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Hi Community,

 

If you have just deployed Veeam Backup for Google Cloud (VBGC), the next step is proper configuration to smooth backups and restores.

 

Here’s a simple, step-by-step guide to help you get started quickly:

 

1️: Add GCP Projects:

Go to Configuration → Projects → Add Project.

Use Service Account credentials to connect.

Make sure the Service Account has the required IAM roles:

  • Compute Admin
  • Storage Admin
  • Cloud SQL Admin
  • Spanner Admin

 

2️: Set Up Worker Profiles:

Navigate to Configuration → Workers → Profiles.

By default, you’ll have:

  • Primary Profile (e2-highcpu-8) for regular backups
  • Secondary Profile (e2-highcpu-2) if quotas are tight
  • Archiving Profile (e2-standard-4) for archive jobs

 

3️: Configure Backup Repositories:

  • Choose Google Cloud Storage buckets or connect external object storage.
  • Use separate buckets for short-term and long-term retention if possible.

 

4️: Create Backup Policies:

Go to Policies → Add Backup Policy.

Select projects, regions, and VMs to protect.

Define:

  • Backup type (image-level, snapshots)
  • Schedule and retention
  • Target repository

 

5️: Test Everything

  • Run a test backup and restore before going live.
  • Validate restore for integrity and accessibility.

 

Best Practices:

Monitor Diagnostics regularly and enable email reports for daily backup status in addition to review GCP quota usage to avoid job failures.

 

VBGC

 

 

 

 

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