Solved Veeam Free Windows Server Backup Agent
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I'm trying to find an answer to this question that I'm not certain about which is, Does Veeam Free have a backup limitation? IE: 1TB and then the job stops?
I recall seeing this some time ago, but I believe they removed the limitation.
Looking for confirmation.
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No size limitations but this explains it better.
https://www.veeam.com/veeam_agent_windows_2_1_editions_comparison_ds.pdf
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Veeam Agent (Veeam Endpoint Backup) has never had a limitation like this to my knowledge.
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@dustinb3403 said in Veeam Free Windows Server Backup Agent:
IE: 1TB and then the job stops?
I know Unitrends definitely had this at one point (maybe they still do), but I don't remember ever hearing of Veeam doing this.
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@bnrstnr said in Veeam Free Windows Server Backup Agent:
@dustinb3403 said in Veeam Free Windows Server Backup Agent:
IE: 1TB and then the job stops?
I know Unitrends definitely had this at one point (maybe they still do), but I don't remember ever hearing of Veeam doing this.
Correct, Unitrends gives away their solution for free with a 1TB limit. Beyond that you have to buy it.
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@bnrstnr said in Veeam Free Windows Server Backup Agent:
@dustinb3403 said in Veeam Free Windows Server Backup Agent:
IE: 1TB and then the job stops?
I know Unitrends definitely had this at one point (maybe they still do), but I don't remember ever hearing of Veeam doing this.
That might have been where I heard this limitation and simply got the product mixed up.
Thanks
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@dustinb3403 said in Veeam Free Windows Server Backup Agent:
I'm trying to find an answer to this question that I'm not certain about which is, Does Veeam Free have a backup limitation? IE: 1TB and then the job stops?
I recall seeing this some time ago, but I believe they removed the limitation.
Looking for confirmation.
No limitation whatsoever, even on Linux it works just as is.
https://www.veeam.com/windows-backup-agent-faq.html
https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/agentforwindows/userguide/license_editions.html?ver=21 -
So the biggest item missing from the Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows is it lacks a central management component.
Which isn't horrible but it does leave some things to be desired. . .
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@dustinb3403 said in Veeam Free Windows Server Backup Agent:
So the biggest item missing from the Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows is it lacks a central management component.
Which isn't horrible but it does leave some things to be desired. . .
No, it is not missing. That is a feature of the Veeam B&R product. You can (or soon can) manage Veeam Endpoints that point to a Veeam B&R instance.
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@jaredbusch said in Veeam Free Windows Server Backup Agent:
@dustinb3403 said in Veeam Free Windows Server Backup Agent:
So the biggest item missing from the Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows is it lacks a central management component.
Which isn't horrible but it does leave some things to be desired. . .
No, it is not missing. That is a feature of the Veeam B&R product. You can (or soon can) manage Veeam Endpoints that point to a Veeam B&R instance.
Yea with licensing, the topic is solved. Veeam Endpoint works without limits. But it lacks a central management interface.
B&R is a licensed product, right?
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@dustinb3403 Right, you have to pay a license for each endpoint managed in B&R. Or you can manage them locally on each server - they will still backup to a B&R repo and you can see their job history in B&R, but you can't manage the jobs themselves from there.
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@dustinb3403 said in Veeam Free Windows Server Backup Agent:
@jaredbusch said in Veeam Free Windows Server Backup Agent:
@dustinb3403 said in Veeam Free Windows Server Backup Agent:
So the biggest item missing from the Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows is it lacks a central management component.
Which isn't horrible but it does leave some things to be desired. . .
No, it is not missing. That is a feature of the Veeam B&R product. You can (or soon can) manage Veeam Endpoints that point to a Veeam B&R instance.
Yea with licensing, the topic is solved. Veeam Endpoint works without limits. But it lacks a central management interface.
B&R is a licensed product, right?
Yes, it is.
