In this post, we will share on few case scenarios to do bare metal recovery (BMR) using Veeam Agent. 

We will limit the environment to 

a) on-prem repository 

b) secondary repository 

c) local storage 

d) NAS storage 

 Scenario A 

 Env:
Backup to local storage (another disk) or Veeam Backup repository using Veeam agent

Test result:- Able to perform bare metal recovery on backup data from veeam agent stored on local storage or veeam backup repository

Scenario B

Env: 

a) Backup to 1st repo

b) Backup copy job to 2nd repo using Veeam Backup Server/ Agent

Test result:-

a) Able to perform BMR when select “Veeam backup repository” and get backup data for 1st Backup Job and Backup Copy Job. Must point to veeam backup repository to recover BCJ.

Scenario C

Env:

Manual copy backup copy job backup data to 

a) local storage

b) shared folder

or point to network storage “Shared folder” where backup data is located

Test result:-

No backup data is visible or

Error message ” Veeam agent unable to open backup files created by Veeam Backup & Replication”.

Scenario D

Env:

a) Manual copy veeam agent backup data to NAS or local disk

b) Access backup copy job backup data from shared folder

Test result:-

a) BMR successful for backup by veeam agent (either local or NAS storage)

b) BMR unsuccessful for backup copy job data ( no backup data)