Adding The Repository To VBR
We now need to log into the VBR with the setup veeamadmin account, then head to Infrastructure/Managed Servers and click Add Server
Click Veeam Infrastructure Appliance
Add the server FQDN and a description, then click Next
Click Yes and accept the TLS key
Then click Next
And click Finish
Wait for all the jobs to finish and click ok
Mine did throw a warning about being unable to check for updates, I am not entirely sure what that is as they can get access to the Internet when checking via SSH
Then click Infrastructure/Repositories/Add Repository/Hardened Repository
Add a display name and a description, then click Next
Use the drop down to select the repository we just added
There should only be one volume, for the LVM created on the repository server for your data, select that and click Next
Leave the location as the default, ensure XFS fast clones is checked, set the immutability period, I recommend lining this up with your daily backup retention, just ensure you dont set this too aggressive, if the repository fills up, you must erase everything as nothing can be deleted
Then set the max number of concurrent tasks, setting this to 3-4x your CPU cores is a good idea, you dont want this bottle necking your system, when you are happy, click Next
Then select a mount server, VBR is fine for the Linux Mount Server, for the Windows Mount Server select a managed Windows server, in my case, a Windows Proxy, then click Next
Click Next
Then click Finish
When thats all done, click ok
I got some update sync issues, this seems to have been due to a GPG signing issue, not sure what caused it, but if in doubt raise a ticket with Veeam for assistance
The full guide can be found here
https://blog.leaha.co.uk/2025/12/23/veeam-data-platform-13-ultimate-deployment-guide/