Does Veeam need to be installed on the vm host

[round2it]

Just looking at veeam, can I have a dedicated server that runs veem to backup my other vms or do I need to install it onto my main vm host.

 

Hope that makes sense.

[Steve21]

The main server/console is installed on the backup server (whichever you want this to be).

 

It then automatically installs transport roles/services on the HOSTs when you add them in

 

Steve

[zag]

You don't need to install anything manually. Veeam does it all for you on first install or when adding a host.

 

It does install a small agent to help with some things. In the old days I don't think it even needed that but it has a lot more functionality now like individual file restores.

 

It pushes all this out automatically so there is no interaction required other than when you upgrade the main veeam install.

Edited May 20, 2016 by zag

[round2it]

I only ask as I want to give it a try quick backup and restore of a non critical vm