Hello calculator users,
Today we have released version 1.2 of the Official Veeam Calculators!
Within this release we’ve added a FOUR new calculators to aid in sizing for:
- 👥 Entra ID (Just released in Veeam Data Platform 12.3 last week!)
- 🍃 MongoDB
- 🖥️ Veeam Backup Server
- 🔐 Veeam Data Cloud Vault (essentially streamlined version of the VM/Agent calc)
Read more on these new calcs below.
Also, watch this space, as there will be even more exciting news in 2025…
Cheers,
Veeam Calculators Team 🧮
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Entra ID Calculator
Veeam Data Platform 12.3 brought with it new support for Microsoft Entra ID, so we followed suit to try to bring this to your hands as soon as we could.
Found under the SaaS category under the Entra ID tab, the new calculator takes two primary inputs:
- Object count — how many users, groups, administrative units, roles, applications, and service principals...
- Retention – how many days the data should be kept for.
Give it a try and let us know what you think!
MongoDB
We’ve had MongoDB in the product line since 12.2, and though we’re a bit behind adding it, we got there nonetheless!
The new MongoDB calc operates essentially similar to how the Veeam Agent calculator works, given the plugin operates essentially as a block-based backup.
You’ll find it under Data Center > Databases > MongoDB
Veeam Backup Server
So this one wasn’t really planned, but we needed to have an API for sizing Veeam Backup Servers for a **forthcoming project** (Stay tuned!)… And since we already had it built, we figured it was worthwhile to throw into the main simple Calculators.
This new calc allows you to estimate how to resource your Veeam Backup Server (management server) and database server resources.
It uses these elements as inputs:
- The number of workloads the server will manage
- Either of:
- Average expected workloads that will be added to a job
OR - Expected jobs that will run concurrently (at the same time) in the environment
(NOTE: These two values will adjust each other based on whichever is last edited)
- Average expected workloads that will be added to a job
- And then, optionally, you can size for Enterprise Manager (and its config DB) by configuring the Indexing settings in the Retention card
Veeam Data Cloud Vault
And then lastly, but certainly not least(ly)… A new simplified Veeam Data Cloud Vault calculator!
This one is a streamlined version of the VM/Agent calcs intended to quickly setup the correct settings to get you some storage estimates for Vault.
Under the newly minted “Veeam Data Cloud” category in the Calculators menu bar, you’ll see the [currently] one-and-only item: Vault.
It takes two primary inputs:
- How much data you need to backup (source data, keep in mind; not backup data!)
- and, how long you want to keep the data for.
- (NOTE: Like the other calcs, there is also an “Advanced” switch that allows you to override some of the defaults/assumptions, if you so need: Change Rate, Immutability Period, Capacity Tier move policy, and forecasting.)
The result is also simplified, showing two main scenarios:
- What storage would look like if using Vault as a Performance Tier (i.e. for primary backups)
- What storage would look like if using Vault as a Capacity Tier
That’s all for now. As with always, we love to hear your feedback on how we can make these tools even better. Otherwise, stay tuned & happy calculating!
