Veeam Backup and Replication v6 Install Complete Walkthrough

*This is an update of the v5 Walkthrough from http://cosonok.blogspot.com/2011/10/veeam-backup-and-replication-v5-install.html and installing into Windows 2008 R2 with Veeam Backup and Replication 6.0.0 Enterprise with all components installed, and using the pre-packaged SQL Server 2005 Express

Pre-installation: step 1 (Diskpart)
CMD:\>
DISKPART
automount disable
*to check in future use automount command
exit

Pre-installation: step 2 (Specify a local user to be granted logon as service permissions)
Run secpol.msc (Local Security Policy) → Local Policies → User Rights Assignments → Find 'Log on as a service' policy and double-click → Add User or Group → Add the user account to be used to install Veeam Backup
*Note that a local administrator user account should be used to install Veeam Backup

Pre-installation: step 3 (required for Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager)
Server Manager → Roles → Add Roles → Check 'Web Server (IIS)' → Accept the default selections, check IIS 6 Management Compatibility and sub components, and check Windows Authentication component → Install

Installation
Download the following ZIP files from Veeam: veeam_backup_6, veeam_backup_ad_air_6, veeam_backup_ex_air_6, veeam_backup_sql_air_6, veeam_backup_un_air_6

Veeam Backup Server Installation
Login with the local administrator account to be used to install Veeam Backup → Open the Zip file containing Veeam Backup → Double-click the Veeam Backup Setup executable file → Click Run → Next → Accept terms → Next → Browse for License File → Next → Accept default feature selections for 'Veeam Backup and Replication' and 'Veeam Backup Catalog' (optionally can add in 'PowerShell Snap-in') → Change the default installation paths if desired → Next →
Specify SQL Server Instance (either new SQL 2005 Express or existing) → Next → Specify service account and password → Next → Customize/accept default file locations for 'Guest file system catalog' and 'vPower NFS' → Next → Ready to Install and check 'Create shortcut on desktop' → Install → Finish

Enterprise Manager setup step 1
Open the Zip file containing Veeam Backup → Double-click the Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager executable file → Click Run → Next → Accept license agreement → Next → Browse for License File → Next → Accept default feature selections for 'Enterprise Manager Server' and 'Enterprise Manager Web Site' → Next →
Specify SQL Server Instance → Next → Specify service account and password → Next → Accept Web Site Configuration defaults → Next → Ready to Install → Install → Finish

Enterprise Manager setup step 2
Logon to the Enterprise Manager https://servername:9443 → Configuration → Backup Servers → Add → In the Backup Server settings dialog enter the computer name or IP address of the backup server and provide user credentials → OK

Install Microsoft Search Server: step 1
Download Microsoft Search Server 2010 Express (suitable for small to medium environments) → Run the searchserverexpress executable → Install software prerequisites → Restart → Installation will continue when log in after restart → Finish → Run the searchserverexpress executable again →
Install Search Server Express → Accept the license → Standalone → Check 'Run the SharePoint Products Configuration Wizard now' → Close → SharePoint Products Configuration Wizard → Next → Finish

Install Microsoft Search Server: step 2
SharePoint 2010 Central Administration → Application Management → Service Applications: Manage service applications → Search Service Application → Click Default content access account and change to either your Veeam backup service account / or an account with Read access rights to the catalog share, and NTFS permissions to the folder backing the share

Backup Search Installation
Open the Zip file containing Veeam Backup → Double-click the Veeam Backup Search Setup executable file → Click Run → Next → Accept the license agreement → Next → Next → Provide Service Settings → Next → Install → Finish
Open the Enterprise Manager console → Logon → Configuration → Search Servers → Add → Provide DNS name / IP address of Search server, credentials → Choose Server type (Search Server and SQL Version) → OK

U-AIR Installations
1) Open the Zip file containing Veeam Backup AD AIR Setup → Double-click the executable file → Click Run → Next → Accept the license agreement → Next → Feature install: Active Directory Restore → Next → Accept connect parameter defaults → Next → Install → Finish
2) Open the Zip file containing Veeam Backup EX AIR Setup → Double-click the executable file → Click Run → Next → Accept the license agreement → Next → Feature install: Microsoft Exchange Restore → Next → Accept connect parameter defaults → Next → Install → Finish
3) Open the Zip file containing Veeam Backup SQL AIR Setup → Double-click the executable file → Click Run → Next → Accept the license agreement → Next → Feature install: Microsoft SQL Restore → Next → Accept connect parameter defaults → Next → Install → Finish
4) Open the Zip file containing Veeam Backup UN AIR Setup → Double-click the executable file → Click Run → Next → Accept the license agreement → Next → Feature install: Universal Restore → Next → Accept connect parameter defaults → Next → Install → Finish

Conclusion
The Veeam Backup and Replication v5 and v6 complete installs are pretty much identical procedures!

Comments

  1. Pretty good info. Just a quick update FYI. Once SP1 is installed for Sharepoint Server and running 6.0.0.181 you will need to upgrade your Sharepoint db's with:

    1. Open an Administrative command prompt.
    2. Change directory to C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\14\BIN
    3. Run PSConfig.exe -cmd upgrade -inplace b2b -force

    Otherwise the search service will not start and work and Veeam wont be able to connect to the search server.

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    1. Hello Anonymous, thank you very much for the comment. Cheers!

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  2. Cheers for this helped alot Im a bit nervous when it comes to large products like veeam. We also needed to setup a replication job. If anyone needs to do so we referenced

    http://www.techieshelp.com/guide-to-setting-up-a-new-veeam-replication-job/

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