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Ordering Veeam

Ordering Veeam

You can include the Veeam® service with a new VMware Cloud Foundation for Classic - Automated instance or add the service to your existing instance.

Veeam Backup and Replication 12.2 is available for deployment on new instances.

If you have Veeam 9.5u4b, you can continue to use it. However, you cannot install Veeam 9.5u4b on a new or existing instance.

Considerations when you install Veeam

Before you install Veeam on an instance, review the tasks that you can complete with Veeam.

Considerations for a Linux hardened repository

When you install Veeam, you can optionally install a Linux® hardened repository. For more information, see Linux hardened repository for immutable storage.

Due to security considerations and best practices, as part of the automation, a setting is created to prevent the root user from being accessed by using SSH. You can access the Linux hardened repository through the IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface) on the IBM Cloud console.

Ordering Veeam for a new instance

  1. When you order the instance, scroll down to the Add-on services section. Veeam is in the Recommended services category and is already selected.
  2. Click Edit to review and specify the configuration information, then click Save.

Ordering Veeam for an existing instance

  1. On the instance details page, click the Services tab.
  2. Click Add to add the service.
  3. On the Add services page, locate the Veeam service in the Business continuity and migration section and toggle its switch to on.
  4. Click Edit to review and specify the configuration information, then click Save.

Veeam configuration

When you order the service, provide the following settings.

Name

Specify a name for this service instance. The name must be unique across all Veeam service instances and all instances in the IBM Cloud® account.

Deployment type

Select one of the following options:

  • Windows Server VM with iSCSI storage. This option is not supported by Regulated Workloads instances.
  • Single Windows VSI with iSCSI storage. This option is not supported by Security and Compliance Readiness Bundle instances or Regulated Workloads instances.
  • Bare metal server with local storage. This option requires VMware vSphere® 7.

Storage size

The capacity that meets your storage needs. This option is not applicable to the Bare metal server with local storage deployment type.

For an example that shows what the capacity might be like, see Capacity planning for backup repositories.

Storage performance

The IOPS (input/output operations per second) per GB based on your workload requirements. This option is not applicable to the Bare metal server with local storage deployment type.

Backup disk

The backup disks are used as storage repositories for backups. This option is applicable only to the Bare metal server with local storage deployment type.

Linux hardened repository

You can order a Linux® hardened repository (LHR) to use for immutable storage. If you select a Linux hardened repository, a list of backup disk size options is displayed. Select the disk size that you want to order.

The Linux hardened repository is supported only for VCF for Classic - Automated with VMware NSX-T™ instances and vSphere 7.

For more information, see Hardened repository.

Number of VMs to license

Enter the number of VMs (virtual machines) to license (minimum 1).

You can order a maximum of 500 VMs under a single license key. If you need multiple licenses that are consolidated under a single license key, you must first purchase them. Then, open an IBM Support ticket by following the steps in Getting help and support to request that the license keys are consolidated into a single key.

If you need a single license key for more than 500 VMs, you must order a stand-alone license separately. For more information, see Ordering Veeam stand-alone licenses.