RESTful API for VBR
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•New “Veeam Backup Server RESTful API Service”
•Does not require Enterprise ManagerÂ
•Allows code generation through Swagger (based on OpenAPI3)
•OAuth2 for authentication
•Default port 9419
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Capabilities
•Create / modify / delete backup jobs
•Manage backup infrastructure
•Deploy at scale
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Mass Deployments
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1.Export from oldVBR
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2.Save output to jsonfile
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3.Import to a new VBR
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* resource == jobs, repositories, proxies etc.
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LimitationsÂ
•VMware backup jobs
•Repositories: DAS and NAS
•VMware ProxiesÂ
•Managed Servers –Everything except Hyper-V and vCloud Director
•Inventory –VMware vSphere
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