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title: "Getting Started - Backing Up a Bare Metal Server with Veeam Enterprise"
description: "Learn how to prepare to back up your Bare Metal Server using Veeam Backup and Replication (Enterprise)."
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lang: en
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# Getting Started - Backing Up a Bare Metal Server with Veeam Enterprise

**Learn how to prepare to back up your Bare Metal Server using Veeam Backup and Replication (Enterprise).**

 

## Requirements

- a [Bare Metal server](https://us.ovhcloud.com/bare-metal/prices/)
- a [Veeam Enterprise Backup solution](https://us.ovhcloud.com/storage-solutions/veeam-enterprise/)
- OVHcloud Standard [Object Storage](https://us.ovhcloud.com/public-cloud/object-storage/) (optional)

 

## Introduction

Backing up a Bare Metal server with Veeam Enterprise involves several applications and services to work together. The process may also change based on your configuration and preferences. Steps 1 through 3 below are meant to give you a bird's eye view of the process and provide you with links to the guides necessary for your unique backup experience.

 

### Step 1: Setting up hardware and software

The [instructions below](#instructions) will cover the purchase and setup for:

- a Dedicated Server
- Veeam Enterprise
- Object Storage (optional for use as a repository)

 

### Step 2: Back up

Back up your environment using the Linux or Windows (as appropriate) guide below:

- For Linux: [Backing Up a Bare Metal Linux Server with Veeam Enterprise](https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/bare-metal-cloud/dedicated-servers/veeam-enterprise-server-backup-linux.md)
- For Windows: [Backing Up a Bare Metal Server Using Veeam Agent for Windows](https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/bare-metal-cloud/dedicated-servers/backing-up-bare-metal-server-using-veeam-agent-windows.md)

 

### Step 3: Restore (optional)

To restore a Bare Metal Server or an individual file, follow the process in our [Restoring a Bare Metal Server with Veeam Enterprise](https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/bare-metal-cloud/dedicated-servers/veeam-enterprise-server-restore.md) guide.

 

## Instructions

### Setting up your Dedicated Server

OVHcloud Dedicated Servers can be viewed and purchased through [our website](https://us.ovhcloud.com/bare-metal/prices/) or the OVHcloud Control Panel (follow [this guide](https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/bare-metal-cloud/dedicated-servers/order-dedicated-server.md)).

Install and configure your Bare Metal server. Our [Getting Started with a Dedicated Server](https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/bare-metal-cloud/dedicated-servers/getting-started-dedicated-server-windows-linux.md) guide and the other [Dedicated Server support guides](https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/bare-metal-cloud/dedicated-servers/getting-started-dedicated-server-windows-linux.md) can help you through this process.

You can also configure your Dedicated Server to use the private network by following the steps in [this guide](https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/bare-metal-cloud/dedicated-servers/vrack-configuring-on-dedicated-server.md).

 

### Setting up your Veeam Enterprise backup server

#### Purchase Veeam Enterprise

The Veeam Enterprise backup solution can be purchased through [our website](https://us.ovhcloud.com/storage-solutions/veeam-enterprise/).

Alternatively, from the [OVHcloud Control Panel](https://manager.us.ovhcloud.com/#/hub), you can purchase Veeam by clicking the `Order` button and selecting `Veeam Enterprise`.

 

#### Download, install, and license Veeam Enterprise

Download, install, and license your Veeam Enterprise backup server using [this guide](https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/storage-and-backup/veeam/veeam-backup-replication.md).

**Note:**

From here, you can keep reading to learn how to set up Object Storage as your repository or return to [Step 2 (above)](#step-2).

 

### Setting up your Object Storage

**Warning:**

**NOTE:** If you do not already have a [Public Cloud project](https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/public-cloud/cross-functional/create-a-public-cloud-project.md), you will need to create one before continuing.

You can view and purchase the OVHcloud Object Storage options on [our website](https://us.ovhcloud.com/public-cloud/object-storage/) or through the OVHcloud Control Panel by following the steps below.

1. Select `Public Cloud` from the top navigation bar.
2. Under **Storage** select `Object Storage`.
3. Click `Create an object container`.

**Warning:**

**NOTE:** When ordering an Object Storage container from OVHcloud, only order Standard Object Storage or the High Performance Object Storage. These containers support the Amazon S3® \* protocol fully and are designed for use as backup repositories.

[Create an object container](https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/storage-and-backup/object-storage/getting-started.md) using one of OVHcloud's Object Storage solutions (Standard or High Performance). Standard is recommended since this backup usually does not require High Performance storage.

Give the Object Storage user rights to the container by copying and pasting the text below into a JSON file.

```
{
  "Statement":[
    {
      "Action":
         [
             "s3:GetObject",
             "s3:PutObject",
             "s3:DeleteObject",
             "s3:ListBucket",
             "s3:ListMultipartUploadParts",
             "s3:ListBucketMultipartUploads",
             "s3:AbortMultipartUpload",
             "s3:GetBucketLocation"
          ],
      "Effect":"Allow",
      "Resource":
          [
              "arn:aws:s3:::<container name>",
              "arn:aws:s3::: :::<container name>/*"
          ],
      "Sid":"RWContainer"
     }
  ]
}
```

From the OVHcloud Control Panel, select `Public Cloud` and then `Object Storage` under the **Storage** section. Click the `Object Storage users` tab and then the _more options_ `...` button to the right of the Object Storage user and choose `Import Policy (JSON)`.

Select the JSON file you just edited and click `Import`.

 

### Configuring the Object Storage repository in Veeam Enterprise

From the Veeam application, select `Backup Infrastructure`, `Backup Repositories`, and `Add Repository`.

 

Select `Object storage` as the repository type.

 

Select `S3 Compatible`.

 

Give the new repository a **Name** and click `Next`.

 

Enter the **Service point (Endpoint)** and **Region** information for your Object Storage service.

**Note:**

You can find this information in the OVHcloud Control Panel by clicking the _more options_ `...` button in the row of the container and then `Display objects`.

 

 

Click `Add` to enter your credentials. Enter your **Access key** and **Secret key** and then click `OK`.

**Note:**

This information is available in the OVHcloud Control Panel under the **Object Storage Users** tab. The Access key is visible on the main page. The Secret key can be found by clicking the _more options_ `...` button and selecting `View the secret key`.

 

Click `Browse...` to select the **Bucket**.

 

Select the bucket and click `OK`.

 

Click `Browse...` to select the **Folder**.

 

Click `New Folder`, enter a name for the folder, select it, and then click `OK`.

 

On the Mount Server screen, click `Next`.

 

On the Review screen, click `Apply`.

 

After the processes run successfully, click `Next`.

 

Review the Summary page and click `Finish`.

 

The Backup Repositories should now look similar to this:

**Tip:**

**SUCCESS!** From here, you can continue to [Step 2 (at the top of this guide)](#step-2) to begin your backup.

 

## Go further

Browse all the [Dedicated Servers guides](https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/bare-metal-cloud/dedicated-servers/landing-page-dedicated-servers.md).

Browse the rest of the [OVHcloud US documentation](https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/index.md) for guides on our other products and services.

Learn more about [Dedicated Servers](https://us.ovhcloud.com/bare-metal/) on the OVHcloud US website.

\*S3 is a trademark filed by Amazon Technologies, Inc. OVHcloud's service is not sponsored by, endorsed by, or otherwise affiliated with Amazon Technologies, Inc.