Veeam Backup and Replication v5 Install Complete Walkthrough

*UPDATE: See http://cosonok.blogspot.com/2011/12/veeam-backup-and-replication-v6-install.html for Veeam Backup and Replication v6
*These notes are specifically for an installation on Windows 2008 R2 with Veeam Backup and Replication 5.0.2 Enterprise with all components installed, 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)

Administrative Tools → 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

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_5, veeam_backup_ad_air_5, veeam_backup_ex_air_5, veeam_backup_sql_air_5, veeam_backup_un_air_5

Veeam Backup Server Installation

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') → 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 login 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 (*can also try giving permission for original default account - NT\Network Service to these)

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 → 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 → 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 → Install → Finish

*Perhaps a bit late to publish these notes with Veeam Backup v6 imminent....