Veeam move manually added to protection group Currently we have a single group that sends a notification every time it scans itself in the morning (we've also limited its scanning too once a week and yet it still scans) and it gives no useful information, since the group is empty (also we can't delete it (Manually Added group)). Created a new protection group, added the IP address of the VM, did a credentials test, completed OK. In particular, you can edit protected computers discovery and Veeam components deployment options (except for changing the distribution server for the protection group). make a separate protection group in veeam specifically for these situations, maybe put a special OU in there 2. Please change your backup server settings to allow managed agents to consume the license, then perform a protection group rescan. 5 Update 4, we've also added ability to set custom settings for email reporting in managed by agent and protection groups. A Protection Group to deploy Veeam Agents to one or more computers (Virtual or Physical) and add them to the inventory in the Veeam Backup & Replication console, by specifying individual objects. To add a computer to a protection group: Click Add. However, if I add a server to one Location Protection Group (say, Site A) it is also included in the "manually added" Protection Group - which has a different location associated with it. Before You Begin; Step 1. Create an Agent backup job; In the Veeam Backup & Replication console, create an agent May 22, 2015 · Initially you need a user account with either root or sudo permission to add your Linux Server to a protection group or to a backup job. Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows Settings; Notification Settings; Step 5 Dec 7, 2020 · Backstory: a bit over a year ago I brokered a deal with Dell/Abtech for a new Data Domain sever, extra storage unit, and Veeam B&R 10 contract. Ingredients: Make sure that all computers added to the protection group are powered on and may be accessed over the network. Edit protection group settings. It should be found in the screenshot above, just below physical inventory. For details please refer to the Veeam Agent Management Guide. Finish Working with Wizard; Creating Protection Group for Computers from CSV File. " I am protectin one phisical server (windows 7) with a free license Feb 24, 2014 · Hello! This looks like the daily protection group rescan statistics. Aug 21, 2024 · Create a protection group. Feb 15, 2018 · As the title says, there should be a way to disable Protection Group notifications. 2. May 11, 2018 · - Custom: protection groups created for individual computers, Active Directory objects or computers listed in a CSV file. Aug 14, 2019 · I need some separate Protection Groups to reflect geographical server distribution. move single machine that you want to force new or incremental backup on in AD, out of an ou and job that it is already part of, to the special ou Nov 27, 2024 · You can rescan a protection group configured in the inventory. Question 2: I believe all you need is network connectivity. If you want Veeam to automatically deploy Veeam Agents on all discovered computers in the protection group, make sure that the Install backup agent automatically check box is selected. Jul 24, 2023 · Veeam Backup & Replication では 、保護グループは、特定タイプの保護対象コンピューターをグループにプールする論理コンテナです。たとえば、同じタイプのコンピューター（ラップトップ、ワークステーション、またはサーバー）、または同じOSタイプを実行しているコンピューターに対して保護 Oct 29, 2020 · Usually machines are added to the "Manually Added" by creating a backup job or policy. This protection group is aimed for scenarios when you want to manage a single Veeam Agent computer or a small number of Veeam Agent computers and do not want to create additional protection groups. Veeam Plug-in running on the computer will start a new backup chain on a target location specified in the backup job settings. - Rescan this protection group, it should find the host. Since Update 3 for B&R 9. Assign location to a protection group. Re-add that same server to the existing jobs, but now from a custom protection group. Do you know of any way to change this ? Do I need to add the server in the Protection Groups with their DNS and then remove the record by their IP ? Sep 21, 2023 · Note: This stage can be skipped if the Windows machine was added to the Protection Group via IP address. You cannot remove default protection groups, such as Manually Added, Unmanaged, and so on. Add a new HPE Nimble Storage; Veeam Agents. Individual computers that you add directly to a Veeam Agent backup job are included in the Manually Added protection group. Jul 24, 2020 · Veeam Community discussions and solutions for: How to disable Auto Discovery (Rescan) for Manually Added group? of Servers & Workstations Jun 6, 2018 · Instead, you can disable the protection group, test the deployment process on a specific computer in this group, and then enable the protection group to let Veeam Backup & Replication deploy Veeam Agent to remaining computers. However, I can't seem to find a way to do that. You can adjust daily schedule in the protection group settings or define periodic schedule. Nov 16, 2018 · But, when I created the Protection group, I added the servers with their IP and not by their DNS name, so with this script, I only get the IP and not the name like displayed in the B&R interfaces. Let me know how Apr 30, 2025 · Removing Computer from "Manually Added" Protection Group. Veeam Backup & Replication automatically installs agents and other required components on the machines included in the protection group. Each Protection Group requires a unique name for display under the “Physical Infrastructure” node on the Inventory page of the Backup & Replication console. Time to complete: 10 minutes. This operation may be required, for example, if you want to discover new computers added to the protection group without waiting for the next scheduled start of the rescan job. If you want Veeam to automatically upgrade Veeam Agent on discovered computers when a new version of Veeam Agent appears on the distribution server, make sure Jan 30, 2018 · hi, i'am sorry the protection group is basically an AD object configuration i had tested it before with "manually" added machines and run into this issue and had the hope that using ad object would help but yeah looks like its not the case Dec 14, 2015 · Check custom Protection Group that keeps rescanning that host, or check Manually Added protection group settings, depending how agent was added to Veeam in the first place. I still had that last one available so I powered it up, upgraded it, moved it to a protection group and job. Apr 3, 2025 · At the Computers step of the wizard, specify computers that you want to add to the protection group. Let me know if one of these workarounds worked for you. When you remove such a computer from the backup job, Veeam Backup & Replication does not remove the computer from the Manually Added protection Apr 30, 2025 · To learn more about Veeam Agents deployment, see Deploying Veeam Agents Using Generated Setup Files. Apr 30, 2025 · Creating Protection Group for Computers with Pre-installed Backup Agents. Launch New Protection Group Wizard; Step 2. May 23, 2023 · When you create a protection group, you add individual machines or Active Directory containers to the protection group. It's possible to modify the content of the Manually added protection group when it's required. Jun 11, 2024 · In the inventory pane, in the Physical Infrastructure node, select a protection group whose computers you want to add to a Veeam Agent backup job and do one of the following: In the working area, select the computer that you want to add to the job and click Add to Backup > name of the job on the ribbon. Cheers! Aug 17, 2018 · Re: Report Mail for Protection Group 'Manually added' Post by Vitaliy S. Jan 24, 2019 · Manually Added protection group is the predefined one (it's always there), so under Inventory > Protection Groups right click Manually added and hit disable. When you perform protection group rescan, you manually start the discovery process for the protection group. Dec 25, 2017 · To move computer from manually added to custom protection group try this: - Right click manually added protection and click properties. Create a Protection Group to deploy and manage Veeam Cloud Agents. Assess Results; Step 10. In V12 you can use Single-Use Credentials to deploy a management agent, but this also requires root/sudo permission for the initial deployment. Jul 23, 2024 · Veeam Community discussions and solutions for: adding a computer to an existing protection group of Servers & Workstations Dec 6, 2024 · You cannot remove a protection group if the entire protection group or a separate computer included in this protection group is added to a Veeam Agent backup job. After you move a computer to a protection group, data backup for this computer will be performed by a backup job configured in Veeam Backup & Replication. I was just about to ask how to stop the daily Scan of Manually Added, but PetrM just answered that, I didn't realise we can right-click on the folder and select Disable. Dec 6, 2024 · Veeam Backup & Replication will add such computers to the job and also add them to the Manually Added protection group. When I check the documentation, everything talk about Nov 29, 2023 · NOTE. Aug 28, 2024 · The Manually Added protection group contains individual computers added to Veeam Agent backup jobs configured in Veeam Backup & Replication. If you add an Active Directory container to a protection group, it is not recommended to add a computer that exists in this container to another protection group. Is there a way I can add it back with the new IP? Jun 6, 2018 · Glad you nailed it! Indeed machines added by IP or host name via backup job's 'Add' control are displayed under Manually Added protection group. Once it was finalized I handed over the project to my It Manager who was supposed to do the heavy lifting on working with the Abtech guys to get it installed and up and running. Thus the server has two, conflicting locations. Consider the following: The Physical Infrastructure node is not available if the Veeam Cloud Connect service provider license is installed on the backup server. Working with Protection Groups for Pre-Installed Veeam Agents If you want Veeam to automatically deploy Veeam Agents on all discovered computers in the protection group, make sure that the Install backup agent automatically check box is selected. In this case you'll find the machine in the default "manually added" group, that's where machines are dropped when jobs are made at the top level, rather than starting at protection groups and building upwards. Rescan a changed protection group. Jan 17, 2018 · When investigating our requirement to backup some physical servers, I went through the process of manually adding a server, which was successful, but it now transpires that this server will be taken out of service in a few weeks. . If different physical machines have the same BIOS UUIDs, contact the hardware vendor to request assistance ensuring each machine has a unique BIOS UUID. If you want Veeam to automatically upgrade Veeam Agent on discovered computers when a new version of Veeam Agent appears on the distribution server, make sure Aug 21, 2024 · Specify Advanced Protection Group Settings. 3. Go to Computers step, select the desired host and hit Remove - Open desired custom protection group and add the host by IP or host name. To create a protection group, do the following: In the inventory pane of the Inventory view, right-click the Physical Infrastructure node and select Add Aug 21, 2018 · (currently there is one in "manually added" and I want to move it to a specific protection group) Question 2 = how to add a new computer (which is not visible in "unmanaged" or "manually added") to a specific protection group ? I can't find a place to add a new computer (hostname or ip). I'd like to move all of my servers to a new protection group that I created to centralize everything. Aug 26, 2024 · You cannot change the type of a protection group when editing protection group settings. If you want to use the same credentials for all computers in the protection group, select the necessary user account from the Master account list. Copy spec for a server from "Manually Added" protection group and add it to a custom one. This process ensures the protected machines have components required for backup jobs to actually be able to process them. make a new job specifically for that protection group 3. 1- created a protection group on the server with type "Individual computers": I followed this and created this group what do you mean TYPE "Individual computers" 2- added the clients to the protection group by their IP address because name resolution is not possible for them: How did you achieve this? Can you guide me please. Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows Settings; Notification Settings; Step 8. The endpoint had been automatically added to Inventory > Physical & Cloud Infrastructure > Manually Added so I removed it from this group, which is now empty. Jul 11, 2022 · 1. Create a Protection Group for pre-deployed Veeam Jul 24, 2020 · Question 1: I'm not an expert on this but I believe all you need is credentials for an account in the Administrators group. Jan 20, 2018 · I was able to upgrade and move all of them into new Protection Groups and then into new jobs with no issues. Make sure to use the hostname or FQDN precisely as it was added to the Protection Group. If job\policy has been triggered at least once it shall log a protection group rescan session that you can find under History - System in VBR UI. Right click "manually added" in inventory, and choose Oct 14, 2018 · As a test, I created a fresh win 10 VM and installed veeam B&R, disabled the firewall. Unfortunately, my IT Manager was a bit of a lump and promptly forgot about Jul 3, 2024 · To process a failover cluster with Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows, you must complete the following tasks: In Veeam Backup & Replication, create a protection group that includes Active Directory objects and add to this protection group one of the following types of objects: Sep 10, 2021 · Scenario 2: Different Machines, Same BIOS UUID Each Veeam Agent computer that consumes a license installed in Veeam Backup & Replication must have a unique BIOS UUID. To create a protection group, do the following: Another workaround is to disable the protection group. ; If you want to manage only a small number of Veeam Agent computers in Veeam Backup & Replication and do not want to create protection groups, you can add the necessary computers directly to a Veeam Agent backup job. An account that you plan to use to connect to a computer included in the protection group must have access to the administrative share. However, when the rescan for Manually Added would run, it would fail because the IP for one of the VMs changed. Disable a protection group. Review Components; Step 9. Add a protection group to a Veeam Agent backup job. Container: - ActiveDirectory: a scope of Active Directory objects - IndividualComputers: a scope of individual Jan 13, 2020 · To deploy Veeam Installer Service and Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows on a protected computer, Veeam Backup & Replication uses the administrative share (admin$) of the target computer. Thankyou. From the Veeam Backup Server, use nslookup to check the IP of the Windows machine that is failing to rescan. Dec 19, 2017 · Veeam Community discussions and solutions for: [Protection Group]Unable to install backup agent of Servers & Workstations Jan 25, 2024 · NOTE. If you uninstall Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows added to the protection group for pre-installed Veeam Agents and then re-install on the same computer, Veeam Agent will not connect to Veeam backup Apr 25, 2018 · Rescan of Manually Added --> Fail “Error: Remote deployment and management is available for licensed agents only. In particular, you can edit protected computers discovery and Veeam Agent deployment options (except for changing the distribution server for the protection group). Most of my servers were added to the "manually added" protection group, and some were added to a protection group prior to running a backup job, so I have multiple Protection Groups in my Inventory. Remove that server from "Manually Added" protection group and rescan it. These are reported on Mar 23, 2018 · [veeam 9. Thanks!. I also added this server to a Protection Group (which is not yet in use - I was just investigating). Specify Packages; Step 4. Dec 6, 2024 · When you move a computer to a new protection group, Veeam Backup & Replication creates the protection group and adds the computer to this group. Oct 11, 2021 · HannesK Product Manager Posts: 15166 Liked: 3249 times Joined: Mon Sep 01, 2014 11:46 am Full Name: Hannes Kasparick Location: Austria Mar 13, 2025 · At the Credentials this step of the wizard, specify credentials to connect to computers included in the protection group:. Apr 4, 2025 · You cannot change the type of a protection group when editing protection group settings. I figured it out by reading several Veeam KB articles. If Veeam Backup & Replication discovers a new computer in a protection group after the Veeam Agent backup job is created, Veeam Backup & Replication will automatically update the job settings to include the added computer. Nov 22, 2023 · If you add an Active Directory container to a protection group, it is not recommended to add a computer that exists in this container to another protection group. Apr 12, 2018 · 1. When you add it to the protection group, VEEAM will install the agent and connect it with the backup server. Cloud machines — create a protection group for these objects if you want to add to the protection group one or several Amazon EC2 instances or Microsoft Azure virtual machines (both objects can be also referred to as cloud machines). 5 u3, build Hi, Last week I deployed Veeam Agent for Windows from my B&R server to an endpoint, before realising it needed a license and I could just manage it manually instead. Specify Protection I had two VMs in the Manually Added protection group. Attempted a host rescan and it also failed at the same point. Until now I did not find out where this is configured. Aug 29, 2024 · To learn more about protection groups for pre-installed Veeam Agents, see Protection Group Types. Dec 27, 2017 · Dear all. This issue was fixed in latest Veeam B&R 9. For the Manually Added protection group, you can change only a limited number of settings. Rescan a protection group. You should remove your machines from the protection group, then they will not longer be rescanned daily. Create a Protection Group to deploy and manage Veeam Agents (Microsoft Active Directory objects). When you disable a protection group, Veeam Backup & Replication does not start the rescan job upon schedule defined in Make sure that all computers added to the protection group are powered on and can be accessed over the network. In v11 we are adding direct "Remove Agent" command that will make whole process easier. That should stop rescan job and, as a result, email reports wont be created. » Thu Nov 28, 2019 9:42 am this post Additionally, you can take a look at Veeam ONE monitoring and alerting capabilities for Veeam Agents, which might be a better choice for you due to more flexibility in the alarm configuration. In the protection group settings, you can define discovery and deployment options according to which Veeam Backup & Replication will process the added computer. Additionally, there are predefined Protection Groups (manually added, unmanaged, out of date, offline, untrusted). That removed it from unmanaged so I then removed it from the job and protection group and powered it back off. Creating Protection Group. Apr 30, 2025 · The rescan job runs upon schedule defined individually for every protection group in the protection group settings. A non-domain local account should work. Specify Protection Group Name and Description; Step 3. Specify Advanced Protection Group Settings. Thanks! As a temporary solution you can disable the manually added protection group (that should stop email report creation). - ManuallyAdded: protection groups created for computers that were added manually to a Veeam Agent backup job. Apr 30, 2025 · Veeam Backup & Replication will add such computers to the job and also add them to the Manually Added protection group. In the Add Computer window, in the Host name or IP address field, enter a full DNS name, NetBIOS name or IP address of the computer that you want to add to the protection group. 5 I get every morning at exactly 8am a report mail for the default protection group 'manually added'. Dec 17, 2019 · Right click Manually Added protection group and go to properties. By default, Veeam Backup & Replication is set up to perform discovery at 9:00 PM daily. Create a Protection Group to deploy and manage Veeam Agents for individual computers. Open the computer tab and then remove the host, once done it should disappear from the Veeam B&R UI as well. Dec 14, 2015 · Yes, the Windows 7 machine that was running as a file server was removed, and it was removed from the Manually Added group. Right click “Manually Added” under “Physical & Cloud Infrastructure” and click “Disable”. I removed that VM from Manually Added. Remove a protection group. eizkqwrajcqiggwrfqhokwshgbfvdrzwytgllhsmucaukancocknkiwutlblagidikdtxpzjlbx