Challenge
You need to move Veeam Backup & Replication software and database to a new server.Solution
Note: This section will refer to the server where Veeam Backup & Replication is installed prior to the move as the “old server”, and the location after the move as the “new server”.Performing migration using Configuration Backup:
Perform the following steps on the old server:
1. Stop and disable all jobs.
2. Perform configuration backup:
http://helpcenter.veeam.com/backup/80/vsphere/index.html?vbr_config_manually.html
3. Close Veeam GUI and stop all Veeam Services.
Perform the following steps on the new server:
1. Install Veeam Backup & Replication with a brand new DB.
2. Apply the latest patch to Veeam Backup & Replication: http://www.veeam.com/patches.html
3. Make sure all local drives that were being used as repositories on the old server are now attached with the same drive letters on the new server.
4. Perform configuration backup restore:
http://helpcenter.veeam.com/backup/80/vsphere/index.html?vbr_config_restore.html
Note: It will be necessary to re-enter the password for every account during restore of non-encrypted configuration backups.
5. Run a test job to make sure everything moved correctly.
Performing migration if Configuration Backup is not available:
Note: Use this option only if Configuration Backup is not available. If encryption was used on the previous installation, a newly installed backup server will not be able to decrypt such information if attached to the existing database, so any encrypted information will have to be supplied manually – existing encrypted backups have to be re-imported to provide the password.
Perform the following steps on the old server:
1. Stop and disable all jobs.
2. Close Veeam GUI and stop all Veeam Services.
3. Create backup of the SQL database. (http://www.veeam.com/kb1471)
To find out where the VeeamBackup database is located, open regedit on the old server and navigate to:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Veeam\Veeam Backup and Replication
There you will find 3 dword values:
- SqlServerName
- SqlInstanceName
- SqlDatabaseName
Perform the following steps on the new server:
1. Install Veeam Backup & Replication with a brand new DB.
2. Apply the latest patch to Veeam. http://www.veeam.com/patches.html
3. Make sure all local drives that were being used as repositories on the old server are now attached with the same drive letters on the new server.
4. Restore the Veeam database to the instance on the new server or on a SQL server which will host Veeam DB. (link)
5. Navigate to HKLM\SOFTWARE\Veeam\Veeam Backup and Replication and specify new values for the restored DB:
- SqlServerName
- SqlInstanceName
- SqlDatabaseName
6. Restart Veeam Services to apply the changes.
7. Open the Veeam console and using the “Manage Credentials” wizard from the main menu re-enter the password for every account.
8. Run a test job to make sure everything moved correctly.
More Information
Performing configuration backup on v.7: http://helpcenter.veeam.com/backup/70/vsphere/index.html?vbr_config_manually.htmlPerforming configuration restore on v.7: http://helpcenter.veeam.com/backup/70/vsphere/index.html?vbr_config_restore.html
Configuration backups created with version 7 are supported for restore on version 8.
In situations where physical local storage is used please see the following KB that details how to relocate Veeam Backup and Replication backup file locations: https://www.veeam.com/kb1729