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Deployment

The deployment process depends on the chosen design. Below are the steps for both Cloud Connect and Dedicated VBR setups.

Cloud Connect

To configure and add the appliance within the Veeam Service Provider Console, follow the step-by-step guide. Once the appliance is added, it should become visible under “Backup Infrastructure” on the Cloud Connect Server.

Dedicated VBR

For deploying a new Azure Cloud appliance, refer to the step-by-step guide. After completing the process of adding the appliance to the VBR server, it will appear under “Backup Infrastructure.” Integrating this VBR server into the Veeam Service Provider Console will provide visibility and management of the Cloud Appliance.

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.

See supported storage accounts and limitations of Cloud storage here.

Service Provider may create backup copies from Azure Blob storage container using Veeam Backup and Replication.

Note that Backup Copies can land on regular VBR repository.

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 Azure below:

Deployment steps for Veeam Backup for Azure 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
Azure Files

IAM Roles & Permissions

To perform data protection and disaster recovery operations, you must specify Service accounts whose permissions Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure will use to access Azure services and resources.