select Application Groups in the SureBackup section of the Backup Infrastructure view.
2. Click the Add Group button on the Application Group ribbon.
3. Select VMware....
4. Enter
a. Name: DR Active Directory
b. Description: Domain controller from DR site started from replica
5. Click the Next > button on the Name step.
6. Click the Add... button.
7. Select From replicas....
8. Expand the Replication: Microsoft SharePoint job.
9. Select the DC02 virtual machine.
10. Click the Add button in the Select Replica window.
11. Select the DC02 virtual machine.
12. Click the Edit... button.
13. Tick the DNS server checkbox.
14. Tick the Domain Controller (Authoritative Restore) checkbox.
15. In the Verification Options window, click the OK button.
16. On the Virtual Machines step, click the Next > button.
17. On the Summary step, click the Finish button.

Task 3: Use SureBackup to test replicas

1. Navigate to the Home view.
2. In the Jobs section of the Home view, select SureBackup.
3. On the Home ribbon, click the SureBackup Job.
4. Select VMware....
5. Enter:
a. Name: SureBackup: DR replicas
b. Description: Verifying replicas
6. On the Name step, click the Next > button.
7. Verify the Virtual Lab drop-down menu defaulted to Virtual Lab DR site.
8. On the Virtual Lab step, click the Next > button.
9. Click the Application Group drop-down menu.
10. Select DR Active Directory.
11. On the Application Group step, click the Next > button.
12. Tick the Link jobs checkbox.
13. Click the Add... button.
14. Select the Replication: Microsoft SharePoint job.
15. In the Select Jobs window, click the OK button.
16. Select the Replication: Microsoft SharePoint job.
17. Click the Edit... button.

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18. Tick the Web Server checkbox.

19. In the Verification Options window, click the OK button.
20. On the Linked Jobs step, click the Next > button.
21. On the Settings step, keep the default settings and click the Next > button.
22. Tick the Run the job automatically checkbox.
23. Select the Monthly at this time radio button.
24. On the Schedule step, click the Apply button.
25. Tick the Run the job when I click Finish checkbox.
26. On the Summary step, click the Finish button.
Important: A SureBackup Job will take a while, do NOT wait for it to complete before proceeding to the next
exercise.

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Lab 9.3: On-Demand Sandbox capabilities

In this lab exercise, you will launch a on-demand sandbox from backups.

Task 1: Create an application group for the On-Demand Sandbox

1. Navigate to the Backup Infrastructure view.
2. On the Application Group ribbon, click the Add Group button.
3. Select VMware....
4. Enter
a. Name: On-Demand Sandbox from backups: Microsoft SharePoint
b. Description: Sandbox that will keep running until stopped or interrupted by the source job
5. On the Name step, click the Next > button.
6. Click the Add... button.
7. Select From backups....
8. Expand the Backup: RPO 24 hours with 14 days retention job.
9. Hold the CTRL keyboard button and select the DC01 and SHAREPOINT01 virtual machines.
10. In the Select Backup window, click the Add button.
11. Select DC01.
12. Click the Up button.
13. Click the Edit... button.
14. Tick the DNS server checkbox.
15. Tick the Domain Controller (Authoritative Restore) checkbox.
16. Tick the Global Catalog checkbox.
17. In the Verification Options window, click the OK button.
18. Select SHAREPOINT01.
19. Click the Edit... button.
20. Tick the Web Server checkbox.
21. In the Verification Options window, click the OK button.
22. On the Virtual Machines step, click the Next > button.
23. On the Summary step, click the Finish button.

Task 2: Create a SureBackup job for the On-Demand Sandbox

1. Navigate to the Home view.
2. On the Home ribbon, click the SureBackup Job button.
3. Select VMware....
4. Enter
a. Name: On-Demand Sandbox: Microsoft SharePoint
b. Description: On-Demand Sandbox for Microsoft SharePoint developers
5. On the Name step, click the Next > button.
6. Click the Virtual lab drop-down menu.
7. Select Virtual Lab Production site.
8. On the Virtual Lab step, click the Next > button.
9. Click the Application group drop-down menu.
10. Select the On-Demand Sandbox from backups: Microsoft SharePoint application group.
11. Tick the Keep the application group running after the job completes checkbox.
Note: If the keep the application group running after the job completes checkbox is ticked the lab will not be powered off when
the SureBackup job completes and you could use On-Demand Sandbox for testing, troubleshooting or training.

12. On the Application Group step, click the Next > button.
13. On the Linked Jobs step, keep the default settings and click the Next > button.
14. On the Settings step, keep the default settings and click the Next > button.
15. On the Schedule step, keep the default settings and click the Apply button.
16. On the Summary step, click the Finish button.

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Important: Starting and testing the on-demand sandbox is an optional lab, please ask your trainer if you should
launch it or not.

Steps to test sandbox:

1. Confirm the SureBackup job testing backups is in the stopped status.

2. Start the relevant SureBackup job

3. Wait for all tests to reach a success state.

4. Open command prompt

5. Ping 172.16.1.103 and confirm no response.

6. Close the command prompt and launch the Remote Desktop Connection client.

7. Connect to 192.168.1.253 using password Pa%%w0rd

8. Confirm the name in the certificate from the remote computer is SHAREPOINT01.vmce.lab

9. Click the No button.

10. Stop the SureBackup job.

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Lab 10: Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager

Expected time to complete all labs, including launch time, is 30 minutes maximum.

This module contains the following lab exercises:

Lab 10.1: Import encrypted backup file
Lab 10.2: Connect Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager to the Veeam Backup Server
Lab 10.3: Delegate restore privileges in Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager
Lab 10.4: Import encryption keyset to Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager
Lab 10.5: Decrypt backup data without a password

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Lab 10.1: Import encrypted backup file

In this lab exercise, you will import an encrypted backup file.

Task 1: Import encrypted backup file

1. From the desktop, launch Veeam Backup & Replication Console.
2. Click the Connect button.
3. On the Home ribbon, click the Import Backup button.
4. Enter backup file: E:\Install\VMWithOldHWVersion_EEE3D2018-12-14T093448.vbk
5. In the Import Backup window, click the OK button.
Note: Notice Disk (Encrypted) appeared in the Backups section of the Home view.

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Lab 10.2: Connect Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager to the Veeam

Backup Server
In this lab exercise you will add the Veeam Backup & Replication backup server to Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager.

Task 1: Connect to Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager

1. Minimize the veeam-vbr.vmce.lab - Veeam Backup and Replication window.
2. Launch Google Chrome from the desktop.
3. Navigate to the URL: https://veeam-vbr.vmce.lab:9443.
4. Click the Advanced button.
5. Click the Proceed to veeam-vbr.vmce.lab (unsafe) text link.
6. Enter:
a. Username: [email protected]
b. Password: Pa%%w0rd
7. Click the Sign in button.
8. Click the Configuration button in the top right corner.
9. Click the Add... button.
10. Enter:
a. DNS name: veeam-vbr.vmce.lab
b. Description: Production Veeam Backup server
c. Username: [email protected]
d. Password: Pa%%w0rd
11. Click the OK button in the Backup Server Settings window.
12. Navigate to the Sessions view.
13. Click the Refresh button.
14. Wait until all tasks are in a Success status.
15. Navigate back to the Backup Servers view.
16. Click the Refresh button and verify the Version column has been populated with version 10.0.0.4461.
Note: The initial configuration of Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager is completed. We will use it in a later lab.

7. Navigate to the Roles view.

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Lab 10.3: Delegate restore privileges in Veeam Backup Enterprise

Manager
In this lab exercise, you will delegate restore privileges in Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager.

Task 1: Delegate restore privileges in Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager

1. Click the Add... button.
2. Enter account: VMCE\restoreoperator
3. Click the Role drop down menu.
4. Select Restore Operator.
5. Tick the Guest files check box.
6. Tick the Allow restore of files with these extensions only: checkbox.
7. Enter allow restore of files with these extensions only: docx
8. In the Add Role window, click the OK button.
Note: To provide for the recoverability of Exchange items, you will need an application-consistent backup (with VSS enabled) of
the Exchange server VM. To check corresponding job settings, you can go to the Jobs tab in Veeam Backup Enterprise
Manager, select the backup job that contains the Exchange server and choose to Edit it.

9. Navigate to the Settings view.

10. Click the Directory Account tab.
11. Enter:
a. Username: VMCE\Administrator
b. Password: Pa%%w0rd
12. Click the Save button.
Note: This user account will be used for Active Directory and Exchange restores and requires corresponding permissions to
access Microsoft Active Directory and the mailbox. It needs Exchange Administrator rights and administrator's rights for all
mailboxes.

13. In the top right corner, click the VMCE\Administrator text link.
14. Select Sign Out.
15. Enter user name: [email protected]
16. Click the Next button.
17. Enter password: Pa%%w0rd
18. Click the Sign in button.
19. Click the Files tab.
20. Enter search backups of: DC01
21. Select the DC01 machine.
22. Enter file name to search for: *.pptx
23. Click the Search button.
Note: No results will be found because PPTX is not an allowed extension for the currently logged in user.

24. Expand the C: drive.

25. Select the Important Files folder.
26. Select the market strategy.pptx file.
27. Click the Download button.
Important: If no Download button is visible, first click the Other actions text link. This is caused by a low screen
resolution.

28. Click the Yes button to confirm download of this file.

29. Click the OK button to dismiss the error.
Note: User does not have permissions to restore files with extension: PPTX. This error is expected.

30. Enter file name to search for: *.docx

31. Click the Search button.
32. Select the quote.docx file.
33. Click the Download button.
34. Click the Yes button to confirm download of this object.
35. Select the only available row in the File Restore History section.
36. Wait until the text Restored files are available for download is displayed.
37. In the bottom pane, in the Log tab, click the download text link.
38. Confirm the download starts then click the VMCE\restoreoperator text link in the top right corner.
39. Select Sign Out.

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40. In the bottom right hand corner of the Google Chrome window, click the X button to close the download bar.

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Lab 10.4: Import encryption keyset to Veeam Backup Enterprise

Manager
In this lab exercise, you will import a encryption keyset to Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager.

Task 1: Import encryption keyset to Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager

1. In the Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager window, enter user name: [email protected]
2. Click the Next button.
3. Enter password: Pa%%w0rd
4. Click the Sign in button.
5. In the top right corner, click the Configuration button.
6. Navigate to the Settings view.
7. Click the Key Management tab.
8. Click the Import button.
9. Click the Browse text link.
10. Enter file name: c:\install\Veeam Certified Engineer.pem
11. Click the Open button in the Open view.
12. In the Import Keyset window, click the Import button.
13. Tick the Key retention period checkbox.
14. Tick the Auto-generate new keys checkbox.
Note: After the current keyset expires, Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager will automatically generate a new keyset and
mark it as active.

15. Click the Save button.

Important: It is important to regularly back up your Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager keys or save their copies in a safe
place. Simply select the keyset to export and click the Export button.

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Lab 10.5: Decrypt backup data without a password

In this lab exercise, you will decrypt backup data without a password.

Task 1: Decrypt backup data without a password

1. Using the Windows task bar, switch back to veeam-vbr.vmce.lab - Veeam Backup and Replication window.
2. In the Backups section of the Home view, select Disk (Encrypted).
3. Select the encrypted Install object.
4. On the Encrypted Backup ribbon, click the Specify Password button.
5. Click the I have lost the password text link.
6. Click the Copy to clipboard button.
7. Using the Windows task bar, switch to the Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager window.
8. Click the Password Recovery button.
9. In the Password Recovery window, click inside the text field.
10. Press keyboard buttons CTRL + V to paste the request from Veeam Backup and Replication.
11. On the Challenge Request step, click the Next button.
12. Confirm the request was verified successfully.
13. On the Verify Request step, click the Next button.
14. Press keyboard buttons CTRL + C to copy the response.
15. Using the Windows task bar, switch back to the veeam-vbr.vmce.lab - Veeam Backup and Replication window.
16. On the Request step, click the Next > button.
17. Press keyboard buttons CTRL + V to paste the response from Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager.
18. On the Response step, click the Next > button.
19. Verify that all encryption key sets have been recovered successfully.
20. Click the Finish button on the Summary step.
Note: Notice the Disk (Encrypted) section is gone because the backup was decrypted

21. Close the Veeam Backup and Replication window.

22. Back in the Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager - Password Recovery window, click the Finish button.
23. Close the Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager window.

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Lab 11: Veeam ONE

Expected time to complete all labs, including launch time, is 30 minutes maximum.

This module contains the following lab exercises:

Lab 11.1: Connect Veeam ONE to server infrastructure
Lab 11.2: Create a custom Veeam ONE Reporter dashboard
Lab 11.3: Customize Veeam ONE Monitor alerting options
Lab 11.4: Create a Veeam ONE Business View category and group
Lab 11.5: Veeam ONE backup reporting
Lab 11.6: Perform an infrastructure assessment

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Lab 11.1: Connect Veeam ONE to server infrastructure

In this lab exercise, you will connect Veeam ONE to to servers in the environment.

Task 1: Add a VMware vCenter Server

1. From the desktop, launch Veeam ONE Monitor.
2. Click the Connect button.
Important: Disregard any errors and/or warnings you may see on the Veeam ONE Monitor dashboard interface
at this stage.

3. In the Configuration Wizard window, click the Cancel button.

4. Maximize the Veeam ONE Monitor window.
5. On the toolbar, click the Add Server button.
6. Select VMware Server.
7. Enter DNS name: vcenter01.vmce.lab
8. On the Name step, click the Next button.
9. Enter:
a. Username: [email protected]
b. Password: Pa%%w0rd
10. On the Credentials step, click the Next button.
11. On the Summary step, click the Finish button.

Task 2: Add a Hyper-V host

1. On the toolbar, click the Add Server.
2. Select Hyper-V Server.
3. Enter DNS name: hyperv01.vmce.lab
4. Select the Hyper-V host radio button.
5. On the Name step, click the Next button.
6. Enter:
a. Username: [email protected]
b. Password: Pa%%w0rd
7. On the Credentials step, click the Next button.
8. On the Summary step, click the Finish.
9. In the Windows VMs Guest OS Credentials section, enter:
a. Login: [email protected]
b. Password: Pa%%w0rd
10. In the Server Settings window, click the OK button to save the credentials.
Important: Disregard any errors and/or warnings you may see on the Veeam ONE Monitor dashboard interface
at this stage.

Task 3: Add the Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager server

1. On the toolbar, click the Add Server button.
2. Select Veeam Backup & Replication Server.
3. Enter DNS name: veeam-vbr.vmce.lab
4. Select the Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager radio button.
5. On the Name step, click the Next button.
6. Enter:
a. Username: [email protected]
b. Password: Pa%%w0rd
7. On the Credentials step, click the Next button.
8. On the Summary step, click the Finish.
9. Minimize the Veeam ONE Monitor window.

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Lab 11.2: Create a custom Veeam ONE Reporter dashboard

Task 1: Set up a Veeam ONE Reporter collection interval
1. From the desktop, launch Google Chrome.
2. Browse to: https://veeam-vbr.vmce.lab:1239
3. Click the Advanced button.
4. Click the Proceed to veeam-vbr.vmce.lab (unsafe) text link.
5. Enter:
a. User name: [email protected]
b. Password: Pa%%w0rd
6. Click the Login button.
7. Click the Configuration tab.
8. Navigate to the Servers view.
9. Select the vcenter01.vmce.lab line.
10. Click the Scheduling... button.
11. Select the Periodically every radio button.
12. In the Scheduling settings for Object properties collection window, click the OK button.
Note: Due to the lab time constraints, the collection interval is scheduled more often than in a production environment.

Task 2: Create a custom dashboard

1. Click the Dashboards tab.
2. In the top right corner, click the Add new dashboard... button.
3. Enter name: VMCE dashboard.
4. Select the top Columns: 2 radio button.
5. In the Add dashboard window, click the OK button.

Task 3: Populate the VMCE dashboard

1. On the left-hand widget placeholder, click the plus sign.
2. Enter caption: Network issues.
3. Select VMware Alarms.
4. On the Widget pack step, click the Next button.
5. Select Top Issues.
6. On the Widget step, click the Next button.
7. Click the Alarms drop down menu.
Note: Do NOT click the Alarm Types drop down menu.

7. Untick the All items checkbox.

8. Scroll down until the ESX(i) host network warning alarm is visible.
9. Tick the ESX(i) host network uplink failure checkbox.
10. Tick the ESX(i) host network error checkbox.
11. Tick the ESX(i) host network uplink problems checkbox.
12. Tick the ESX(i) host network warning checkbox.
13. Click outside the Alarms drop down menu to collapse the Alarms drop down menu.
14. On the Options step, click the Finish button.
15. Minimize the Veeam ONE Reporter window.

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Lab 11.3: Customize Veeam ONE Monitor alerting options

Task 3: Customize Veeam ONE Monitor alerting options
1. Switch to the Veeam ONE Monitor window using the Windows task bar.
2. Navigate to the Alarm Management view.
3. In the VMware section of the Alarm Management view, select Virtual Machine.
4. In the Actions pane on the right-hand side of the screen, click the New... text link.
5. Enter alarm name: LABTEST VM CPU usage.
6. Click the Rules tab.
7. Click the Add... button.
8. Select the Resource usage radio button.
9. On the Choose Rule Type/Trigger type step, click the Next button.
10. Click the Counter drop down menu.
11. Select CPU Usage (%).
12. Enter for the following time period: 5 min.
13. Enter warning: 70%.
14. Enter error: 90%.
15. On the Define Rule step, click the Finish button.
16. Click the Assignment tab.
17. In the Assignment for alarm section, click the Add... button.
18. Select Infrastructure tree....
19. Expand Virtual Infrastructure.
20. Expand vcenter01.vmce.lab.
21. Tick the Production checkbox.
Note: You may want to assign the alarm to the custom categorization groups configured in Veeam ONE Business View.
However, multiple assignment types for the same alarm cannot be combined.

22. In the Assign Alarm window, click the Assign button.

23. In the Alarm Settings window, click the Save button.

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Lab 11.4: Create a Veeam ONE Business View category and group
Task 1: Create a Veeam ONE Business View category and group
1. Navigate to the Business View view.
2. At the top of the screen, click the Categories tab.
3. In the Actions pane on the right-hand side, click the Add Category... text link.
4. Enter name: Veeam Courses
5. On the Name and Object Type step, click the Next button.
6. On the Platform step, keep the default setting and click the Next button.
7. Select the Multiple conditions radio button.
8. On the Categorization Method step, click the Next button.
9. Click the Add.. button.
10. Enter name: Test VMs
11. On the Group Name step, click the Next button.
12. Click the Property drop down menu.
13. Select Name.
14. Click the Operator drop down menu.
15. Select Ends with.
16. Enter value: -Tiny
17. Click the Save button.
18. Click the Add.. button.
19. Enter name: Other VMs
20. On the Group Name step, click the Next button.
21. Click the Property drop down menu.
22. Select Name.
23. Click the Operator drop down menu.
24. Select Does not contain.
25. Enter value: -Tiny
26. On the Grouping Conditions step, click the Save button.
27. On the Grouping Criteria step, click the Next button.
28. On the Export step, keep the default selection and click the Save button.
29. Close the Veeam ONE Monitor window.

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Lab 11.5: Veeam ONE backup reporting

Task 1: Veeam ONE backup reporting
1. Using the Windows task bar, switch to the Veeam ONE Reporter window.
Note: In case the session has timed out, simply login again using:

User name: [email protected]

Password: Pa%%w0rd

2. Click the Configuration tab.

Note: Currently the infrastructure is scheduled to collect data from the server automatically every three hours. Since we want
to see the group we have just created in the report before it is collected and synced automatically, it's required to run the data
collection manually.

3. Navigate to the Servers view.

4. Select vcenter01.vmce.lab.
5. Click the Run now button.
Important: Wait for the data collection to complete before continuing.

6. Confirm the Object properties collection task status is Success.

7. Click the Workspace tab.
8. Select the Veeam Backup Monitoring folder.
9. Click the Protected VMs text link.
10. Select the Business View object(s) radio button.
Note: The RPO is set to 1 week by default. The report will examine whether VMs have valid backup and replica restore points
created within this specified time range (RPO period).

11. Click the Click to choose text link.

Note: This will let you define Business View groups that should be analyzed in the report.

12. Expand the Veeam Courses category.

Important: If Veeam Courses is missing it is likely due to the collection started in the previously step has not yet
finished.

13. Tick the Test VMs checkbox.

14. Click the OK button.
15. Click the Preview button.
Note: The report will open in a new window.

16. Review the report using the arrow buttons to switch between pages.
Note: A VM is considered to be Protected if there is at least one valid backup or replica restore point that meets the designated
RPO for it. A VM is considered to be Unprotected if it has outdated or missing backup or replica restore points.

17. Close the Protected VMs report window.

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Lab 11.6: Perform an infrastructure assessment

Task 1: Veeam ONE backup reporting
1. Select the VMware Infrastructure Assessment folder.
2. Click the VM Configuration Assessment text link.
3. Keep the default settings and click the Preview button.
4. Review the report using the arrow buttons to switch between pages.
5. Close the VM Configuration Assessment report window.
6. Close the Veeam ONE Reporter window.

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Lab 12: Additional resources (OPTIONAL LAB)

Expected time to complete all labs, including launch time, is 60 minutes maximum.

This module contains the following lab exercises:

Lab 12.1: Install Veeam Backup & Replication on the backup server
Lab 12.2: Install Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager on the backup server
Lab 12.3: Install Veeam ONE on the backup server
Lab 12.4: Install Veeam Backup & Replication console on the management server
Lab 12.5: Install Veeam ONE Monitor Client on the management server

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Lab 12.1: Install Veeam Backup & Replication on the backup server
Task 1: Install Veeam Backup & Replication on the backup server
1. Launch Remote Desktop Connection from the desktop.
2. Enter computer: veeam-vbr.vmce.lab
3. Click the Connect button in the Remote Desktop Connection window.
4. Enter password: Pa%%w0rd
5. Click the OK button in the Windows Security window.
6. Launch the File Explorer from the Windows task bar inside the veeam-vbr.vmce.lab - Remote Desktop
Connection window.
7. Select the Local Disk (E:) drive.
8. Double click the Install folder.
9. Double click the Veeam Availability Suite 10.0 GA folder.
10. Double click the VeeamBackup&Replication_10.0.0.4461 Disc Image File.
11. Launch the Setup file.
12. Click the Install button on the left-hand side in the Veeam Backup & Replication 10 window.
Note: The message Please wait... will be displayed for up to two minutes. Please have some patience.

13. Tick the I accept the terms of the Veeam license agreement check box.
14. Tick the I accept the terms of the 3rd party components license agreements check box.
15. Click the Next > button on the License Agreement step.
16. Click the Browse... button.
17. Enter: E:\Install\Veeam Availability Suite 10.0 GA
18. Click the Open button.
19. Select the vmce2020.lic file.
20. Click the Open button.
21. Click the Next > button on the Provide License step.
22. Keep the default settings and click the Next > button on the Program features step.
23. Click the Install button to deploy missing features.
24. Verify all requirements are now in a Passed status then click the Next > button on the System Configuration Check
step.
25. Tick the Let me specify different settings checkbox.
26. Click the Next > button on the Default Configuration step.
27. If a service account is used to access remote services, fx the Microsoft SQL Server database using Windows
authentication then it can be specified on this step. Click the Next > button on the Service Account step.
28. If a remote Microsoft SQL Server will be used to host the VeeamBackup database it can be specified here. In this training
environment, we will use the default settings. Click the Next > button on the SQL Server Instance step.
29. Keep the default port numbers and click the Next > button on the Port Configuration step.
30. Keep the default folder locations and click the Next > button on the Data Locations step.
31. Click the Install button on the Ready to Install step.
Important: The install will take approximately 25 minutes to complete, please have some patience.

32. Click the Finish button on the Installation succeeded step.

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Lab 12.2: Install Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager on the backup

server
Task 1: Install Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager on the backup server
1. Click the Install text link in the Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager section.
2. Tick the I accept the terms of the Veeam license agreement check box.
3. Tick the I accept the terms of the 3rd party components license agreements check box.
4. Click the Next > button on the License Agreement step.
5. Keep the default settings and click the Next > button on the Provide License step.
Note: Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager simply uses the same license as was just installed for Veeam Backup & Replication.

6. Keep the default settings and click the Next > button on the Program features step.
7. Click the Install button to enable missing features.
8. Verify all requirements are now in the Passed status then click the Next > button on the System Configuration
Check step.
9. Keep the default settings and click the Next > button on the Service Account Credentials step.
10. Keep the default settings and click the Next > button on the SQL Server Instance step.
11. Keep the default settings and click the Next > button on the Additional Configuration step.
12. Click the Install button on the Ready to Install step.
13. Click the Finish button.
14. Close the Veeam Backup & Replication v10 window.

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Lab 12.3: Install Veeam ONE on the backup server

Task 1: Install Veeam ONE on the backup server
1. Select the Local Disk (E:) drive.
2. Double click the Install folder.
3. Double click the Veeam Availability Suite 10.0 GA folder.
4. Double click the VeeamONE_10.0.0.750 Disc Image File.
5. Launch the Setup file.
6. Click the Install button on the left-hand side.
7. Select the I accept the terms of the Veeam license agreement radio button.
8. Select the I accept the terms of the 3rd party components license agreement radio button.
9. Click the Next > button on the License Agreement step.
10. Keep the default selection of Typical and click the Next > button on the Setup Type step.
11. Click the Install button to enable missing features.
12. Verify all requirements are now in a Passed status then click the Next > button on the System Configuration Check
step.
13. Keep the default path and click the Next > button on the Installation Path step.
14. Enter password: Pa%%w0rd
15. Click the Next > button on the Service Account Credentials step.
16. Keep the default settings and click the Next > button on the SQL Server Instance step.
17. Click the Browse... button.
18. Select the vmce2020.lic file.
19. Click the Open button.
20. Click the Next > button on the Provide License step.
21. Keep the default settings and click the Next > button on the Connection Information step.
22. Keep the default path and click the Next > button on the Performance Data Caching step.
23. Click the Skip virtual infrastructure configuration button on the Virtual Infrastructure Type step.
24. Keep the default setting and click the Next > button on the Data Collection Mode step.
25. Click the Install button on the Ready to Install step.
26. Click the Finish button.
27. Click the Yes button to confirm logging out of the remote veeam-vbr.vmce.lab server to complete the installation of
Veeam ONE.

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Lab 12.4: Install Veeam Backup & Replication console on the

management server
Task 1: Install Veeam Backup & Replication console on the management server
1. Launch the File Explorer from the Windows task bar.
2. Navigate to path: \\veeam-vbr.vmce.lab\e$\Install\Veeam Availability Suite 10.0 GA
3. Double click the VeeamBackup&Replication_10.0.0.4461 Disc Image File.
4. Launch the Setup file.
5. Click the Install text link in the Veeam Backup & Replication Console section.
6. Tick the I accept the terms of the Veeam license agreement check box.
7. Tick the I accept the terms of the 3rd party components license agreements check box.
8. Click the Next > button on the License Agreement step.
9. Click the Install button to deploy missing features.
10. Verify all requirements are now in a Passed status then click the Next > button on the System Configuration Check
step.
11. Keep the default settings and click the Install button on the Default Configuration step.
12. Click the Finish button.
13. Click the Yes button to restart the system.

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Lab 12.5: Install Veeam ONE monitor client on the management server
Task 1: Install Veeam ONE monitor client on the management server
1. Launch the File Explorer from the Windows task bar.
2. Navigate to path: \\veeam-vbr.vmce.lab\e$\Install\Veeam Availability Suite 10.0 GA
3. Double click the VeeamONE_10.0.0.750 Disc Image File.
4. Launch the Setup file.
5. Click the Install text link in the Veeam ONE Monitor Client section.
6. Tick the I accept the terms of the Veeam license agreement check box.
7. Tick the I accept the terms of the 3rd party components license agreements check box.
8. Click the Next > button on the License Agreement step.
9. Click the Next > button on the Program features step.
10. Enter hostname: veeam-vbr.vmce.lab
11. Click the Next > button on the Veeam ONE Server Connection step.
12. Click the Install on the Ready to Install step.
13. Click the Finish button.
14. Close the Veeam ONE 10 window.
15. Close the File Explorer window.

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