This guide will assist you in How to Install and configure Veeam Management Agent and Veeam Backup Agent? tools so that you can launch a backup job and log into the Veeam Availability Console. Additionally, we’ll demonstrate how to customize both tools to your needs.

Unless otherwise specified, follow the instructions on How to Install and Configure Veeam Management Agent and Veeam Backup Agent? below on the computer that you want to back up.

Step 1: Access the Veeam Availability Console on Arzhost (VAC)

1. Go to https://arzhost.com/ to start.
2. Fill up this form with your username, Company User. (Example: ChrisP from My Company)
3. Type your password in. Choose whether to check the "Remember me" option.
4. Press Login.

You get to the console’s summary page on the following screen.

Step 2: Installing Veeam Management Agent

Your Veeam Backup and Replication servers can be remotely managed and viewed via the Veeam Management Agent.

How to set up the agent:

1. Click Download Agent in VAC after selecting Managed Computers.
2. Save the file to the desired location on the computer. The file might be automatically saved in the Downloads folder depending on the settings.
3. Open the file, the name should be Management Agent. The installation wizard starts.
4. On the first screen, select Next.
5. Pick both checkboxes. If you agree to the licensing agreement and click Next, it will say “I accept the terms…”
6. Select Install, then watch while the installation is completed.
7. After the Wizard has finished installing everything, click Finish.

The agent has to begin in the distance.

Step 3: Configure the Management Agent Connection

The following actions must be taken in order to connect the Management Agent and the VAC:

1: On the right side of the taskbar, close to the clock, look for the Management Agent symbol.

2: If the icons are hidden, press the arrow. Then choose Agent Settings by performing right-clicking on the Agent icon.

3: Use the following settings in the connection configuration window:

Depending on where the server is located, use one of the FQDNs as a cloud gateway:

• Arzhost.com or CloudConnect2.Arzhost.com
• Visit Arzhost.com for Ashburn.
• Visit Arzhost.com for the Netherlands.
• com/atlcloudconnect for Atlanta
• Visit Arzhost.com for Singapore.
• Port: Type the standard port 6180. Because it is greyed out, you must type it in.
• Enter your login here, leaving out the company. Consider the image below.
• Enter your password here.

4: Hit “Apply.”

5: The connection needs to be made. An IP address was used if you encounter certificate problem ID 625. To fix the problem, use FQDN. On the Security Certificate Preview window, click Save.

6: After applying the adjustments, click Restart, and then wait for Veeam Management Agent to restart.

7: When the procedure is finished, click Close to close the settings window. The agent status will say Connected and be in the color green.

There should no longer be an exclamation point or red X on the Management Agent icon in the system tray.

The computer is listed when you reload VAC’s Managed Computers page.

Step 4: Installing Veeam Backup Agent

How to Install and Configure Veeam Management Agent and Veeam Backup Agent? You can execute a quick and safe backup of a system to another location using Veeam Backup Agent.

Using the console, install Veeam Backup Agent as follows:

1: Start by going to the Managed Computers page.

2: Click Install Backup Agent after choosing a machine.

3: Specify the login information to be used with the guest OS. You can choose “Account specified” as the default.

• Additionally, you have the option to Create New or choose a user account from the drop-down list.
• Enter your login information in the form marked Company user, then hit "Apply."

4: From the list, select a backup policy. The default option regularly backs up your server.

• You have the choice to develop a fresh backup strategy and perform a thorough configuration.

5: After choosing a backup policy, click Apply.

On the system you chose, the Veeam Backup Agent deployment will begin. The Managed Computers screen allows you to monitor the development. When Agent Deployment displays Success and the progress meter hits 100%, the operation is finished.

The agent will come up in the search results if you look it up on this computer:

Step 5: Configure Veeam Backup Agent and launch a backup job

You can access the VAC from any computer to set up Veeam Backup Agent. As opposed to earlier procedures, this one does not require you to log in from the computer you want to back up.

To start a backup job manually:

1. On the console's left side, click Backup Jobs.
2. Check the box next to the machine you want to use. We have one so far.
3. Select Successful Jobs, then click 0 of 1 (the numbers may change). The page for Agent Jobs opens.
4. To modify a job's setup, select the job and click Edit.
5. In the Backup Resources -> Retention Policy area, lower the number of restore points to under 14 to free up disc space.
6. Logs can be truncated for a server hosting a database. Select Truncate logs under the SQL tab by going to Guest Processing -> Customize application handling parameters for specific applications.
7. Go to Schedule to modify the time when a backup operation launches automatically. Configure the choices and time for automatic retries.
8. When finished, press Finish.
9. To start the backup job for the chosen system, click Start.

You may monitor the status and progress of the system you are backing up in addition to the console, which will display a progress bar. To view the details, open the Veeam Agent Control Panel from the start menu or system tray:

The Veeam Agent Control Panel will display all previous and upcoming backups.

Conclusion

You used Veeam Availability Console to install and configure the Veeam Management Agent and Veeam Backup Agent.