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I’d like to setup Veeam Windows Backup and Recovery for 1 physical PC.

 

What software and license are required to set this up?

If it’s a physical PC, you should be fine with the Veeam agent for workstation. Even the free version could do the job if you’re OK with writing backup to eg. a local USB drive or network share.

 


Further to Kristof above you can see the requirements for Windows Agent here -System Requirements - Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows Guide

If you are looking to set up Veeam Backup & Replication that is a different story.

 
 
 

@JTB here some features using Veeam Agent:

 

Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows offers image-level, volume-level, and file-level backups to external drives, NAS. It provides reliable recovery through bootable recovery media, including bare-metal restores, and supports file-level restores directly from volume backups. Key features include flexible restore options, source-side encryption, and built-in compression for efficient storage. 

Backup Features

  • Image-level Backups: Creates a complete, bootable image of your system. 
  • Volume-level Backups: Backs up entire volumes on your disk. 
  • File-level Backups: Allows for the backup of individual files and folders. 
  • Backup Destinations: Can back up to external hard drives, NAS devices, and 
  • Backup Types: Supports full, incremental, and forward-incremental backups, with the option to trigger backups when a removable storage device is connected. 
  • Source-side Encryption: Protects your data by encrypting it before it leaves your computer. 
  • Compression: Reduces the size of your backup files, saving storage space and network bandwidth. 

Recovery Features

  • Bootable Recovery Media: You can create a recovery image on various media, including USB drives, SD cards, and CD/DVDs, to perform bare-metal restores. 
  • Flexible Recovery Options: Offers bare-metal restores, file-level restores from volume backups, and can even perform direct restores to cloud services like Microsoft Azure and AWS. 
  • Quick Recovery: Designed to restore data in minutes, minimizing downtime. 

Supported Workloads

  • Windows Workstations: Designed to protect standalone PCs and endpoints. 
  • Windows Servers: Can also be used for backing up Windows servers. 

Hi ​@JTB -

Just to be a tad more concise and specific to your questions…

Veeam Agent for Windows should be good enough to back up just 1 physical Windows computer. You can download the free version here:

https://www.veeam.com/products/downloads.html?ad=menu-support (click the “Free/Community” tab near the top, then scroll down till you see the download button/link for Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows Free)

You don’t need to install a license since it’s free. If you need to create more than 1 backup job (for ex., you have more than 1 physical computer in the future to back up), then you would need to begin thinking about a license.

You can use Veeam Backup & Replication as well...but would be a bit more complex than what you really need.

Hope that helps.


@JTB Thank you for marking as a best answer! :-)


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