Build for Google Cloud

Deployment

The Service Provider can deploy a new Appliance directly from Veeam Backup and Replication or through the Google Cloud Marketplace.

If the Veeam Backup for Google Cloud Platform Appliance is deployed via Veeam Backup and Replication, no additional connections are required. In instances where an appliance already exists in GCP but is not connected to Veeam Backup and Replication, it can be added through the VBR user interface. There are no restrictions on the number of appliances that can be deployed and connected.

Sizing

Please refer to the sizing guide which can be found here

Refer to these guides for specific recommendations on CPU, memory, and storage requirements for each component, including the VBA Appliance, VBR Server, and Worker instances.

Pros:

Storage agnostic
Backups can be sent to a Repository in another Cloud or region
Enables Immutability options for copied backups

Cons:

Requires another repository
Egress cost for backup copy
Immutability is available only for Veeam Hardened Repository or within a SOBR with S3 attached Capacity Tier with Object Lock. All Veeam Ready vendors of S3 immutable storage are listed here

S3 bucket with Cloud backups can be attached as External repository to any Veeam Backup and Replication, e.g. for DR purposes.

Licensing

Licensing for Service Providers is Rental (pay as you go), consumed from the pool of Veeam Backup and Replication licenses.
Number of deployed Appliances doesn’t affect license consumption.

Veeam Service Provider Console within the standard feature set will transparently show Veeam Backup for Azure protected workloads. Pulse plugin will work for Cloud VMs.

Useful resources

See more details on deployment steps and sizing for Veeam Backup for Google Cloud Platform below:

Deployment steps for Veeam Backup for Google Cloud are fully described in the deployment guide The sizing and scalability guidelines are available in the User Guide:
Backup Appliance
Worker Instances
Object Storage
Backup Policies

IAM roles & permissions

To perform data protection and disaster recovery operations, you must specify IAM roles whose permissions Veeam Backup for Google Cloud will use to access Google Cloud services and resources.