--- title: "Getting Started with Veeam Backup & Replication and VMware vSphere" description: "Ease up your mind and backup your virtual machines with Veeam Backup and Replication in this tutorial!" canonical: "https://adamtheautomator.com/veeam-backup/" --- # Getting Started with Veeam Backup & Replication and VMware vSphere > Ease up your mind and backup your virtual machines with Veeam Backup and Replication in this tutorial! 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Veeam’s VM backup product is handy for backup and recovery of both Windows and Linux VMs securely. In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to get started with [Veeam Backup & Replication](http://vee.am/r3LLSw) by walking through the initial setup and backing up and restoring a VM. Let’s get started! ## Prerequisites > _Ready to take advantage of everything that VMware has to offer, be sure to check out [VMware vSphere](https://imp.i263671.net/c/1454808/814638/11461) and take your virtualization to the next level!_ This article will contain hands-on demonstrations. To follow along, be sure you have the following: * A Windows 10 computer. This tutorial uses Windows 10 20H2. * A [VMware vSphere hypervisor](https://www.vmware.com/products/vsphere-hypervisor.html) with at least one VM to back up. Veeam will also backup Hyper-V VMs, but this tutorial will focus on [VMware](https://adamtheautomator.com/vmware-vsphere-client/). * [A vSphere user account](https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/backup/vsphere/required_permissions.html) with appropriate permissions on the instance to back up. * The Veeam Backup & Replication ISO on your PC – This tutorial will be using v11.0 (Community Edition). Related:[How to Set Up the VMware vSphere Client (Installable and Web)](https://adamtheautomator.com/vmware-vsphere-client/) ## Installing and Setting up Veeam Let’s first install Veeam Backup & Replication on your PC. Without further ado, let’s get to installing! [1\. Mount the Veeam ISO](https://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/mount-an-iso-image-in-windows-vista/) on your local computer and run the _setup.exe_ file. ![Mounting the Veeam ISO](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/image-47.png) Mounting the Veeam ISO 2\. Click on **Install** to install Veeam, then install all standalone components shown below. ![Starting Veeam's Installation](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/image-48.png) Starting Veeam’s Installation 3\. Click **Next** to skip providing a license since you’re using the Community Edition in this tutorial. ![Providing Your Veeam License File](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/image-49.png) Providing Your Veeam License File 4\. A shown below, leave the default install location for Veeam and click on **Next**. If you prefer to install Veeam on a different location, click on the **Browse** button to choose an install location. ![Choosing Install Location](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/image-50.png) Choosing Install Location 5\. Click on **Install** to install requisites if some are missing, as shown below. Once each requisite is installed, click **Next**. ![Installing Veaam's Requisites](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/image-51.png) Installing Veaam’s Requisites 6\. View the summary of the installation settings and click **Install**. You can also make further changes by clicking next after checking the **Let me specify different settings** box. But let’s stick with the defaults for this tutorial. ![Leave settings as default, or check the box below to make changes.](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/image.jpeg) Leave settings as default, or check the box below to make changes. ## Creating a Backup Job Now that you’ve installed Veeam Backup & Replication, let’s go through the steps on creating a backup job. Veeam lets you replicate a fully hydrated and fully functioning copy of a source [virtual machine (VM)](https://www.vmware.com/topics/glossary/content/virtual-machine.html.html) at a remote location as a backup. This tutorial will back up a VM called _Tiny Veeam_ as an example and use most of the default settings. > _During Veeam’s installation, the installation wizard identifies the volume with the greatest amount of free disk space. It then creates the backup folder as the default [backup repository](https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/backup/vsphere/backup_repository.html?ver=110) to store backup files. The location will be specified by Veeam when configuring Veeam Backup and Replication._ 1\. Open Veeam Backup & Replication on your desktop. 2\. Click on the **Home** tab at the left panel, then select **Jobs**, as shown below to view the list of backed-up jobs. ![ Accessing Jobs List ](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/image-52.png) Accessing Jobs List 3\. Next, click on **Backup Job** from the toolbar —> **Virtual machine** —> **VMware vSphere**. The **New Backup Job** configuration window will pop up in the next step where you’ll create a backup job for a virtual machine. ![Choosing VMware vSphere to Create a Backup Job](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/image-53.png) Choosing VMware vSphere to Create a Backup Job 4\. In the **New Backup Job** window, enter your preferred backup job name and description under the **Name** tab, then click **Next** to pick a virtual machine to backup. ![Giving your Backup Job a Unique Name and Description](https://s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/secure.notion-static.com/dbe73056-68e2-4915-92ce-4fdc537cfe0f/2021-08-14_21_50_13.png?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAT73L2G45O3KS52Y5%2F20210912%2Fus-west-2%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20210912T015535Z&X-Amz-Expires=86400&X-Amz-Signature=575579d018ff1ed39f39877696c368cc192e6e238296daefb0269ba29b4c5b56&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&response-content-disposition=filename%20%3D%222021-08-14%252021_50_13.png%22) Giving your Backup Job a Unique Name and Description 5\. Pick a virtual machine to backup from the list below. Since you’re backing up Tiny Veeam for this instance, select **Tiny Veeam** under **Production** and click **Add**. Once you’re back to the New Backup Job window, click **Next** for storage configuration. ![Selecting Tiny Veeam Virtual Machine to Backup](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/image-54.png) Selecting Tiny Veeam Virtual Machine to Backup 6\. Leave the default settings as Veeam will configure the best fitting settings when you create the backup job. Click on the **Advanced** button to navigate to advanced job settings. Select the **Incremental (recommended)** option under **Backup mode**. Doing so will save increments in new files based on the previously saved archive. Enable the **Create synthetic full backups periodically** option to create a [synthetic full backup](https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/backup/vsphere/synthetic_full_hiw.html?ver=110) periodically, then click **OK** to apply the changes. A synthetic full backup combines the data from the latest full backup with subsequent incremental backups instead of backing up data from a client computer. Once you’re back to the **New Backup Job** window, click **Next** to configure **Guest Processing**. ![Selecting Increment to Enable Creating Synthetic Full Backup under Backup mode](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/image-1.jpeg) Selecting Increment to Enable Creating Synthetic Full Backup under Backup mode 7\. Under the **Guest Processing** section, enable the [Application-Aware Processing](https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/backup/vsphere/application_aware_processing.html?ver=110) feature by checking the **Enable application-aware processing** option. Application-aware processing is Veeam’s technology responsible for [quiescing](https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/backup/vsphere/tools_quiescence.html?ver=110) applications on the VM. Quiescing applications create a consistent view of application data on the VM guest OS. Now check the **Enable guest file system indexing** option to enable the [Guest Processing](https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/backup/vsphere/guest_processing.html?ver=110) options, then click **Next** to configure the backup schedule. Guest Processing options are advanced tasks that require Veeam Backup and Replication to communicate with the VM guest OS. ![Enabling Guest File System](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/image.webp) Enabling Guest File System 8\. Set the backup job to run automatically with the following: * Enable the **Run the job automatically** option. * Make necessary adjustments as to how frequently Veeam must run the backup job. The frequency could be daily, monthly, periodically, or after running another backup job. * Click **Apply** to implement the changes. ![Enabling Scheduled Backup Job](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/image-55.png) Enabling Scheduled Backup Job 9\. Finally, review the configuration summary. Check the **Run this job when I click Finish** option to run the backup job, as soon as you click on **Finish**. > _If you need more assistance on which settings to choose when creating a backup job, Veeam offers a [technical support](https://www.veeam.com/support.html), or visit the [Veeam R&D Forums](https://forums.veeam.com/)_ ![Check the summary to the default setting or the settings you've changed before Backing up.](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/image-2.jpeg) Check the summary to the default setting or the settings you’ve changed before Backing up. 10\. In Veeam’s main window, click on the **Running** item under the **Last 24 Hours** section located in the left panel to confirm the backup job is running. You can see below, the **Lab Backup** item inside the list table is in progress, currently at 0% completion. ![Viewing the Backup Job is in Progress](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/image-56.png) Viewing the Backup Job is in Progress Related:[How to Back Up an Amazon AWS VPC for Free with Veeam](https://adamtheautomator.com/aws-vpc/) ## Restoring Backed Up Job After you’ve completed creating a backup job, you may be wondering how to restore from the backed-up job you created. Veeam doesn’t require staging and offers flexible recovery letting you restore from Veeam, HyperVeeam, and other Guest OS like Windows and Linux. With a [Virtual Private Network (VPN), Wide Area Network (WAN), or Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)](https://www.sdxcentral.com/networking/sd-wan/definitions/how-are-sd-wans-mpls-and-vpns-used/) connection, you can restore data from the VM copy at any point in time of the backed-up job. Let’s go over how the restoration is done. 1\. Navigate to Veeam’s **Home** tab, then click on **Restore** in the ribbon toolbar —> **VMware vSphere**, as you see below to see the available restore options. ![Accessing Restore Options](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/image-57.png) Accessing Restore Options 2\. Select **Restore from backup** when the **Restore** window pops up to recover the file you want to restore from your backup repository. ![Choosing the option to Restore from Backed up Job](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/image-3.jpeg) Choosing the option to Restore from Backed up Job 3\. Click on the **Guest file restore** option to start a [file-level restore](https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/backup/vsphere/guest_restore_scenarios.html?ver=110). ![Selecting the Guest files restore Option](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/image-4.jpeg) Selecting the Guest files restore Option 4\. Now choose either of the options below where to restore a file from, considering your available machine. But for this example, choose **Microsoft Windows**. ![Selecting the Machine you're Restoring From](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/image-1.webp) Selecting the Machine you’re Restoring From 5\. Choose the restore point you want to restore from the table list under the **Restore Point** section in the **File Level Restore** window. Click **Next** to add a reason for restoring the backed-up job you selected. ![Selecting a Restore Point](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/image-58.png) Selecting a Restore Point 6\. Define the reason for the restoration process (optional). If you prefer not to go through this page again, check on the **Do not show me this page again** option at the bottom. Click **Next** to view a summary of the file-level restore settings. ![Defining Reason for the Restoration Process](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/image-5.jpeg) Defining Reason for the Restoration Process 7\. Review the summary of the restoration settings, as shown below. Click on **Finish** to initiate the restoration process. ![Checking the Summary and Initiating the Recovery Process](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/image-59.png) Checking the Summary and Initiating the Recovery Process 8\. In Veeam’s main window, click on the **Running** item under the **Last 24 Hours** section in the left panel to see the VM instance restoration in progress. ![Viewing the Restoration in Progress](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/image-60.png) Viewing the Restoration in Progress 9\. To save the specific file you want to retrieve, open the virtual machine you selected in the restore point table (step five). Now right-click on the file to restore (**en-US**) and choose **Restore** from the context menu, as shown below. Choose to either **Overwrite** the existing file or **Keep** and restore the file simultaneously. ![Choosing to Overwrite or Keep the Existing File](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/image-61.png) Choosing to Overwrite or Keep the Existing File 10\. Finally, confirm if the file is restored by launching File Explorer, then navigate to the same location you configured for restoration. You can see below that the folder called **en-US** is restored successfully. ![Confirming File is Restored](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/image-6.jpeg) Confirming File is Restored > _If Veeam has piqued your interest so far, to receive information about veeam products and events, subscribe to Veeam’s newsletter. By subscribing, you are agreeing to have your personal information managed according to the terms of Veeam’s [Privacy Policy](https://www.veeam.com/privacy-policy.html?ad=subscription-preferences), but you can unsubscribe at any time._ # Conclusion > _Ready to take advantage of everything that VMware has to offer, be sure to check out [VMware vSphere](https://imp.i263671.net/c/1454808/814638/11461) and take your virtualization to the next level!_ In this tutorial, you’ve learned how to successfully back up a virtual machine, and restore file-level data with Veeam. You’ve also implemented a Veeam solution to prevent the slightest chance of data loss. Now would you turn to Veeam Backup and Replication for the safe-keeping of your cloud data? 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