Veeam Backup & Replication support for VMware vSphere

Challenge

This article describes Veeam Backup & Replication support for different VMware vSphere versions.

Cause

The earlier versions of Veeam Backup & Replication may not support the latest vSphere releases. It is recommended to always use the latest Veeam version to ensure modern platforms support and security compliance.

Solution

vSphere version	Minimum Veeam Backup & Replication version	Veeam build number	Veeam GA date
6.5 Update 3	9.5 Update 4b	9.5.4.2866	2019-07-15
6.7 Update 2	9.5 Update 4a	9.5.4.2753	2019-03-26
6.7 Update 1	9.5 Update 4	9.5.4.2615	2019-01-22
6.7	9.5 Update 3a	9.5.0.1922	2018-07-02
6.5 Update 2	9.5 Update 4 Official Support for 6.5u2 starting from ESXi patch level ESXi650-201811002 9.5 Update 3a Note: Supported for 9.5 U3a with the exception of issues caused by a regression introduced in ESXi 6.5 U2 that causes its API to fail randomly under heavy host load. There is a known issue where a Veeam Proxy running on a VM may become listed as (invalid) in vSphere. More information here: https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/56453	9.5.4.2615	2019-01-22
6.5 Update 1	9.5 Update 2 (to support vSAN 6.6.1)	9.5.0.1038	2017-05-12
6.5	9.5 Update 1	9.5.0.823	2017-01-20
6.0	8.0 Update 2	8.0.0.2030	2015-04-28
5.5	7.0 R2	7.0.0.771	2013-11-14
5.1	6.5	6.5.0.106	2012-10-9
5.0	5.0.2.230(*)	5.0.2.230	2011-10-21

More Information

A list of Veeam Backup & Replication version and build numbers can be found on Veeam KB 2680
A list of VMware ESX(i) versions and their respective build numbers can be found on VMware KB 2143832.

Veeam Product Lifecycle: https://www.veeam.com/kb1530 
VMware Lifecycle Product Matrix: https://www.vmware.com/content/dam/digitalmarketing/vmware/en/pdf/support/product-lifecycle-matrix.pdf

The latest Veeam updates can be found at: https://www.veeam.com/updates.html