Veeam licensing
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Some stuff is free, some isn't. Just curious if anyone has tried protecting a physical workload with this agent here.
Couldn't find anything about cost, so wasn't sure if it is a free offering. We're currently protecting VMs with Enterprise Edition.
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Why not just use Veeam Endpoint Agent?
Not sure what this version covers specifically.. so I'm not sure why this even exist.
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@DustinB3403 said in Veeam licensing:
Why not just use Veeam Endpoint Agent?
Not sure what this version covers specifically.. so I'm not sure why this even exist.
This is a Veeam Endpoint Agent... It just happens to be called "Veeam Agent for Windows". Do you have a link for what you're talking about specifically?
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Different flavors forum... I see free in there, but no mention of the other flavors pricing.
https://forums.veeam.com/veeam-agent-for-windows-f33/topic40495.html
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@BBigford https://www.veeam.com/endpoint-backup-free.html
Is what I'm thinking of, but it may not apply to server os's.
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@BBigford said in Veeam licensing:
Different flavors forum... I see free in there, but no mention of the other flavors pricing.
There are two agent based versions. One is definitely free. The other is definitely expensive
The free one is quite limited, but is a powerful, robust backup tool.
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@scottalanmiller said in Veeam licensing:
@BBigford said in Veeam licensing:
Different flavors forum... I see free in there, but no mention of the other flavors pricing.
There are two agent based versions. One is definitely free. The other is definitely expensive
The free one is quite limited, but is a powerful, robust backup tool.
All I have really found is that forum on the break down. I see server is application aware, so that one sounds pretty expensive. The goal is to virtualize these servers, which would then fall under our current licensing. So trying to stay free as it is.
The biggest question is, can the free version tie into our Enterprise Edition console. Is the agent just that, an agent, which hooks into the main Enterprise console? Or is it an agent where the instance is 100% stand-alone?
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@BBigford said in Veeam licensing:
The biggest question is, can the free version tie into our Enterprise Edition console. Is the agent just that, an agent, which hooks into the main Enterprise console? Or is it an agent where the instance is 100% stand-alone?
Tying into the console is specifically the big feature (along with other, smaller features) of the non-free agent. The free agent definitely does NOT tie into any console.
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@scottalanmiller said in Veeam licensing:
@BBigford said in Veeam licensing:
The biggest question is, can the free version tie into our Enterprise Edition console. Is the agent just that, an agent, which hooks into the main Enterprise console? Or is it an agent where the instance is 100% stand-alone?
Tying into the console is specifically the big feature (along with other, smaller features) of the non-free agent. The free agent definitely does NOT tie into any console.
So I'm guessing free is stand alone, Workstation carries a cost, and Server carries a higher cost. Like most things...
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@BBigford said in Veeam licensing:
@scottalanmiller said in Veeam licensing:
@BBigford said in Veeam licensing:
The biggest question is, can the free version tie into our Enterprise Edition console. Is the agent just that, an agent, which hooks into the main Enterprise console? Or is it an agent where the instance is 100% stand-alone?
Tying into the console is specifically the big feature (along with other, smaller features) of the non-free agent. The free agent definitely does NOT tie into any console.
So I'm guessing free is stand alone, Workstation carries a cost, and Server carries a higher cost. Like most things...
Correct. Free = Stand Alone.
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I don't know what the pricing options are for the paid-for version.
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This is the next version of the VEB.
https://www.veeam.com/blog/veeam-agent-windows-public-beta-available.html?ad=fromLP
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@BBigford said in Veeam licensing:
@scottalanmiller said in Veeam licensing:
@BBigford said in Veeam licensing:
The biggest question is, can the free version tie into our Enterprise Edition console. Is the agent just that, an agent, which hooks into the main Enterprise console? Or is it an agent where the instance is 100% stand-alone?
Tying into the console is specifically the big feature (along with other, smaller features) of the non-free agent. The free agent definitely does NOT tie into any console.
So I'm guessing free is stand alone, Workstation carries a cost, and Server carries a higher cost. Like most things...
I was under the impression you could still send your Veeam Endpoint Backups to your centralized Veeam repository but just could not manage the endpoint backups in a central location (must be on the client). Maybe that has changed....
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@NetworkNerd said in Veeam licensing:
@BBigford said in Veeam licensing:
@scottalanmiller said in Veeam licensing:
@BBigford said in Veeam licensing:
The biggest question is, can the free version tie into our Enterprise Edition console. Is the agent just that, an agent, which hooks into the main Enterprise console? Or is it an agent where the instance is 100% stand-alone?
Tying into the console is specifically the big feature (along with other, smaller features) of the non-free agent. The free agent definitely does NOT tie into any console.
So I'm guessing free is stand alone, Workstation carries a cost, and Server carries a higher cost. Like most things...
I was under the impression you could still send your Veeam Endpoint Backups to your centralized Veeam repository but just could not manage the endpoint backups in a central location (must be on the client). Maybe that has changed....
For VEB, that was true. This new agent version is supposed to change all of that. hence the new name.
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@DustinB3403 said in Veeam licensing:
Why not just use Veeam Endpoint Agent?
Not sure what this version covers specifically.. so I'm not sure why this even exist.
To be clear, there is no such thing. There is only Veeam Endpoint Backup.
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@scottalanmiller said in Veeam licensing:
@BBigford said in Veeam licensing:
Different flavors forum... I see free in there, but no mention of the other flavors pricing.
There are two agent based versions. One is definitely free. The other is definitely expensive
The free one is quite limited, but is a powerful, robust backup tool.
What non free agent? Veeam has no agents at all. Yet.
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@BBigford said in Veeam licensing:
@scottalanmiller said in Veeam licensing:
@BBigford said in Veeam licensing:
Different flavors forum... I see free in there, but no mention of the other flavors pricing.
There are two agent based versions. One is definitely free. The other is definitely expensive
The free one is quite limited, but is a powerful, robust backup tool.
All I have really found is that forum on the break down. I see server is application aware, so that one sounds pretty expensive. The goal is to virtualize these servers, which would then fall under our current licensing. So trying to stay free as it is.
The biggest question is, can the free version tie into our Enterprise Edition console. Is the agent just that, an agent, which hooks into the main Enterprise console? Or is it an agent where the instance is 100% stand-alone?
VEB can certainly be pointed at your B&R server for access to a backup repository. When you do you get email notifications from your B&R server without needing to configure anything on each VEB system individually.
But VEB cannot be "tied into" B&R for any kind of useful management.
What this new agent will do is unknown to me as I have not had time to play with any beta software, but I will say that Veeam has said the new VEB (now renamed) will have more functionality.
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This is what you see in Veeam B&R 9.5 with a Veeam Endpoint Backup device pointing at it.
This is what the VEB config looks like.
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When ran, you get a notice like this from your Veeam B&R server.
Now, VEB can send email on its own, but that is manually configured on every endpoint.
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https://www.veeam.com/agents-windows-linux-pricing.html
The free version isn't meant for server or enterprise backup, even though it will. Use it for client pcs. It is a stand alone product and does not integrate in to the paid product veeam b & r.
It can get expensive quickly.
