Begin with this walk through on how to get started with Veeam Recovery Orchestrator. We also deep dive into the administration tab and review the settings that can be configured before creating recovery plans.
Utilize the attached user guide link to review the deployment steps of the core Veeam Recovery Orchestrator components.
To install Orchestrator, perform the following steps:
- Start the setup wizard
- Accept the license agreement
- Choose components to install
- Provide a license file
- Perform system configuration check
- Specify service account credentials
- Choose a SQL server
- Create SQL server databases
- Specify service ports
- Select a certificate for the Orchestrator UI
- Specify data locations
- Review installation summary
- Upgrade to Veeam Backup & Replication v12
- [Optional] Install Veeam ONE Client on a separate machine
Initial Configuration
To start working with the Orchestrator UI, you must perform the initial configuration of the Orchestrator server.
- Launch and run through the initial Veeam Recovery Orchestrator Configuration Wizard by connecting to the Orchestrator web UI.
- Ensure you can connect and log in to the core Veeam Recovery components.
Follow the Configuration Wizard walkthrough in this User Guide article.
vCenter HTML Interface:
This is also a good way to validate you have access to the Veeam Recovery Orchestrator server. You may also spend time in this interface from the server configuring VMware Tags. We cover the importance of VMware Tags in the next section Configure Recovery Orchestrator.
Veeam ONE Web Client:
During the initial configuration wizard, you will set the Veeam Backup & Replication, Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager, as well as vSphere vCenter connectivity. The Veeam ONE web client handles the connectivity to these components as well as gathers information utilized in the Orchestrator application.
Note: If you make changes in Veeam or VMware components such as Job or VMware Tags, you will need to rescan those components in the Veeam ONE Web Interface -> Configuration (Gear) -> Data Collection -> Start Button. This is done automatically but a manual sync may be required if you are actively configuring Veeam Recovery Orchestrator.
Reference Links:
- Veeam Orchestrator UI: https://localhost:9898
- Veeam ONE Web Client: https://localhost:1239
- vSphere HTML5 UI https://<VCSA.FQDN>
Thick Client:
- Veeam Backup & Replication console.
Permissions and Inclusions
Understand how permissions and scopes are used in Veeam Recovery Orchestrator.
Scopes:
Orchestrator controls access to its functionality with the help of scopes. A scope defines what operations users can perform and what range of data is available to them in the Orchestrator UI. Continue reading in the User Guide.
Three Default Roles are available: Administrators, Plan Authors, and Plan Operators.
- By default, the Admin Scope is available and has full access to all Orchestrator functionalities.
- Plan Authors and Plan Operators in the Admin Scope have additional privileges compared to users in scopes that you create manually. Plan Authors and Plan Operators can edit and run any plan for any other scope.
If you have a large team that requires Role-based access control (RBAC) it may be important to configure these accordingly. These Roles are associated with Domain Groups and/or user accounts.
Orchestrator Administrators can choose which credentials will be visible to Plan Authors and available for use in recovery plans. Read about Inclusions and Access to Resources.
Ensure you are using the latest version of Veeam Recovery Orchestrator (V7) to have the best experience possible.
Note: You will have to upgrade to version 12.1 for your connected Veeam Backup & Replication servers.
Custom Scripts in Microsoft Azure Recovery Plans
If you have a PowerShell script that you want to run as part of the recovery process, you can upload your script into Orchestrator, and it will be executed when recovering VMs to Microsoft Azure. Continue reading in the User Guide.
Threat Center Dashboard
YARA scanning during plan testing and execution YARA scanning during both recovery plan execution and testing is now available, additional to the antivirus scanning introduced in Veeam Recovery Orchestrator v6. YARA rule file names are obtained from all managed Veeam Backup & Replication servers and made available in Veeam Recovery Orchestrator. Veeam Threat Center dashboard The Veeam Threat Center dashboard available in Veeam ONE v12.1 and Veeam Backup & Replication v12.1 is integrated into the Veeam Recovery Orchestrator web UI administration section.
Continuous Data Protection (CDP) Replica Testing
CDP replica plan testing Recovery plans using CDP replication in vSphere can now be tested in a Veeam Recovery Orchestrator DataLab.
Suggested resources:
- Veeam Recovery Orchestrator: What's New
If you need more help getting started, you can post your question in the comments section below or contact us at any time and someone from the Customer Success team will be there to assist you.